Verdict on Warmace?

From what I've been reading lately, warmace seems to be an under-appreciated set. I'm currently rolling a WP/WM and the reason I picked WM is because...

1. It's one of the only secondaries I've yet to try on a tank(battle axe being the other).
2. I had a really cool concept in mind for him.
My only concern is that I'll reach my late 30s or early 40s and realize that this set subpar. I know alot of people say that it's bad on damage, but the way I see it is, "I'm a tank, damage isn't my job anyway."

Anyways, I'm just searching for final thoughts on it before I begin to invest more time in him. As always, any and all feedback is really appreciated.

It used to be unappreciated as it didn't stand out in anyway and so good at nothing thereby lacking in some peoples fun perhaps but since then it's been buffed and buffed beyond my expectations of balance. If you like the look of it then, play it.

Its a solid set with plenty of damage. Basic rule of thumb for these forums.
We end up with a thread where we endless argue over the exact damage rankings of the set. Folks glance over it and then proclaim that every set not currently #1 is teh suxxorz.
It's kind of sad really since they are all pretty well balanced at the moment. Some are a little biased for single target or aoe. Some are tweaked slightly for providing more mitigation. None are "low damage" to me and I have played every last set to 50.

I have a WP/WM tanker. I must say the damage and mitigation is very very impressive. Crowd Control is huge damage. I also have a SS/Fire Brute and a /kin corrupter, and WM is enough to satisfy my damage wants ;P

It's regarded as very similar to Axe...slightly less damage in the heavy-hitters, but notably better AoE.

Pros: great stuns and KD/KU for mitigation, two low-recharge powerful AOEs
Cons: smashing damage is highly and commonly resisted

I'd consider it one of the better offensive sets for Tankers right now. Most are fairly well-balanced, so it comes down to what you want out of the set and it's tough to argue with good AOEs and good mitigation for PVE purposes.

You tanks need to pop in the brute forums more often, they've got the inside scoop on WM.

You'll never be as pretty as an energy aura brute, but you'll be almost as strong.

http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=124689

Set still seems a bit slow on cycle times, for me, but overall I'm ejoying it on my Brute and on the few Tanks I have it on it seems like a good set and nice alternative to SS. I've got a couple Axers out there leveled to 50 and I think War Mace is probably the better choice now. I've been meaning to work on my Macers, but other concepts/ideas/builds keep getting put in front of it....

You can now choose from several different weapon looks (I like the War Hammer, and Morganstern) and add some color variation, so it won't look like everyone else's Mace, which is nice. Plus it gives a satisfying crunching sound when you bring justice to your foes.

Anyways, pretty much what everyone else has said. It's a good set now (unless of course you're not into weapons).

Also, Thunderstrike doesn't do much damage as an AOE. It mostly just knocks back surrounding foes (chance for it), with some paltry damage thrown in. My E^3 Blaster has to have a closeby minion about dead if Thunderstrike's splash damage is going to drop them. I think of it more as an ST attack with benefits to the surrounding area.

On topic, the verdict on War Mace is that it is now awesome. It used to have a lot of issues, and those have been removed thanks to BAB and Castle's work. It does good ST and AOE damage, as well as having decent mitigation from its stuns and KD. The animations are faster than they used to be, though it still feels like you are swinging around something heavy (set looks better with a Mace than a baseball bat, imo). I would highly recommend the set. I enjoyed it before the buffs, and it is fantastic now.

No need to go to the Brute forums for that. We had a massive "Buff War Mace!" thread that had its dreams come true here on the Tanker forums, after all.

Thanks for the all the replies all, it really helps both mentally and directly. One more question before I move on however.

The set seems to have alot of attacks worth picking up, which could theoretically build to a long attack chain. With builds being as tight as they are lately, what do you think is a good attack chain for the set. Keep in mind, I love AoEs so I'm more than likely going to get WA, CC, along with shatter.

warmace is soo strong! but you won't be pretty unless ur a energy brute so srry ur stuck with strong and ugly

WM is mathematically the most Uber Tanker Primary in PvP!