I have seen so much footage of the game, yet not a single frame of the player using a one handed sword. every enemy uses them, but for some reason, not a single second of a player using a one-handed sword.
I've seen Jorraptor using a dagger for maybe a second, but a dagger isnt a sword.
Please tell me this isn't the case and there is a reasonable explanation why there is no footage of a long sword...
I'm pretty sure we will have 1h swords THIS VIDEO (livestream from 14.Oct) seems to show something that I think is a 1h sword in your inventory (57:42) second row second item.
sadly, im pretty sure thats a TWO handed sword.Originally Posted by Aloninor Go to original post
I know and agree it would be strange. and every enemy in the game has a 1 handed sword.
But we' havent see ANY one handed swords footage anywhere.
If 1 handed swords are in the game, this doesnt make any sense.
if 1 handed swords are NOT in the game, the fact we havent seen any makes total sense.
The only swords we see are two handed. like this one:
I can't believe I havent noticed this until now.
I took the existance of one handed swords in the game for granted because enemies are using them all the time, and vikings used them as well in real history. I just couldnt even conceive an AC game with so many types of weapons (Even a flail) that doesnt have one handed swords.
But now, im looking at every graphic material of the game and can't see a single one handed sword.
omg....
Am I the only one who is completely let down by this?
I havent felt this disappointed by such an ommision of something i've taken for granted since Ghost recon breakpoint removed the AI teammates.
Not really good.Originally Posted by Megas_Doux Go to original post
I am a swords guy. Don't enjoy using other weapons in games. From the first reveal of ACV I just assumed the promotional materials cater towards Axes because its a "Viking" weapon, but now, with the boom in footage, I was certain I'd see one handed swords so I can play with a sword and shield... and I actively looked for swords.... but none was showen anywhere. So I went back to all the promotional materials where i "though" I saw swords and discovere I was wrong. they were all Claymore swords, or two handers. Not short swords nor any type of one handers.
I am so disappointed. How could they include hammers and flails, which were much much much more rare and far less used, and somehow forget short\long swords - The most common weapon at the time of the game?!?
You can Duel wield shield, but you cant use a one handed sword? seriously?!?!
Historically swords were rather rare among warriors. Rich warriors, ship captains, Jarls were able to afford one. The standard viking weapons were axes and spears.
I dont say that they didnt exist, but there were something like one or two swords by clan. In the late viking era they were more common.
The predominance of the axe comes mainly from that fact that before being a weapon, it's also mainly a tool.
Now that being said, as said by many others before me in this thread, it would be silly not to have swords in the game, especially as we have flails and hammers, two weapons vikings almost never used during the whole viking period...
(yes I know, Þór's hammer blabla, but no, except the god, no battle hammers for vikings. I'm pretty sure that not a single warhammer were found by archeology in northern europe. They are almost as legendary as the horns on the helmets)
And a game about vikings without Ulfberht swords, cant be a good viking game!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulfberht_swords
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