The need to coat the blade in oil on a regular basis to avoid rust, the knowledge it takes to sharpen a blade properly and to use it properly to avoid damaging the blade are all things the character in the game does not have access to.
Swords will when not taken properly care of do more surface damage than anything and considering the circumstances of The Forest, the sword would by no means be well maintained. In addition to that, an axe will generally be more heavy towards the point of impact, which increases its penetration power further over a sword that is not properly maintaned. (Of course length of the weapon, weight and so on matters as well) Neither do you obviously.Ī club or an axe will have a smaller area of impact and will generally deliver hits with a greater force due to the localized impact. Originally posted by team-like-cool-dude:you guys dont know what your talking about when it comes to a katana.
