Victor Moody Stahl
Amarr Templars
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2014.10.20 03:25:00 -
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First and foremost, there's actually already a thread about this very same thing in F&I. Linky
Secondly, I will now repeat myself:
An awesome gladius style blade, because crusading space knights need swords, not knives.
A rusty kukri analogue for the Matari. Because Minjas should have a big knife so that their glorious, beneficent Amarrian overlords can duel them properly. |
Victor Moody Stahl
Amarr Templars
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2014.10.20 04:11:00 -
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Vicious Minotaur wrote:No way! I never would have guessed that, considering this is the GD on the DUST forums.
Be that as it may, you comment does nothing to address the idea that DUST may get a bunch of generic knives. Nevermind that my examples can easily be translated to the aesthetics and gameplay principles found within DUST by competent developers.
So yeah. I guess a bunch of people will be happy over reskinned nova knives. Because that's all they are. You can only do so much with a knife.
Personally, I think that if the Amarr/Minmatar blades are more in line with shortsword analogues (like the gladius and kukri, respectively), then that can add diversity- fewer, more powerful strikes with longer reach but a smaller swipe width.
Overall, however, we must still consider what is most likely to be militarily effective- the nations of New Eden are neither dumb nor given to meaningless gestures of "we can, therefore we will". Anything larger than a short sword or a sharpened entrenching tool isn't likely to be militarily practical under any kind of circumstance. Certainly, more unusual implements like mauls, maces, and warhammers could perhaps come back into vogue... except that they were generally weapons that were designed to counter specific threats, even if they generally fit into the size requirement.
A short sword is, quite frankly, nothing more than a glorified, oversized knife- which means that the many uses of a knife that do not involve "stabbing people in the face" can still be undertaken with a short sword. The kukri- a so-called fighting knife- is, in fact, considered a common household utensil in the regions that it originated in.
So yes, it might be nice to have things that are not, as you say, "reskinned nova knives". But it's unlikely that that will be the case, considering the concept art CCP has showcased already. |