Light Hammer vs Light Mace

[Alektronic]

Is there any reason to wield a light hammer? (pure comedy value aside). I feel like I'm missing something cuz I recall light hammers costing a pretty penny on AH (after cost:benefit considerations). If I'm not mistaken, these do less dmg that unarmed fighting (on a non-monk), which is interesting.

[Glenalth]

Is there any reason to wield a light hammer? (pure comedy value aside). I feel like I'm missing something cuz I recall light hammers costing a pretty penny on AH (after cost:benefit considerations). If I'm not mistaken, these do less dmg that unarmed fighting (on a non-monk), which is interesting.

It's just a bad translation from PnP where their stats are more or less the same, but the hammer can be thrown. It gets more versatility for the martial proficiency needed over the simple proficiency of the light mace.

In this game they're identical other that the proficiency needed. If you're seeing light hammers fetching a premium on the AH over light maces, your server is crazy.

[Alektronic]

oic, ty for the info .

light hammer is actually only 1d4 vs 1d6 on light mace, so w/out that throwing component, hammers are worse than.... everything.

Why implement light hammers at all then? Lots of other PnP weapons didn't make then cut, hehe. I like finding a use for everything in the game (most everything anyways). /sad panda

[Illiain]

As a martial weapon, they should be changed to have a 20/x3 crit. This way they can be an ok offhand if someone wanted to TWF with bludgeoning weapons without the large offhand penalty. Make it a light warhammer.