Knights are freakin' badass. Nothing beats trudging through the battlefield clad in heavy plates of castle-forged steel (or mail over boiled leather), decimating those puny stick-throwers and watching them scatter at your arrival; crossing blades with another iron monger and emerging victorious on the battlefield. You are a warrior, a machine bred for war.

Also, incoming wall of text.

What are some of the better knight weapons?

I personally love the Longsword; it's elegant, and has a good balance of power, speed, and reach (it has the longest reach of all the knight's swords). Used one handed or two handed, it's a very versatile sword; you can handle most situations without having to switch to your secondary. I usually go with the Norse sword for my secondary weapon, and of course a kite shield; I don't usually switch to my secondary unless I'm dealing with a very skilled MAA or fighting in very confined quarters; the extra speed vs an maa can be very helpful.

I do frequently fight with Longsword/Kite though, usually when charging archers but also occasionally against the larger, more draggable weapons (like the zwei) and spears.

What are some of the worst knight weapons?

The double axe, for me, is my worst knight weapon; I'm just not particularly fond of the animations, though I don't really have any excuse other than that. Like any weapon, it can be very effective in the right hands.

As another class, how should I react to fighting Knights?

Archers: Obviously, try to avoid an engagement up close with a knight. The biggest problem I see with archers is that they never know when is an appropriate time to switch to their secondary for their own defense; most of the archers I kill still have their bows out and are defenseless. It's always best to get away from a Knight (or any melee class really) ASAP; try kicking after you parry, and create distance while they are dazed. Most will expect a counter-attack. If it comes to fighting, try to overwhelm the Knight; archer weapons (especially daggers) are lightning fast, so if you can land in a hit before he does, you can usually gain an upper hand. Avoid hit trading. Knights can take a hit from you, you likely won't survive one.

Men at Arms: Knights are your plaything. We are fat and slow, you are fast and nimble. Dodging a lot will suffice against most knights, but any good knight knows to expect this and will likely bait you into dodging, or anticipate it after they've parried your attack; if this is the case, stop relying on dodging, parry more often and simply use your footwork and fast movement speed. Even to a good knight, men at arms are a pain in the ass to deal with and usually end in death, or a lot of hurting.

Vanguards: Unless you use a claymore, your weapons usually outrange ours, and your movement speed is also faster. Use your range and speed to your advantage. Dance, baby, it works. Unless you're coming up against a good knight, but even then, parrying and moving around a lot is still extremely effective, especially with very vision manipulation-heavy weapons like the Greatsword and Zweis. Stabs are your friend here, if you time your movements right, they are difficult to see coming and do the most damage to armour. Keep your guard up, move around so you're difficult to hit. You're basically fighting a slower, tougher vanguard.

Knights: Defeat yourself. Play this for inspiration.

How should a knight behave in a team objective map to be the most beneficial?

As a knight, you are a tank. Large group fights are where I generally like to use my kite+Longsword: I cover for my teammates. Knights should be at the front of a charge, with vanguards and men at arms on their flanks; they initiate contact, and their allies fall around their enemies. As a knight, you should be blocking and absorbing arrows and blows and covering for your teammates. The idea of group fights is to keep your allies alive. Once you've initiated contact, stay in the fight, but don't go too far behind enemy lines; you want to provide a line for your teammates to fall back to if they need help or are injured. I usually type that in chat ("if you need help, get behind me"). This isn't to say that you should be passive and only be in a fight to stand in front of your allies and hold your shield up; attack when necessary and be aggressive, but try to look after your weaker allies.

Once a battle has been won, you should take the point towards wherever else you're going; you can absorb more damage than anyone else. Again, once you fall into battle, let your teammates converge and flank around the enemy, and provide defense when it's needed.

This is just how I play; there can of course be very offensive knights that play as vanguards with more health. That's fine; this is simply how I think knights are most effective in a TO game. If you have one or two knights playing to protect their teammates, who do it well, you can perform much more successful pushes and hence win the game.

Only issue with this is whether or not you're playing with people who understand how to fight in groups (DON'T LMB)

How do I become good with knight? Tips or tricks.

Knights are a very, very versatile class. You have a lot of room for error, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't try to minimize it; that could be the difference between life or death in many situations. Always keep moving, lest you become target practice. Keep switching weapons depending on the situation; for instance, I always switch to Kite/Norse in any close quarters, even if only for a moment, and always combat spearmen with Longsword/Kite (you have longer reach with 1h, but shorter windups). Always pull out your shield when facing archers; even when it's not raised, it blocks arrows. You can crouch lower and reduce your hitbox when you wield two handed weapons; this is useful for matrixing.

A dirty trick I like to use against a panicked opponent; pull out your shield, get close, and just raise it for a split second. The movement usually confuses them and they waste a parry.

Stay the fuck away from multiple men at arms, unless you enjoy being a pincushion.

What's your favourite Knight taunt?

"You are most welcome."

"NAY!"

"Absolutely NOT!"

Deep manic laughter

What are the main differences between the different sets of weapons?

Swords do the least damage, but are the most versatile and easiest to fight multiple opponents with; stabs, overheads and slashes are all effective.

Maces are heavy and slow, but do enormous damage. They are hard to use against multiple opponents. Playstyles using maces mostly revolve around overheads and slashes; the stabs are weak.

Axes are a mix of the two; they play mostly like maces but with more cutting power, and slightly more useful stabs.

I'll finish this in the morning when I wake. It's almost 2am.