I would say that one weapon is more cheap/broken than the other but after playing extensively it seems like they all have some cheese grater/light saber qualities to them. Except axes. Axes seem pretty weak right now.
Currently playing a lasher. Whips and swords are the greatest.
Halberds are always dangerous though, especially with those dang minotaurs.
I've been travelling through the night and sleeping anywhere I can with my group and I have NEVER EVER encountered a SINGLE bogeyman. Is it because I'm travelling with a large group?
Yeah, they don't attack groups
I adventured around and gained enough fame to become a legendary hero, had a band of about 18 people, most of which had titles. The goblins seemed to be getting annoyed with us (I've killed so many that they stammer out their attack announcements) and finally sent a veritable army to take us down. They seemed particularly angry at me, considering that I almost instantly caught a glancing arrow to the head and was knocked out. I woke up I dunno how long later with the battle raging around me and two goblins charging through the melee at me. One was a goblin swordsman who idly spilled the guts of one of my less experienced fighters as he ran past, the other was the master of the party, an ax goblin. The swordsman was several paces out in front of the master and I knew I had to get rid of him quick so I could fight the master one on one.
The swordsman missed me and I countered with a kick that broke his knee and then promptly strangled him till he passed out and slashed his throat. The ax goblin was already on me by then and managed to embed is blade in my shoulder. I grabbed the embedded ax with one hand and jammed my sword into his belly with the other. He tried to pull his ax out but lost his grip as I held it. I wrenched it out a moment later and lopped off his shield arm before tearing my sword free and slicing his head clean off. Things went ok after that, but most of my companions were either injured or killed.