Gaiden'Densetsu wrote: »Agreed, those swords look terrible.
Korah_Eaglecry wrote: »Gaiden'Densetsu wrote: »Agreed, those swords look terrible.
I wont say theyre terrible. Seems like a wasted opportunity to add your opinion to the situation here as this isnt constructive at all. But for me, I feel the way the OP does. The swords look out of place for the style. Theres nothing special or different about them even though they should be different.
I add my +1 to this thread. Id like the swords to be changed visually to a more Katana like weapon to better suite the Akaviri design philosophy.
Riko_Futatabi wrote: »I heard in a thread from the PTS section of the forums that the Dark Brotherhood Motifs coming with that specific DLC looked like they had katana styled weapons, but I don't remember ever seeing any info on this at all. So I'll stop the speculating there.
But even if that may be the case, this still doesn't change the situation we have here with the Akaviri sword styles not being properly represented in this motif.
Riko_Futatabi wrote: »I heard in a thread from the PTS section of the forums that the Dark Brotherhood Motifs coming with that specific DLC looked like they had katana styled weapons, but I don't remember ever seeing any info on this at all. So I'll stop the speculating there.
But even if that may be the case, this still doesn't change the situation we have here with the Akaviri sword styles not being properly represented in this motif.
Dark Brotherhood weapons; courtesy of dulfy.net, images from Quakecon 2014.
elias.stormneb18_ESO wrote: »Sigh, do SOME research before you post a thread. The first tier of Akaviri weapons ARE katanas/dai-katanas. The second tier is almost identical to the second tier Dark Brotherhood swords shown above. The picture you posted is only of the third/final tier.
Make an iron Akaviri sword, you'll see.
A weapon or Armour piece changes appearance depending on the material used. For example a Voidsteel Breton gratsword looks different from a steel one. That is what tiers are, different appearances of weapons of the same style, mostly depending on material, but sometimes on if its fine of legendary.Riko_Futatabi wrote: »elias.stormneb18_ESO wrote: »Sigh, do SOME research before you post a thread. The first tier of Akaviri weapons ARE katanas/dai-katanas. The second tier is almost identical to the second tier Dark Brotherhood swords shown above. The picture you posted is only of the third/final tier.
Make an iron Akaviri sword, you'll see.
@elias.stormneb18_ESO - I don't quite understand the 3 tiers and how you would choose which style to make. Do you mean as you improve a weapon or as you level higher and use different materials the tiers change? I've crafted many weapons but I haven't noticed this much, besides a little when you improve a weapon.
Either way, this is inconsistent for the style to switch between making katanas or swords depending on quality or level of item if I'm understand this correctly. You say the final tier is a sword/greatsword model? For me that's still a problem.
elias.stormneb18_ESO wrote: »A weapon or Armour piece changes appearance depending on the material used. For example a Voidsteel Breton gratsword looks different from a steel one. That is what tiers are, different appearances of weapons of the same style, mostly depending on material, but sometimes on if its fine of legendary.Riko_Futatabi wrote: »elias.stormneb18_ESO wrote: »Sigh, do SOME research before you post a thread. The first tier of Akaviri weapons ARE katanas/dai-katanas. The second tier is almost identical to the second tier Dark Brotherhood swords shown above. The picture you posted is only of the third/final tier.
Make an iron Akaviri sword, you'll see.
@elias.stormneb18_ESO - I don't quite understand the 3 tiers and how you would choose which style to make. Do you mean as you improve a weapon or as you level higher and use different materials the tiers change? I've crafted many weapons but I haven't noticed this much, besides a little when you improve a weapon.
Either way, this is inconsistent for the style to switch between making katanas or swords depending on quality or level of item if I'm understand this correctly. You say the final tier is a sword/greatsword model? For me that's still a problem.
Despite the common misconception, there is no one Akaviri race. Akavir is a continent and is home to many races and cultures. The different tiers likely represent different Akaviri cultures.
