Orbister Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Honda Tadakatsu! badassery over 9000! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(XBOX)Grihaly Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Uhh... What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orbister Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Uhh... What? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonbogiri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZirilanOfTheClaw Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) Warframe have my respect even more now. Edited February 19, 2015 by ArmaChaos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--GOOLOO_GOOLOO_GOOLOO-- Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Sorry I don't speak Russian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KlarVyvern Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I always wanted the Dragonfly Cutter in Warframe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeetza Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 So the name of the Tonbo is actually "Dragonfly"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orbister Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Sorry I don't speak Russian! what?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishki88 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 So Tonbogiri is a spear, but we got a polearm. That's some respect all right lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Ropefish- Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 TOYOTA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatantfool Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campaigner Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Yeah, shame there still isn't a real spear stance in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknow99 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 *Bows as a sign of respect to the devs* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katakuna Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) I'm glad I wasn't the only one that immediately thought of the Tonbogiri. Too bad that the Tonbo is (another) polearm, not a spear. Would have been cool to make it a spear and release it alongside Lancer. I know Spears and Lances are different things. Edited February 19, 2015 by Katakuna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaotyke Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Now if they gave the Polearm Stances more combos...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harloq Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 For me is just a big Butter Knife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritchel Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 KAWAII DESU DESU DESU thats what i know from your people's language sorry, i dont really know what youre saying so here's an irrelevant response Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress85 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 So the name of the Tonbo is actually "Dragonfly"? Related fun-fact: the Odonata is the order that dragonflies are in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odonata DE likes DEragonflies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CY13ERPUNK Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 So Tonbogiri is a spear, but we got a polearm. That's some respect all right lol I'm glad I wasn't the only one that immediately thought of the Tonbogiri. Too bad that the Tonbo is (another) polearm, not a spear. Would have been cool to make it a spear and release it alongside Lancer. I know Spears and Lances are different things. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZirilanOfTheClaw Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Related fun-fact: the Odonata is the order that dragonflies are in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odonata DE likes DEragonflies Another think I like about DE: the names of the stuff aren't just names, they mean something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JT-Vetalya Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 More melee weapons, I need more melee weapons. But why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalenath Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) So Tonbogiri is a spear, but we got a polearm. That's some respect all right lol Naginata is not a spear. Nope. Long pole. Blade. Nope. Not a spear. Anime says so and it knows far better than history after all. And TECHNICALLY, any weapon with a blade on a pole is a polearm. Tie a Bowie knife to the end of a stick and it is a polearm. Not a GREAT one, mind you. Spear = polearm. This one is kind of cool. The Codex entry ALSO implies that there was either limited access to ammunition in the Old War or REALLY GOOD reasons not to shoot projectiles at things. Why use a blade on a stick if you can use a gun? You don't. Tenno are not stupid (despite many random groups trying to prove otherwise), so... there had to be a reason they used this as a primary weapon. Even a low tech (or 'no tech' - Mag Prime codex entry) firearm [matchlock or flintlock] is FAR superior in range and stopping power to a polearm. So... what? Lack of ammunition or enemies resistant to projectiles? Or they make gunpowder explode on sight... Or something more sinister? Hmm... Come to think of it... Are any of the devs left handed? Edited February 19, 2015 by Kalenath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_Redwire Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Another think I like about DE: the names of the stuff aren't just names, they mean something. This^ Almost everything in the game that has a name that's not inherently a derivative of whatever that thing is has some sort of ulterior significance. A good example is all of the nodes of the starchart - many of them are moons of their respective planets, but others can range from things as obscure as geographic regions on Earth that have some sort of resemblance to the location, to varied active/extinct mythologies from numerous cultures around the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZirilanOfTheClaw Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Naginata is not a spear. Nope. Long pole. Blade. Nope. Not a spear. Anime says so and it knows far better than history after all. And TECHNICALLY, any weapon with a blade on a pole is a polearm. Tie a Bowie knife to the end of a stick and it is a polearm. Not a GREAT one, mind you. Spear = polearm. This one is kind of cool. The Codex entry ALSO implies that there was either limited access to ammunition in the Old War or REALLY GOOD reasons not to shoot projectiles at things. Why use a blade on a stick if you can use a gun? You don't. Tenno are not stupid (despite many random groups trying to prove otherwise), so... there had to be a reason they used this as a primary weapon. Even a low tech (or 'no tech' - Mag Prime codex entry) firearm [matchlock or flintlock] is FAR superior in range and stopping power to a polearm. So... what? Lack of ammunition or enemies resistant to projectiles? Or they make gunpowder explode on sight... Or something more sinister? Hmm... Come to think of it... Are any of the devs left handed? Thinking about the codex of the new toy, they say "survive" in a way it was needed for more reasons other than just fight maybe. I wonder if this was the last weapon used by the old Tenno, the last breath of hope to fight the Sentients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalenath Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) Thinking about the codex of the new toy, they say "survive" in a way it was needed for more reasons other than just fight maybe. I wonder if this was the last weapon used by the old Tenno, the last breath of hope to fight the Sentients. That was my thought as well. A blade on the end of a stick IS an effective weapon. I have studied Halberd, Naginata and several spear forms. Reach MATTERS in a melee fight. ESPECIALLY if you are fighting things that attack close up. Say... subverting their targets by touch, taking control of any tech on their targets or something like that? Not that I WOULD want to fight the Borg with a bladed stick, mind you... Edited February 19, 2015 by Kalenath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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