I love doing critical hits with spears and halberds.

That's it, that's the whole post. I don't care if I would do more damage by switching to a dagger, I want to see two feet of wood and steel sticking out of my opponents chest.

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PineRune@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Honestly, being impaled by an entire halberd would be more damaging than a small knife.

gets back up "I didn't hear no bell!"

skulblaka@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y

That did always bother me a little bit, that daggers often had super high critical modifiers and damn near nothing else does. What hurts more, a knife in the kidneys, or an 80 pound slab of cast iron slamming your spine in half?

randomdeadguy@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y (2 replies)

I absolutely adore the variety of weapon styles and animations in this series. It is incredibly satisfying to see the unique animations, one-handed, two-handed, or dual-wielding!

I was just playing Elden Ring, and if you critical with a halberd on an enemy shorter than your character (like the Vulgar Militia) then you shish-kebab the bastard into the ground with your polearm. Highly recommend.

RedAggroBest@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

colossal swords similarly just fuckin demolish the smaller opponents. It's funny.

rockerface@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y

Works with swords as well, or at least with new light greatswords from the DLC

Faildini@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

Right? An entire halberd head going through your torso has got to do some serious damage.

Archelon@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

I see your halberd and I raise you ds1 scythe backstab