A katana is a sword, as much as a cutlass or claymore. I don't think that one can create an Akaviri katana out of Voidsteel or Rubedite. However the second tier sword, shield and bow can be bought in Cyrodiil for alliance points and they will scale to your level. The Lord's Longsword from the Lord's Mail set is an Akaviri katana and one can aquire VR 10 (if not higher level) versions of that set.Riko_Futatabi wrote: »elias.stormneb18_ESO wrote: »A weapon or Armour piece changes appearance depending on the material used. For example a Voidsteel Breton gratsword looks different from a steel one. That is what tiers are, different appearances of weapons of the same style, mostly depending on material, but sometimes on if its fine of legendary.Riko_Futatabi wrote: »elias.stormneb18_ESO wrote: »Sigh, do SOME research before you post a thread. The first tier of Akaviri weapons ARE katanas/dai-katanas. The second tier is almost identical to the second tier Dark Brotherhood swords shown above. The picture you posted is only of the third/final tier.
Make an iron Akaviri sword, you'll see.
@elias.stormneb18_ESO - I don't quite understand the 3 tiers and how you would choose which style to make. Do you mean as you improve a weapon or as you level higher and use different materials the tiers change? I've crafted many weapons but I haven't noticed this much, besides a little when you improve a weapon.
Either way, this is inconsistent for the style to switch between making katanas or swords depending on quality or level of item if I'm understand this correctly. You say the final tier is a sword/greatsword model? For me that's still a problem.
Despite the common misconception, there is no one Akaviri race. Akavir is a continent and is home to many races and cultures. The different tiers likely represent different Akaviri cultures.
While your last statement is true. This problem I have is still there and that's the Akaviri style switching from katana to sword depending on weapon level or quality. You know that most were looking forward to crafting the katana style weapons and that having this style at a lower tier means nothing if you can't also have it as the highest tier.
I hope you can understand this. It's the first time this has happened or at least the first time it's been so apparent; that the style changes drastically depending on level or quality. I hope that somehow the katana style you mentioned is also available as the final tier on the higher level weapons, else it is still like it does not exist.
elias.stormneb18_ESO wrote: »A katana is a sword, as much as a cutlass or claymore. I don't think that one can create an Akaviri katana out of Voidsteel or Rubedite. However the second tier sword, shield and bow can be bought in Cyrodiil for alliance points and they will scale to your level. The Lord's Longsword from the Lord's Mail set is an Akaviri katana and one can aquire VR 10 (if not higher level) versions of that set.Riko_Futatabi wrote: »elias.stormneb18_ESO wrote: »A weapon or Armour piece changes appearance depending on the material used. For example a Voidsteel Breton gratsword looks different from a steel one. That is what tiers are, different appearances of weapons of the same style, mostly depending on material, but sometimes on if its fine of legendary.Riko_Futatabi wrote: »elias.stormneb18_ESO wrote: »Sigh, do SOME research before you post a thread. The first tier of Akaviri weapons ARE katanas/dai-katanas. The second tier is almost identical to the second tier Dark Brotherhood swords shown above. The picture you posted is only of the third/final tier.
Make an iron Akaviri sword, you'll see.
@elias.stormneb18_ESO - I don't quite understand the 3 tiers and how you would choose which style to make. Do you mean as you improve a weapon or as you level higher and use different materials the tiers change? I've crafted many weapons but I haven't noticed this much, besides a little when you improve a weapon.
Either way, this is inconsistent for the style to switch between making katanas or swords depending on quality or level of item if I'm understand this correctly. You say the final tier is a sword/greatsword model? For me that's still a problem.
Despite the common misconception, there is no one Akaviri race. Akavir is a continent and is home to many races and cultures. The different tiers likely represent different Akaviri cultures.
While your last statement is true. This problem I have is still there and that's the Akaviri style switching from katana to sword depending on weapon level or quality. You know that most were looking forward to crafting the katana style weapons and that having this style at a lower tier means nothing if you can't also have it as the highest tier.
I hope you can understand this. It's the first time this has happened or at least the first time it's been so apparent; that the style changes drastically depending on level or quality. I hope that somehow the katana style you mentioned is also available as the final tier on the higher level weapons, else it is still like it does not exist.
