Please lift glamour restrictions!

[Enur]

I've never played FFXI in my life. I'm just saying that it makes no logical sense that I suddenly become inept at everything a warrior does, just because I equip a moderately different large, weighted weapon.

I'm not even suggesting the system change. I just want to costume swords instead of axes.

Ok, without accusing you of nostalgia for a game you havent played, there is a reason for why Warriors use axes.

And its in the lore. As a Warrior you are trained to use axes. And the skills animations reflect this. They are all based around a weapon where the balance is at the very point of the stick youre flailing about. Trying to do the same with a sword would fail as they arent as heavy in one end; the mass is more evenly distributed on a sword.

Also the way we hold axes wouldnt work with a sword as the hands are too far apart. Unless you want to grip the blade that is

[Domeric]

Ok, without accusing you of nostalgia for a game you havent played, there is a reason for why Warriors use axes.

And its in the lore. As a Warrior you are trained to use axes. And the skills animations reflect this. They are all based around a weapon where the balance is at the very point of the stick youre flailing about. Trying to do the same with a sword would fail as they arent as heavy in one end; the mass is more evenly distributed on a sword.

Also the way we hold axes wouldnt work with a sword as the hands are too far apart. Unless you want to grip the blade that is

That's a problem of animators, not lore. There's absolutely nothing in the warrior quests that teaches you about weapon type. it's all about your inner beast.

[Enur]

That's a problem of animators, not lore. There's absolutely nothing in the warrior quests that teaches you about weapon type. it's all about your inner beast.

“On the northernmost edge of Abalathia's Spine exists a mountain tribe renowned for producing fearsome mercenaries. Wielding greataxes and known as warriors, these men and women learn to harness their inner-beasts and translate that power to unbridled savagery on the battlefield.
In former times which saw war waged ceaselessly in Eorzea, the warriors featured prominently on the frontlines of battle. With the arrival of peacetime, however, their art has descended into the shadows of obscurity, where it remains to this day.”
— Game Description

Without axes you wouldnt be a warrior.