Guild Wars 2

There are one-handed axes, maces and swords. There are also two-handed maces and swords but there aren’t any two-handed axes. I love the variety of weapons that a warrior can use. If you love weapons as much as I do, then I’m sure the lack of two-handed axes is a thorn in your mind as much as it is mine. So in hopes of adding a desired weapon, help me make this post become noticed by replying and stating your vote for two-handed axes. Thank you for your support. I vote for two-handed axes!

I vote for two-handed axes.

I vote for two handed axes as well!

Do you mean an axe you hold in two hands, or a axe/axe configuration? Because warriors can do axe/axe.

There are 2 handed maces? (err… you mean hammers?)

If I were a 2handed axe fan, I would definetly get a pair of chaos axes. They are pretty large,e, each almost as large as any 2h axe I have seen in an MMO.

We’ve been asking for a 2 handed axe weapon type since beta pretty much. At one point in time Anet did mention we’d get new weapon types for classes. What they meant by that exactly they never elaborated on though.

Points for refusing to make the obvious pun..

They axed the axes?

You have my vote.

And all my Kiel and Evon tokens as well.

Well hopefully if this gets enough traction they’ll consider it more deeply. That’s my goal, the only way they will is if we keep asking for it.

This has been discussed before. No one is directly opposed of new weapons. Although the best use or skills are always a debate. However anet doesn’t seem to like voting or petition based threads (petition threads being against the tos) so rather then asking people to vote for the weapon perhaps a discussion on the need or roles of the weapon would be more productive.

I vote for Pedro!

Been asking for Greataxes and Halberds for 2 years now. But like Talyn said, devs like ideas, not petitions.

One of classics I’d imagine would be included with 2h Axes is a ground-target axe-throwo ability which you can retrieve, be it guardian or warrior.

I’m guessing the role would be kind of a bleeding and torment applier? A 2h weapon focusing on condition damage would be interesting. (AS LONG as they bring condition specs in par with the zerker epidemic, because I want to play my class, not a zerker.)

Both with wars and guardian, Hammer was kind of a CC/control weapon while GS a mobility weapon, GA could be… Condition and burst? Perhaps pure power weapon with the focus on cleaving a large amount of enemies? Perhaps it would benefit more from fighting multiple targets than just one?

Perhaps a movement impairing weapon where it has more snares and roots than actual knockdowns and knockbacks (hamstringing and alike) while hacking the enemy to pieces.

My two cents.

Two handed axes have my vote, but only if necro can use it.

I support 2 handed axe and not just for the soldier classes, heck i support any new weapon in the game. you could bring back one of the gw1 axe’s quirks where it had both the highest and lowest dps of warrior weapons depending on luck due to the weapons damage range though that could be a problem with the ease of high crit rates these days.

+10 On that. An axe that requires two hands like a greatsword or hammer would be most awesome.

I’m sure this topic has been discussed, probably quite a bit. However since there hasn’t been any new additions all we can do is keep asking. Even if this post becomes a collaboration of ideas for the weapons then that would also take us one step closer. And don’t think of this so much as a petition rather think of it as a collection of people’s specific interests in weapon developments. Like Ice giving his two cents, he gave great ideas for the weapons. I would see the Greataxe as a high burst and/or AoE damage based weapon.

Sure, I’ll support this. We need a new weapon. Well, we need a lot of new things, but yeah, we need a new weapon.

I vote for 2handed axes! Hell, this is the only MMO of this genre that I’ve played that DOS’NT have them!

I support 2-hand axes… and melee staff… and Pole arms… and rifles for thieves… I just want new ways to play my existing toons.

+1

Annnd… you knew this was coming:

You have my sword… and my bow…

Its a cool idea, but I don’t think there is room/requirement for them
Greatsword pretty much has the role covered

i’d really like to see the “fiery greatsword” elite changed from the volcanus skin to a two handed battleaxe.. if an elementalist was going to use a sword, i assume it would only need to be a regular one..

+1 I guess its time for new weapons and skills.

The only thing is, in practicality and functionality, a Greatsword and Great Axe are more or less the same. Both are just giant blades that would be too unwieldly to use in much of a different fashion from one another. Unlike 1H Axes and Swords which are small enough to have their own wielding styles.

In this sense, I think it would just be a better move to rename “Greatsword” weapon type to “Greatblade”, and include a variety of Greataxe skins in the current Greatsword skin line-up. Less work for Anet, and would probably increase your chances of seeing two-handed axes in game.

That being said, I would like to see some new weapon types; But if this was going to be done, it would make sense to have it something that is also functionally different from what we already have, to lend more weapon skill variety opportunities, such as Polearms/Poleaxes.

Once again though, it might be easier to just add currently existing weapon types to more professions, if all you want is new skills. Plenty of ways to make that work too.

Yes for new weapons.

2-H Axes – Condition effects
Halberds – Slow but high hitting with knockdowns
Whips – fast attacking with lots of movement effects (bot positive and negative)
Crossbows – Slow firing but high hitting and vulnerability/power shots

Two new weapons per class.

