I an training a smiteadin/hammerdin combo (based on Lord Satorious' guide) and was fooling with the smite swing calculator over @ Spirea's website(http://balder.prohosting.com/spirea/Speed/Smite.shtml#page_top), and i came up with the idea that my paly could use a crystal sword instead of a scimitar without compromising the super-fast swing speed. I guess I have to admit that my motivations are purely aesthetic. The crystal swords just look sooooo darned cool but break too easily for practical use (let's not even talk about dimensional blades 
) but with the smiteadin you don't swing with the weapon, therefore no durability is lost, and you get that real cool look.
Anyway, on to the numbers. Because this paly is using Magefist and Iceblink, there's two SIAS mods missing. I am currently using a GIAS scimitar (scimitars look kinda dumb 
) and i plugged it into the calculator and got a swing speed of 7frames/swing (Haven't found goldwrap yet, but I will). I switched it over to a crystal sword, and got the same value.
So my question is, is it feasable to use a crystal sword instead, or would it appreciably compromise my paly's effectiveness? The reqs for the dimensional blade are a little high (85 str) but the crystal sword falls within the min str req for Howltusk, and it doesn't need a point into dex, and you get a really cool look with it. In fact, the smiteadin could be the only char development which could even use a crystal sword without running afoul of the low durability.
Any answers welcome.
--Ajax
"Never would he die on foreign soil,
Without advancing beyond his men and his peers.
His head would be turned towards the enemies' land,
And he would end his days as a conqueror."(2865-2868)
BTW, my bro had a rare crystal sword I envied. It served him well from Act II/Normal-->Act II/NM, and looked really cool. He held onto it way too long, tho (ever try to zeal a Lightning Spire to death with a "pointy shard of glass"? The poor guy had to return to town every minute or so for costly repairs! Lol!)
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