Suggestion for some future sword models.
The design team seems to operate based on the credo “LEGO swords all the way”. This goes for greatswords as well.
It’s not just you, there were topics about this problem before. I dunno what the kitten’s up with designers at AN, but they have some quiet annoying fixation. Every sword is fugly stick or club, every greatsword is a surfboard, i can add that every scepter looks more like a mace than a scepter. Everything is huge, everything have funny shape etc., etc. There are so many skins in the game, yet, there are so few decent ones. For sword it’s probably not more than 3.
Yeah it seems weird that there are so few elegant swords.
I almost bought a Lovestruck Sword when I wanted something sleek for my SS/GS Mesmer. Ended up with a Bonettis because I am cheap like that.
Yeah, there’s almost no skin I like for swords.
So I use axes xD
My thief got Bonettis since Day 1 it came out (payed like 40 gold just to have it, its worth nothing now but it’s still my all-time favourite :p).
Other sword I like is the Honor of Humanity. Really cheap, has the looks of roman Swords. Gives me a Gladiator feeling
I wish we had different types of swords with different skills attached. Real world swords vary. Some are all about the point, some are about the edge.
“Verisimilitude! Verisimilitude!” ~ Shear Maneparter, Centurion, Blood Legion
Infinite light and fractal sword are pretty good.
Biggest issue with Bonneti’s and similar weapons is that most sword animations in game are slashing. Rapiers, are mainly meant for piercing attacks. I think the most reasonable sword would be something like Sclerite, but with a more appealing cross-guard. Alternatively, fractal sword IS one of the better looking swords (IMO), but alas, locked behind pure RNG gate.
Finally, we can hope that Delaqua family has a few 1 handed swords stashed somewhere to match Belinada’s Odachi.
I’m with you guys, a lot of the skins are ugly in this game. One of my friends quit playing GW2 for two reasons, one of them was the lack of real looking weapons, he can’t stand all the fantasy looking ones in here.
I’ll agree with Infinite Light, I’ve been eyeballing that one for a while. It’s a great mix of real and fantasy. I still like a few other too:
Fiery Dragon Sword (I came from GW1, if only they’d make the vampiric dragon sword)
Golden Wing Sword
Ebon Vanguard Sword isn’t too bad
Honor of Humanity
I use the Super Sword skin on my Mesmer, but only a Mesmer can get away with it.
Greatswords have a few more options, but not as many as I’d like.
Sorrow’s Furnace
Signed in just to agree with your statement. There’s almost no 1h sword I like in game. There are few exceptions like Infinite Light as you said. They’re almost all cleaver style, single edged blades with ungodly long handles and/or crossguards. I’m not sure where that style arose from but it’s very unappealing for a lot of us. Not every blade needs to be of the serrated teeth hulk smash type. I’d much rather have something like these (from Kekai Kotaki, former lead artist):
http://i.imgur.com/VUBuVel.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/e6B6hN4.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Q2eupO3.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/qAyzMj4.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/GwigShh.jpg
Anet, please!
Yeah the Fractal Sword looks decent, but the blade still hovers over the crossguard…
Honor of Humanity is great, and afaik basically a 1 to 1 copy of actual roman gladi.
Infinite Light is too flashy, even though the actual model looks okayish
Royal Ascalon Sword is almost ok, but still a bit too large and friggin rusty.
Aureate Rinblade
Bonetti’s Rapier
Glyphic Edge/Dark Asuran(borderline?)
Ceremonial Sabre
Firebringer/Honor of Humanity
Fractal
Golden Wing/Seraph
Infnite Light
Lionguard Sword
Lovestruck Sword
Royal Ascalonian
Sclerite Sword
Unspoken Curse(guard is a bit large…)
Whisper’s Secret Sword(only if you ignore the fact that it folds otherwise it is a terrible weapon since it will fold backwards every time you try to slash something)
Warden Sword(maybe)
Zodiac Sword
hahahahha…sorry…what, no slim 1H swords?
it takes me quite some time getting a non-slim 1H sword, the problem is more in the GS not the 1H sword.
One’s I’ve favoured
Ceremonial sabre
Mistforged hero sword
infinite light
fractal
I’m kinda hoping thieves get the specialisation to wield 2 swords
You can have sword-shaped swords… but they have to be insanely rare, or possibly steampunk!
But seriously, yes, more swords.
Any sword design that looks like I can stab someone with it is preferable.
Please reassign who ever keeps designing these craptacular paddle swords and let them make the maces since they love blobby weapons you’d need to bludgeon someone with to do any damage.
That, or just give us land canoe mounts and be done with it.
Signed in just to agree with your statement. There’s almost no 1h sword I like in game. There are few exceptions like Infinite Light as you said. They’re almost all cleaver style, single edged blades with ungodly long handles and/or crossguards. I’m not sure where that style arose from but it’s very unappealing for a lot of us. Not every blade needs to be of the serrated teeth hulk smash type. I’d much rather have something like these (from Kekai Kotaki, former lead artist):
http://i.imgur.com/VUBuVel.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/e6B6hN4.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Q2eupO3.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/qAyzMj4.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/GwigShh.jpgAnet, please!
