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bulletsmile · Mar 19, 2006, 02:11 PM // 14:11

it would be cool if we could get 2 handed swords or axes in the game, like the sword nightmare in soul calibur 2 and Zabuza in Naruto. We could get 1 handed hammer too, with lower dmg of course.

And the ranger could get a crossbow/armbow!

What do you guys think?

NatalieD · Mar 19, 2006, 02:12 PM // 14:12

The warrior skills are balanced for the weapons they currently have. Letting a warrior use axe skills with a higher-damage weapon would be unbalancing.

And you'd really never see a shield in PVP again. What kind of warrior player would sacrifice damage for a bit of armor?

bulletsmile · Mar 19, 2006, 02:23 PM // 14:23

well two-handed axe would be slower, it could cost some energy to wear, just to balance it out

golem bigstick · Mar 19, 2006, 07:55 PM // 19:55

i also want this to happen. i have dreamt and dreamt of a nice zabuza sword. a fellblade just doesnt cut it IMO.

Alcazanar · Mar 19, 2006, 08:43 PM // 20:43

i agree (even though the entire idea is silly)
the first thing i was complaining about in gw
was that you dont really have those cool
2 handed swords to wield but i guess there
is reasons...

Mandy Memory · Mar 19, 2006, 08:49 PM // 20:49

I vote no.

Rogier · Mar 19, 2006, 08:50 PM // 20:50

would be cool but there should be some diffrent skill for these weapons and slower attack rate

LaserLight · Mar 19, 2006, 11:34 PM // 23:34

You'd need a new profession for buster-sword users (and when you're talking about Nightmare and Zabuza, you're talking about buster swords). Warriors are A.) overpowered as it is, and B.) not designed to wield that sort of weapon.

A Buster Swordsman would deal some insane damage totals, but his attack speed would be slow and he couldn't use very heavy armor since most of his strength goes towards wielding that monstrous blade. It would definitely be an offensive class...hmm...

*Gets to thinking* Might be seeing a Buster Swordsman from me soon, I think :-P

Soul Shaker · Mar 20, 2006, 04:03 AM // 04:03

Maybe not buster swordsman...ugh...i really don't wanna see *buster* in a class name...

But, this has been suggested 50 bazillion times over and i've seen a WoW noob who quit when he first discovered that there aren't any 2h swords...he did so in a big hissy fit pre-sear as well. Also refusing to accept the fact that it's balance and the only thing that matters is the armour you're wearing...

remind never to go to WoW with a-holes like that.

Locust Toybox · Mar 20, 2006, 02:37 PM // 14:37

This seriously would completely unbalance the game. Swords are supposed to be lower dammage, fast-strike weapons. If you want a gigantic 2 handed weapon, go for a hammer. The whole point of having hammers is substituting speed and armor for more dammage. I have to say, though, it is nice to dream about...

pappayaponta · Mar 20, 2006, 03:51 PM // 15:51

/signed

bulletsmile · Mar 20, 2006, 04:14 PM // 16:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by LaserLight

You'd need a new profession for buster-sword users (and when you're talking about Nightmare and Zabuza, you're talking about buster swords). Warriors are A.) overpowered as it is, and B.) not designed to wield that sort of weapon.

A Buster Swordsman would deal some insane damage totals, but his attack speed would be slow and he couldn't use very heavy armor since most of his strength goes towards wielding that monstrous blade. It would definitely be an offensive class...hmm...

*Gets to thinking* Might be seeing a Buster Swordsman from me soon, I think :-P

Good idea, a new profession!!

Uzul · Mar 20, 2006, 04:24 PM // 16:24

zabuza can take his knife and go peal some potatoes when you look at gatsu from berserk - THAT is what i call a big sword. Oo

dreaming is nice, but the assasin will never be like manji, warriors will not get oversized weapons and there will be now way to throw a hammer at the target's head.

with a new weapon category there should be new skills as well: and those swords and axes should require high strength to be wielded - kinda like the sentinels armor.

there might be a way to implement them in a balanced way... but i am happy with new skins for the existing weapons and a bigger pool of skills to choose from. ^^

NinjaKai · Mar 20, 2006, 11:01 PM // 23:01

Since people are so concerned with the whole balance thing. Why not simply make hammers with a large sword skin. Okay so it wouldn't be a two handed sword but it would be a reasonable medium between what people want. I mean generally people only want a two handed sword because of how it looks.

bulletsmile · Mar 21, 2006, 10:34 PM // 22:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by NinjaKai

mean generally people only want a two handed sword because of how it looks.

yup

and it would be more fun with it too i think, why do it have to get out of balance becouse of that, a large sword could be slower, -(negative) in something, you name it

SziP · Mar 22, 2006, 12:49 AM // 00:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by NinjaKai

Since people are so concerned with the whole balance thing. Why not simply make hammers with a large sword skin. Okay so it wouldn't be a two handed sword but it would be a reasonable medium between what people want. I mean generally people only want a two handed sword because of how it looks.

Lol you are funny, i laughed my ass for like 2 mins after i read your post. Anyways , i have to disagree with the ninjaKai, its ridiculous to see a hammer with a blade skin that would be considered hammer.

But i do agree with Bulletsmile 100%, and i would really want to see nice swords or axes in the game( 2 handed Sephis Axe ftw ^_^ )
/signed

Witchblade · Mar 22, 2006, 12:52 PM // 12:52

/signed ^^

how about 2 weapon-fighting style, 2 handed swords etc

RBK · Mar 22, 2006, 01:28 PM // 13:28

Well what about a scythe? How cool would that be! Id love to see a scythe. Hmm maybe Im thinking to much into but what about a sword with two blades, one at each end? You know like darth maul and his dual light sabres. (would that be seen as two handed as you would have to use two hands to land some of the attacks. Or do you think a weapon like that screams new character class?)

Or is that to far do you think?

Minus Sign · Mar 22, 2006, 01:48 PM // 13:48

The weapons attack time and damage can be set per weapon so that they are balanced. Slower attack times than their 1-handed counterparts. Remember; its not a hammer with an axe skin. Its an axe with its own stats.

Besides; we were promised more weapon choices a long time ago. This is one way to fullfill that promise without flooding Warriors with loads of weapon SKILLS to have to choose from. Last thing I wanna see is a bunch more skills I'll never use because they aren't with the weapon set I prefer.

/signed

PS: whats wrong with never seeing another shield in PvP again? And why wouldn't there be? Just like swapping to energy foci now, people would probably want to swap to a 1-handed and their shield in high damage taking situations. PvP-wise, this should increase weapons strategy, not decrease.

frickett · Mar 22, 2006, 02:06 PM // 14:06

i dont understand why there arent already one handed hammers, and 2 handed swords and axes.