Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-68.73.215.56-20130901015455/@comment-74.133.194.109-20140711012752

65.8.254.72 wrote: I dunno. Personally, I see it as kinda being akin to playing with different styles. While Jaune's Sword and Shield is a classic, and easy to get used to and use, it may not have a high degree of abilties to work with. That being said, with it being such a basic set of tools, one could easily get to a level where even advanced weapons and techniques can't overcome it's simplicity and stability. In contrast, Ruby's weapon seems to be the opposite. A great deal of skill is required to wield it, but with that skill you get the ability to use a weapon considered seriously dangerous.

Okay, tl;dr, what I basically just said is that while his weapon is simple, it has a much more forgiving learning curve. After mastering it, he can increase his abilities to allow him to rival those with fancier, more skill-necessary weapons. If I may add to your statement, Jaune might just be the one of few characters(not the only one) that wouldn't be extremely weakened without their main weapon. E.g.Ruby is almost nothing combat wise without CresentRose. Ren nearly died after he dropped StormFlower. And just to prove he's not the only one. Yang PUNCHED, without her weapon, Junior across his entire club (quite the distance for one punch).