No More Daggers!

[Sapphic]

Didn't mind the daggers as much as the ugly cricket bats!

[Cherie]

Didn't mind the daggers as much as the ugly cricket bats!

Lol, I agree. I realize that wooden swords are a part of weapon history and such but.... what am I, a pirate!?

I'll kind of miss the daggers though. Sure, a dagger looks a bit silly when paired with a shield but, it's really more of a "gladiator" weapon style. Think of that old movie "the gladiator" and it wouldn't look out of place there. As a paladin, sure, you don't want to use a puny, un-knightly dagger though. A dagger is more of a weapon of despiration and not becoming of a knight. So having the daggers earlier down the line in a way showed their evolution in style...

Dunno, I guess it doesn't matter... a bastard sword though? That's the name of one of the replacement blades. It seems a bit much to use one handed.... lol

[Sapphic]

Dunno, I guess it doesn't matter... a bastard sword though? That's the name of one of the replacement blades. It seems a bit much to use one handed.... lol

Well a bastard sword, also known as a hand and a half sword, where made to be used with either 1 or 2 hands. Larger than broadswords, but not as large as true 2 handed swords.

[Holyhunter]

Lol, I agree. I realize that wooden swords are a part of weapon history and such but.... what am I, a pirate!?

what do Macuahuitls have to do with pirates?

[Viridiana]

what do Macuahuitls have to do with pirates?

Macuahuimeh are definitely Aztec, not pirate, yeah. . .

[Cherie]

what do Macuahuitls have to do with pirates?

It was just a funny line from the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" that I remember.

Captain Jack Sparrow's sword gets taken away... "Well, I half expected it to be made of wood!"

I realize that Macuahuitls are completely different though.

[Exstal]

I'll kind of miss the daggers though. Sure, a dagger looks a bit silly when paired with a shield but, it's really more of a "gladiator" weapon style. Think of that old movie "the gladiator" and it wouldn't look out of place there.

It's a translation thing. The Japanese version simply calls it, "sword user", so daggers being part of their arsenal was out of place in the inception. Maybe it's a throwback from 1.0?

[Felis]

It's a translation thing. The Japanese version simply calls it, "sword user", so daggers being part of their arsenal was out of place in the inception. Maybe it's a throwback from 1.0?

Yes. It was the Tanaka team that gave Gladiator daggers. Maybe because they are like swords one-handed blade weapons.
Yoshida talked already during 1.0 about removing daggers from the gladiator to give them thief (now rogue) if the class come someday.

[TheRogueX]

Dunno, I guess it doesn't matter... a bastard sword though? That's the name of one of the replacement blades. It seems a bit much to use one handed.... lol

Bastard swords are shorter than longswords but longer than shortswords. They're single-handed weapons.

Sad we're losing the Spatha/Gladius swords because they actually do look pretty and are fitting of the "Gladiator" class.

afaik, we're not losing Spatha. I honestly wouldn't mind if they kept the Gladii, but I'm glad they're getting rid of daggers. They just seemed so out of place.

[Aegis]

Bastard swords are shorter than longswords but longer than shortswords. They're single-handed weapons.

I believe they're actually longer than longswords but shorter than great/2h swords.

They could be used with either one or two hands due to the length of the pommel.

Edit: The internets agree with me