I didn't put daggers in the poll because I don't think anybody uses those when doing a build based on one-handed. I always have used maces because they do the most damage and have what seems to me the best perk-specific upgrades (ignoring armor).

Once again I am unsure of which of the three to choose. I like maces, but they don't look as cool as the others and I did maces last time. I like swords, but they don't do as much damage and I don't think the critical hit perks it can have are any good. I like war axes, but I don't know if the extra bleeding damage perks are any good. War axes definitely get huge style points though.

Which of the three do you choose to use and why? Don't be shy; all opinions are welcome

Swords, followed very closely by axes.

Maces are for squares

Sword for preference. Slashing is just so fun.

Mace for best perk, as ignoring armor is a pretty good bonus. A shame I rarely use maces.

Haha dang. Such a tough decision. I'm going with war axes. Time to do something different

Sword. Much more variety. As for the specialization perks, they're all worthless and you should not invest in them.

I understand why for Maces (hardly any enemies with actual armor ratings worth a damn) and Axes (bleed rate is too slow), but why swords? Are the rumors true about crit damage not calculating properly and just doing the base crit damage with no skill/effect/etc modifiers?

The attributes of the melee types rally is lackluster even just with the base effects. Swing speed, base damage, and clobber chance are too similar within each material tier.

Sorry, I meant that I prefer swords. There are many more unique swords than maces and axes combined.

But still, Sword/Axe/Mace perks are still worthless.

Are you sure? So I shouldn't even get the perk once?

I voted Axes. Axes have the best Perks for dealing with cowardly Mages and Archers, but I would rather spend the Perks on something else like Magic Resistance from Alteration, taking less Damage when using a Shield, or Healing Faster.

Yes. Don't get those 0/3 specialization perks. Put it in something more useful.

I'd have to say sword, although I'm starting to prefer the good feeling of shoving an axe into one's head when playing as my new character.

Speed of a blade outweighs the increased damage of the mace. I don't like feeling slow in combat.

War axes. Though the ignore armor perks is awesome which is one reason I love warhammers.

Swords for my battlemages. Dual wielding axes were good for my outing as an Orc warrior though, but mostly I like swords with a few selected perks.

I can't say I prefer any type to be honest, I just like individual weapons. I like the forsworn axe, I like the nordic sword, I like the falmer axe, I like the ebony sword, I like the orcish mace, etc etc.

I think the sword perk seems best, increased chance of criticals seems to result in more kill cams, I don't know if it's the case, but swords seem to get a lot of kill cams.

With my last character I've been using a dagger like a sword with a hide shield, it's kind of sweet. I think daggers are a better size than swords, they seem more serious business, and the kill cams look more badass. Obviously a bit weak, I want to try and boost them up with smithing and enchant my gear to boost 1 handed. I dunno, I might abandon them yet.