I just unlocked it and I think the highland sword broke me. I'm finding it really hard to use any other weapon now lol. Maybe I'll get burnt out eventually but man.. It is so fun to use!
It was barely in the top 10 of best 2h weapons, now it's right at the bottom, there is NO reason to use the highlander sword over any other 2h weapon. I would even say the Glaive is better.
I don't know if the nerf was so needed, the thing is slow afterall. We still have weapons like the messer that is untouched and has stronger slashes then both the big boy swords. Clearly the HL sword is still a beast and smacks even with the lower damage slashes, but now it lost its appeal I would say, especially against the greatsword, as it now only has 10 more damage to a heavy overhead, but has worse stab and bad special. Why didn't they balance out the lower damage slash with a stronger stab ? Or give it a better special ?
Thanks for watching and commenting again Vlad! I agree, they definitely could've made some different or additional adjustments and the HS has for sure lost its appeal to some degree. I personally prefer the executioners axe now for big group fights and the GS now as allrounder. But in my opinion the nerf was still needed since the HS really felt too powerful.
@@xylar9630 Ah yes, I love that thing myself too, it looks so damn appealing. Axes just feel so satisfying to use and kick ass. I really find myself loving the battle axe more and more, even more then the dane axe.
@@Vlad_-_-_ I also really started to enjoy using the battle axe recently! The ability to kill EVERY class with 2 heavy swings just makes it extreeeemely good in big group fights although the range sometimes gets in the way 😁
Zoom, also you need more subs honestly. Your consistent uploads that help new players or even vet players like me who want to possibly learn something new is great.
Highland sword was my main before nerf, took it to every game mode and even duels so I can get even better with it against one handed faster weapons. After nerf you can’t play it how you used to, maybe balanced because of realism but I recently just started to use the maul and it’s a good replacement.
personally I'm just using the dane axe now because it's doing more damage, quicker, much easier. I'd be ok with the longer windup time if they didn't reduce the damage as much as they did.
As it's basically just a slower Greatsword they should have made it so it still does at least 5 points more damage on all attacks compared to the Greatsword otherwise it's pointless. A marginally higher damage for heavy overhead (100 vs 90) doesn't make up for having a worse stab, lower speed & a joke of a special attack.
I agree, the greatsword is definitely better than the HS now overall. The only thing the HS does better is the heavy OH (10 dmg more than GS) and the HS has more reach with the alternative slash and its overhead attacks. So if you want that extra bit of damage and the extra bit of reach at the cost of attack speed then you should go for the HS but in most cases the greatsword clearly outshines the HS now. Thanks a lot for watching and for your comment!
Thank you for watching and commenting! Yeah I would highly recommend giving it another try! Many players were put off by the nerf but the HS is still a really good and fun weapon 👍
I started playing the game like a week ago and grinded my ass out just to get the HL sword. It may have gotten nerfed right when I joined the game, but it's still my fav weapon. Then again, my 2nd fav class is the Engineer so maybe I'm just weird.
The engineer is also one of my favorite classes to play! If you need tips for the engi then feel free to watch my field engineer guide! Since you're relatively new to the game there should be some tips in the guide which could really help you out! Thanks a lot for watching and commenting :)
I don't pay much attention to its stats, I like its nice animations and sounds, especially the overhead slash, and also the special attack looks spectacular, so it's my favorite weapon because it's really unique
I'm hoping the pitch went like this: "Nerfing the highlander sword will acknowledge complaints while passively buffing the great sword. Now people will see their complaints are dumb and maybe we'll restore the former glory down the road."
Honestly there is really no reason to use the highland sword. It's a high risk weapon with little reward, while the great and longsword are not only safer, but can also deal high damage with skill. 1v1 is impossible with the highland sword due to how slow it is and the damage it deals is just not enough to compensate said speed. Respect to any dedicated highland sword users, those guys must use black magic in order to deal with all of those nerfs and still find the weapon fun and effective.
I don’t know what people are going on about. Never thought it was that amazing because of the speed. I would take the mail as a slow high damage weapon over that monstrosity any day
I would say that the main problem of the HLS now is redundancy, since its a lv20 Devastator exclusive when the same subclass can get the GS (at lv10 too). The options are: - Make GS Officer exclusive. - Give HLS to Officer and remove it from Devastator.
