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[Squee]

Remember the Castlevania days? Whips were SO in then.

[green_mantis]

Why are Katana AND sword both up there?

I don't see Broad Sword or Claymore up there...or Cougar Magnum or Desert Eagle...you get the point.

ahh but you dont. the Katana was THE best sword ever made. anyone who doesnt know that obviously hasnt done much research in the field of medieval weapons and shouldnt ask a question that should never have surfaced.

anyway i prefer the spear myself: a dangerous weapon when used properly

but i would also have to have a Katana

[Pandilex]

Why are Katana AND sword both up there?

I don't see Broad Sword or Claymore up there...or Cougar Magnum or Desert Eagle...you get the point.

ahh but you dont. the Katana was THE best sword ever made. anyone who doesnt know that obviously hasnt done much research in the field of medieval weapons and shouldnt ask a question that should never have surfaced.

anyway i prefer the spear myself: a dangerous weapon when used properly

but i would also have to have a Katana

He is saying that Katana falls under the catagory of Sword, along with Broadswords, Claymores, Gladius' etc. etc.

You also cannot say the Katana is the best sword. No weapon is the 'best' of it's catagory simply because it depends upon the circumstances. Katana's and other thin swords are broken easily with chains (see "Kill Bill" for an example), whereas some of your huge heavy swords will simply bludgeon people to death or cleave limbs from their bodies. Longer swords will outrange the short Katanas before the attacking people can get close. Therefore no weapon of any type is specifically 'better' than another.

[Megalomaniac]

Claw's Rule with Rikku on FF10 if u get her good.

[Metatron]

Why are Katana AND sword both up there?

I don't see Broad Sword or Claymore up there...or Cougar Magnum or Desert Eagle...you get the point.

ahh but you dont. the Katana was THE best sword ever made. anyone who doesnt know that obviously hasnt done much research in the field of medieval weapons and shouldnt ask a question that should never have surfaced.

anyway i prefer the spear myself: a dangerous weapon when used properly

but i would also have to have a Katana

He is saying that Katana falls under the catagory of Sword, along with Broadswords, Claymores, Gladius' etc. etc.

You also cannot say the Katana is the best sword. No weapon is the 'best' of it's catagory simply because it depends upon the circumstances. Katana's and other thin swords are broken easily with chains (see "Kill Bill" for an example), whereas some of your huge heavy swords will simply bludgeon people to death or cleave limbs from their bodies. Longer swords will outrange the short Katanas before the attacking people can get close. Therefore no weapon of any type is specifically 'better' than another.

*ahem* Lightsabre, lol

[Squee]

He is saying that Katana falls under the catagory of Sword, along with Broadswords, Claymores, Gladius' etc. etc.

You also cannot say the Katana is the best sword. No weapon is the 'best' of it's catagory simply because it depends upon the circumstances. Katana's and other thin swords are broken easily with chains (see "Kill Bill" for an example), whereas some of your huge heavy swords will simply bludgeon people to death or cleave limbs from their bodies. Longer swords will outrange the short Katanas before the attacking people can get close. Therefore no weapon of any type is specifically 'better' than another.

Pandilex took the words right out of my mouth. o_o

When you see Katanas rip through trees and rocks in games/anime, obviously, it's a gross exaggeration. If you were to try to cut a rock in half with your katana...well...you'd be in the hole one katana.

[green_mantis]

Katanas were still the best sword of their size category. they were sharper and stronger that any sword of the time and were the preferred weapons of Samurai.


and pandilex the time you spent posting on an off topic forum could have been spent looking at the forums trying to improve the game or at least thinking of ways to do so.

Edited by green_mantis, 16 March 2004 - 08:49 PM.

[Squee]

Katanas were still the best sword of their size category. they were sharper and stronger that any sword of the time and were the preferred weapons of Samurai.

If we were to pit a Mideval European knight and a Feudal-Japanese samurai against each other...well...it'd be obvious who would win.

The Katana would most likely break on the Knight's shield or on the plate mail. The only way that Katana could get past that kind of armour would be to wedge in-between the plates of metal...something easier said than done.

Edited by Squee, 16 March 2004 - 09:22 PM.

[Deathwish]

and pandilex the time you spent posting on an off topic forum could have been spent looking at the forums trying to improve the game or at least thinking of ways to do so.

