Guild Wars 2

I want to keep this short and simple. Right now we have a few close combat 2h weapons in the game;

• Greatsword
• Hammer

Of these, it can easily be said;

• Greatswords look awesome, and have a lot of effort put into their design
• Hammers look pitiful, and have no effort put into their design

I say this because the main feature of the Greatsword is the blade, and they do a very good job designing them. The main feature of the Hammer is the Head, and in this game they are usually verrrry tiny and non-detailed. I realize this is “historically accurate” to our mundane human existence – but people LOVE the fantasy element that comes into play with weapon design, especially in a game that features giant cat people and massive barbarians.

Greataxes will be out eventually, as evidenced by the first Reddit AMA from ANet. I ask only that when the Greataxe is being designed, that there be as much emphasis on the design of the Axe blades as there are on the Greatsword blades. I don’t think anyone wants to see another generation of 2h weapons where looks are provided the back seat while Greatswords reign in the aesthetic department.

TL;DR: Greataxes with big, fancy, cool looking blades = good. Greataxes with long handles and teeny-tiny bades = bad.

You assume too much . We already have duel bladed axes in the game so other than part of a pole arm class i dont see them implemented

One of the better things WOW does is weapon aesthetics. Anet should take some notes.

I make no assumptions in regards to whether we’ll get Greataxes in the future or not.

http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/uodjr/im_a_guild_wars_2_developer_ama_about_the_next/c4x4g9v

Thanks.