A katana's production cost is MUCH higher and more labourious than a simple Bastard sword. Plus the katana is much faster to swing, I use the bastard sword and when i encounter someone with a katana i usually take a more defensive posture.One can use complex and time-consuming technologies while forging a bastard/longsword, to achive superior (to good katana) price and quality.
its balanced i say, and realistic
Definitely don't buff the katana. we have enough of them in the game as it is.
Definitely don't buff the katana. we have enough of them in the game as it is.Well, in my opinion, we have enough viking- wannabes like you :D.
Honestly the katana is too good (Speed wise) people may say bastard sword is better but I would take katana anyday then bastard sword 3 more speed for only 5 less length? hell yea.6 less length, 5 less stab, 3 more speed, 1 more swing, .2 more weight and 6400 more gold.
Khorin likes his easy mode, just it. True, katana is more expensive than bastard and longsword, but is better than both. 3/4 speed for 6 reach makes the difference. Ideally, Katana would have 100 speed tops.Exaggerating doesn't help your cause. It's 3 speed for 6 reach and 5 pierce(bastard vs. katana) or 4 speed for 11 length and 7 pierce. Speed is the katanas only advantage
I was on the duel server just a few minutes ago, I got a KD of like 70/6, 40 of those were done with a 1h sword with 0wfp and 21 agility, slow as hell. I still beat 95% of the people I faced, including ninjas with katanas, stimpy with 24 agility, 170wfp and staff, Longsword wielding agi-based light armor types, etc. etc.He beat me. I couldn't spam him either.
I'm not sure what you people are complaining about.
Oh also:He beat me. I couldn't spam him either.
EDIT: Except when he wore black armour. But I'm not sure if I spammed him to death or if his weapon bounced, was experimenting a little. ;)
1h no shield ? whats the point in 1h with no shield when 2h and poles are superior?Good job skipping my other post.
Also, speed of katana make it very difficult to feint with shield against it.
1h no shield ? whats the point in 1h with no shield when 2h and poles are superior?
Also, speed of katana make it very difficult to feint with shield against it.
Good job skipping my other post.
Then again blocking is a lot easier.
EDIT: Also, I think the total loss of 1h wpf compensates for the absense of shield.
You got outskilled, killed by inferior weapon. WHy i skipped ? he play 1h no shield.1h with no wpf and you admit that skill is what matters and that spamming is impossible.
Oh you're right. 1 point more cut.
And you are discussing a different topic now. The topic you should be in is 7 threads below mine I believe. Anyway I tried spamming chimp, i.e. me standing in front of him still and he standing in front of me still and I attack first and start spamming. He interrupted my attack every time. He had a shield, 160 1h wpf and an espada or side sword or sumthin'. He can't be spammed except by his own mistake.
1h with no wpf and you admit that skill is what matters and that spamming is impossible.
I'm done.
And you skipped this:
This +1 speed really bums you that much? It's hardly noticeable, 1 point is nothing to get that upset about.
21 agi. Footwork can save against spam, i bet it does in phyrex case.Read the quote above you again. Chimp had a shield and 160 wpf in 1h.
Also, i'm sure chimp have wpf in 1h, what are you trying to say ?
Moreover: NO SHIELD. It matters in spam.
Moreover: NO SHIELD. It matters in spam.Well, shields slow you down. No shit.
okay, katana back to 101 then.
bastard sword price to 3k.
everyone happy? Y/N?
still underpowered, how will i kill archers if it cant shoot ki bolts?
It's too slow.
It's too slow
Coming next patch: We added an on_hit trigger that fires when someone got hit by a katana. The damage receiving agent will be cut into two regardless of the armor because it's well known that katana cut through everything at ease. Also, upblock or downblock with a katana defends against arrows, bolts and throwing weapons. Blocking to the sides will protect from getting overrun by a horse when katanaist turns in a way to bring his sword between himself and the beast. The horse will be split entirely during a successful block.
The katana fighting style was a one hit kill weapon against the armor and weapons of it's era and region. Most katana fights back then were more like wild west stand offs, First to draw and strike would win. Thing is that after that if they were blocked the katana user had no idea what to do after that because the style leaves you wide open for a counter strike. It was more a light weighted brutal weapon rather then a finnese weapon.
Also the katana couldn't cut chain mail.