User blog comment:Leolab/Ancient User Tourney, Round 4: Ganzorig (Wass) v Tiberius Proditus (EA)/@comment-5232784-20160608032816/@comment-5078776-20160608034856


 * How does the pilum's "far superioer range" help it here? The arena isn't incredibly big, and wasting the weapon by throwing it is an act far more foolish than Tiberius is. He'd most likely utilize it as a spear, which was not the intended use, against the superior (as a mid range weapons) Guan Dao.
 * You're severelly overrating the scutum's effectiveness here. Given the shield's thin design, relatively weaker materials like leather and wood, and the fact that the way it is utilized is bg trying to tank with it, and the shield'll be swiftly ruined by Ganzorig's harder hitting weapons if Tiberius doesn't act quickly enough.
 * Tiberius isn't necessarily wearing the better armor- iron chainmail isn't going to hold up well against steel weapons like the scimitar or guan dao which are, despite being primarily designed to slash, easily capable of piercing attacks that'll get past it, while the mace'll actually have no problem at all dealing with the metal armor, since the blunt trauma will get past it anyway. Ganzorig's armor is arguably better as armor itself- it'll take precise strikes from Tiberius to find the weak spots in it, which will be difficult to do with a foe armed like Ganzorig.
 * Overall, this vote is flawed because you're seriously overestimating the effectiveness of Tiberius' arsenal. His shield isn't the ironclad defense you seem to be implying it is, while the overspecialization in equipment is something you fail to acknowledge. On a side note, I just think this vote is very scattered; that's not part of the argument, just something I felt I should include.