Why hasn't WAR been switched to blunt?

[Chronons]

I was discussing this with a friend and thought i'd inquire.

1. Switching WAR to blunt damage, make Storms Eye apply to blunt
2. Apply a slashing debuff to one of DRK and PLDs moves

This should increase damage when you have a DRK/PLD combo, stay the same when you have DRK/WAR or PLD/WAR. Ideally to help equalize the tank combo meta.

Now I feel like there is a reason to not that I had read here on the forums, but I cant find it via the search function. Anyone know or can point me in the right direction?

[Rinari]

Because a good axe is sharp!

[bounddreamer]

Because I'm using an axe, not a club.

[CookieMonsta]

I was discussing this with a friend and thought i'd inquire.

1. Switching WAR to blunt damage, make Storms Eye apply to blunt
2. Apply a slashing debuff to one of DRK and PLDs moves

This should increase damage when you have a DRK/PLD combo, stay the same when you have DRK/WAR or PLD/WAR. Ideally to help equalize the tank combo meta.

Now I feel like there is a reason to not that I had read here on the forums, but I cant find it via the search function. Anyone know or can point me in the right direction?

Actually it wouldn't surprise me if the original WAR concept had provision for blunt/sharp depending on weapon equipped. Since we're strictly vertical prog now, I guess no chance anymore.

[Aletin]

Outside of the clear aesthetic issues with axe dealing blunt damage. Here is a list of balance changes that'd occur from changing warrior to blunt alone;

1. Warrior would not change within itself and would still be taken withing (almost) every party
2. Monk would receive a buff out of not needing to use dragon kick anymore as storms eye applies blunt and then proceeding to use bootshine for all Opo-opo forms, increasing potency of that form by 37.5 (as Dragon kick is used once every 2 Opo forms and bootshine gives 75 more potency as of the guaranteed crit)
3. Dark knight becomes more sought after, as the removal of dragon kick allows delirium to not be overwritten, giving Drk their ONLY utility use again.
4. Ninja gets a slight nerf (although less than the mnk buff) as they'd have to use dancing edge over aeolian edge.

Then giving Drk and Pld a slashing resist down;
1. Ninja nerf removed as they don't have to dancing again.
2. Pld and Drk gain an equal buff for solo and party comp purposes.

In total, the result of this change would be.
None in terms of tank comp, you would still run Pld or Drk and a War (as war still provides path and lots of OT dps). Maybe even making Drk taken even more over Pld
The change would come from the dps comp, likely dropping Drg for Mnk because of the new blunt resist down, even further making Mnk do more dps than Drg, and possibly even making them do more than Drg + the 10% piercing damage on Brd/Mch (from disembowel) + litany bonus. Which, even now, is very close between the two.

[Chronons]

While I can appreciate a good quip as much as the next guy, axes have never really been "slashing" weapons. Their small cutting edges are more likely to stick in an unarmored opponent and really shine in their ability to perform blunt force trauma in armored ones. The only difference between a hammer and an ax is a bevel. That being said, in a game where we ride around on giant chickens fighting gods created by peoples wishes and magic..... The aesthetics are a moot point I think.

Snip.

Thank you for the insight on the mechanical changes that would occur as a result of a change. I am curious as to how much of a dps change we would see in MNK and would like to compare it to the current standard DRG comp. I also wonder if there is an advantage to be gained in giving the slashing debuff to either PLD or DRK alone, not both. Not that SE would ever actually implement this, just out of curiosities sake.

[Ilan]

Of course is a axe a slashing weapon. Oo

[Zarkovitch]

Yeah beats me.Sound & animation makes more sense to make it blunt.
you dont do fancy stuffs like drk or pld YOU SMASH THEM ON THE FACE.

[Rhais]

While I can appreciate a good quip as much as the next guy, axes have never really been "slashing" weapons. Their small cutting edges are more likely to stick in an unarmored opponent and really shine in their ability to perform blunt force trauma in armored ones. The only difference between a hammer and an ax is a bevel.

You don't ever see executioners take people's heads off with a hammer, or see people choose a hammer for chopping firewood.

[Chronons]

You don't ever see executioners take people's heads off with a hammer, or see people choose a hammer for chopping firewood.

Yeah.... those things have a bevel..... like i said......