User blog comment:Pygmy Hippo 2/Sir Bors of Newcastle (Elgb333) vs. Gökhan (Tybaltcapulet)/@comment-35617681-20190913193338

Kriller99's "Hell Yeah!" Edges

Close Range: The longsword has a slightly longer blade, is double edged, and can actually thrust. While the Kilij is a great slasher and I would assume Gökhan has more experience using it due to being older, Sir Bors takes the edge here.

Mid Range: Both poleaxes have a lot of versatilty and despite the halberd being longer, the Ottoman axe can be thrown, evening things out. I agree with Tybalt though that the sheer amount of options Sir Bors has give him the win here, especially with the addition of the butt spike. If Gökhan's ax is split in half, he won't be as effective, whereas even if the halberd is broken, you'd still have a spear of sorts.

Long Range: Well, besides the fact that the musket will be able to penetrate Sir Bors' armor at ALL ranges, there's also the fact that the arrows shot at Gökhan will be flying in an arc, meaning they'll be easier to see coming. In addition, the musket doesn't require you to pull back the bowstring everytime, so Gökhan won't get as fatigued as Sir Bors. Lastly, while the longbow has better range, Gökhan will likely be able to avoid the arrows for long enough to get Sir Bors in range of his musket. Edge, Gökhan.

Special: Slight edge to the grenade. The greek fire is an effective weapon, and it's definetly a great form of psychological warefare, but it's much harder to lug around, and doesn't have the best range. Not to mention the user could set the area around him ablaze, causing him to run out of oxygen if he isn't careful. While Sir Bors knows what he's doing, and thus that scenario wouldn't happen, I still say the grenade wins because it's easier to carry and you can have multiple ones of them.

Armor: Edge goes to Sir Bors. Plate armor covers more, and is extremely hard to break when compared to plated mail. The gambeson is also super nice.

X-factors: Edge goes to Sir Bors. While the two men are about equal in skills (I'd consider it to also be physicality) with Bors being stronger while Gökhan is faster and a better marksman, since Sir Bors has fought way more conflicts than Gökhan and is better at manipulating things in his favor, he wins out here.

Winner: Gökhan! Tybalt will be happy, that's for sure. While Bors is much more ruthless and has more experience and tactics than Gökhan, the Ottoman warrior will be more mobile, and has a more modern loadout that nullifies Bors' armor. This also means his long range and special weapons will be able to compensate for his slightly inferior melee weapons, and I do mean slightly. They're still pretty effective. As such, this means Elg333's malevolent knight has taken the wrooooonng contract