Beleg Cúthalion on 2/10/2006 at 19:58
Sorry for disturbing the ongoing discussion, but I read "sword" and it caught my eye. :rolleyes:
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How you can say? At what length a sword becomes a longsword?
A usual (one-handed) sword blade is 75-85cm long (I can't handle with inches, just divide by 2,54...); for the long sword it would be 90 till...maybe...100cm, and with a longer handle :erg: and Bidenhänder are rubbish anyway.
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It would be more practical for a thief to have a short sword, afterall he uses it mainly as a side tool when things go bad, he doesn't engage face-to-face fights like a barbarian.
In fact it would be the best to carry no weapons at all because you can't hide all of them (but a dagger or knife was common in the middle ages) and secondly they hinder you all the time. Ever tried to walk downstairs with a sword at your side? It hits the stairs, so imagine crawling through pipes... And you have to hold it in your hand if you want to run quickly. So I think the dagger is the best weapon (or at least the one that suites best) for a thief.
I've tried somthing with a bow, too, and it's even worse. You need one of those recurve bows (not much more than 50" long) you get both strength AND the ability to carry it with your hands free.
But it's just a game, weapons vanish when put aside and we don't have to worry. By the way, to have a wet sword everytime you travel through the sewers is not that sexy. Ah, sexy, that's your prompt! :rolleyes:
Rogue Keeper on 3/10/2006 at 08:32
Excellent... but hey, Sam Fisher carried a bulky ASSAULT RIFLE on his back! :joke:
Gorgonseye on 3/10/2006 at 16:15
Yea, but it makes him look good.
Rogue Keeper on 3/10/2006 at 16:35
Plus the glowing eye has been deliberately inspired by Fisher's famous infragoggles.
Glowing goggles and eyes! Nobody can notice those suspicious green lights in the shadows, right?
Dia on 3/10/2006 at 19:18
I, for one, really missed Garrett's sword. (Not that he's very good with it anyhow, right? ;) ) Just couldn't get used to that damned dagger! But the sword vs. dagger thing wasn't as bad to me as the blackjack vs. the hammer you had to use in T2X. For some reason, using that hammer gave me a very uneasy feeling. It kinda took all the joy out of blackjacking.
Beleg Cúthalion on 3/10/2006 at 19:44
Do they play "The Perfume" (I guess it should be the English title...:erm: ) in your theatres now? That guy has a blackjack...or at least a club made of olive wood. No, we were talking about swords, aye?
themetalian on 3/10/2006 at 22:35
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But the sword vs. dagger thing wasn't as bad to me as the blackjack vs. the hammer you had to use in T2X. For some reason, using that hammer gave me a very uneasy feeling. It kinda took all the joy out of blackjacking.
Just imagine the hammer as a deadly version of a blackjack, Dia:D . One smite, bingo! They are dead without leaving a mess, and the victim not wailing in agony, unlike the sword. :cheeky:
The Woodsie Lord on 7/10/2006 at 20:46
Ehm, for what I can remember, a short sword is 80-90 cm, from 110 cm you have a longsword. Between 90 and 110 you have a "mixture" thing. You can wield a sword between 90 cm and 110 cm with one hand, or with two hands.
The dagger is less clumsy than a dagger, and easier to draw.
Random_Taffer on 7/10/2006 at 20:57
Did you know you can block with the blackjack?
ercles on 8/10/2006 at 00:47
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The dagger is less clumsy than a dagger, and easier to draw.
What the?
