Yeah, I think people are forgetting the *really* hard part of such a change: What do you do for sword animations with the fire/smashing attacks or the pure fire attacks?
Personally, I've never played Fire Melee but hoping to eventually play it on a Stalker. And I want Sword animations for all the attacks. But I'm actually starting to lean on making a Fire/Shield Brute instead as I've seen some cool demon concepts on the board (lookin at you Werner ).
Pure fire is fine, make the sword more transparent and use bigger explosions and more lingering tongues of flame afterward. Smashing shouldn't be an issue. If we momentarily look at real life, axes and most battlefield swords weren't particularly sharp. But if it really matters, again lead more heavily on the explosion and "fire" aspect.
Fire is basically heat, light, and moving air. Yes wind can cut. Wind can also bash. Whether it is shaped like a sword or not. Especially if it explodes, that's more smashing/bashing than cutting.
"Hmm, I guess I'm not as omniscient as I thought" -Gavin Runeblade.
I can be found, outside of paragon city here.
Thank you everyone at Paragon and on Virtue. When the lights go out in November, you'll find me on Razor Bunny.
Personally, I've never played Fire Melee but hoping to eventually play it on a Stalker. And I want Sword animations for all the attacks. But I'm actually starting to lean on making a Fire/Shield Brute instead as I've seen some cool demon concepts on the board (lookin at you Werner
Fire is basically heat, light, and moving air. Yes wind can cut. Wind can also bash. Whether it is shaped like a sword or not. Especially if it explodes, that's more smashing/bashing than cutting.
"Hmm, I guess I'm not as omniscient as I thought" -Gavin Runeblade.
I can be found, outside of paragon city here.
Thank you everyone at Paragon and on Virtue. When the lights go out in November, you'll find me on Razor Bunny.