Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-26299202-20150615164508/@comment-25555436-20150807011931

What happened to your comment?

Also, to respond:

-Good luck maintaining momentum and power while in constant movement in an average fight with a scythe. Other weapons don't need momentum to be strong or effective, making the scythe more impractical for that, and many other reasons.

-Whoever told you you need to keep a scythe twirling in order to be effective, was just giving an example of some shit (s)he saw on TV. While a scythe can be effective like that, here's one thing: No one used it like that because the weapon is nigh-unwieldable for the average soldier. Why? Because of the size, weight, distribution of weight, and the problems given by the blade's shape. And the people that can use a scythe well-enough used other weapons that were a damn lot more practical or effective, like War Axes, War Hammers, or even a simple Great Sword.

Plus, twirling and being in constant momentum in a fight will make the user easily kill it's allies more than it's enemies, who can, you know, stay away while the user swings blindly because of the constant twirling. Seriously, whoever told you that apparently thought you had to be a berzerk to use a scythe right, and berzerkering is already one of the most questionable tactics ever.

Also, with a long-enough hammer or even a mace, one can simply swing downwards. Those weapons are heavy and big enough to hit the scythe guaranteedly even at a long-enough range for the user to not be sliced, more so with the mace and especially with a Great Mace. A simple hit anywhere on the scythe will break it, and a hit on the blade can shatter it.