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Phantomlink959 wrote: Let me see, thinking outside the box, you say? I can't do it?

Sorry, I was having trouble hearing you over the sound of my rocket launcher greataxe and gauntlet sword flamethrowers. Oh, hey, there goes the harpoon dispensing surfboard. And here comes Alivia with her grenade launching prosthetic leg.

RoC is not a term exclusive to this forum, it is short for Rule of Cool and it is quite rare for me to need to expain that, even to newcomers. Sorry for thinking you might possibly know one of the most relevant terms associated with RWBY.

I do NOT use kid as an insult, I simply use it in reference to other people. i call my friends that I know for a fact are older than me kid.

Ren did use aura, though, because, guess what? HE IS A MOTHERFUCKING MONK. You know, the RPG class that specialize in unarmed combat, not to mention he didn't use his bare hamds, he pulled its fangs (not that difficult to do when you have any level of augmented strength) and targeted a weakpoint. If you look at the design for Stormflower, they are low-caliber SMGs, not terribly ffective against something with natural armor like a snakes scales, wheres with the deathstalker he was able to target the unprotected joint for the stinger.

When you decribe it as energy sword shaped, I will assume that is the shape, because you do not specify any variation, if you ad said 'similar in shape but with curved blades' or 'two parallel blades on a central handle' that would be different, but as it is you specified the enrgy sword shape. That's on you, NOT me.

I will concede to you on the arrows, as I tend to focus more on firearms than archery out of personal preference.

I hold one restriction to all weapons I look at. When designing a weapon, or analyzing someone else's weapon, I build a mental model of that weapon, if I am unable to do so, I delcare the weapon to be a failure because it does not mesh.

I find it amusing you assume I can't wrap my head around somethng as simple as Crescent Rose when the transformation is in fact quite simple, the same apples ot Ember Celica.

My issue with your design is that it is impractical even by the standards of RWBY, it has too many aspects that serve too many functions and is needlessly complicated. Even a weapon design that is compex by nature should be kept as simple as possible.

NOW!

If you want a lightweight and flexible metal alloy, I reccomend some form of memory metal that will always return to the standard shape after being deformed, with a flexible frame on the outer edge to prevent it from bending sideways.

If you are using the rough pattern of the energy sword but different blade profile you will went an inward curve at the tip for the strong to connect with the blade being fairly slender like a sabre to allow it to flex easily, plus some sort of frame around the handle that the blades/arms can move around on to switch forms. The string will be a bit more problematc but can be solved with some creative thinking or a semblance to compensate for lak of one, my tether semblance might be a good example as it creates string, thread, or rope from aura, ideal for use on a bow.

The crossbow as quickdraw weapon idea won't work, take too long to transform and you lose the advantage that a quickdraw weapon provides in the time it takes to shift forms, bettter off sticking to the bow and arrow, maybe use a pistol or something for close range combat if you insist on having a quickdraw option. Usually kid and fail have very negative connotation when used so I felt you were being extremely rude given I don't recall insulting or flaming you.

In my eyes, a bow that turns into a blade is not that complex simply because it only requires 2-3 modifications for the switch. The blades would simply rotate around the handle and extend outwards. As for the string, the string can be lined on the inside of the blade. When the blade extends, the string will obtain tension. The string can be held by something when in sword form since it'll be swinging randomly if not held down. Comparing this weapon to gauntlet sword flamethrowing is too crazy even for me. The weapons I had in mind only have 1 transformation that shouldn't be too complex to create.

As for the crossbow, I designed it since I felt like just having a quiver is boring. So what uses arrows and is capable of firing like a gun? A crossbow. The size and shape can be modified, but essentially I want the quiver to change into a mid range weapon capable of firing arrows. Dual wielding a sword and crossbow doesn't seem that crazy. The quick draw option is not necessary, just thought it would be cool to have but having the crossbow be capable of auto-reloading is necessay.

As for strength, when using a bow, the primary muscles used are the back muscles, which I feel like are not used in close quarters combat. A bow is also much slower in loading/firing compared to a gun so there is a drawback. The bow is essentially suppose to serve as primitive sniper (huge power and damage if it hits but dps is not as high).

Anyway thanks for the help on designing this weapon and informing me on different terms (don't dwell on this side of the web).