Talk:Greataxe/@comment-63.155.13.193-20170907045833

Honestly don't get why people hate this weapon so much. Yeah, it's got (high) C str scaling and basically useless dex scaling. But it's base damage is through the roof. Haven't tried DGA or large/great club but this bad boy has given me my second highest melee DPS of all standard weapons i've tried, only barely being beaten out by a halberd supported by a glass cannon-style quality build. but i can be a bit tankier with the greataxe since i can devote more points to vitality. For a weapon of this size it has an amazing moveset. There's very little that requires fenagling to actually hit something, the reach is decent and the attack speed isn't bad for a heavy weapon. My favorite thing though is that it doesn't pull you way foward like most other heavies do. I actually feel safe using it in blighttown and the rafters in anor londo's painting room which is something i can't say of the zwei. It's a good, reliable weapon if you're going for a heavy-weapon str build. and it's pretty easy to acquire to boot, only guarded by a few rats. This weapon is a lot of fun and seeing the huge chunks of yellow on boss health bars is always satisfying.

Side note, i don't get why the moveset is littered with "Very Slow", it honestly feels significantly faster than the zwei. and the miss penalties feel a lot more minor than the move list would imply.