Rapier skin or other skin for IW? - Guild Wars Forums

Mordakai · Dec 05, 2007, 03:31 PM // 15:31

Is there any Rapier-like skin for a sword? I haven't found any, just curious if anyone else has.

On a side topic: What weapons do people like for their Illusionary Weaponry Mesmers?

Kook~NBK~ · Dec 05, 2007, 03:41 PM // 15:41

I think this may be close to what you're looking for. http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Jade_Sword

As for what to use, something with multiple strike per attack capabilities & speed. An IW/Assassin build could work well against single targets.

Mordakai · Dec 05, 2007, 03:46 PM // 15:46

Maybe I'll just use a Katana. Yeah, I'm making another Mesmer in Factions just to get the Assassin secondary for Feigned Neutrality. http://www.wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Feigned_Neutrality

Yichi · Dec 05, 2007, 03:48 PM // 15:48

you can't change your secondary?

Zodiak · Dec 05, 2007, 03:53 PM // 15:53

As for Rapiers, there are no such swords in Guildwars. Now, if you want something that has a long straight and thin blade, something can be found, just not rapiers.

Jade Sword
Long Sword
Sephis Sword

Those 3 come to mind. Although they have a traditional sword Hilt and not a curved hand guard usually depicting a rapier.

Now as for Illusionary Weaponry itself, Attack Speed is linked to the type of weapon, not the profession. Hammers and scythes attacking slowest, then swords and axes and then daggers

Hammers being the worst choice for IW, swords and axes being "ok", dagger being a bit better but loosing the ability of the shield and Scythes being the best for their multiple targeting strikes.

Woop Shotty · Dec 05, 2007, 04:00 PM // 16:00

IW with feigned neutrality is a sweet idea. I should get my mes ready to try that out!

Hobbs · Dec 05, 2007, 04:04 PM // 16:04

Jitte's are kinda thin...

Zodiak · Dec 05, 2007, 04:09 PM // 16:09

True a Jitte is thin, but it also looks like a large blunt sai, which is what I consider it mostly as.

Arent those hard to get?

Mordakai · Dec 05, 2007, 04:44 PM // 16:44

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Originally Posted by MistressYichi

you can't change your secondary?

Because I'd rather make a new character then get to the Profession Changer in Factions... basically cause I wanted an excuse to make a male mesmer.

Onarik Amrak · Dec 05, 2007, 08:03 PM // 20:03

Shinobi Blade perhaps.

blakecraw · Dec 05, 2007, 08:17 PM // 20:17

imo for an IW mes you gotta go with the crystalline skinned longsword from pre.

Otherwise, I think your best bet would be a Tengu sword (if you have the bmp) or a broadsword.

Darkobra · Dec 05, 2007, 09:28 PM // 21:28

There's nothing really like a rapier in this game. I'll admit, the jade sword is a beauty, but it's not quite a rapier.

October Jade · Dec 05, 2007, 10:00 PM // 22:00

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Originally Posted by Mordakai

Because I'd rather make a new character then get to the Profession Changer in Factions... basically cause I wanted an excuse to make a male mesmer.

Do you realize that, after ascending, you can use the profession changer in the Balthazar temple for any campaign you own? No progress in Cantha is necessary.

I guess you have your new mesmer anyway. Whatev.

Miss Puddles · Dec 06, 2007, 03:33 PM // 15:33

i use a platinum blade and malinon's shield.

N E D M · Dec 06, 2007, 04:13 PM // 16:13

Tengu sword is a rapier sorta
shiros sword i guess is kinda as well
EDIT: Personally i use an ogre slaying knife

isamu kurosawa · Dec 06, 2007, 04:25 PM // 16:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by N E D M

Tengu sword is a rapier sorta
shiros sword i guess is kinda as well
EDIT: Personally i use an ogre slaying knife

huh?

they look nothing like a rapier

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapier

N E D M · Dec 06, 2007, 04:36 PM // 16:36

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Originally Posted by isamu kurosawa

huh?

they look nothing like a rapier

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapier

Name a GW skin more like rapier then. (read the wiki you quoted instead of looking at the picture on it)
There just isn't really a rapier in GW.
(also i wasn't implying ogre knife to be remotely like a rapier)

Zodiak · Dec 06, 2007, 05:10 PM // 17:10

I believe the Runic Blade http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Runic_Blade to be the CLOSEST thing to a Rapier in Guildwars, here are my reasons.

- Long Blade
- Very thin
- Hilt and Pommel closest thing resembling
- Overall proportions, scale and overall thinness of the blade design

Other swords do have thin long blades but always have something that jets out somewhere or doesnt fit the description in some way.

Other then not having some form of guard over the hand or some metal work, I feel as its the closest.

Onarik Amrak · Dec 06, 2007, 05:13 PM // 17:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by N E D M

Name a GW skin more like rapier then. (read the wiki you quoted instead of looking at the picture on it)
There just isn't really a rapier in GW.
(also i wasn't implying ogre knife to be remotely like a rapier)

Well anything that has a STRAIGHT blade would qualify better than Shiro's Blades and a Tengu Sword.

