Hello everyone, im making a paladin because its always been my favorite class, but i have one question for it really, if there are any paladins reading this or anyone who knows better, is it worth using a BW or sword? Idk yet which to pick with this server also going to assume 1h and shield right? And any info to back it up helps alot, any and all help is greatly appreciated, thank you for reading amd replying. ~HostilePally
I have had to make this choice too recently, and my research on the sword vs. BW question seems to be summed up as follows: Swords are a common weapon, since heroes (the most popular warrior) uses swords. This makes finding good swords and scrolls easy, but a lot more expensive. Swords also typically have faster attack speed, compared to BW's. (except the ultimate lategame BW). BW's are rare and dirt cheap (all scrolls typically found in fm for 100-500k tops). The optimal end game pally uses a one-handed BW called "Crushed skull" (http://bbb.hidden-street.net/eq/one-handed-blunt-weapon/crushed-skull) and a good maple shield. Basically: Swords easier to come by, but more expensive and isn't the optimal weapon for lategame. BW's are harder to find, super cheap and have the best lategame. I suggest you take this with a grain of salt and look a bit more into it, since im not a expert in this matter
Yeah, your best damage potential period is with a crushed skull, however, there's a lot more "good swords" in the server.
In my humble subjective opinion: If you research the different classes and decide to main a paladin, you would typically not land there because of the raw numbers (lets face it, paladins are the weaker warrior in pretty much all aspects) and people who play paladin therefore likely does so out of passion for the class. Since BW's are only used by paladins, i feel its a shame not to celebrate the class in it's entirety and chose to share the normie sword with the filthy heroes.