Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-14610890-20140105053250/@comment-173.71.44.114-20140111023034

Sorry I haven't replied, for some reason it won't let me post on mobile and when I tried to post earlier today the internet went down. I'll try to explain my ideas better this time.

ORDOCT: Your last point is quite important. The point being out would, indeed, reduce the melee effectiveness of the weapon. I still love the halberd and think it more unique, but a spear is probably more reasonable at this point. WHich makes throwing more reasonable. Two things: one, it is still quite alike Pyrrha's weapon, and two, perhaps a semi-trident, with small curved points on either side, whether they fire with the large point or not, could make it more unique and cooler.

For the gun-part I had two ideas, the pivot and the slide.

The pivot idea had an axis connected to the spear near the center, and flipped back and forth the same way a swingset or lever works.

The slide idea is based on a gun that simply shifts forward. It is technically double-ended, but the part of the barrel which is protruding more from the central portion which connects to the spear is that which fires. I prefer this idea. If you're still confused I can mock up some shitty MS Paint drawings.

DUST: We know practically nothing about dust. The only character to use dust so far in a non-pre-packeged (bullet) form has a semblance and a weapon controlling it, and we (or I) don't even really understand her style.

ARROWS: My issue with arrows is as such: they are one-shot. Arrows are meant to be discarded, while weapons are unique and to be kept. Unless you use energy/dust arrows, you have to deal with this. Also, they're mostly redundant what with every weapon having a gun.

CANNON: A cannon/greatsword... how exactly?

PROSTHESIS: I had thought of a somewhat similar idea myself. I think having electricity as a weapon instead of as a power source might be cool.

XDEX: Well, I don't think we're aiming for just one idea, but I suppose you could do whichever ones you like that we refine and flesh out.

Speaking of, can we refine the dual scythe idea? I think we all agreed that was a good one.

-Calibur