I would really like that there not be those absurd gigantic gaudy anime style weapons. If I was in charge I would draw heavily from real melee weapons of all cultures. I just hate looking at a weapon in a game and thinking "there is no way you could wield that, and if you did a guy with a rock would own you", which happens a lot in games I play.
On the subject of skins, and perhaps a bit of a hijack: I would like it if most loot was in the form of crafting materials. Rare materials used to craft your preferred weapon. This gives the basic effect of skins but is a bit more realistic and immersiony (yeah not a word, yet!). As an example: You kill a dragon, scales useful for armor, shields, and such. Perhaps the magical nature of dragons gives their blood the property of being a powerful quench used to temper weapons, horns can be shaped into....you get the point. The end result is you can take "dragon bits" to a craftsman, or do it yourself, to build whatever end form of that special weapon you want but having basically the same stats as any other weapon using the same rare components.
So no more, or less of, of that "the damn hammer dropped and not the dagger like I wanted" or "I am using this spear that I hate because it has good stats".
@greenlights6 I loved playing with a polearm in lineage 2 as a dwarf lol! It was so ridiculous walking around with such a huge weapon on such a small brawny race. Id like to see a wide variety of weapons, but stray away from everything having crazy particle effects or wild colors, unless the item deserves the attention (boss gear, event item, one time drop). Also nothing from eastern mmos
I have always been a fan of spears/halberds/polearms, but I rarely get to use them, given that in most games they're only aesthetically pleasing, and totally outclassed by other weapons. To be fair, I haven't played that many games, but, with that said, it seems they're often not an option, or ridiculously underpowered. I'll even take a shield/spear combo a la spartan, even that would make me happy.
I would like to see spears too. Spears are usually underused and bypassed by other weapons. Give me spear and my fighter/rogue will start to impale people.
I have always been a fan of spears/halberds/polearms, but I rarely get to use them, given that in most games they're only aesthetically pleasing, and totally outclassed by other weapons. To be fair, I haven't played that many games, but, with that said, it seems they're often not an option, or ridiculously underpowered. I'll even take a shield/spear combo a la spartan, even that would make me happy.
So true, please give to my fighter/tank a spear and a shield, and 2-3 javelins
I will be happy if they will have 1 handed spears. So I can use it with a shield. And actually have stabbing animations with spears instead of only slashing.
I would love to see unknown magical weapons that take on odd shapes. You are the first person to discover it, no one knows what the heck it is, so you get to name it when you pick it up. That would make me hella happy.
if sticks and stones break your bones then you need more dark magic ^^
I tend to channel my dark magic away from direct defense. While strong, unyielding bones are a perfectly valid way to intimidate and demolish foes, I prefer to channel my efforts into reparation.
The crushing impact of an enemy's blow and their ensuing triumph quickly transitions into desperation and horror as they realize their attacks are ineffective and that they have let their guard down. The living are so narrow-minded, believing that broken means defeated. I take it upon myself to enlighten them, and take immense pleasure in doing so. Strong enemies are much more enjoyable, as they occasionally live long enough to notice the blade that I have run through their chest before they enter the void.
Does this make me a little bit of a masochist? Perhaps. But I can exist with that.
Artifacts and relics. Hopefully we won't just get weapons from loot/drops *just* dependent on level. I'd like weapons to have their own unique flavor/aspect as they get more powerful. Something similar to Might and Magic or Dungeons and Dragons.
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If I was in charge I would draw heavily from real melee weapons of all cultures. I just hate looking at a weapon in a game and thinking "there is no way you could wield that, and if you did a guy with a rock would own you", which happens a lot in games I play.
I would like it if most loot was in the form of crafting materials. Rare materials used to craft your preferred weapon. This gives the basic effect of skins but is a bit more realistic and immersiony (yeah not a word, yet!).
As an example:
You kill a dragon, scales useful for armor, shields, and such. Perhaps the magical nature of dragons gives their blood the property of being a powerful quench used to temper weapons, horns can be shaped into....you get the point.
The end result is you can take "dragon bits" to a craftsman, or do it yourself, to build whatever end form of that special weapon you want but having basically the same stats as any other weapon using the same rare components.
So no more, or less of, of that "the damn hammer dropped and not the dagger like I wanted" or "I am using this spear that I hate because it has good stats".
Long robes wich you can attack with or they have a thin sword at the end.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but chains and whips excite me
The crushing impact of an enemy's blow and their ensuing triumph quickly transitions into desperation and horror as they realize their attacks are ineffective and that they have let their guard down. The living are so narrow-minded, believing that broken means defeated. I take it upon myself to enlighten them, and take immense pleasure in doing so. Strong enemies are much more enjoyable, as they occasionally live long enough to notice the blade that I have run through their chest before they enter the void.
Does this make me a little bit of a masochist? Perhaps. But I can exist with that.