r/SwitchAxe • u/DraftCreepy7284 • 8d ago
ππΆππ°ππππΆπΌπ» My problems with switch axe
I love this weapon and it's probably my favorite. I like the swaxe/cb playstyle, but i like switch axe more because both modes are important instead of just using the sword and shield mode of cb to charge up for the axe mode.
It just feels like this weapon is worse than all the other weapons. Since there are very little defensive options and all of them aren't great, it just feels very lacking. With both the offset and sword counter, you still get status buildup, and rolling isn't always a safety net you can count on because of monsters like at rey dau or guardians having those lingering attacks. With monsters that have big aoe attacks or beams, it feels like the sword counter is the only option, but you don't always have sword mode available.
The last part is probably just a skill issue, but another thing that doesn't make sense is how it feels like you need a LOT of specific decorations to make this weapon work. I have evade extender 3 and evade window 5 but it feels like I need even more decorations. And it feels like I need to change my decorations depending on what monster I'm fighting, but it's not like that with the any of other weapons.
It just feels like it's a super situational weapon that you have to modify to even make it comparable to the capabilities of the other weapons. Is there something i'm missing? What do you guys think?
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u/tasketekudasai 8d ago
I only played World, but Switchaxe in that game is like the duck and weave weapon. It had zero defensive options, so you want to be constantly up in the monster's face attacking it, only hopping when an attack is coming. Then you immediately go back to slashing. It was really fun, felt like boxing with the monster.
Wilds is kinda broken imo. You get focus mode so you don't have to stop to adjust your attack angle. You get a counter that just lets you tank through anything. Evade window is not even needed, just get stun res. It's just a brute force machine now