Guild Wars 2

I was looking at the Reclaimed Rifle the other day, and it got me thinking. If you changed your grip on it, that would almost work as a sword, wouldn’kitten So, what about some weapon skins that actually DO work for multiple weapons?

As I recall, there’s actually a couple of staff skins that are used underwater as well, so the idea does exist in the game, just not for weapons that can be used in the same place. And looking at both actual history and other works of fantasy, you can find a few “combined” weapons, so why not run with that idea?

To add to the fun, consider what happens when you have a character that can use both weapons, and uses the same skin on them both. Some people might call it slightly unfair for PvP, but how much time do you really spend looking at your opponent’s weapons as opposed to looking at what they’re doing with them?

Pistol/Dagger or Pistol/Sword: The Merciless Pistol is almost a Pistol/Dagger combo already, and it’s easy to see how you would modify the Reclaimed Rifle to be a Pistol/Sword mix. Either one could be a natural for a Thief.

Staff/Hammer: If you take a look at the Royal Ascalonian Staff skin, you’ll see that it’s a larger head atop a long handle. Pretty much, a long mace. It’s not hard to imagine something like that used as a hammer as well as a staff. Both skins could be used by Revs and Guardians.

Scepter/Mace: I don’t think I need to go into too much detail on how similar these could be, do I? Both are usable by the Guardian.

Sword/Torch: Actually, this one’s already in the game. There’s a sword skin that looks like a long torch. Sadly, I don’t think we can get it. Still, there IS a burning sword skin that would make an interesting torch as well, if it would shed light. Offhand sword and torch can both be used by Warriors.

Greatsword/Hammer: You know what these two weapons have in common? They both could be replaced with a big, two handed axe and the attacks would still work just fine. And people have been wanting a big, two handed axe to be added to the game, even suggesting it as a skin for one or the other of these weapons. Well, why not both? Imagine a Warrior or Guardian, using both set to this skin. Visually, it would be like they only have one weapon, but two sets of skills they can use for it. How awesome is that?

I know that none of these mixes are (currently) optimal, and that people would only use them for fun. But isn’t that why we’re playing? For fun? So, I figured there’s no harm in throwing the idea out there.

Also, some Focus skins look like they’d make awesome punching weapons. No pressure, ANet…