Has anyone noticed that most rpgs don't have scythes as a weapon choice? (None modded games) It sort of annoys me because almost everyone loves a scythe as a weapon. So I was wondering what do you think the reasons for the lack of scythes is?
Why do current RPGs not have scythes?
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Because scythes aren't weapons. They're farming tools. Only an idiot would fight with a scythe.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.70517-Scythes#694172
The real question is why do RPGs neglect polearms and axes? Historically they were the most commonly used melee weapons. Swords were the equivalent of an officers pistol.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.70517-Scythes#694172
The real question is why do RPGs neglect polearms and axes? Historically they were the most commonly used melee weapons. Swords were the equivalent of an officers pistol.
It's for reaping, so only the Grim Reaper would use it against others, and not really as a weapon (he farms your ripe soul).
Exactly, why go into a fight with scythe, a FARMING tool, when you could use... oh lets say a halberd, you know something thats actually made to be used as a weapon?Souplex said:
It's sharp and can cut stuff. Sound like a perfect weapon. Also, knives were cooking tools and are considered weapons.masseyguy911 said:
But where would you put this scythe on your rpg?
Stuck to the grenade to slice people pre explosion? What's the point? They'll be blown up anyway.
Attached to the main barrel to be used as a bayonet? Absurd, have you tried swinging an rpg launcher? Those things are heavy.
This whole idea seems daft.
Stuck to the grenade to slice people pre explosion? What's the point? They'll be blown up anyway.
Attached to the main barrel to be used as a bayonet? Absurd, have you tried swinging an rpg launcher? Those things are heavy.
This whole idea seems daft.
I think they're just not traditionally thought of as a weapon. Yes everyone has the idea of the Grim Reaper as carrying a scythe to reap the fields of humanity, but aside from that they were clearly designed as a farming tool. The blade has a small point of impact for direct strikes, and require large sweeping movements to possibly connect with the main body of the blade. They're also rather heavy. So you have a weapon with a small chance of connecting, requires large movements to use, and weighs quite a bit more than a sword or axe with no increase to the chance of doing damage. They're cool yes, but impractical as a weapon. Still, the scythe in Postal 2, Undying, and Chrono Trigger were cool. They also appear pretty commonly in the early Final Fantasy games, up until seven. The Scythe in Undying was interesting in that you could actually miss, and just whack them with the wooden shaft if you were too close, illustrating the point that they aren't really great weapons.
Exactly.Souplex said:
It is a tool first and foremost, and a weapon of desperation a distant second;to be used only when you haven't got something better and need a weapon right now. If you have even an hour to prepare, you'll be able to craft a far more reliable and useful weapon by yourself: it's called a staff.
A scythe is unwieldy, slow, heavy (in comparison to what it can do), predictable and freaking large, while the damage it can deal is either equal to a simple hammer or staff or dagger (all far better weapons) or requires insane amounts of luck and/or incompetence from your opponent to be effective.
Well...Judgement101 said:
Darn, looks like Vern beat to it.Vern said:
They are large, rather heavy and to use it properly you have to use wide sweeps, which would just be impractical in most battle situations.