Community weapon ratings project:
Swords - Done (results)
Bombs - Done (results)
Guns - Done (results)
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The voting has been concluded, you can find the results here.
More than a year ago, I made this topic discussing the creation of a list rating the various items in the game. Being so good at committing to the projects I start, I'm now intending to finish this.
To put things simply, you're here to rank the swords in the game. You rank them from 1 to 5, where 1 is the worst and 5 is the best. We're using a 1-5 scale since a lot of swords are hard to directly compare because they have vastly different usages due to damage types. To get a form of standard on the votes, there are guidelines for how you should rank items:
- The item is very weak and has very few or no place where it genuinely does well.
- The item is quite weak compared to others, but is very useful in some cases.
- The item can hold its own, but is generally outshone by others.
- The item is very strong but comes with some flaws and is not the best for all of its purposes.
- The item is more or less flawless and in most cases the strongest available for its purposes.
To give a few examples of how I'd reason:
- I'd rate Winmillion as 1 due to its very low damage. Although the projectile has uses its largely troublesome thanks to dodging mechanics.
- I'd rate Fang of Vog as 2, as its combo is worse than Brandishes in both damage and speed. The charge is incredibly powerful for some things, but it's not very sustainable unless you have a loadout specifically designed to handle the self fire.
- I'd rate Sudaruska a 3. It has very good utility and the charge has the potential to output a ton of damage but falls short on combo damage, often making Divine Avenger or Gran Faust more desirable.
- I'd rate Glacius a 4. It's an incredibly powerful sword, but the Freeze hinders some damage from the charge and can be problematic if you don't interrupt monsters, which often happens in larger groups on expert.
- I'd rate Final Flourish 4 as well. While its high speed and large reach is incredibly useful for fiends who are easily interrupted, it doesn't have very good damage and even though it may be the best sword for beasts, it's not really as good as Dark Briar Barrage for dealing with groups of wolvers, which are very commonly encountered in beast levels.
- I'd rate Warmaster Rocket Hammer 5. While the charge is not great, the combo is insanely powerful and outdoes the elemental Brandishes significantly if used correctly.
You don't have to explain your reasoning for your votes, but try to keep these guidelines in mind. I'll refrain from being strict with how the guidelines are followed, but obvious trolls will be removed. I just don't think anyone would rate Acheron 2/5, you know.
Lastly, a few more rules:
- Trying to vote multiple times by using alts is forbidden.
- You need to have at least 7 5* swords (a third of all items voted for) and 20 5* items overall to be eligible for voting.
- To verify the above rule, take a screenshot (or several if needed) to showcase said items.
- If you use different names on the forums and in game, you'll need to state something like "I am Krakob-Is-Renamed and this screenshot is for the swords rating thingy".
- Exceptions can be made for people who wish to remain anonymous, provided they either get in touch with me (IGN: Krakob) or have a reputation of being very knowledgeable here on the forums.
- Don't consider Lockdown performance when voting. We can do that on a later date, if there's enough interest.
- Don't consider how easy it is to get an item when voting. Leviathan Blade isn't stronger because its recipe is free if you do missions.
- Maintain the format of the template linked below, as I'll try to use automatic methods of sorting votes into a spreadsheet.
So how do you vote?
- Head over here and copy the contents of the paste into a post in this thread and fill in the numbers.
- Take a screenshot showcasing your items in-game and reference to your forum name if necessary. Take several screenshots if you can't fit the items into one screenie.
- Upload said screenshot(s) to Steam or Imgur. Put the link at the bottom of your post.
- Done!
Verification: 1, 2
Acheron: 5
Barbarous Thorn Blade: 4
Cold Iron Vanquisher: 1
Combuster: 5
Divine Avenger: 4
Dread Venom Striker: 3
Fang of Vog: 2
Fearless Rigadoon: 3
Final Flourish: 4
Furious Flamberge: 2
Glacius: 4
Gran Faust: 3
Leviathan Blade: 3
Obsidian Edge: 4
Sudaruska: 3
Triglav: 2
Voltedge: 4
Warmaster Rocket Hammer: 5
Wild Hunting Blade: 1
Faust (4*): 1
Winmillion: 1