Quote Originally Posted by Kazrah View Post
(DRK greatsword =/= zweihander that the style is intended for).
Except zweihander is a great sword...

Ultimately swords are divided into few general categories. Short swords for single-handed blades, bastard swords (ones that can be used with either one hand thanks to being light enough, or two hands to add the second hands strength thanks to the weight still being enough and the handle being extended), longsword (two-handers), and great swords (ones that need to be used with two hands as well, but even larger than longsword with length almost the same as their users height). You could also add daggers/knives and fencing swords there, but meh.

Zweihander, claymore and all sorts of other two-handed swords are all great swords. Heck. The name Zweihander is literally "two-hander" in german. The reason why dark knights don't have ONLY zweihander is quite simple, really. It would at most be a design for two or three weapons. Otherwise everything would look just about the same. And that in an RPG is way too cheap.


I'm not going to talk about your supposed experience with gunblades though, since you have not posted anything that can in any way be responded to. No photo, no information on what they were (replica, museum exhibits, 'fan-made' gunblades, professional blacksmiths products etc.). As I said, there were many normal swords that were really horribly balanced and problematic to use in real life, even though swords are supposedly just a cutting/piercing blade with a hilt. Heck, there are knives that are worth nothing but a visit in the trash bin even now...So without knowing what exactly kind of gunblade you speak of...it's like throwing a dice.

And I'm saying, and still standing by, that it's entirely possible to make proper gunblades. It's just not going to be as straightforward as making a gun or a sword.