(06/02/2013 10:39 PM)ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:  

(06/02/2013 08:56 PM)Wolkenritter Wrote:  Fine then. Lances.

Are they still considered melee?
Also pretty much a one-use weapon.

Technically a spear is actually a lance...
If you compare the very first lance to a spear you might not actually see much of a difference difference


as for the overall discussion
Hammers are good for knock-outs, but I always found them to be quite slow so it can be quite a pain to try to use them against faster enemies

I personally prefer blades and in certain situations, with certain types of blades, you can block
whereas you cannot block with a hammer

but on hunts like Akura, you need both blunt and slashing damage to defeat your enemies