Lol at this! Literally none of these swords are in the game are they…
Agree with everyone. The only 1 handers I use are bonettis, honour, and the basic skin (surprised no one has mentioned it).
Yes I have transmuted the basic skin on to many, many exotic swords
I also have the chain sword but that is for my space marine norn.
Space Marine Z [GLTY]
I’d like to see a set of black weapons with a bit of red in them, but anything like this concept art from other games would be nice:
I really like the 3rd sword in the first pic (minus the bronze trim), but I REALLY like the black and red weapon set in the 2nd pic. I love the skimpy male armor in the 3rd pic (would suit light class and elementalist in particular, very well) and the 4th pic’s weapon themes are almost like a cross between pact, chaos and vigil – love it!
(edited by Zaoda.1653)
I’d like to see a set of black weapons with a bit of red in them, but anything like this concept art from other games would be nice:
I really like the 3rd sword in the first pic (minus the bronze trim), but I REALLY like the black and red weapon set in the 2nd pic. I love the skimpy male armor in the 3rd pic (would suit light class and elementalist in particular, very well) and the 4th pic’s weapon themes are almost like a cross between pact, chaos and vigil – love it!
IMO they all look like existing weapons, and are not realistic at all.
Space Marine Z [GLTY]
Oh yeah, I vote for bringing the Crenellated Sword back!
Sorrow’s Furnace
I’d like to see a set of black weapons with a bit of red in them, but anything like this concept art from other games would be nice:
I really like the 3rd sword in the first pic (minus the bronze trim), but I REALLY like the black and red weapon set in the 2nd pic. I love the skimpy male armor in the 3rd pic (would suit light class and elementalist in particular, very well) and the 4th pic’s weapon themes are almost like a cross between pact, chaos and vigil – love it!
Are you sure you are posting that in the right thread?
Oh yeah, I vote for bringing the Crenellated Sword back!
thats not a sword. thats a saw.
My thief was using the ’Whisper’s secret sword’ for a long time now. Still unrealistic but at least not a big huge chunk of metal. Switched to Bonetti’s now, since it became so cheap.
The Krytan weapons also look really good and back in the days they were one of the very few decent looking swords.
Im still using both the normal and the greatsword version of them.
Sadly, there are alot of pictures from kekai kotaki with amazing items, that are nowhere to be found ingame. It’s mostly the charr armor i’m missing.
Gunnar’s Hold
a-net showed they are capable of making a decent looking greatsword already. Belindas sword. Im personally not overly an asian sword fanboy…though id actually love to have an entire set in that fashion…ya know sheaths if sheathed, polished and sharp looking blade and still subtle. So yea a-net…why not a ticket set in that style? Id pay for it.
Pffffft! Gigantic swords and GS all the way baby!!!!*
*Disclaimer: I have all Charrs for my toons.
I love my Whisperblade. I do wish it were a little more like the Bonettis, in terms of blade size because that skin is seriously gorgeous. I too almost picked up the lovestuck sword back when they weren’t achievement points and were actually affordable. I do agree that the huge, weird looking swords need to go and we need to get nice looking skins.
For now, my purple misty sword is just perfect.
Eh I agree with the OP.
I prefer swords like Krytan GS or that ebonhawke one.
As stupid as this sounds, whenever I see my character swing around something like the fractal greatsword I just feel uncomfortable for him.
+1 for more sword looking swords.
I’d like to see a set of black weapons with a bit of red in them, but anything like this concept art from other games would be nice:
I really like the 3rd sword in the first pic (minus the bronze trim), but I REALLY like the black and red weapon set in the 2nd pic. I love the skimpy male armor in the 3rd pic (would suit light class and elementalist in particular, very well) and the 4th pic’s weapon themes are almost like a cross between pact, chaos and vigil – love it!
Are you sure you are posting that in the right thread?
Yes I am posting in the right thread. I was putting forward my suggestions for sword concepts. In my opinion, there’s already thin swords like lovestruck and bonetti’s rapier (and probably a few others).
And to the other person saying the weapons I posted don’t look ‘realistic’ – well of course not. This is a game. Unrealistic weapons are to be expected. One could say wearing next to nothing in a game is ‘unrealistic’ because it leaves you open for getting hurt – but that’s the brilliant thing about games – IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE LIFE LIKE (and people can wear whatever they want).
I mean it’s like a person in real life saying ‘hey that person is wearing a red wig. That’s unrealistic’. Like… really?
This is a game, not real life. In my opinion, if you want bland looking skins and real life-like weapons, then this isn’t the game for you. By all means suggest those sort of skins, but don’t expect people to stay silent when you say weapons aren’t very ‘realistic’ looking. This isn’t the real world.
Yeah I’d like more swords like Infinite Light but in Runic Blade form (basically without lit-up runes).
Would be nice to see some sharper looking swords (hue) yes,
More “normal” sized weapons! More “normal” sized shoulder armor!
P L E A S E !
Set a man on fire, and he’ll be warm the rest of his life.
– Unknown Fire Elementalist
I bought Caithe’s dagger last night. Now that is a beautiful looking weapon