Incomming Two-handed weapons

I was going to point out a difference in terminology, but the article you linked to does that. <.<

Giant Dual Blades... sign me up! Make it so Devs

In general, I'd like to see a few emotes that play with a weapon out, be it Titan Weapon or otherwise. Years ago, BABs forced all of our emotes to return players to a non-weapon stance because they had the tendency to play weird and unexpected animations otherwise (like /em bow playing a bow-firing animation if done with a Katana out), but I still feel we could use a few weapon animations anyway. They don't have to be specific to the weapon class, they can be as simple as "right-handed weapon" and "left-handed weapon." Simple things like sword pointing, standing on guard with a rifle and so on. I mean, the Architect's critters can use them. Why not us?

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Something else I want to discuss that's specific to Titanic Weapons is how the running animation we'll get with them out. There are a few ways to do it right and a LOT of ways to do it wrong. Ironically, Lineage II has great examples of both categories. In the "wrong" category is the Orc male, who carries his two-handed sword as though he has a bad back, dragging the thing behind him with both hands and almost visibly groaning under the stress. In the "right" category is the Orc female, counter-intuitively, who simply rests the sword on her shoulder, supports it with one hand and walks around with it casually and effortlessly almost like a bucket yoke.

What I really, REALLY do not want to see is just the basic run animation for Broadsword reused, but with an even larger weapon. NO-ONE RUNS LIKE THIS! Not with a weapon. You don't swing a long weapon around like a madman when you run, especially if that long weapon also happens to be a Titanic Weapon. It looks just silly, and in a bad way, and it must be killer on your arm.

The Titanic Weapons animation needs to be cool and incorporate carrying the weapon in such a way that it doesn't drag and doesn't swing around too much. Carrying it on the back with one hand holding it up, carrying it on the shoulder with one or two hands holding it or, hell, even carrying it in two hands like a shotgun are all acceptable.

We also need a decent stance with the weapon. Nothing too goofy or ridiculous, not a baseball strike stance or some kind of goofy "sword high in the air stance. Actually, Cloud Strife's stance is probably close to ideal. I'll try to get screenshots if I can.

Originally Posted by Arcanaville Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.

Originally Posted by Arcanaville Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.

You could even be self defeating and make it an Ice Armor tank.

Why did someone notice when you said that?

Because it's hard to miss a cruise ship that big.

Especially if you're an iceberg.

I think she was referring to the lack of response to this:

Ah, darnit - I should have known someone already made that joke. Apologies.

Better crowds on the weekdays maybe?


(I'd also like to blame the forum bug for messing up which posts I've read and haven't. Even if it isn't the forum bug's fault, I just like blaming it.)

Unless... "Issue 22: Full Steam Ahead!"

For all that it had issues with getting stuck through the MM's body, I preferred the pulse rifle from the CoV beta -- what's now the "Mk. II Mercenary Assault Weapon" for Assault Rifle.

The 'lasers out of my bagpipes' comment, though, did give me a bit of amusement picturing the possible animations for Bagpipes as a custom weapon option for the Sonic powersets, and how fast you'd drive players away if you made the sounds match the weapon...

If they were using bagpipes as a sonic attack I don't think you would enjoy the sound.

yes

Considering bagpipes are also a Bulgarian national folklore instrument, you have at least one more supporter for bagpipes in me. As with any musical instrument, I feel it comes down more to the music and the performer than the actual instrument.

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Someone raised a question to me last night, and I wanted to pose it here as well, as I couldn't come up with a decently answer for myself: Now that we'll have access to Titanic Swords, what reason is there to keep our regular Broadsword characters? Obviously, Sword/Shield characters HAVE to remain sword since I doubt Titanic Weapons will be usable with a shield, but beyond that?

So answer me this question: In your opinion, what instances can you think of where a Broadsword character would be appropriate, but a Titanic Weapons character with a sword wouldn't be, outside of Shield Defence?

Originally Posted by Arcanaville Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.

No, your not

If it's good enough for her Majesty, it's good enough for me, dash it all!

Originally Posted by Zwillinger GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.

Originally Posted by Captain_Photon NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.

Err.. Anyone who doesen't use a two-handed sword?

If they have to make such a set I would want a mix of 1 handed and 2 handed animations.

depends on the theme. my bs character, lady bizzybee would not work with a titanic sword. she is supposed to be a more graceful fighter, and by all accounts, titan will be more of a brute force themed set. now i know bs animations arent exactly the most graceful, but they still fit a light on their feet swordfighter more than titan weapons will, by the current assumed theme, will. plus, i dont see a number of the bs models looking convincing with titan weapons. all of the chinese swords are fairly light, in real life, so a animation that would work for the 3 existing blades would look silly and overwrought with them, also the standard longsword and the kopesh. it really boils down to an issue of animations theme , a heavy weapon should very likely look like it weighs a lot and is being used by a character of titanic strength, broadswords are generally useable one handed.

oh and as for bagpipes, id say fans of the boston area punk band "dropkick murphys" like it, and any boston celt-punk band, they tend to use bagpipes a lot.