by EWGF Tue Jun 26, 2012 4:11 amReaperfan wrote:
Thanks for the response! To somewhat expand the question, have you seen or thought of any way besides a main weapon that whips could be used? Maybe as a backup weapon against parry-heavy opponents or as an off-hand weapon? And in any instance, would there be any reason to take the normal Whip over the Notched Whip? Of all the minor niches I can think of that you would use whips for, the Notched Whip's bleed seems like a stronger asset than the extra damage of the normal Whip. I really like these weapons personally and while I realize they're highly underperforming weapons I want to believe there is something they can be useful for.
They're just remarkably bad. You seem to have thought about this a fair bit, but my experience with whips in PvP can be described as "limited". I know you're searching for a redeeming quality to them, but I don't see it (it least not a normal redeeming quality).
Strategically they offer nothing aside from lulling your opponent into a false sense of security.
I suppose you could use it as an off-hand against a parry crazed opponent, but what's the advantage over using a jump attack, or drawing the parry for a BS? Pretty much none.
If given the choice I would go for the notched whip. Bleed will seldom land against a good opponent, but it's fairly easy to tell when a good player is close to the threshold as they'll get panicky as hell with their rolling, which is a good time to revise, or apply different pressure.
I don't know how to tell you this, but aside from being awesome-looking, they're terrible! Someone better than me can puzzle out if there are any tricks to it that could upgrade it's tier.
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