Is it true that Hammer mastery is ultimately better than swordsmanship.

e.g., i will never be able to do damage with the sword as much as the hammer (or axe?)?

I finished the game with my warrior as a hammer warrior.

Now I'm doing swords and axes interchangeably.

By the time you get most of the way through the game, warriors aren't there to do damage. They do some, but it's nothing compared to mesmers and eles and stuff. They're just mainly there to soak up damage.

In that case, a hammer sucks because you can't have a shield. A shield gives a bonus to armor and gives you a cool defensive skill (several). As swords, there are some other great defensive skills, too.

Anyway, it can be played however you want. There's no 'right' way...though there are plenty of wrong ways.

Yes, swords are the way of the tanking warrior. Hammers are the way of the damage/knockdown warrior. Axes are the way of the condition-warrior (guys that are expert at bleeding, deep wounds, etc.).


Swords do crap-all damage at higher levels, but then that goes for most weapons. But you can equip a shield, and with come a few defensive stance that are very useful for good tanking. Also, swords have a few great skills that "block" an attack and deal a good amount of damage instead (riposte & deadly riposte).

I say that until you get to the later levels, it doesn't really matter what weapon you choose. But for the later PVE fighting, it's probably best to go with swords. For PVP, hammers or Axes are a better choice. (Hammers especially, knocking down enemy monks and eles is the way to go in PVP).

Check my counter-punch tank in the character builds thread if ya like...that'll give you an idea of what type of warrior I am at hi-lvl PVE'ing. There are links to all the skills too. And without boasting, it's a great tanking char. Pev can testify that I can last a long time on my own, given the right circumstances. And pwn bosses.


Erh, anyway, if you got more questions, shoot. Warriors ftw! Even if I mist say I'm really digging my ele/mes....so many options!

well, I thought I'd report I got my second green today.

I now have

as well as

I got another green. :p

The Yakslapper

yay!

lucky bastard. I got my Yakslapper by giving my friend a Flints Fleshcleaver, and she didn't want the yaks so she gave it to me!!! Then i got another fleshcleaver... lol.