Getting back on topic (Take this Cav talk to a new thread. Everyone knows that people who ride horses like a certain gender, and it isn't female
), I think that making large weapons, and high tier weapons/shields, take up multiple slots will be AWESOME, and Here's why:
THIS IS A TEAM GAME. I believe that this will encourage, if not FORCE team play. It may suck that it will diminish Hybrids, but hey, If you want to use the War/Long Bow, you are an ARCHER. You shoot arrows. You don't swing swords. If you want to use the Sniper/heavy Xbow, You are a CROSSBOWMAN. You shoot Bolts. If you swing a sword, it's a small, dinky, 1 h PoS. If you carry a Pike, You are there to DESTROY HORSES, poke enemies in support of friendlies, etc..etc.. If you are a Shielder (assuming you're carrying the ones that are going to take 2 slots), then you are there to cover yourself AND your team. Make sure those dedicated Ranged people don't Die. Cover those pikemen's back while they cover your ass from Cav. If you have a retardedly large Polearm or two handed sword, I'm assuming that your role is PURE KILLING POWER. Whatever you are, one assumes that you've trained in that particular style of combat, and that's what you're good at. People SHOULDN'T be masters of the entire field.
I honestly can't wait to see Shielders covering a group of ranged people, who are all intermingled with pikemen. Good team work already dominates this game, but I think it'll be even MORE EPIC if it becomes an integral part of winning.
apologies if this seems like a bunch of unrelated crap mashed together, but I'm at work and I keep losing my train of thought.. but... YEAH!
-Zylo