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Jiub · Apr 03, 2008, 04:20 PM // 16:20

ive seen people on here suggesting that there should be Ebon Dragon Swords and Shocking Dragons Swords aswell as the FDS and IDS, and i think i have an idea that could make this possible.
make a new sword: the Dragon Sword. it looks just like an FDS/IDS except it is grey (undyed) and has no animation, just the dragon's head with the two curved 'filaments' coming out of its mouth. you can then add a fiery, icy, ebon or shocking hilt to it and get the corresponding sword, eg: Dragon Sword + Shocking Sword Hilt = Shocking Dragon Sword.
i admit it would take the making of new animations for the ebon and shocking ones, but that probably wouldnt take very much effort. other than that i see no reason why this is a bad idea other than "i dont like the FDS/IDS already i dont want more" or "no i dont like the idea" and they arent really proper reasons...
/sign or /notsign

Chilos · Apr 03, 2008, 04:27 PM // 16:27

/notsigned

Ebon Dragon Sword = Lump of rock with Dragon Sword handle

Shocking would look ugly. Who knows?

Jiub · Apr 03, 2008, 04:30 PM // 16:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chilos

Ebon Dragon Sword = Lump of rock with Dragon Sword handle

i was thinking more along the lines of leaves coming out of the dragon's mouth instead of fire and/or the filments looking more wooden and have twigs coming off them etc...

Tyla · Apr 03, 2008, 04:42 PM // 16:42

Lolwut?
/Notsigned

MithranArkanere · Apr 03, 2008, 04:45 PM // 16:45

Completion is all.

If there is one... well... it's not important. IF you add a second... haha! That's another thing!

But such a sword would be better if it existed as 4 swords you can find in each campaign:

- Prophecies: Icy Dragon Sword. Dropped by certain Imp groups
- Factions: Ebon Dragon Sword. Dropped by certain Echovald statues.
- Nightfall: Shocking Dragon Sword. Dropped by certain Diamon djinns.
- EotN: Chaos Dragon sword. Dropped by certain prysmatic dragons. (It won't deal chaos damage, it would just look like the rest, but purple)

Hm... that would do... yeah...

Artorius.Maximus · Apr 03, 2008, 04:46 PM // 16:46

Often wondered why those didn't exist, noting the IDS was not released until a few months after Sorrows Furnace came out, which was at least 6 months after game release.

I think that the real question at hand is if they were made, would at least 10% of the gaming population consider using them?

Also, current FDS/IDS cannot have the hilt salvaged off of it. What you are suggesting would allow for there to be a sundering or vampiric (just 2 examples) dragon sword.

/notsigned

MithranArkanere · Apr 03, 2008, 05:04 PM // 17:04

Ah... god idea... it would look cool a dragon woth a tongue of blood.

Add that too.

legion_rat · Apr 03, 2008, 05:35 PM // 17:35

/signed

shocking could be similar to the storm bow, blue filaments with lightning arching around it.

ebon black flames

I shocking dragon sword would be sweet I want one.

~the rat~

MithranArkanere · Apr 03, 2008, 05:44 PM // 17:44

Ebon could be just a dragon spitting dust. Like some dust clouds or sand effects.

N1ghtstalker · Apr 03, 2008, 06:00 PM // 18:00

a shocking dragon sword with thunderbolts coming out? sounds nice
an ebon hmmmmm how would that go i dunno give it a sandstormisch effect maybe it would work

/signed i'd love to see this and would boost the economy
for the chaos dragon sword i'd make it a FoW

MithranArkanere · Apr 03, 2008, 06:30 PM // 18:30

Ow... for FoW it would be nice to have an 'Shadow Dragon' (pitch black) one... and a 'Phantom Dragon' (transluced) for UW...

When it comes to reskins, it's easier than adding more models.

the Puppeteer · Apr 03, 2008, 06:54 PM // 18:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chilos

/notsigned

Ebon Dragon Sword = Lump of rock with Dragon Sword handle

Shocking would look ugly. Who knows?

Why do most ppl picture the earth element as a rock?

and an ebon sword as a sword with dust on it

MithranArkanere · Apr 03, 2008, 07:38 PM // 19:38

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Originally Posted by the Puppeteer

Why do most ppl picture the earth element as a rock?

and an ebon sword as a sword with dust on it

Well. Earth is a solid. It's usually linked to:
- Blunt damage
- Dust
- Landslides
- Moving earth
- Gravity
- Armor ignoring damage
- Blindness
- State of matter
- Sound (since sound moves faster and farther through solids than liquids or gases)

Hm... anyways. What else could it be?

Shayne Hawke · Apr 03, 2008, 08:02 PM // 20:02

/signed for new Earth and Lightning damage default melee weapons, but not necessarily green or a new FDS.

You can't see me · Apr 03, 2008, 08:12 PM // 20:12

Shocking Dragon Sword would be nice. Lightning animations are sweet when done correctly.

Ebon swords.. well, counter to the posts here, I pictured floating jagged rocks around the same metal center of the Icey and Fiery version, and let's face it, a bunch of jagged rocks going through you would hurt.

/Signed.

Sir Pandra Pierva · Apr 03, 2008, 08:15 PM // 20:15

ebon dragon sword-you have a 1% chance of aoe dmg now<_<>_>
it would look interesting but i cant picture ebon

assassin of the night · Apr 03, 2008, 08:39 PM // 20:39

/signed for Shocking

Randvek · Apr 03, 2008, 09:04 PM // 21:04

I haven't a clue how ebon would work, but then again, Earth has always been the red-headed stepchild of the elements when it comes to figuring out ways to make it do damage.

/signed

You know what the sad part is? There are probably dozens of people with the modding knowledge that could make this happen with ANet only needing to implement their work. No hyperbole, so easy. Heck, if I knew it would get used, I might even take a stab at it.

freaky naughty · Apr 03, 2008, 10:01 PM // 22:01

/signed but no new greens, it would be nice if they added new foes in foW that drop the new elemental swords.

MithranArkanere · Apr 03, 2008, 10:54 PM // 22:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randvek

I haven't a clue how ebon would work, but then again, Earth has always been the red-headed stepchild of the elements when it comes to figuring out ways to make it do damage.

/signed

You know what the sad part is? There are probably dozens of people with the modding knowledge that could make this happen with ANet only needing to implement their work. No hyperbole, so easy. Heck, if I knew it would get used, I might even take a stab at it.

Oh, I figured how the 'osidian' damage works.

It's lot of microscopic shards of vitreous felsic lava. They can ignore armor becuase they go through the smallest holes in armor joints (Something specially hard in the Warrior Elite Gladiator set, XDDD).

It's baically sharp dust. Something that cannot be dodged or blocked. Not even resisted regardless of the strengh of th armor...

So probably the best choice would for Ebon would be something like a dark dust floating around a brown twin dragon tongue.