Talk:Longsword/@comment-31.187.6.42-20141001194934/@comment-4511886-20141001202601

The thing that makes the Longsword special is its simplicity. Versatile, strong moveset and good reach, base damage and scaling. It's the very definition of the "Jack of All Trades, Master of None" concept.

In PvP especially, I find more success in a weapon with decent everything compared to one with trademark properties. It's just so easy to outperform someone when you have five decent tricks, compared to the other guy's one awesome trick. Especially when you consider how easy it is to counter specialized weapons.

Simply put, it's plain impossible to go wrong with it. It's also amazing if you're lazy (like me) and don't want to be bothered with switching weapons for every encounter, but still want to kick ass.