Paladin weapon choices

[TheDrunkenDwarf]

The Paladin Q&A (found at Ten Ton Hammer) revealed this about Paladin weapons...

Question: In Everquest Original, Paladins used the Two-Handed sword as their primary weapon of choice; will there be other alternatives to make each Paladin unique in his class?

Answer: The Paladin’s choices for weapon style are limited to Weapon and Shield, which is the more defensive option and Two-handed wielding which is the offensive choice.

It looks like Paladins will not be dual wielding... which fits in with my perception of the class.

I wonder if there will be any other weapon restrictions (like no piercing weapons in EQ)...

[Jabari Dreamchaser]

I will understand if they do implement additional restrictions... but I am sure many Paladin fans would appreciate more options than seen in the past.

[Fisty]

Originally Posted by TheDrunkenDwarf

I wonder if there will be any other weapon restrictions (like no piercing weapons in EQ)...

Gold Runed Mithril Knife
Lance of the Fallen Shiliskin
Warspear of Vexation

Did a search on Alla for Pally usable piercers.. way too many to list all of them here. The one hand piercers pretty much such, but no one but rogues use the one hand piercers anyway casue everything else is better ratio wise. However, you really can't argue with these nice 2 hand piercers.

[TheDrunkenDwarf]

That was an early restriction that was later changed.

[TheDrunkenDwarf]

And by the way.. welcome to the boards!

[Zenya]

Hello everyone! Good to be here . Thanks for creating this site for all things tanking.

About the weapons, I'm wondering whether we will be able to bash with 2-handers... Personally, I'm on the fence on that atm, but leaning towards a 'no'. That would bring about an extra bit of tactical decision-making in terms of weapon choices.

What do you guys think?

[Eclipse]

In my mind, Paladins are all about the almighty hammer of justice, and said hammer could be 1h or 2h depending on if you were tanking(1h) or mostly there to deal some extra damage(2h).
That being said, I really hope that you cannot tank effectively with 2h weapons, I really think it would be silly if you could.

-Eclipse

[Jabari Dreamchaser]

Welcome to the boards Zenya! :mrgreen:

[Zenya]

Thanks Jabari!

Originally Posted by Eclipse

In my mind, Paladins are all about the almighty hammer of justice, and said hammer could be 1h or 2h depending on if you were tanking(1h) or mostly there to deal some extra damage(2h).
That being said, I really hope that you cannot tank effectively with 2h weapons, I really think it would be silly if you could.

-Eclipse

Ahh yes, divine smiting and crushing. I wouldn't mind seeing holy hammers as pally weapons! But personally, I see St. George with his trusty sword as the ultimate knight .

2-handers not effective enough for tanking .... *ponders*. Nay, I can't agree with you on that. I see powerful 2-handers as being good for blocking and intervention, not as good as shields, but viable options nonetheless. What I'd love to see is 2-handers have their own specific uses, thus adding some spice to tactics (but the screenies of late (the ones depicting the tank-girl using the greatsword) don't hint at that being the case).

[Glauroth]

I see the archetypal paladin as the sword and shield. The King Arthur style knight. Excalibur in one hand, shield with emblazoned cross in the other. The helm with wings and of course, the body encased in steel.

As far as piercing weapons; I can see paladins using a lance , but not a rapier or a dagger. Hammers seem to be more of a dwarf thing and I can see a paladin using an axe, but I still believe sword and shield style should be the best, or at least equate with any other playstyle (two-handed weapons).

Also heard they were limiting Paladin-playable races. The largest race that clan play a paladin is a human. So, I expect to see Dwarf, Human, and maybe High Elf paladins?