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(02-06-2014, 05:25 PM)Black Hat Wrote:Â(02-06-2014, 05:21 PM)synaesthetic Wrote: I don't get why everyone has to tie DRK to two-handed swords. Cecil was a Knight before he became a Paladin, and he used one-handed swords and a shield! I mention Great Swords only as a way to tie in with existing classes. That's all.
I find it amusing that people are so stuck to the XI idea of the dark knight, but they're opposed to the XI idea of the blue mage. >_>;
I find it amusing that people cling to XI as some sort of standard for a series that has 14 plus games worth of lore!
I apologize for being catty, but please swing above the belt. Thanks!
No existing class uses Great Sword... yet. Stay tuned, one is more than likely coming, it has been teased since the Grand Company artwork of 1.0. Take a peek at the big Ul'dah poster here. Guy right under the banner.Â
I know. I know. It is just art work, but I would point out that if you look in the other the art with everyone and their dog charging behemoth, you can pick out each of the new i90 weapons. That art is also pretty old.Â
As for discussion of what weapon is most tied to DRK... Yes, we have had more than 14 games worth of lore and such to draw on.
Great Sword are by far the most common denominator, follow closely by Scythes and standard sword and shield. In the update of FFIV, Cecil used great sword as a DRK. Cloud in VII is also known for using a great sword, as are most of the SOLDIER 1st Classes (Zack, Genesis, etc). Most of them are described as being DRKs, at least for the setting of VII. Another prominent example of DRK GS use would be in FFT - War of the Lions. Fellswords are Great Sword.Â
Yes, scythes featured most prominently as a DRK signature weapon in XI. That is not the only place that was drawn from though. The DRK in FF2 uses a Scythe.
At any rate, my primary case for DRK using a scythe in XIV is because from a class ability stand point, MRD has most of what we would expect a DRK to do. That and the shift in animation from Axe to Scythe can be effectively the same. Such a move cuts down on the amount of new animations that would have to be added to the existing game, which would be a cost and labor saving measure.
I freely admit I could be wrong, we all could be. For all we know DRK could come from Pugilist or even Lancer. I just think that ability wise Scythe or Axe wielding DRKs make a bit more sense when you take a look at the skills of the base classes.
Quick side note on the arabian look of BLU that was prominent in XI. That look did not just come from XI. In every FF where there is not a named character with their own distinctive look, BLU pretty much looks like we see them in XI. Signature weapon mileage tends to vary wildly, but that look is pretty well set.Â
Oddly, there is only one thing that people now consider to be iconic to a job that came from XI. That would be DRGs having the wyvern pet. That was only ever a thing in XI. It appears in no other FF.
Anyway. More two gil and stuff to ponder. Whee!