Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-14610890-20140105053250/@comment-82.12.156.248-20140117050724

173.71.44.114 wrote: CHAINSAW: Perhaps a weapon where the actual basic form is a chainsaw (with a gun ofc). It could be used to pull the weilder along the ground. Ordoct's idea is cool.

COMPONENTIAL RIFLE: Might be too complex. It's really interesting, but to use it effectively in battle would be far more difficult than even the sniper scythe is supposed to be.

The sniper rifle would rarely be used in an actual encounters, with the hunter/huntress using the small components primarily. The sniper itself would like only see use in some kind of assassination mission should the hunter/huntress be given one (which is highly likely given the ideas I have for another Team of OCs which could include this rifle).

The primary weapons would be the pistol and combat knife with the glaive and throwing knife being used as... well... throwing weapons. I just added in the japanese sword transformation as I posted it here which may be adding too much. But you are overestimating the integration of the rifle into the design, rather than the wielder using an overcomplicated weapon that has multiple purposes they would instead (primarily) be wielding several much smaller weapons, not uncommon to be used in combination by spies, assassins or ninjas, or more modernly in the real world, stealthier military units that would then come together to form a rifle to take out a major target if neccessary.

The actual weapon that would be used would be the Silenced Pistol/Combat Knife combo and then when things got to the usual fighting that is synonymous with RWBY (over-the-top), the primary weapon would become the glaive in it's second, larger form. It would be a RWBY version of the old-school real world approach to doing things silently and efficiently.

I was also thinking about giving my OC the semblace that would allow her to camouflage into her environment to help with the stealth. And her teammates would be much.. louder and more effective in a RWBY style battle..