Confusion over Melee Weapons

[zephireast]

I'm playing a heavy Melee soldier and was looking over the weapons in the book. What am I missing about the Plasma Doshko, Red Star that makes it worth costing roughly 4,400 more than the Tactical Doshko.

I see that on a Crit it does a lot of cool stuff. But without being ablt to roll a 20 every time. I don't see what its giving you beyond a power requirement and a smaller damage die.

Help me see what Im missing here.

[Rysky the Dark Solarion]

The tactical has the Unwieldy quality, meaning you can't full attack with it or takes AoOs.

[kaid]

Yup 4k for the option to chop chop instead of just chop.

[Jokey the Unfunny Comedian]

Plus lightsaber axes are objectively cooler than regular axes. Pretty sure it says that somewhere in the equipment section.

[Ouachitonian]

Isn't lightsaber anything objectively cooler than regular anything?

[Jokey the Unfunny Comedian]

Ouachitonian wrote:

Isn't lightsaber anything objectively cooler than regular anything?

Not always. My lightsaber spoon keeps evaporating the broth of every soup I try to eat with it.

[Ouachitonian]

I said "cooler" not "more practical". :P I mean, lightsaber plungers are incredibly cool, while simultaneously being hideously impractical.

[Deadmanwalking]

As others note, flame doshko don't have Unwieldy. Additionally, being purely energy-based they attack against EAC rather than KAC, which is an advantage.

So 1d12 but you can't full attack or make AoO, or 1d8 but you can, and have an effective +1 or +2 bonus to hit.

[CactusUnicorn]

Deadmanwalking wrote:

As others note, flame doshko don't have Unwieldy. Additionally, being purely energy-based they attack against EAC rather than KAC, which is an advantage.

So 1d12 but you can't full attack or make AoO, or 1d8 but you can, and have an effective +1 or +2 bonus to hit.

Don't forget the Crit effect.

[The Human Diversion]

Jokey the Unfunny Comedian wrote:

Ouachitonian wrote:

Isn't lightsaber anything objectively cooler than regular anything?

Not always. My lightsaber spoon keeps evaporating the broth of every soup I try to eat with it.

Every broth you vape

every bowl you break
every table you stake
every meal you scrape

I'll be flinching at you