Jan
13th
2018
Which you like better? Sword and shield, two handed weapon, duel wielding · 1:50pm Jan 13th, 2018
In hack and slash games or RPGs and whatever, which is your preferred weapon set?
Swords and shield, one handed weapon and a shield to provide defence. Two handed weapon, big weapons. Battle axes, war hammers and two handed swords. Duel wielding, holding two one handed weapons.
I prefer sword and shield, because I like the added defence from arrows and it makes it harder for them to hit my body, plus my character can just bash my enemy with his shield and follow up with a slash to finish them off. Also certain shields have magical protection, so that allows my character to deal with those cowardly, annoying mages a little easier.
Dual Wielding
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Reason?
4772694 I just like the thought of wielding two different weapons, like Roxas in Kingdom Hearts
Sword and shield.
I'm a big believer in "they can't kill you if they're already dead". That usually means charging in with two weapons, unless a two-handed weapon has enough advantages (usually if the game has reach mechanics).
Of course, I'd rather be one of those "cowardly, annoying mages":
Dual wielding. Realistically dual wielding. Twin fighting knives, or short sword and fighting knife, or more rarely rapier and main gauche. It allows for fast movement and the ability to dodge because you wanted light armour, like leather or boiled leather plates in strategic areas like your chest and thighs. Arrow flight can be tracked if your eye sight is good enough, but that’s from medieval bows. The exception may be the medieval Hungarian recurve bows, the draw strength was much higher than that of an English longbow. Those were traditionally used on horse back and had a shorter range, used in hit and run tactics, and required a bigger punch against the heavy cavalry and armoured foot.
That and taking on a wild yak for food.
Hard to say as I use different weapons for many different enemies and occasions like if I am fighting a bug bruiser or large monster then I would pick a heavy weapon or two handed weapon like a large claymore or Axe.
If I was fighting a fast paced enemy then it would be Duel wielding weapons like two short swords or daggers.
If it was a normal kind of standard enemy then I would just stick with Sword and Sheild.
dual shield
knock up the f***ers until they are dead
Depends on the character classes available.
I typically play one of two types, mages and fighter types.
And then I just want massive damage so two handed weapons.
If the game has magic, I prefer the glass-cannon or Healer approach. I get twitchy if things get to close so why not heal others to tank that shit for me or nuke it from orbit.
But if melee is the only way to go, gotta be sword and shield. Not talking about one of those small shields like a buckler, but one of those bigass tower like shields akin to ye olde Romans. One that you could carry a full grown person on. Plus with shields that size you can get a nice shield-wall going with others if they have big shields too.
Spear(or pole arm) and shield. Archer( or anything with range, really siege equipment, or whatever) line behind that. Best strategy before gunpowder.
Really depends on game balance, and what is available. I generally try to go for high mobility and high range builds. Hit enemy before he hits you.
For me, it would have to be like some sort of a combo of a weapon type. Somewhere along the lines of say, a two handed bladed hilt but with the blade being the size and length for a one handed sword with more weight to it than usual to have the similar ‘hit’ result as that of an axe. The handle is more to add variety to wield stance, I like to combine both single and two handed stances on the fly. The blade should also be average for only a one handed weapon because too long of a length can prevent mobility, but it shouldn’t be too short either. The weight aspect of it is more for the effect of being able to still ‘cut’ but with an emphasis on the initial impact of the blade being very blunt for durability preference.
Two-handed weapon or just using a single one hander. Shields bore me and one or two handed swords usually have the coolest designs, so they always seem a lot flashier.
when i play RPG Games. i am a balance player, i usually go with range weapons. I'm decent with a crossbow in Chivalry. if its a cqc game, i go all out and get a heavy two handed weapon. lately I've been going to the "more offensive, less defensive" style of fighting and battling. though if i can sneak behind someone, i will stab them in the back or bash the enemy player's skull with a mace. i sill try to go into sword and shield and duel wielding, maybe next time i play a RPG i'll try something different.
I do two handed.
So I can punch my enemies twice as much.
Hmm...
Hard decision
But after playing Diablo for most of my life i say one handed scythe with a phylacterium ... From D3 of course.
In other games sword & shield vor dual wielding because two handed is too slow and you can have two effects at once with the others.
None of the above.
I prefer bows and crossbows.
And I've been replaying Fable 2 recently, and heavily favour the Flintlock Rifle weapons.
normally I'd go full mage and blow shit up, but I like sword and board. the shield isn't just an extra piece of armor. usually you can use it as a weapon too, knocking people off balance, slamming them so hard they explode, things like that.
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I prefer the traditional sword and shield.
But by the way:
Have you ever considered, making a rpg-like HiE story?
Like, Anon finds himself in the magical fantasy world of equestria, populated by tall, powerful, sexy ponies, which is also governed by the rules found in any generic rpg.
and even though he is by far, the weakest being on the planet, he makes up for it with the genresaviness and knowledge, only known to those, who spent at least 15 minutes playing those games. (kinda like quibblepants in that episode).
He could also introduce many other concepts to equestria, like, revolutionize their training regiment: In Fall weather friends, applejack says, that her kicks became that strong, by bucking apples every year, but what if thats the only training they ever do? If the ponies never figured out, that there are other ways of training, than doing regular chores?
Like, AJ spends every applebuck season kicking the trees, but as soon as she collected all the apples, she stops and waits for next years harvest, and while she occasionally lifts heavy crates full of jamjars, ponies never considered lifting things, just for the sake of lifting.
Anon could make a fortune by introducing the concept of dumbells and punchingbags to the ponies.
Or you know, how were told to lift things with our legs, not our backs, to avoid injury? Ponies are much more durable than humans, and never got any back problems, but that doesnt mean, that the right technique doesnt do anything for them, why settle for the strength of a million humans when you can have a million and one?