(06-07-2015, 05:16 PM)Aaron Wrote: If it had a edge, a farmer would use it. Scythes probably had the biggest blades around back then so they would use those especially against wolves for the range.
Where are you pulling this from? You would quite literally be better off with a stick with a fire-hardened sharp point.
Wolves were either hunted with spears, bows, dogs, or the farmer just plain left out traps for them.
How, precisely, would you propose using a scythe, who's primary motion is right here:
To drive off anything? You use it like you use a broom. That was the whole point of the tool to begin with. Is it better than your bare hands in a fight? Sure. If you plan to just bludgeon something with the handle.
(06-07-2015, 05:16 PM)Aaron Wrote: However do notice, scythes are comfortably portrayed in fantasy as efficient weapons by humans. Why? Because fantasy humans don't suffer the same physical limitations as real humans. Especially Final Fantasy characters. See bloodborne for example. No REAL human could do this.
Skip to around 1:20.
^ is that REALLY so far fetched for a FF ARR character to pull of to the point you will have people going "my immersion is ruined because that random guy is using a scythe."
Like really?
Scythes are comfortably portrayed in fantasy as weapons because of a gross misunderstanding of the symbolism involved with the Grim Reaper icon. Hack writers see "scythe" and think "Death is wicked sweet." They missed the point of a dispassionate thing harvesting human lives with no need for combat, effort, or sicknasty magic powers. We are as helpless as wheat before a scythe.
As for this business about "it's fantasy" excusing anything and everything, you'd be totally right if the setting wasn't already established, and had it's own set of rules. In this case, the limitations of the human body aren't the problem, it's how the weapon is shaped and swung. It's a bad weapon. You can still like it, if that's your thing, but that's not going to change it's quality as an implement for defense/offense.
The fucker's just plain shaped wrong. On top of that, with the majority of other entries in this particular setting being shaped like normal arms and armor, with exaggerated proportions for visibility of the model (That is seriously why. It's not because people are super strong, or whatever kind of bullshit gets bandied about, it's because the modelling team wants you to be able to clearly see what you're holding, and it's details.), it's safe to assume that even in this wonderland, shape matters.
If it didn't, swords wouldn't even be a thing here. Do you know why a sword works? It's gotta do with planes, son. Narrow ones and broad ones. And now they interact when pressure is applied.
On topic: No, seriously. Where the fuck is my backpack? How about a scabbard? Shield strap? How am I carrying this shit.
Also, give me my fucking belts back, you cocks.
Edit: Also, Bloodborne's protagonists aren't "normal humans", so of course normal people couldn't do that, it's firmly established, and the point is invalid.
