unique D3 weapons

Made to prevent people from spamming up the class thread with weapon ideas.
This is to discuss original weapon concepts, obviously swords and axes are a given.

Suggestions:
Atlatl
Sling
Macuahuitl
Nunchucks

Sorry if i missed any.

Discuss.

 

I'm not too sure how they actually work, as they're obviously used in a single hand but I don't know about loading, etc, but that said, most slingers are seen with shields and seeing a character load a sling with a single hand could make for a pretty awesome reload animation.

I imagine it being very similar to the flail, as it practically turns into a flail when used as one, only much quicker. It still wouldn't be up to speed with full-time one handed weapons, but it wouldn't be too far off and would have the advantage of being ranged.

Yeah, after thinking it over, that would work quite well actually. They can either require one hand and be used with a shield or in two hands and be used with an atlatl.

Read Deltora Quest. I reckon they could easily make for a fearsome weapon. It's just like a throwing weapon, only hit much, much harder. Also, when combined with all the swinging of the slings, it would make for a very intimidating weapon. I mean, if ordinarily throwing stuff is fearsome enough to get in the game, a sling would easily be fearsome enough.

Haha! That would be insane! Best anti-Zombie weapon in existence. And although you're probably right about it being too localised, they were practically used throughout the whole of South America until the Spanish invaded. Perhaps it could just be implemented as a unique sword or mace or something, so it would still be able to have its own unique image and model, along with all the crazy bonuses, but it wouldn't be common or take up a whole weapon type all for itself.

 

WTB some Tanto, or maybe Sai. A Katana is fine too.

Seriously, a sort of Eastern Kingdoms class would be neat. Already have the Witch Doctor, and the Barbarian from the North. Not sure where the Wizard fits in. Let's have it like Sesame Street. One of every race!

 

A tanto's just a dagger, which is already in the game, and the same goes for the katana being a sword, so they're not unique, per se, but they would make for some interesting variants or rares. The sai would be nice.

The Wizard's Asian, though you've got to remember that they aren't really real races, they just resemble them. Some more Eastern weapons would be nice though, like the Bo as a polearm.

EDIT: We need a kanabō. It's similar to the macuahuitl, but is more universal, it's Eastern, and it'd fit into a weapon type better. In fact, thinking about it, it's not amazingly similar to the macuahuitl, but it is still similar. Definitely separate weapons though.

 

south american cultures are famous for use of a sling of a shield, i think its just a skill they learn to slide the ammunition into the basket from their hands after picking it up from a pouch thing. Plus ammo would be readily availiable

haha, i actually have read every boom but can't remember slings being used...

yeah, i've fallen in love with this now. Actually it isn't to localised, japanese weapons are notorious for getting into games.

funny that i keep getting an image of a samurai smashing one ghoul with one and getting swarmed before he can get it back up technically more localized than the Macedonian weapons, but has a wider portayal and is awesomely evil .

another idea is that flexible spear thing, holcan comes to mind but i think thats just a material used to make them, allow some awesometastic combinations of stabs and swings.

 

I think kanabo would fit perfectly with maces >.>

 

Actually some ninja stars would go well with the katana.
Also what about the makeshift weapons. Like a hunk of wood or a rock or some brass knuckles or something. really it's a little unrealistic that every monster would be dropping fully finished swords etc.

 

Sweet, one handed. What about something like the hammer throw as the equivalent for the two handed sling? Ammo being readily available is an interesting point. The first ranged weapon not to require ammunition? It'd make it pretty handy in that regard.

Oh really? They Grey Guards used them. Though it was mainly the ammunition they used that made them deadly, which were the egg-things filled with acid. 'Blisters' they were called.

Yay! About Japanese weapons being notorious for being in games, that's kinda had a delocalising effect, in my opinion. Though they are still considered more exotic. Not as exotic as the Aztecs, but still more exotic than ordinary weapons, for obvious reasons.

Woah, I didn't realise they were that huge. Definitely is awesomely evil though!

I couldn't find anything on the holcan, though from how you've described it I think I might have seen one in the movie 'Hero'.

Yeah, that'd be the general consensus, but it's the same with a lot of the suggested weaponry. Even if they're still classed as an existing weapon type, it'd still add a bit more diversity, obviously visually speaking as it would behave like an ordinary weapon, and interest to the game.

Ninja stars would be really sweet. There was an Assassin ability to use them in Diablo2 but I don't remember it being too effective.

Makeshift weapons would work absolutely awesomely with the new interactable environment. Like being able to pick up the broken planks of wood of what used to be a table. The only problem would be that they'd have to count as items, and they'd need other advantages as they wouldn't be as powerful as standard weapons and also wouldn't be permanent. Unless you're talking about picking up some of the building stones, etc, after knocking down a wall or something, as that would work in a completely different way to normal weapons. Also you'd need relatively high Strength, to put in lightly.

 

a cyframe... its like a third arm on your back with abilities

 

Oh. Sorry. I meant Tonfa. Wtf.
Also, Zweihander. I want to see Swords. Big Swords. Cloud Strife swords.

 

Kamas.

 

Battering rams.

 

Whips
Chains
Sickle on a Chain
Yoyo
lasso
police baton



picked randomly from the top of my head, lawlz

 

haha, barbarian with a hammer throw

that would certainly add to its uniqueness and usefulness.

oh right, for some reason i thought you meant leaf used one

well not huge by barbarian standards i'd imagine it would be a relatively late game weapon.

as...a hand weapon? elaborate

awesome.


what about the chu ko nu, chinese repeating crossbow, a beefed up version would be awesome

 

yeah, i think a sickle and chain would be awesome too. Imagine visually, a character throwing his sickle and retracting it back

 

So yes! Make it happen! Now!

Well he probably does at some stage, but they're the Grey Guards' weapon.

I think that would have to be a two-hand weapon, haha. This could work nicely with the idea for makeshift weapons, letting characters pick up massing planks of wood or sections of broken columns, etc. It could be a really slow attack, dealing area of effect damage and knockback, though there'd have to be some ability restrictions... Whirlwind, for one. D'you reckon it would work?

 

we require swordchucks

 

Swordchucks would be painful to hold... Also, I wouldn't like to be that nunchunk karate ninja guy if swordchucks existed...

*Cringes*

EDIT: Banned must be lucky. Here's the sai you ordered:

 

The Battering ram was mostly a joke. Imagine a Barbarian shoving one into a WD's stomach. Although I would like to see some huge two handed weapons that perhaps even deal splash damage (in an arch) as a standard.

 

These existed in D2 I think. But they were pretty weak when compared to the regular crossbows.