Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-14061097-20140603023830

As we know the weapons are a major theme of RWBY being awesome and unique while for the most part following the standard of being capable of both melee and ranged combat. So I thought I'd give my opinion of the strength and weaknesses of at least RWBY'S and JNPN's weapons.

Cresent Rose- So this weapon really has the advantage of being the superior weapon in both melee and ranged combat but this also leads to its disadvantages, ammunition and collateral damage. Being a weapon that requires ammuntion for its melee as much as its range makes the need for ammunition is especially important and when that runs out this weapon loses its combat capability. The other disadvantage is collateral damage, when shot in Melee a round is shot in a random direction, Imagine if this was used in a crowded area.

Myrtenaster- So the strength of this weapon is of course the different attacks it is caapable of. We may have yet not seen everything it can do but we know its powerfull. Its main weakness is that as a sword itself its not really that special and when its used as just a sword its proven mostly ineffective in combat.

Gambol Shroud- The biggest advantage of Gambol shroud is its strong melee capabilities. Both the sword and sheeth are bladed weapons capable of easily cutting through metal and allows the ability to duel wield. The sword also can collapse and be used as throwing weapon using the pistol hilt and rope to change direction. The biggest disdvantage is that it has no long range capabilty and even at short range its small pistol calibre will not be that effective.

Ember Celica- The advantages of this weapon are of course is damage at both close and longe ranges and being capable of most ammo types. Another advantage its able to be concealed and catch an unsuspecting enemy by suprise. The biggest disadvantage is again ammunition, Like Crescent rose this weapon relies heavily on ammo and when it runs out the weapons effectivness decreases.

Crocea Mors- So yeah being a simple sword and shield there aren't really that many advantages but one, its durability, this weapon can take great damage and has strong melee capabilities even capable of decapitating lare Grimm.

Milo and Akakou- The biggest advantage for this weapon is how well it balances everything. It good at Long range, its good at long range and its even built with the users semblance in mind, ts practically a swiss army knife weapon. This also leads to its disadvantage in that it doesn't excel in every catagory it just performs good. The shield is nothing real special except for its unique ranged abilities.

Magnhild- Like Crescent Rose this weapon has a strong ranged and melee capability. This weapon may in fact have the strongest melee of any of the weapons between the two teams. It also has a strong ranged attack. Even if this weapon runs out of ammo its still shown to be a capable weapon. The only real disadvantage is again ammunition, when it runs out its a melee only weapon and not as powerful a melee weapon as it could be. Also reloading can be time consuming especially in the middle of a fight.

StormFlower- They're shit. They are so ineffective that Ren has to use his bare hands over his own weapons to win a battle.  