Both weapons are equally OP, each in its own way. Katana is better for slashing (higher damage and that sweet curved blade that will be always an issue to deal with).Oh come on, is 1 mln gold really so much for you?..
I will just put this here ...bastard sword unbalanced i guess :3
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Look this is simple physics. The Katana is the lightest sword of that class and the shortest, it should have the best speed rank out of the bastard, hbs, and longsword. It should also have lower damages to represent the lighter blade.
If I swung two baseballs bats that both have the same weight except one was longer, I'd swing the shorter bat faster because it is more compact. The bastard sword currently has 1 more speed rank than the katana despite being heavier and longer.
Seriously change this weapon's stats. I know everyone hates the Katana and the weeaboos that use them, but the current system isn't realistic.
On the other hand I kind of like katana being shittier than those others, because it keeps it from becoming too mainstream.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=EDkoj932YFoNot this guy again. This jarhead retard hosts probably the most ridiculous 'historical' weapons show ever produced, not surprised to find him here at all.
If I swung two baseballs bats that both have the same weight except one was longer, I'd swing the shorter bat faster because it is more compact. The bastard sword currently has 1 more speed rank than the katana despite being heavier and longer.
Oh, it's totally not mainstream...
Katana is the only weapon I can pick up at any given time on siege. By far the most common weapon among new players.
That's only because I die -a lot- in there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=EDkoj932YFo
[...]It does with WSE2 - cmp showed some video once where the hilt does blunt, the blade cut damage - but Overlords are too
That's just the trouble with having an engine that doesn't support multiple damage types on a single attack though.
Warband is bad.
Yeah, this length&weight vs speed factor bugs me too. LS/HBS/BS are perfectly balanced between each others, but katana's stats don't align with them.
On the other hand I kind of like katana being shittier than those others, because it keeps it from becoming too mainstream.
That's what the bastard sword is already like. Current BS is like the pre-buff katana but better in a few areas. It'll be hard to do adjust the swing/damage of katana like that without the katana or BS being straight up inferior to the other one.
Who knew cRPG had so many ancient weapon masters?THROWING LANCE IS HISTORICALLY BETTER THAN ARBALEST IF YOU DISAGREE I WONT TAKE YOU TO THE GOBBLINBAL
cRPG is not balanced by realism, so this argument over which one is historically better is useless.
I should know what I’m talking about. I myself commissioned a genuine katana in Japan for 2,400,000 Yen (that’s about $20,000) and have been practicing with it for almost 2 years now. I can even cut slabs of solid steel with my katana. Japanese smiths spend years working on a single katana and fold it up to a million times to produce the finest blades known to mankind. Katanas are thrice as sharp as European swords and thrice as hard for that matter too. Anything a longsword can cut through, a katana can cut through better. I’m pretty sure a katana could easily bisect a knight wearing full plate with a simple vertical slash. Ever wonder why medieval Europe never bothered conquering Japan? That’s right, they were too scared to fight the disciplined Samurai and their katanas of destruction. Even in World War II, American soldiers targeted the men with the katanas first because their killing power was feared and respected.
So what am I saying? Katanas are simply the best sword that the world has ever seen, and thus, require better stats in cRPG. Here is the stat block I propose for Katanas:
(Two-Handed Exotic Weapon)
weapon length: 95
weight: 1.5
difficulty: 9
speed rating: 110
thrust damage: 30 pierce
swing damage: 48 cut
slots: 2
Now that seems a lot more representative of the cutting power of Katanas in real life, don’t you think?
tl;dr = Katanas need to do more damage in cRPG, see my new stat block.(click to show/hide)
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