I actually just meant in-game, as a response to your question (wich wasn't an actual question, but nevermind). This could still be interesting though, as katanas are supposed to be very light, while the materials Voidsteel and Rubedite both are very heavy, but sturdy materials.Riko_Futatabi wrote: »elias.stormneb18_ESO wrote: »A katana is a sword, as much as a cutlass or claymore. I don't think that one can create an Akaviri katana out of Voidsteel or Rubedite. However the second tier sword, shield and bow can be bought in Cyrodiil for alliance points and they will scale to your level. The Lord's Longsword from the Lord's Mail set is an Akaviri katana and one can aquire VR 10 (if not higher level) versions of that set.Riko_Futatabi wrote: »elias.stormneb18_ESO wrote: »A weapon or Armour piece changes appearance depending on the material used. For example a Voidsteel Breton gratsword looks different from a steel one. That is what tiers are, different appearances of weapons of the same style, mostly depending on material, but sometimes on if its fine of legendary.Riko_Futatabi wrote: »elias.stormneb18_ESO wrote: »Sigh, do SOME research before you post a thread. The first tier of Akaviri weapons ARE katanas/dai-katanas. The second tier is almost identical to the second tier Dark Brotherhood swords shown above. The picture you posted is only of the third/final tier.
Make an iron Akaviri sword, you'll see.
@elias.stormneb18_ESO - I don't quite understand the 3 tiers and how you would choose which style to make. Do you mean as you improve a weapon or as you level higher and use different materials the tiers change? I've crafted many weapons but I haven't noticed this much, besides a little when you improve a weapon.
Either way, this is inconsistent for the style to switch between making katanas or swords depending on quality or level of item if I'm understand this correctly. You say the final tier is a sword/greatsword model? For me that's still a problem.
Despite the common misconception, there is no one Akaviri race. Akavir is a continent and is home to many races and cultures. The different tiers likely represent different Akaviri cultures.
While your last statement is true. This problem I have is still there and that's the Akaviri style switching from katana to sword depending on weapon level or quality. You know that most were looking forward to crafting the katana style weapons and that having this style at a lower tier means nothing if you can't also have it as the highest tier.
I hope you can understand this. It's the first time this has happened or at least the first time it's been so apparent; that the style changes drastically depending on level or quality. I hope that somehow the katana style you mentioned is also available as the final tier on the higher level weapons, else it is still like it does not exist.
You are confusing yourself and I don't mean to sound rude. A katana is a style of sword. A cutlass or claymore are styles of swords. You go on to say that the material type would prevent the creation of such styles. Many weapons in the real world are made from different materials and this game is not the real world and therefore this should not be a problem.
elias.stormneb18_ESO wrote: »I actually just meant in-game, as a response to your question (wich wasn't an actual question, but nevermind). This could still be interesting though, as katanas are supposed to be very light, while the materials Voidsteel and Rubedite both are very heavy, but sturdy materials.Riko_Futatabi wrote: »elias.stormneb18_ESO wrote: »A katana is a sword, as much as a cutlass or claymore. I don't think that one can create an Akaviri katana out of Voidsteel or Rubedite. However the second tier sword, shield and bow can be bought in Cyrodiil for alliance points and they will scale to your level. The Lord's Longsword from the Lord's Mail set is an Akaviri katana and one can aquire VR 10 (if not higher level) versions of that set.Riko_Futatabi wrote: »elias.stormneb18_ESO wrote: »A weapon or Armour piece changes appearance depending on the material used. For example a Voidsteel Breton gratsword looks different from a steel one. That is what tiers are, different appearances of weapons of the same style, mostly depending on material, but sometimes on if its fine of legendary.Riko_Futatabi wrote: »elias.stormneb18_ESO wrote: »Sigh, do SOME research before you post a thread. The first tier of Akaviri weapons ARE katanas/dai-katanas. The second tier is almost identical to the second tier Dark Brotherhood swords shown above. The picture you posted is only of the third/final tier.
Make an iron Akaviri sword, you'll see.
@elias.stormneb18_ESO - I don't quite understand the 3 tiers and how you would choose which style to make. Do you mean as you improve a weapon or as you level higher and use different materials the tiers change? I've crafted many weapons but I haven't noticed this much, besides a little when you improve a weapon.