I think the nerf on the highland sword was pretty pointless *the highland sword was a hype weapon and deserved to just be annoying* Besides every other thing in chivalry is annoying af to die to ((Horses from behind, archers from behind, footman from behind, spears from the front))
@@xylar9630 There is one "😎" technique - charge alt heavy oh, run past an enemy to the left like you don't prepare it for him, release -> it will hit him from behind because of incredible reach. 😉
Was def too strong. I'm happy with the nerfs. I always thought the heavy overhead dmg was stupid but with these other nerfs I think its good that they kept it cos that can be its niche now - side raging ppl for big dmg and opportunity for one shots. The GS is better now cos its more well rounded so will probably become more prevalent but that's better than the status quo for sure.
the only thing that make me laugh is at the last second of the video he broke your shield but less people keep playing the sword 1 by 1 i think its good thing to play what they left
*Ups of nerf:* •Less people spam highland sword (more variety of weapons seen) •That ass giant sword is slower than great sword. •will no longer be seeing much of this weapon. •MAUL IS STILL THE GOD OF DAMAGE *Downs of nerf:* (There is none, hated how broken the weapon was)
This is false (at least for xbox) I use heavy over heads all the time and it's 85 damage not 100. It has the same damage as the messa heavy slash at 70 but the mess is literally 3x faster, but a tiny bit shorter. People who complain about the highland sword play on console against players on PC crouch spin to win. Every one else hates it because its literal hot garbage.
No it is definitely 100 dmg for heavy over head attacks. You can literally see it multiple times in this video for example two times in a row beginning at 3:35. It deals 85 dmg if you hit the LOWER BODY. It is also exactly the same for xbox. Feel free to check it in game ;) Thanks a lot for watching!
What are your thoughts on the current state of the highland sword?
(At 0:12 and 0:56 I meant to say decreased not increased ofc 😁)
I think it's still very very good but it's in a more balanced state honestly, I like it how it is currently.
I just unlocked it and I think the highland sword broke me. I'm finding it really hard to use any other weapon now lol. Maybe I'll get burnt out eventually but man.. It is so fun to use!
It was barely in the top 10 of best 2h weapons, now it's right at the bottom, there is NO reason to use the highlander sword over any other 2h weapon. I would even say the Glaive is better.
@@SoraTheKobold good compared to what? Every other 2h is better in comparison
I don't know if the nerf was so needed, the thing is slow afterall. We still have weapons like the messer that is untouched and has stronger slashes then both the big boy swords. Clearly the HL sword is still a beast and smacks even with the lower damage slashes, but now it lost its appeal I would say, especially against the greatsword, as it now only has 10 more damage to a heavy overhead, but has worse stab and bad special. Why didn't they balance out the lower damage slash with a stronger stab ? Or give it a better special ?
Thanks for watching and commenting again Vlad! I agree, they definitely could've made some different or additional adjustments and the HS has for sure lost its appeal to some degree. I personally prefer the executioners axe now for big group fights and the GS now as allrounder. But in my opinion the nerf was still needed since the HS really felt too powerful.
@@xylar9630 Ah yes, I love that thing myself too, it looks so damn appealing. Axes just feel so satisfying to use and kick ass. I really find myself loving the battle axe more and more, even more then the dane axe.
@@Vlad_-_-_ I also really started to enjoy using the battle axe recently! The ability to kill EVERY class with 2 heavy swings just makes it extreeeemely good in big group fights although the range sometimes gets in the way 😁
@@xylar9630 If it had the range of the dane axe it would clearly be OP. It's only ziggylata's fault for making me use it.
@@Vlad_-_-_ it actually has the exact same range as the Dane axe
Zoom, also you need more subs honestly. Your consistent uploads that help new players or even vet players like me who want to possibly learn something new is great.
Thank you so much!
Highland sword was my main before nerf, took it to every game mode and even duels so I can get even better with it against one handed faster weapons. After nerf you can’t play it how you used to, maybe balanced because of realism but I recently just started to use the maul and it’s a good replacement.
to me the nerf to highland sword indirectly buffed greatsword, making the greatsword the better pick overall.
I agree!
personally I'm just using the dane axe now because it's doing more damage, quicker, much easier. I'd be ok with the longer windup time if they didn't reduce the damage as much as they did.
As it's basically just a slower Greatsword they should have made it so it still does at least 5 points more damage on all attacks compared to the Greatsword otherwise it's pointless. A marginally higher damage for heavy overhead (100 vs 90) doesn't make up for having a worse stab, lower speed & a joke of a special attack.
I agree, the greatsword is definitely better than the HS now overall. The only thing the HS does better is the heavy OH (10 dmg more than GS) and the HS has more reach with the alternative slash and its overhead attacks. So if you want that extra bit of damage and the extra bit of reach at the cost of attack speed then you should go for the HS but in most cases the greatsword clearly outshines the HS now. Thanks a lot for watching and for your comment!
@@xylar9630 I'm using the Maul most of the time these days anyway. 😄
@@Goatboy451 Good choice! 😁
Thank you for your take. I may give it another try
Thank you for watching and commenting! Yeah I would highly recommend giving it another try! Many players were put off by the nerf but the HS is still a really good and fun weapon 👍
The nerf was too much imo. 1h weapon spamming is what really needs nerfed.
It should’ve been nerfed by 5 damage all around instead of 10. Now it’s just a much slower greatsword.
I started playing the game like a week ago and grinded my ass out just to get the HL sword. It may have gotten nerfed right when I joined the game, but it's still my fav weapon. Then again, my 2nd fav class is the Engineer so maybe I'm just weird.