I’m all for 2-H battle axes in the game (and I don’t even play warrior that much).

/yes please

There weren’t 2-handed axes in GW1 – why would there be 2-handed axes in GW2?

Dusty Moon.4382:

There weren’t 2-handed axes in GW1 – why would there be 2-handed axes in GW2?

There wasn’t jumping, or water combat either, but there are here. Things change, evolve, over hundreds of years.

i vote for Two Handed Axe, for guardians too please

Would be interesting, I’m all for new weapons! ^^

I’ve voted for this in every (there have been many) thread that has been created about this. I even created one myself 6-7 months ago.

There is one in the game, unfortunately it is a toy. The executioner’s axe from last year’s Halloween.

Well luckily the 2 hand axe is the one confirmed new weapon (was suppose to be in at launch). Only question is when he hell theyll actually get around to meaningful stuff like this. Or just give us Necros more skills we have the fewest.

LOL, cant believe this, Was just thinking about this the other day. Collective Psyche, something in the water—who knows—who cares, got my vote.

+1 to this!

I vote for:

Warrior & Ranger: two-handed ax
Guardian: polearm (2h)
Necromancer: scythe (2h)
Mesmer: dagger (mh), orb (off hand)
Elementalist: sword (mh), orb (off hand)
Thief: rifle (2h)
Engineer: bazooka (2h)

Total: 40 new skills…The balance begins!!! :P

I vote axes for EVERYONE!

I vote for Two-Handed Axes (as well as moar weapons like scythes and ‘pistol crossbows’ and whips and halberds and naginatas among others.)

I vote for two-handed axes too !
And new animations for every weapon, 100blades is just so unrealistic xD
Been playing dks and dks2 so i’m pretty spoiled regarding weapons and their unique movesets.

So much yes. Dunno why this hasn’t been suggested before xD

I vote for 2 handed Axes!

Mace, mace for engi would be awesome too!

Screw two handed axes…

I vote for THREE handed axes.

Even more weapons for warriors? seriously?

Pretty sure thats a two handed axe being held.

Lukhas.1962:

I vote for:

Warrior & Ranger: two-handed ax
Guardian: polearm (2h)
Necromancer: scythe (2h)
Mesmer: dagger (mh), orb (off hand)
Elementalist: sword (mh), orb (off hand)
Thief: rifle (2h)
Engineer: bazooka (2h)

Total: 40 new skills…The balance begins!!! :P

Like other people have said, a “2h Axe” is already similar to the greatsword.
We already have “polearms”, and they are underwater weapons.
The term “focus” is used for a wide variety of items in-game, which take the form of almost anything. This includes “orbs”. See: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/The_Anomaly

I’d love to see Great Axes, Lances, and Scythes added.

Warrior would be able to use all 3, Guardian could make use of lance, and Necro use of the Axe and Scythe.

I made a skill set if the Warrior had a Great Axe I forget what it was though I remember it was a high damage/high vuln stacking weapon

i want one of those

sure………but id rather they just add more weapon options to the classes from the current crop of available weapons. ideally. 1 new mh/oh/2h per prof.

less dev resources spent, same result (gameplay-wise).

Huck.1405:

I vote for 2handed axes! Hell, this is the only MMO of this genre that I’ve played that DOS’NT have them!

^ THIS!

I was about to point out the same thing.
You simply don’t MMO without two handed axes!

You can have as many axes as you want if I can get my Dervish or Ritualist in this game.

Mettle.3910:

There are one-handed axes, maces and swords. There are also two-handed maces and swords but there aren’t any two-handed axes.

There are 2 handed maces? I though they only had hammers, in fact do you even get a 2 handed mace? Is a big mace a hammer? I’m confused now…

shion.2084:

There are 2 handed maces? (err… you mean hammers?)

My question exactly!

Ice.5162:

Been asking for Greataxes and Halberds for 2 years now.

So would you categorize a greataxe the under the same category as a halberd? The biggest problem with these discussion is always that minor variations to the weapons themselves have large practical implications.

Stand The Wall.6987:

Two handed axes have my vote, but only if necro can use it.

I’d rather hold out for a war-scythe (or just plain scythe) myself, but I won’t say no to a greataxe.

insaneshadow.1654:

Sure, I’ll support this. We need a new weapon. Well, we need a lot of new things, but yeah, we need a new weapon.

But do we want ‘new weapons’ or new ‘weapon x class combos’ more? I’d say the changes of getting new combos is higher than completely new weapons.

KotCR.6024:

In this sense, I think it would just be a better move to rename “Greatsword” weapon type to “Greatblade”, and include a variety of Greataxe skins in the current Greatsword skin line-up. Less work for Anet, and would probably increase your chances of seeing two-handed axes in game.

Good idea, although ANet is already stretching some of their definitions a bit (I’m thinking of the scythe staff).

Asami.3572:

So much yes. Dunno why this hasn’t been suggested before xD

Granted new weapons aren’t as prevalent as mounts but they do popup every now and then.