I am wondering if there is any reason not to use a sword but another weapon, like a dwarven axe or a halberd.
Most of them have attractive properties like "Stun +15%". <
What will I be missing when I use them? Is heavy attack only available for swords?
Are there any enhancement options for non-sword weapons?
Will I be able to chain attacks with them, too?
Please enlighten me on this subject, because although the sword attacks are so sexy, I'd like to have other tactical options in fights.
Best Answer
Steel swords have enhancement slots for runes, while the additional weapons do not. This can mean up to 21% additional damage + critical effects on top of whatever the sword innately has.
Additionally, as you get farther into the game, the steel sword damage will continue to increase upwards, whereas the additional weapons simply stop appearing at all later on (meaning if you want to use a 12-18 damage Guisarme in act 1, you're only doing a third of the steel sword damage you could be doing in act 3).