User blog comment:BattleGames1/Free-For-All Collab with Utter Noob - Ancient Spec-Ops Forces/@comment-422690-20130118150328

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Short range: I'm giving the Kopis and the Scimitar even for first place on this. The Scimitar is specially designed for cutting and for mobility - things the Hashashin does well. The Kopis is designed to be able to hit around shields, a huge advantage in this fight. Close second is the Saxon Longsword. It's an exquisitely designed weapon, good for cutting and for thrusting, but it will have trouble with shields and is slightly less mobile than the Scimitar. The Gladius takes second to last because of its length, while the Macuahuitl takes dead last due to the force needed behind it as well as the fact that it is wood while the others are made of more durable materials. Getting a hit with the Macuahuitl will do serious damage, and may actually take a warrior out due to the obsidian fragmenting in the wound, but I don't see it getting the hit in.

Mid Range: First place is another tie between the Saxon Spear and the Dory. Both are very good thrusting weapons, and without knowing the length of both I can't give a clear victor. Second comes another tie between the Tepoztōpīlli and the Pilum. This is due to the fact that the Tepoztōpīlli is more of a slashing weapon with similar weaknesses to the Macuahuitl. The Pilum is designed to take out shields by breaking. Breaking weapons is of debatable efficiency. The Throwing Knives come dead last because of the simple fact that throwing weapons is f-ckin hard. It takes a lot of effort to get right on a stationary target, not to mention moving targets with armor and shields.

Long Range: It's a four-way tie with the bows, with the throwing axes in dead last.

Special: Ceramic Grenade comes in first, since it can get around shields, disorient, and injure multiple enemies. Second is the Hoplon, since it offers a great deal of protection. Third is the Dane Axe, since when used properly it has both killing and disarming potential. Fourth is the Atlatl, since it's accuracy is shit at long ranges. Last is the Ballista. Siege weapons? operated alone? Hell no.

Overall: Well, I'll start from the bottom and work my way up.

The Centurion comes last. He is a formation fighter, and fighting alone will cripple his greatest strength.

Fourth comes the Aztec Eagle. He is too lightly armored to make a huge difference, though he isn't s far out of his element as the Centurion.

Third is the Huskarl. He's good, and has good weaponry, but the Hashashin and the Athenian are just a bit better.

Second is the Hashashin. Once the others are eliminated, he just doesn't have the power to stand up to the weaponry of the

First Place warrior, the Athenian Marine. He has the ability to tank just about everything thrown at him, plus the weaponry needed to retaliate effectively.