Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-26299202-20150505005922/@comment-25555436-20150515161618

-Ah, yes, the weapon's "rarity and uniqueness". Yeah, by that very same logic, the gunblades would have the same advantage as the gunscythes in that regard. Why? Because every single gunblade seen so far is at least 90% different, not including their owners's fighting style. So discard that point already, it stands for both weapons.

Hell, you could argue the gunblades are more unique. 2 gunscythe users, the weapons likely won't be too different in neither fighting style nor functions. But each gunblade is unique. That means, if you fight Qrow and learn to counter him, you can counter Ruby just as well because their weapons are almost identical, but if you learn to counter Blake, you won't know how to counter Ren or Emerald because their weapons are entirely different.

So, 1 point for Gunblades.

-A gunblader will just do the obvious and close the distance. All gunbladers shown so far are quick, so that's not a problem. Ruby, the only gunscyther seen so far, could use her Semblance to get away, wasting her Aura constantly and with no Aura she could easily break her arm while firing. The gunscythe's longer range is made useless because of the blade's shape, which requires a more precise range and any gunblader will quickly get closer than the required range making it's effectiveness almost worthless. If they are further away from the required range, they'd just evade the shots, which people have done in the show countless times.

Range advantage does not mean you can automatically pwn someone, it does not mean a weapon is automatically better than another. If that was the case, we'd all be using sniper rifles instead of shotguns, automatic rifles, knives, and pistols. Sniper Rifles are just like Scythes. While they have range, they have a good number of disadvantages too that prevents them from being better than the other weapons. Even the "precise range" problem applies to them, as the bullet, in normal conditions, will fly forward in a line while with a shotgun they spread covering a bigger area (which means higher % to hit a moving target). Ditto with automatic rifles.

Actually...now that you mention range, what if I use a Great Gun-Sword? Your range advantage is buried in shit if I did. Same range, only I wouldn't need a precise range. Nearly the same weight. And whatever capabilities the gun part has. Basically the only advantage with some worth that the scythe could have, range, I'd have it too, and better. What do you think of that, kid?

-Affinity with their oponent's style of combat? Let me see if I understood: Using a weapon type/fighting style that beats the oponent's? If so, gunblade wins again if we refer to weapon types, because it's more effective overall in a wider variety of scenarios and has less disadvantages. Does not need such a thin, precise range while attacking, it's lighter so you can attack quicker, gun's capabilities vary just like the gunscythe's. The scythe may be longer, but the area that actually deals some damage is much smaller than a sword's, making range not as much of an advantage as you believe. Unless you just want to use it as a pole and don't give a shit if the enemy is not in the right range, but if that was the case, there's no point in using a scythe instead of a real pole, don't you think?

Regarding fighting styles, the victor in a fight always depends on who's the better fighter. Even if kicks are better than punches, a punching-guy can still beat a kick-guy if he's better than him, despite their fighting styles giving the kick-guy an advantage. As such, it shouldn't even be mentioned because it's obvious; the better fighter wins, no matter fighting style.

We are not disregarding your points kid. But your "Can't take other people's opinions if they are different" attitude is just making you look like a fucking, whining crybaby and that leaves you too blind to listen to what we say.