by ICEninja Mon Dec 10, 2012 10:35 pm
Being that my main's build is a 40 str 40 dex its damn near impossible for me to find any weapon that tops the Claymore for me.
If we're really talking pure "versatility", then I still have to say the claymore wins, but for several reasons. Since it scales off both dex and strength, it works on an above average number of builds. Also, since it isn't an ultra-greatsword, the attacks tend to be fast enough to be workable, while still retaining pretty much best in class of range.
Now if we're talking movesets, this is why the claymore really does it for me. That one handed R2 is just absolutely wicked with its range, and does a pretty beastly amount of damage for how quick it comes out. Also, having both an area of effect R1 and a focused R2 brings up the versatility further. Then if you two hand the thing, the R1 attacks are absolutely brutal and have a very nice overhead effect that significantly reduces the impact of the Z coordinate that can sometimes plague certain movesets (cough, my old halberd, cough). I'm not a huge fan of the 2 handed R2, as I feel like it could use a little more range, and the dash attack feels slow to me, but everything else is just gorgeous.
The zweihander actually comes close for me as a second, because those sweeping attacks just hit absolutely EVERYTHING, and the damage is just wow. The washing pole, while not technically a greatsword behaves as one and is probably the second best fit for my build, and while it does less damage per hit than my claymore, it ends up evening out because of bleed, and the attacks often feel safer to me.
Style wise, though, the zweihander wins, especially one handing it. I just feel so ridiculous swinging that thing around like it's a shortsword.