Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-6500074-20130829103240/@comment-11188061-20140207104105

Completely ignoring the debates above (since I've already made my point ages ago):

Who think that it'll be a good idea that Team RWBY learns new skills from each other?

Here's a typical 'growth' scenario: Team RWBY gets defeated and humiliated by the enemy because of some glaring weaknesses. Say, for example,

Weiss: Hesitation and inability to react instantly against the unexpected and surprises. Physically speaking, completely helpless without her weapon and Dust. I suspect she couldn't even win against a grunt when it comes to hand-to-hand combat.

Blake: Poor utilization of her own Semblance, and an easily inflammable temper. Physically speaking she isn't lacking, but mental-wise Weiss and even Ruby has far better battle plans than her.

Ruby: Headstrong and doesn't always think things through until it's too late. Scythe has an insanely long reach but very poor once the enemy slips in and out of the blade's range. Yang rapes her 9 out of 10 times in combat most likely with grappling techniques, and finally she is too naive despite having very good reflexes - if she sees the attack coming that is.

Yang: Probably the most mature and stable out of them all, the onee-san of the team. She is an insane close combat specialist and a great shooter. However since she prefers fists over weapons, we might say that she is poor when armed with one. This could be a problem when fighting against a Grimm like the Deathstalker - she literally has no way of punching through before she hurts herself first.