Valkyr's Claws, Next Ash's Blades?

[ROSING]

I really hope we get wristblades like for Ash's ult. You don't even need to make them a new stance; they can function under the fists category, just make them do puncture instead of impact and with a bit more range.

Imagine drawing your melee weapon and those beauties slide out of your wrists as you charge a platoon of grineer, then sliding them back in once the work is done.

Who else?

[Cleesus]

I really hope we get wristblades like for Ash's ult. You don't even need to make them a new stance; they can function under the fists category, just make them do puncture instead of impact and with a bit more range.

Imagine drawing your melee weapon and those beauties slide out of your wrists as you charge a platoon of grineer, then sliding them back in once the work is done.

Who else?

they will probably work bbest under the new claw category shown in the live stream

[EDeN153]

Some one's already suggested this.

 

And I said no.

[ROSING]

Some one's already suggested this.

 

And I said no.

 

But why?

[Divinehero]

wait what about valkyr's claws?

[nekrojiji]

wait what about valkyr's claws?

It's not Valkyr's Claws.... just claw Weapons which will attack, on the most part, like Valkyr's Hysteria. 

 

But wrist blades....what would the animation be like. Ash jumps on their heads. How can melee attacks do that. I wish the melee attack animations would include that (with daggers for example) and not just slashing.

[Divinehero]

eh... when's that comin?

[Tarille]

eh... when's that comin?

Devstream mentioned they're planning on getting the Claw weapons into the game for next Wednesday.

 

 

But wrist blades....what would the animation be like. Ash jumps on their heads. How can melee attacks do that. I wish the melee attack animations would include that (with daggers for example) and not just slashing.

 

I'd assume wrist blades would use similar attack animations to the Claws:

http://youtu.be/RT6-XBSkaRM?t=51m52s

 

Which is more than just slashing, but also a lot of stabbing (There's one combo where it looks like you stab one claw into a dudes face, pull them closer and repeatedly jab into their neck with the other claw, and another where you dive bomb into them, thrusting both blades into the ground)

 

A lot of the slashing animations would end up being gouging animations if using wrist mounted blades.

 

The main issue I see with wrist blades as weapons, isn't the combos (As the Claw ones would work fine) but rather the idea of trying to create a Wrist Blade weapon that doesn't just overshadow or copy the design of Ash's blades.

 

Claws are fine, they don't interfere with Valkyr's claws in the same way because the Claw weapons are akin to that of Wolverine (Protruding out from the dorsum of the hand and utilizing a closed fist to allow for punches to stab with the claws) while Valkyr's claws are more like Sabertooth's (Extensions of the nails into large claws, utilizing open handed swipes and limited ability to stab with them)

 

While Wrist Blades will likely all be similar to that of Ash's blades, with little variation outside blade design.

Edited June 24, 2014 by Tarille

[EDeN153]

But why?

Imagine fighting with them. The blades are placed relatively high on his wrists and the actual blades are quite long. You'd need to be stabbing all the time in order for these to even look right.

 

Plus, these should stay unique to Ash.

[Beas7ie]

Imagine fighting with them. The blades are placed relatively high on his wrists and the actual blades are quite long. You'd need to be stabbing all the time in order for these to even look right.

 

Plus, these should stay unique to Ash.

 

They could work.  They're basically just futuristic katars, which were a very effective weapon.  It would also be a good Ash ult rework.  Make Ash go into "Cold blooded killer mode" or something which is similar to Valkyr's "Crazy *@##$ Mode" but instead of the rage and the screams, there is just a silent deadliness with some smoke.  

[ROSING]

They could work.  They're basically just futuristic katars, which were a very effective weapon.  It would also be a good Ash ult rework.  Make Ash go into "Cold blooded killer mode" or something which is similar to Valkyr's "Crazy $#*(@ Mode" but instead of the rage and the screams, there is just a silent deadliness with some smoke.  

 

I think bladestorm is fine as it is, I was just referring to the idea that we would have wristblade weapons to use as a melee. And after reviewing the livestream, I think these totally would work with the claw stance as well.