Either way, this is inconsistent for the style to switch between making katanas or swords depending on quality or level of item if I'm understand this correctly. You say the final tier is a sword/greatsword model? For me that's still a problem.
Despite the common misconception, there is no one Akaviri race. Akavir is a continent and is home to many races and cultures. The different tiers likely represent different Akaviri cultures.
While your last statement is true. This problem I have is still there and that's the Akaviri style switching from katana to sword depending on weapon level or quality. You know that most were looking forward to crafting the katana style weapons and that having this style at a lower tier means nothing if you can't also have it as the highest tier.
I hope you can understand this. It's the first time this has happened or at least the first time it's been so apparent; that the style changes drastically depending on level or quality. I hope that somehow the katana style you mentioned is also available as the final tier on the higher level weapons, else it is still like it does not exist.
You are confusing yourself and I don't mean to sound rude. A katana is a style of sword. A cutlass or claymore are styles of swords. You go on to say that the material type would prevent the creation of such styles. Many weapons in the real world are made from different materials and this game is not the real world and therefore this should not be a problem.
I wasn't all that serous about the weapon weight and only brought it up because you did. The appearances of the items fit perfectly with the lore, as it IS lore, it is "canon". Claiming its not in line with lore is ridicolus and blatantly stupid. It is also idiotic to assume that the Kamal would use weapons or armour that are even similar to that of the Tsaesci or Ka Po' Tun. You are actually starting to annoy me.Riko_Futatabi wrote: »I haven't seen many to be honest, so try to refrain from exaggerating. The Akaviri swords in ESO are not consistent with what we know at least from Lore. I shouldn't even have to bring Lore into this. The swords in general do not match the armour style.
elias.stormneb18_ESO wrote: »I wasn't all that serous about the weapon weight and only brought it up because you did. The appearances of the items fit perfectly with the lore, as it IS lore, it is "canon". Claiming its not in line with lore is ridicolus and blatantly stupid. It is also idiotic to assume that the Kamal would use weapons or armour that are even similar to that of the Tsaesci or Ka Po' Tun. You are actually starting to annoy me.Riko_Futatabi wrote: »I haven't seen many to be honest, so try to refrain from exaggerating. The Akaviri swords in ESO are not consistent with what we know at least from Lore. I shouldn't even have to bring Lore into this. The swords in general do not match the armour style.
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It's fine, if you wish to continue this discussion it will hereby be civilised and calm, accompanied with a cup of tea (oh, that reminds me...). Thank you for reminding us @ZOS_RiedL.Riko_Futatabi wrote: »elias.stormneb18_ESO wrote: »I wasn't all that serous about the weapon weight and only brought it up because you did. The appearances of the items fit perfectly with the lore, as it IS lore, it is "canon". Claiming its not in line with lore is ridicolus and blatantly stupid. It is also idiotic to assume that the Kamal would use weapons or armour that are even similar to that of the Tsaesci or Ka Po' Tun. You are actually starting to annoy me.Riko_Futatabi wrote: »I haven't seen many to be honest, so try to refrain from exaggerating. The Akaviri swords in ESO are not consistent with what we know at least from Lore. I shouldn't even have to bring Lore into this. The swords in general do not match the armour style.
I knew someone would jump on the fact that I used the word lore. I never wanted to reference it because I'm aware of how flexible lore can be. I'll make it clear that I don't mind the current swords existing within this game and I'm not saying they are "lore-breaking".
The current style is just not what many have come to expect from this motif, it's glaring obvious and many do agree with this. I said in a previous post that they would have done better to separate the different Akaviri racial styles into their own motifs and not a "catch all" motif that this seems to be.
I apologize if I've been overly rude with you elias and somewhere in our discussion we seem to have had a miscommunication about what I'm trying to point out here. I'm not claiming anything is breaking lore, I'm pointing out how underwhelming this motif has become to me because of how it has been handled in the design process. I also said this in my original post.
Yep, just do bear in mind I don't have much time. Half an hour at most.Riko_Futatabi wrote: »@elias.stormneb18_ESO - I do want to continue this discussion because I'd like to expand on some things I have mentioned previously that you brought to my attention. Just give me a moment lol.