I think we all plan on being a master at swordsmen. It's just too cool.

quote Ecto5

I think we all plan on being a master at swordsmen. It's just too cool.

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It think it will actually be very easy to use the sword. Nintendo said they're making games more "fun" rather than really hard. I think just constanst slashing motions will get you through the game.

However, you have to included multilayer. There has to be some sort of guard break move or somebody will just block the entire time. Either that or you could out maneuver the other person and get him from the side.

quote Ecto5

However, you have to included multilayer. There has to be some sort of guard break move or somebody will just block the entire time. Either that or you could out maneuver the other person and get him from the side.

It could turn into a "strafing battle" in which people quickly circle each other and keep jumping and slashing randomly at each other hoping to kill the other one. ^^

Not to mention other attacks that could go around the block such as a lower attack of some sort. Also, your only holding one sword. Sure one uses two hands most of the time, but you get that free hand from time to time. Perhaps you might be able to pull off some cheap shot with it.

quote Ecto5

However, you have to included multilayer. There has to be some sort of guard break move or somebody will just block the entire time. Either that or you could out maneuver the other person and get him from the side.

Actually, you can't hold a block - you can only block for a bit less than a second.

I hope that Sword battles will be 1v1, with NO OTHER PEOPLE. Just imagine eh, you fighting another guy, and then a third guy rapes you from behind. Or, he has dualy pistols, and pops you both.

I hadn't thought about it much until you mentioned it, but I wonder how they will have multiplayer fights between more then two people. The only thing I can think of is they have a 'switch to target player' button when using a sword.

Although, perhaps it doesn't even lock on the person with hte sword anyway. Perhaps the camera is free at all times.

Hopefully, the player will have ALOT of health, like in Unreal Championship, so it can all work out.

I can't see how it would make much difference, though. If everybody has the same amount of health then wouldn't it be the same if everybody had a sliver of health?

In multiplayer, I feel that it will be a rush to get to a range weapon spawn point and them dominate the people with swords who can't get close enough to you before you kill them.

If I were the game creater, I would have everybody start out with a sword and a gun of some sort. This would make it a little more even.

This is interesting, because I've never thought of these problems, although they're obvious.

I'm thinking they'll be some kind of guns deathmatch, and some kind of sword 1 Vs. 1 tournament type thing. I don't see guns and swords in the same match working out.

Unless you can block bullets. Heh.

I agree with Davis... there has two be separate mode for two-players to sword battle, because it would be too easy to kill someone while they were fighting someone else via sword. Maybe they could do it so it's in a more enclosed space so you can actually fight more and not run away...

If they try to add swords into the multiplayer along with the separate mode, then i think they should only have a few guns, or let you go into some weird bullet time mode... that would even out the playing field a little for the people with the swords...

of course, they are the ones who picked to use the sword, so maybe they should be punished for it...

All in all, the two weapon systems would not work well together. It's like when my brother would get the sword in Halo and come after me. He'd be dead before he within slashing range.
The one way this could work is if the swords men had more health and were a little faster.