So.....Yet Another Polearm

[GinKenshin]

How Tenno, 

 

I was on FB and saw a post from the WF page, it's about the new weapons coming with TWW.

There was what it looked like dual sidearm shotguns, awesome

 

There was a shotgun primary, great! 

 

And there was a polearm......Again 

 

I don't know if DE knows this, but there's like 20+ melee classes. Maybe it's because polearms are easier to come up with, or they're saving something special for other updates, or because the new grineer guards use a polearm (didn't look closely, but they do have a weapon that looks like it) and even if this weapon has a very awesome mechanic, all of these I'll personally disregard because this is just getting boring 

 

We got like 5-6 polearm this year, although they're good and have fun mechanics, the stances are just too bad to even use the class. There basically the same. I know DE said that after TWW they'll maybe work on a new polearm stance but it's still boring getting more and more attention to a specific class 

 

People say "just spam the quick attack" but that's boring as hell, I mean stuff like fragor p, galatine p, nikana p, these wouldn't be fun and powerful without great stances to back them up

 

What do you think guys? Are you gonna still use this even if it's melee class is totally boring or just gonna go for the maybe new mechanic or good stats? 

 

Thank you ^^ 

[DJ_Vauban]

Well what I'm thinking right now is that it seems to have insane range itself already, combine that with primed reach and you will have cleared 3 tiles ahead of you with one swoop owo

[KirukaChan]

5 to 6 Polearms this year? We only have 7 Polearms total, and the only ones that came out this year are Sydon (regular and Vaykor) and Lesion.

[Genitive]

I really hope it comes with a new stance. Otherwise I won't bother, the current stances kill polearms for me.

[TrickshotMcGee]

I actually like polearms. At least it wasn't another machete or dagger/dual dagger, which are actually pretty useless (aside from CL on daggers) and have no good stances whatsoever. 

[Gelkor]

I hope they keep making polearms. Eventually they'll have to make a crit polearm. That's all I want.

[Stormandreas]

There's akimbo pistols. Not Shotgun style, just semi-auto, as they are described as being sniping pistols. The primary is a grenade/missile launcher of sorts, and yes, another polearm.

I would think the polearm is more for the grineer aesthetics not really for giving us more weapon types, as its used by the main guard of the twin queens, so it looks more royal guard esc than a piddly little sword or a pair of fists.

[Misgenesis]

Theyre the closest we have to spears so im happy.

[xXx_mtv_xXx]

Another shotgun primary? We just got Tigris P.

[mrrobotto67]

Hopefully that polearm has some kind of passive (like the lesion).

 

[Kalvorax]

hopefully they will actually LOOK and REDO the pole arm stances...they suck :|


oh and that so-called shotgun primary looks more like an explosive shotgun than a normal shotgun.

Edited November 8, 2016 by xcynderx

[Gremlin]

I think it's fine considering it is the weapon of the guards. Wouldn't you be more disappointed if they put it in with the guards, but we didn't have access to it?

[Hatzeputt]

We still do not have a true crit polearm (Tipedo counts as stave), if that one comes out you can shelf all other crit melee weapons. (and I will move heaven and hell to get it)

  

[Golmihr]

15 minutes ago, Genitive said:

I really hope it comes with a new stance. Otherwise I won't bother, the current stances kill polearms for me.

Yeah,at least Shimmering Blight felt too tedious for any longer run. You need to spam click it very carefully for the flow not to be interrupted. Some polearms are pretty good quick-melee weapons though.

[(XBOX)EternalDrk Mako]

that polarm is huge O. o

[AzureTerra]

More polearms are better than another hammer

[OzoneSlayer]

Does no one build the V. Sydon for crit or something?

Edited November 8, 2016 by OzoneSlayer
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17 minutes ago, (XB1)EternalDrk Mako said:

that polarm is huge O. o

[(XBOX)EternalDrk Mako]

1 minute ago, sushidubya said:

 

[pauli133]

59 minutes ago, KirukaChan said:

5 to 6 Polearms this year? We only have 7 Polearms total, and the only ones that came out this year are Sydon (regular and Vaykor) and Lesion.

This is no time for facts.

[Kaotyke]

Prepare for the salt when its an Ok weapon and not a room-wrecker

[kuri99]

Well I kind of have to disagree. I find the polearm class of weapons (especially with the shimmering blight stance) to be the most fun weapons in the game. They have good range, really good damage, theres a variety of them allowing you to make elemental, status, or crit focused weapons.

That said, if you believe that we could use less polearms and more weaponry that puts different classes of weapons (machate, single sword, etc) more in line with the large variety polearms present then yes Ill agree with that.

[Noseeno]

I love polearms though I have moved to swords. That new polearm looks so good 

[Kothophed]

1 hour ago, Genitive said:

I really hope it comes with a new stance. 

The short video clip where the previewed it seemed to use new animations.  

[Genitive]

Just now, Kothophed said:

The short video clip where the previewed it seemed to use new animations.  

I thought so at first, but it is the second combo of Bleeding Willow.