I would like a riot shield kind of weapon.

It would make boarding actions really cool.

Do you know how far 10m is?

Those would be Nova Lances, silly.

Yup - why not.

a 10m range - heavy attacks like the nova knife but main hand. More of a 1-2 hit kill maybe 2-3 for heavies and suited assault. Long sweeping attack range maybe 180 degrees or 60 depending on the speed between swings....

When do I get my nova warhorse?

1 story of a building is about 3m or so.

So that's a sword with a swing as long/tall as a 3-story building with an arc that would hit everything in a half circle in front of the character?

Actually, It depends of the type of the building. If You Suppose a Theater ,a Church or a GYM, You'll see that the height must be more than 6 meters...But The height of Normal Buildings such as residential Buildings or Offices is usually between 3-3.5 meters.(from floor to floor)and 2.8-3 meters from floor to under the ceiling. And again the diameter of the ceiling depends on the stuffs that have been used for.

For reference, this would be a reasonable length for a 3m blade. Count the arm length and you can MAYBE argue 4m on a sword swing, more easily so if you want to have game mechanics trumping logic.

3m range on a KNIFE is all kinds of ridiculous, and also, 10m is SHOTGUN range. Keep in mind that MELEE weapons aren't going to be hitting remotely close to CQC gun range, and never should be.

Cutting knives back to 2m (arm + blade length + game mechanics), but giving them a lunge, then making a sword with 4m range would be reasonable.

I've never like melee weapons in a first person shooter.

but HMG + shield!

Ultimate room clearer!

Nova Shield - again great for heavies.

I am really liking the idea of a shield for Heavies. Would be great for playing the defender role. If anyone has played the Resistance: Fall of Man series you'll remember walking around with an HMG that could pop up an energy shield that could take a certain amount of damage before it crapped out. Bullets could go through it one way but not go through the opposite direction. Would be pretty sick for setting up shop and holding down a letter. It would make for great squad support as they could all stand behind the shield that was deployed and fire through until too much damage or a flux takes it out.

You need a riot shield for "boarding actions"
Amarr are into kinkier stuff than I thought

Actually, in Resistance: Fall of Man, the weapon was the Augur, and it was a slow-firing rifle type weapon. The shield was a two-way barrier, not one-way, but the weapon itself could shoot through walls. Its projectiles slowed down while passing through objects (including the shield), but dealt extra damage based on how much stuff they had passed through before hitting the enemy.

Ah yes good point. I forgot about the Auger but that was a good example of how the shield could be used. As a drop it down and fire through it method. The HVAP Wraith which is the games minigun could deploy a shield on the end of the barrel and allow him to walk around and protect those who are behind him.

As quoted from the games Wiki

"As with the Auger, the Wraith is best used in a supporting role. You can deploy the shield which has 50 "health" but sprinting, firing, reloading or aiming down the sight automatically turns off the shield. Due to its poor range and accuracy, it is best suited for close quarters."

it is a solid idea for a FPS game and has been done before. i would LOVE to see this kind of thing put into action.

When do I get my nova warhorse?

Yup - why not.

a 3m range - Cutting knives back to 2m (arm + blade length + game mechanics), but giving them a lunge, then making a sword with 4m range would be reasonable. - heavy attacks like the nova knife but main hand. More of a 1-2 hit kill maybe 2-3 for heavies and suited assault. Long sweeping attack range maybe 180 degrees or 60 depending on the speed between swings. I was thinking a long pause between swings like the charge shots in a sniper rifle.

It would be great defence weapon a commando. equipping it to combat shotgun, nova knifes and CQC.

It would be fun for assassin type scouts - who are right now using Nova Knifes a side arm as their main weapon.

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Nova Shield - again great for heavies.

I was thinking off-hand. It would have a damage absorb. So like after 2000 damage the shield drops.

It would change tactics and allow CQC to be more fun and less spray your weapon down the hallway and hope.

The other option is Main-hand with the ability to use your off-hand weapon at the same time. Shield and pistol. Jus for fun I am thinking about this - My concern would be Submachine gun and shield would be a nasty combination to run into in CQC.

You could also have two shield types large and small. small shield would be easier to carry and absorb 1000 damage before pop. I would like to try a small shield and a nova knife - very Viking like LOL