Blunt WeaponsReport
English：Blunt Weapons · Items & Equipment
Blunt Weapons specialize in blunt damage. With the exception of the Spiked Club, blunt weapons usually cause very little bleeding damage.
Blunt Weapons specialize in blunt damage. With the exception of the Spiked Club, blunt weapons usually cause very little bleeding damage. They require significant amounts of strength as they go up in quality (because of the increase in blunt damage).
Because stun (blunt) damage actually reduces KO time for the most part, enemies defeated with a blunt weapon will get up very quickly after getting knocked out. A character knocked out with pure stun damage will stand up seconds (if not instantly) after being knocked unconscious (unless put into a recovery coma).
The usefulness of blunt weapons is heavily questioned by many players. Blunt weapons offer less or the same amount of total damage as light weapons (Sabres, Polearms, Katanas) while demanding equally (if not more) strength as most Hackers, sometimes even Heavy Weapons - and not providing extra range or other benefits (the Clubs have some bonuses, but those are inferior to ones given by most hackers). However, their strength requirements combined with the popularity of Clubs can make them a potential steppingstone for early strength training. It is also worth noting that the majority of armours have a lower resistance for blunt than cut damage, sometimes quite significantly.
A commonly brought up point is that Blunt Weapons are useful for defeating bounties, because it removes the need to bandage them and reduces the chance of them dying (from bleeding and wound degeneration). However, this claim has significant flaws:
Given the downsides of blunt weapons and their prevalence among many bandit NPC factions, it can be speculated that this weapon type primarily serves as a way of balancing the game in the player's favor, similarly to how many enemies wear armor with bad coverage.
The Blunt skill determines damage with weapons classified as Blunt. The skill is defined in game as follows:
Stats
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| 2 | 21 |
Related items
Crossbows, Jitte, Katanas, Hackers, Sabres, Heavy Jitte, Heavy Weapons, Spiked Club