2010-11-08, 10:58 AM
2h sword: 4.6 mult.
2h axe: 4.1 mult.
1h sword: 4.0 mult.
1h axe: 3.8 mult.
Compound that with all the endgame 1h axes being slower than swords (highest Fast5 axe used to be the black paintbrush) and there really was no good reason to choose axe unless you wanted to be slower and weaker. .5 str multiplier, even with the same speed weapon, made 2h axes really pathetic.
After the BB, it's basically a matter of choosing the weapon with the highest w.atk out of a set of equal speed options. Swords do tend to win on speed, but there are a few exceptions (the VIP axes seem to be the same speed as swords - though the VIP BWs are not)
In 2nd job the Lionheart and Japanese Map dominate just by being Fast(4), no point using a normal or slow speed axe/bw then.
2h axe: 4.1 mult.
1h sword: 4.0 mult.
1h axe: 3.8 mult.
Compound that with all the endgame 1h axes being slower than swords (highest Fast5 axe used to be the black paintbrush) and there really was no good reason to choose axe unless you wanted to be slower and weaker. .5 str multiplier, even with the same speed weapon, made 2h axes really pathetic.
After the BB, it's basically a matter of choosing the weapon with the highest w.atk out of a set of equal speed options. Swords do tend to win on speed, but there are a few exceptions (the VIP axes seem to be the same speed as swords - though the VIP BWs are not)
In 2nd job the Lionheart and Japanese Map dominate just by being Fast(4), no point using a normal or slow speed axe/bw then.