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I haven't bothered to play 1H melee in forever. Shadowclone ain't my style. But I have heard a few people express some disappointment, which brought me to making this image the other day for a laugh.
Looking at it, though, it makes me realize they really have a point. The best 1H melee weapon in the game is a random drop, some crabs claw. It doesn't even get a synergy bonus with all this other crab gear we got going on, like enemy DEF penetration. That's not... too satisfying.
The 1H people should feel as epic as every 2H user gets to, no? I guess this isn't a super necessary suggestion, since people can just go back and equip any other sword as a cosmetic option, but... oh, well!
My suggestion:
Timeblade
Or something slightly less epic. After beating Memorir he bellyflops down to the bottom of the tower in a broken heap. So I'm thinkin', he probably has a spare shard laying around somewhere, right? So if you leave the tower and come back to check him out you can see it twinkling on the floor and grab it. Memorir is associated with time, or at least your past.
Option A) Just give them something to feel cool with. Palette swap the laser swords into a sparkling mirror-like blue or white 'laser' sword and call it a day. Use Memorir's Shard, the (currently useless despite the description indicating otherwise) Fabric of Time, the (also currently useless, but also an aspect of the past) Worn Soldier Doll, maybe one more thing representing time... Season Shards? And call it a day. Maybe it has an ATK or Crit DMG bonus over the Crabby Claw, the important thing is the Rule of Cool is upheld.
If it needs a special effect to be on par with what the 2H folks get, here's a few options off the top of my head:
- After Perfect Guarding, hitting any enemy with this sword casts stasis on them. Because PG is all about timing!
- Increases ASPD at specific thresholds, reset upon taking damage. 10, 25, 50 and 100. Become a time-infused speed demon!
Option B) The option that requires more than a palette swap and is probably more than is necessary now that the game is released. Something involving infusing it with the Aspect of Seasons in the Santa Fae season fairy hut, the Aspect of Past with the blacksmith ghost in Tai Ming and the Aspect of Memory in your childhood room. Probably doesn't need to be this fancy.
Option C is people can just deal with bonking the final boss to death with a crab claw, too, I guess.
Looking at it, though, it makes me realize they really have a point. The best 1H melee weapon in the game is a random drop, some crabs claw. It doesn't even get a synergy bonus with all this other crab gear we got going on, like enemy DEF penetration. That's not... too satisfying.
The 1H people should feel as epic as every 2H user gets to, no? I guess this isn't a super necessary suggestion, since people can just go back and equip any other sword as a cosmetic option, but... oh, well!
My suggestion:
Timeblade
Or something slightly less epic. After beating Memorir he bellyflops down to the bottom of the tower in a broken heap. So I'm thinkin', he probably has a spare shard laying around somewhere, right? So if you leave the tower and come back to check him out you can see it twinkling on the floor and grab it. Memorir is associated with time, or at least your past.
Option A) Just give them something to feel cool with. Palette swap the laser swords into a sparkling mirror-like blue or white 'laser' sword and call it a day. Use Memorir's Shard, the (currently useless despite the description indicating otherwise) Fabric of Time, the (also currently useless, but also an aspect of the past) Worn Soldier Doll, maybe one more thing representing time... Season Shards? And call it a day. Maybe it has an ATK or Crit DMG bonus over the Crabby Claw, the important thing is the Rule of Cool is upheld.
If it needs a special effect to be on par with what the 2H folks get, here's a few options off the top of my head:
- After Perfect Guarding, hitting any enemy with this sword casts stasis on them. Because PG is all about timing!
- Increases ASPD at specific thresholds, reset upon taking damage. 10, 25, 50 and 100. Become a time-infused speed demon!
Option B) The option that requires more than a palette swap and is probably more than is necessary now that the game is released. Something involving infusing it with the Aspect of Seasons in the Santa Fae season fairy hut, the Aspect of Past with the blacksmith ghost in Tai Ming and the Aspect of Memory in your childhood room. Probably doesn't need to be this fancy.
Option C is people can just deal with bonking the final boss to death with a crab claw, too, I guess.