User blog comment:Cfp3157/Season 3 Episode 3: Assassins vs. Merry Men/@comment-8012490-20130418210456

For close range it's the short blade vs. the rondel dagger. The short blade looks longer first of all and secondly it looks like it is just as effective stabbing as it is thrusting. Plus, the assassins can kill the merry men with it before they know it is a fight. Edge: assassins.

For medium range it's the longsword vs. the syrain sabre. The thing with the longsword is that it is more versitile. It can be used to stab or slash. It may also be longer and stabbing is faster then slashing. Edge: merry men.

Long range is the longbow vs. the throwing knives. The longbow can fire overall faster and can hit at a longer range then throwing knives can. The only advantage of throwing knives is that they are concealable, but that's not enough to give it the edge. Edge: merry men.

Special weapons have hidden gun vs. warhammer. The hidden gun has actual range with it is more powerful with the gunpowder backing it up. It is also more concealable then the warhammer is and is more versitile. Edge: assassins.

With the armor the merry men have the best overall protection; however, the assassins have very specialized armor. Their organs and shins are protected and their armor allows them to use their agility better. And the assassins are simply far more agile then the merry men are with or without their armor on. Edge: assassins.

Finally, the x-factors. Though Robin Hood may be a better leader, the assassins are better stratagists and are willing to kill anyone. Though Robin Hood may not expect mercy, he may give it to the wrong people. Edge: assassins.

The assassins are simply more effective then the merry men are. If John had been a templar, then the assassins would have already killed him and stopped him by now. Robin Hood may be good at fighting people; however, he comes short with actually perminentaly stopping them. My vote goes to the assassins.