(04-21-2015, 03:21 PM)Warren Castille Wrote:(04-21-2015, 03:19 PM)Natalie Mcbeef Wrote: Well they are bigger and cooler!
I get what you are saying Verad, but things like these are just fun to talk about.
Can we split this into an off-topic discussion of the historical use and implications of Great Swords so that the people discussing the class can stay on topic, then? Because I'm not sure how well the Greeks and Nords and Germanic folks relate to Eorzea, a world with magic and dragons and sentient potatoes.
Well the original topic did include:
Quote:Secondly, even I am finding it hard to resist the allure of a two-handed sword. I am stubbornly trying to fly the flag that I can be just as cool with a sword and shield. If I'm having trouble with trying to fight it, then well...there is surely going to be a rush. But are the days of sword-and-board numbered in the face of the sheer awesomeness total commonness of the greatsword?
I would say that historical anecdotes and discussion are part of the overall point of the thread. If we're talking about preferences, even, then we discuss why people preferred a certain weapon in the past since those things would be dictated mostly by historical references as none of us lived in a society where relying on said weaponry was the mainstay. We can argue "because we like it better" but unless discussion and historical reference is actually banned then why try to stifle that?
