Template talk:Maces

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I'm not sure including clubs and hammers in the header is appropriate. The hammer articles mention the existence of the sub-class, but these weapons are still all mace class. ◄► Tephra ◄► 23:04, September 26, 2015 (UTC)
 * I was actually starting to rewrite articles to avoid using D2's inventory screen display text. The inventory screens in D1 and D3 are pretty accurate, but in D2, the displayed weapon class sometimes contradicts the game's actual taxonomy, and the displayed fast/slow weapon speeds are unreliable. Rigel Kent (talk) 07:06, September 27, 2015 (UTC)

◄► Tephra ◄► 23:26, September 27, 2015 (UTC)
 * The in-game labels might not be treated consistently in the game, but it is by those labels that players identify them, making them relevant out of game. I know D2 is a bit weird, and treats weapons differently depending on their context, and the wiki records the internals, but navigation appeals to the externals and needs to be simple and direct. I just feel that the nav box needs to be kept minimalistic and present broad categories as the game presents them, while presenting specifics and hard data are the job of the individual articles.
 * Hm, that's true. Titling the navbox "mace class" might be a good solution. That'd be easier to grasp for new players, but still a semi-distinct term from actual maces. But there's still a complication &mdash; what about the Template:Scepters navbox? Should those get merged in with the other mace class weapons here? Maybe a tabber, or a four-column table? Same for the staff class navboxes, staves, wands and orbs? Rigel Kent (talk) 04:58, September 29, 2015 (UTC)

◄► Tephra ◄► 05:06, September 29, 2015 (UTC)
 * The Arreat Summit divides scepters, staves, wands, and orbs separately. Generally, the wiki follows the Arreat Summit's lead for everything Diablo II.

◄► Tephra ◄► 18:02, October 1, 2015 (UTC)
 * Thought I might add that scepters/staves/wands are actually a sub-class of "rods" which is a sub-class of maces. The rods class plays a role in magic affixes.