SB - axe / sword?

[Zovic]

My sb has been spec'd axe for a while, and a few people have told me to respec sword because axe is gimped, how ever they have not been able to give me a good reason why axe is gimped, iv tryed sword many times but i cant realy notice a difference between the 2 :x as im using LA / CS styles, but for some reason i prefer axe.

Iv read this

http://vnboards.ign.com/midgard_rogue_professions/b20912/95118928/p1

and the guy says AXE OR SWORD THE GREAT DEBATE: sword, but doesnt give any reason why to spec sword.. so im just wondering if anyone can list the pro's / con's of specing axe / sword if they can be arsed.

Thx.

 

[kivik]

So you get use of battler if you have it in 2h slot for the charge. You can also use GS when you are sword specced.

 

[Glacier]

You can have the battler on the back even if you dont spec sword

 

[Cylian]

Axe for Sunweapons, Sword for everything else.
Sword looks better and there's more worthwhile mainhand weapons.

 

[xxManiacxx]

Well with sword u can have high vareity of artifact weapons in mh and malice offhand while keeping battler in 2h slot for charge and extra poison.

With axe u can use Malice mainhand.

 

[kivik]

You can have the battler on the back even if you dont spec sword

I know, what I was trying to say is that you will have better use for it if you are sword speced