Add Fire Sword & Ice Sword as available weapons to Dual Blades/Katana/Broadsword/Ninja Sword
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Leo_G,
Posted on: 2011-07-22 14:40 in Suggestions and Ideas
Elemental weapons have been a common request to add to existing weapon sets, and (Greater) Fire and Ice Swords are an even more recurring one. And every time they come up, I agree with them, because it only makes sense as far as I'm concerned.
In olden days when a glimpse of sticking was looked on as something shocking, BABs explained his reluctance to place the existing Elemental weapons in weapon sets because players would expect them to deal elemental damage, and then subsequently ask for them to do so. Moreover, HE would expect them to deal elemental damage and so he didn't feel right to put them in. At the time I agreed with him... Until Shield Defence came about and gave us fire, ice and energy shields without them simultaneously guarding more from fire, ice or energy attacks.
As far as I'm concerned, if I can walk around with a Fire Shield that protects in exactly the same way as a steel shield does - and that's in-game precedent - then I should be allowed to walk around with a Fire Sword that hits in exactly the same way a steel sword does. It only makes sense.
In short, I agree.
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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.
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Not to mention the attacks with fire, ice, and energy shields not doing the respective damage.
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
Until Shield Defence came about and gave us fire, ice and energy shields without them simultaneously guarding more from fire, ice or energy attacks.
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Goodbye may seem forever
Farewell is like the end
But in my heart's the memory
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Yeah exactly.
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
Elemental weapons have been a common request to add to existing weapon sets, and (Greater) Fire and Ice Swords are an even more recurring one. And every time they come up, I agree with them, because it only makes sense as far as I'm concerned.
In olden days when a glimpse of sticking was looked on as something shocking, BABs explained his reluctance to place the existing Elemental weapons in weapon sets because players would expect them to deal elemental damage, and then subsequently ask for them to do so. Moreover, HE would expect them to deal elemental damage and so he didn't feel right to put them in. At the time I agreed with him... Until Shield Defence came about and gave us fire, ice and energy shields without them simultaneously guarding more from fire, ice or energy attacks. As far as I'm concerned, if I can walk around with a Fire Shield that protects in exactly the same way as a steel shield does - and that's in-game precedent - then I should be allowed to walk around with a Fire Sword that hits in exactly the same way a steel sword does. It only makes sense. In short, I agree. |
Why stop at fire and ice? I'd like to see a crystal/earth/dark/etc sword too. Of course, these don't exist in the game like the fire/ice ones do, but it'd still be nice for character design purposes.
For Ice/Fire melee, I want beam swords like Zero/MM Zero use so that Fire/Ice keep something unique to them.
But yeah, I could go for the elemental swords going to the lethal weapon sets.
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Good idea. It would be nice also to add particle effects to existing weapons. Like a katana but with fiery effect or a rapier with ice effect etc etc..|
Originally Posted by Stone Daemon
Why stop at fire and ice? I'd like to see a crystal/earth/dark/etc sword too. Of course, these don't exist in the game like the fire/ice ones do, but it'd still be nice for character design purposes.
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Infact, why stop at Dual Blades? IMO, ALL melee weapons should have a tintable version or given particle effects where its applicable.
I will miss you City of Heroes..
Yeah the suggestion is in the title. Use the Ice Sword and Fire Sword graphics. Implement them as weapon skins for Dual Blades/Katana/Broadsword/Ninja Sword.
I think it would be cool as it would allow for a lot of different concepts to be made. (Plus it would help balance out the fact stalkers are getting an Ice secondary without getting an ice primary.)