Lmao... he does as he pleases you have no right to tell him what to do, how to do it and when to do it..

Edit: Have to stay on topic.. I prefer rangers and thus the weapon of my choice would be a bow.

Edited by Deathwish, 16 March 2004 - 09:23 PM.

[Consumed]

id go with guns or bows...and the reason i like guns is cuz i played this one gang game and was the leader a gang and had to fight all the other ones...cnat member what its called tho

[iggy]

a Mop -- from Chrono Trigger

[Metatron]

Maces
I mean you'd look so cool with one even better if its spikey
they'd hurt alot too.

[Bishop]

I always liked short swords, the Wakisashi being the most interesting. A great weapon(s) for a rogue - dual Wakisashi.

And the poor Whip (0 votes), also a nice rogue weapon :) -Indiana Jones

Edited by Bishop, 18 March 2004 - 07:25 PM.

[green_mantis]

Katanas were still the best sword of their size category. they were sharper and stronger that any sword of the time and were the preferred weapons of Samurai.

If we were to pit a Mideval European knight and a Feudal-Japanese samurai against each other...well...it'd be obvious who would win.

The Katana would most likely break on the Knight's shield or on the plate mail. The only way that Katana could get past that kind of armour would be to wedge in-between the plates of metal...something easier said than done.

ok how much research have you done to prove your findings because from what i have gathered a Katana can slice through an opponents shield. Katanas are not as brittle as other swords and are made of seventeen layers of steel folded over and over to get the sharpest edge possible.

[Squee]

That's the smith. I could make a claymore with 100 layers of tempered steel.

Doesn't mean that all claymores are as sturdy as this one.

I'll give you that Katanas are quite sharp and most are made of fine quality...however, you cannot just say that they are the best sword EVAR.

Also, when I say shield, I'm not talking about a leather buckler. I doubt ANY sword can "slice through" some of the tougher kinds of shields.

[Ambushed]

I would actually have to say staff,because of the reason how most staffs are magic,and therefore i think the classes to use them are cool,as in when u use magic,maybe not the best attacking weapon,but my favorite 'Weapon' just as is.

[surkillalot]

my fav would have to be the sword i dont know y i just love em

[Squee]

I think it's just because swords are so...over-used.

The hero almost always weilds one, the same with the (main) bad guy. The sword has come to be known as a symbol of power and authority.

[Metatron]

Also, when I say shield, I'm not talking about a leather buckler. I doubt ANY sword can "slice through" some of the tougher kinds of shields.

Thats where the maces come in a nice big spikey one could smash a shield to pieces

[Squee]

Unless I'm mistaken, the buldgeon was the weapon that was designed for breaking shields, not the mace.

[JaceBowman]

I'd probably go with the Scythe or if not that, the Enchanted Bow or the Arcane Mighty Composite Bow or whatever would fall into that catagory lol.

[Metatron]

Unless I'm mistaken, the buldgeon was the weapon that was designed for breaking shields, not the mace.

probably but thats not to say it couldnt
*Go-Mace-Go*

[Squee]

A gun wasn't meant to break through shields but "that's not to say it couldn't."

[Deval]

And thus we find ourselves back at the 'scientifically speaking, man can actually walk through a wall' debate.

[Bean]

Can you imagine being able to walk through walls? Hehe....

But then.... if you could walk through walls what would stop you from falling through the floor.... Man that would suck.

[Ryuku]

I go with swords hand down, the Ragnarok in FF games rules. Ragnarok is also an Online Game I think.

Edited by Ryuku, 25 March 2004 - 09:31 PM.

[Indominable]

hmm i would say a sword, but i would also vote for gun if i can vote again...
but if you can get a sword in your right hand and a gun in your left hand, that'll be even better in a RPG.
on second thought why not a gunblade just like in FF7 (i think )
you can shoot enemies in far range and slice and dice em in close range

[Ork]

I would have to say scythe.

took the words right out of my... fingers.

anyway i voted whip though mainly because i used to play castlevania, and simons quest about 10 hours a day when i was growing up... those were the days.

[Squee]

What a terrible night to be cursed.

[Oasis]

For role playing I definately see a Wolf Druid with a staff. *shrug*