The Secret History of Polearms in GW2 [Cross-posted from Reddit]

@"Lonami.2987" published an extensive and detailed investigation into a weapon type that appears to have been intended for launch. Plans changed, of course. The claim is well-researched and supported by a lot of evidence (even endorsed by that shaman). And, perhaps more important for others, Lon-ami tells the story in a fun, approachable way.

Here's the introduction:

Most games change a lot between early alpha and release, and Guild Wars 2 is no different.

Once upon a time, long before underwater combat, the game had a roster of 16 ground weapons. Just like now, right? Yes, but with a minor difference: Short bows didn't exist yet.

Instead, we had polearms.

I recommend reading the entire post athttps://old.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/a64ek2/datamining_the_secret_story_of_polearms_the/

That was an interesting read. Thanks for cross-posting it here!