Talk:Swords/@comment-4658606-20111205212520

Swords are indeed incredibly overpowered. Their ability to be upgraded with enchanting to deal more damage and the fact that their bleed ability is brokenly OP calls for a nerf. Axes have no hope of competing with swords due to the fact their their nerfed criticals deal less damage than a sword with a high level sharpness enchantment. Archers don't have the ability to prevail due to the fact that you become slow by charging you bow which allows the swordsman to get to you. Since bleed will continue to take away your health even if you manage to get away for a time, you will lose. Unarmed just deals so little damage the only point of training it is to disarm people. Unarmed can defeat a swordsman at extremely high levels (750+), but only if you manage to steal his weapon and he has no backup.

The update to food no longer being instantly usable is the real reason why bleed is so overpowered. You have to use potions which also take time to eat, meaning healing will be almost ineffective because you will be getting sliced the entire time.