Jittes and Shinobi Blades are about as close as you can get.

Runic blades look too big and heavy.

Dec 05, 2007, 03:31 PM // 15:31	#1
Mordakai Grotto Attendant Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kyhlo Profession: W/	Rapier skin or other skin for IW? Is there any Rapier-like skin for a sword? I haven't found any, just curious if anyone else has. On a side topic: What weapons do people like for their Illusionary Weaponry Mesmers?

Dec 06, 2007, 04:13 PM // 16:13	#15
N E D M Desert Nomad Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Officer's Club Guild: Gameamp Guides [AMP]	Tengu sword is a rapier sorta shiros sword i guess is kinda as well EDIT: Personally i use an ogre slaying knife Last edited by N E D M; Dec 06, 2007 at 04:24 PM // 16:24..

Dec 05, 2007, 03:41 PM // 15:41	#2
Kook~NBK~ Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A little chalet outside Drok's Guild: Natural Born Killaz	I think this may be close to what you're looking for. http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Jade_Sword As for what to use, something with multiple strike per attack capabilities & speed. An IW/Assassin build could work well against single targets.

Dec 05, 2007, 03:46 PM // 15:46	#3
Mordakai Grotto Attendant Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kyhlo Profession: W/	Maybe I'll just use a Katana. Yeah, I'm making another Mesmer in Factions just to get the Assassin secondary for Feigned Neutrality. http://www.wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Feigned_Neutrality

Dec 05, 2007, 03:48 PM // 15:48	#4
Yichi Furnace Stoker Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Guild Hall, Vent, Guesting, PvE, or the occasional HA match... Guild: Dark Alley [dR]	you can't change your secondary?

Dec 05, 2007, 03:53 PM // 15:53	#5
Zodiak Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2005 Location: Gatineau, Qc, Canada Guild: Kiss of Anguish [KISS] Profession: P/W	As for Rapiers, there are no such swords in Guildwars. Now, if you want something that has a long straight and thin blade, something can be found, just not rapiers. Jade Sword Long Sword Sephis Sword Those 3 come to mind. Although they have a traditional sword Hilt and not a curved hand guard usually depicting a rapier. Now as for Illusionary Weaponry itself, Attack Speed is linked to the type of weapon, not the profession. Hammers and scythes attacking slowest, then swords and axes and then daggers Hammers being the worst choice for IW, swords and axes being "ok", dagger being a bit better but loosing the ability of the shield and Scythes being the best for their multiple targeting strikes.

Dec 05, 2007, 04:00 PM // 16:00	#6
Woop Shotty Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Oct 2006 Guild: Ruthless Mafia [RM] Profession: Mo/	IW with feigned neutrality is a sweet idea. I should get my mes ready to try that out!

Dec 05, 2007, 04:04 PM // 16:04	#7
Hobbs Desert Nomad Join Date: May 2006 Guild: Organised Spam [OS] Profession: W/	Jitte's are kinda thin...

Dec 05, 2007, 04:09 PM // 16:09	#8
Zodiak Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2005 Location: Gatineau, Qc, Canada Guild: Kiss of Anguish [KISS] Profession: P/W	True a Jitte is thin, but it also looks like a large blunt sai, which is what I consider it mostly as. Arent those hard to get?

Dec 05, 2007, 08:03 PM // 20:03	#10
Onarik Amrak Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2007 Guild: Astral Revenants Profession: P/W	Shinobi Blade perhaps.

Dec 05, 2007, 08:17 PM // 20:17	#11
blakecraw Krytan Explorer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Austin, TX	imo for an IW mes you gotta go with the crystalline skinned longsword from pre. Otherwise, I think your best bet would be a Tengu sword (if you have the bmp) or a broadsword.

Dec 05, 2007, 09:28 PM // 21:28	#12
Darkobra Forge Runner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Scotland Guild: Type like an idiot, I'll treat you like an idiot Profession: E/Me	There's nothing really like a rapier in this game. I'll admit, the jade sword is a beauty, but it's not quite a rapier.

Dec 06, 2007, 03:33 PM // 15:33	#14
Miss Puddles Jungle Guide Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: California Guild: Shiverpeaks Search And Rescue [Lost] Profession: Me/	i use a platinum blade and malinon's shield.

Dec 06, 2007, 05:10 PM // 17:10	#18
Zodiak Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2005 Location: Gatineau, Qc, Canada Guild: Kiss of Anguish [KISS] Profession: P/W	I believe the Runic Blade http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Runic_Blade to be the CLOSEST thing to a Rapier in Guildwars, here are my reasons. - Long Blade - Very thin - Hilt and Pommel closest thing resembling - Overall proportions, scale and overall thinness of the blade design Other swords do have thin long blades but always have something that jets out somewhere or doesnt fit the description in some way. Other then not having some form of guard over the hand or some metal work, I feel as its the closest.