Fair point.
In that case, it'll be a wait to see whatever alternate animations we get for Sword and Dual Blades, and what new models occur.
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Alt animations for Broadsword that don't work with Shield would be fine. I'd be totally in favor of those.
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At this point, is anyone seriously expecting that we'll get "yet another sword set?" And especially one that's practically redundant with a set we already have? Dual Blades took unimaginable flak when it came out because it was just more swords, because it wasn't an addition that was as close to comic books (a spacious argument, but there you go) and because it looked redundant. Currently, Dual Blades is still distinct enough from other sword sets in that it has, you know, two swords where all others have one. And Katana is distinct enough in that it's two-handed, where Broadsword is one-handed. But even already we're digging into semantics and details. A new one-handed sword set WILL NOT FLY. It doesn't matter if it's fencing, dancing or spectacular martial arts. About the most you can hope for is alternate animations for the existing sword sets.
This keeps coming up in the game - requests for new sets that are practically identical to the old sets in all but specific style. That's not a good idea. It's like the old complaint that we needed other styles for Martial Arts because the ones we had weren't real. But the thing is, all of our powersets are representative. Dual Blades is not Dual Swords, Dual Rapiers, Dual Katanas or what have you, and it doesn't need to conform to the fighting style a specific weapon requires. It's just dual blades, an all encompassing set that uses long, bladed weapons which can both slash and stab. I honestly don't see a retread of "single-handed sword" as anything that's even remotely viable. Hell, I don't see a large heavy greatsword as a viable suggestion, and I actually WANT that.
And come now, people. It's "laser," with an S, because it's the acronym for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation." Unless we want to spell it ztrimulation, the word is written with an S in it. That's not a UK spelling that can be "Americanised" with a Z in it. That's how the word is spelled.