Changes to all 2 hand swords or just the claymores of Ofcol?

[Fireballe2]

So, the Claymores in ofcol have been restrung to highland claymores, and to top it off they are no longer oversized but two handed. I can't really say I agree with this, since one of the reasons to pick giant over human size or halfling size was the ability to wield oversized weapons in one hand. It seems like the removal of options, unless overbearing claymore giants were becoming some sort of issue. What do you guys think?

[Ergorion]

[Fireballe2]

I cant really think of a better oversize/2h sword to pick up on the fly if you need one. It's got pretty good stats. also I discovered that there's two versions of the claymore inside Ofcol. the original and this new weird one, so I guss the topic is neverminded.

[Olyn]

There's plenty of oversized stuff out there. The deficient weapon area is weapons that are always two-handed that are not polearm/staff/bow. This is a high need area for large size characters.

[Nycticora]

Fireballe2, you fundamentally misunderstand how oversized weapons and twohand weapons work at the most basic level.

[Fireballe2]

I'd like to know what you base that assumption off of, Nyctorica. If you really think that, why don't you enlighten me.

Is it the double enhanced damage from wielding a weapon with both hands you're thinking of? An oversized weapon in 2 hands for a normal size will have double enhanced just like a 2 hand weapon, while it will be wielded in one hand if you're one size larger than normal, making it of the same value as another single handed sword.

[Vayne]

Forgive the newbie questions... I assume that size is what determines what weapons one can wield in one hand? i.e. Gnomes, halflings, possibly even dwarves are size small naturally, humans, elves and the like are naturally medium, and giants are size large?

Also, I noticed illusionists can enlarge/shrink themselves and others... An enlarged human is the same 'size' as a 'normal' giant, yes?

(Ah, I just looked up "size" on the main website. Looks like I was basically correct, only dwarves are medium too.)

I am assuming an enlarged human can wield an oversized weapon in one hand, but an enlarged gnome/halfling cannot. Also, I would assume a giant under shrink is unable to wield oversized weapons in one hand.

Also, not to derail the topic further, but when I think of 'normal size', I base it on my character. "normal" for a gnome or halfling is not the same as for a human, likewise with giants, etc.

[Davairus]

This will help to illustrate the point.

[Fireballe2]

hmm, I tend to look down on anything two handed that isn't a polearm. I mean, a 2h mace is an inferior offensive weapon to a polearm, a 2h sword is an inferior defensive weapon, and the polearm equals both of those in the opposite role as well. If I had the choice between two identical average and hit/dam weapons, and one was a polearm and the other wasn't, I'd pick the polearm.

like you said, a 2 handed mace is an Ok weapon, but if its in a large race hand for being 1 handed, it's a great weapon. There's the double enhanced, but then there's the offensive and defensive rating of the mace class of weapon, the loss of an offhand defense or offense, and the vulnerability to getting hosed by a disarm. Of course, there are obvious benefits for certain classes to have two handed weapons, even if they aren't polearms. Set parry and anti-disarm, all that business. Even with that, a polearm of equal average still seems like an upgrade due to it's slightly better class stats for offense and defense, and you can't charge with a mace or sword (although you used to be able to with a sword back in the day).