The engineer is also one of my favorite classes to play! If you need tips for the engi then feel free to watch my field engineer guide! Since you're relatively new to the game there should be some tips in the guide which could really help you out! Thanks a lot for watching and commenting :)
@@xylar9630 Oh don't you worry, I've already watched literally all of your Chiv 2 vids c: found them really useful, great content man, keep it up!
@@ambralemon Thank you so much! I'm happy to read that! :)
I don't pay much attention to its stats, I like its nice animations and sounds, especially the overhead slash, and also the special attack looks spectacular, so it's my favorite weapon because it's really unique
What's ur config pc bro ?
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB Ram
It's still good. It's my favorite weapon
Yeah it's definitely still a good weapon! Before the nerf it was also my favorite weapon but now I'm enjoying the executioners axe way more!
thx for video see you soon in battlefield
See you soon mate! 😉
as a better than average casual player, I did pretty well before the nerf. After the nerf, this thing REALLY makes you work for kills.
Make a video on Rapier tips and tricks pls
That's a good idea! I will definitely make a guide to the rapier soon!
@@xylar9630 thank you
They should have never nerfed that weapon!!! I still love the Highland Sword 🗡️
Oh no now I'll only have the privilege of fighting against the Highland sword 8 out of 10 fights instead of 9 out of 10
it still looks cool ;)
I wish they would make a survival game with chivalry combat or a battle royale
Nobody wants a fucking BR
I'm hoping the pitch went like this: "Nerfing the highlander sword will acknowledge complaints while passively buffing the great sword. Now people will see their complaints are dumb and maybe we'll restore the former glory down the road."
Yes
I’m happy they made it smaller cos it looked too cartoonish
Honestly there is really no reason to use the highland sword.
It's a high risk weapon with little reward, while the great and longsword are not only safer, but can also deal high damage with skill.
1v1 is impossible with the highland sword due to how slow it is and the damage it deals is just not enough to compensate said speed.
Respect to any dedicated highland sword users, those guys must use black magic in order to deal with all of those nerfs and still find the weapon fun and effective.
The fact that it got even slower, allows you to pull off some pretty confusing drags on enemies.
I don’t know what people are going on about. Never thought it was that amazing because of the speed. I would take the mail as a slow high damage weapon over that monstrosity any day
Está bom assim, ninguem suporta armas faceis de se jogar!
obrigado 🤣
Recoring this video when people are asleep in your house?
Yes you could argue that the nerf was justified, but the fact that no one complains about all those stupid axes makes me feel bitter
It can 1 shot archers
nuff said 😎
One hitting those cowards feels way too good! :D
a sprint attack with a greatsword does this job too
I would say that the main problem of the HLS now is redundancy, since its a lv20 Devastator exclusive when the same subclass can get the GS (at lv10 too).
The options are:
- Make GS Officer exclusive.
- Give HLS to Officer and remove it from Devastator.
I think the nerf on the highland sword was pretty pointless
*the highland sword was a hype weapon and deserved to just be annoying*
Besides every other thing in chivalry is annoying af to die to
((Horses from behind, archers from behind, footman from behind, spears from the front))
Heavy oh 😎. From behind. 😉
😎
@@xylar9630 There is one "😎" technique - charge alt heavy oh, run past an enemy to the left like you don't prepare it for him, release -> it will hit him from behind because of incredible reach. 😉
@@unknown_username__ Oh wtf I have to try this 😎technique right now!
Was def too strong. I'm happy with the nerfs. I always thought the heavy overhead dmg was stupid but with these other nerfs I think its good that they kept it cos that can be its niche now - side raging ppl for big dmg and opportunity for one shots. The GS is better now cos its more well rounded so will probably become more prevalent but that's better than the status quo for sure.
3:37 nice cut lol
the only thing that make me laugh is at the last second of the video he broke your shield
but less people keep playing the sword 1 by 1 i think its good thing to play what they left
Haha I didn't think anyone would notice that, good job 😁
Quick answer, no, just use anything else
Highland sword is trash now, Great sword is the choice
*Ups of nerf:*
•Less people spam highland sword (more variety of weapons seen)
•That ass giant sword is slower than great sword.
•will no longer be seeing much of this weapon.
•MAUL IS STILL THE GOD OF DAMAGE
*Downs of nerf:*
(There is none, hated how broken the weapon was)
This is false (at least for xbox) I use heavy over heads all the time and it's 85 damage not 100.
It has the same damage as the messa heavy slash at 70 but the mess is literally 3x faster, but a tiny bit shorter.
People who complain about the highland sword play on console against players on PC crouch spin to win. Every one else hates it because its literal hot garbage.
No it is definitely 100 dmg for heavy over head attacks. You can literally see it multiple times in this video for example two times in a row beginning at 3:35.
It deals 85 dmg if you hit the LOWER BODY. It is also exactly the same for xbox.
Feel free to check it in game ;)
Thanks a lot for watching!
I feel like it’s got another nerf