[Suggestion] Greatsword

[Jinsoku]

We have a 2h Axe and a 2h Hammer so why not a 2h Greatsword?

Would be the balanced version of the Scindo and Fragor and longer reach than normal swords as well as the cleave feature.

Example:

Scindo: High damage vs low armored mobs, Less damage vs high armored mobs

Fragor: Less damage vs low armored mobs, High damage vs high armored mobs

Greatsword: Medium damage vs low armored mobs and high armored mobs

Info:

* Slow swing speed, Heavy - 2-Handed

* Little bit more added range compared to normal swords

* Can cleave hitting more than 1 mob

* Charge attack can swing the greatsword in a 360 degree circle AoE that can hit up to 5 mobs maybe? (Slow charge like Fragor/Scindor but takes awhile to recover from the swing as well)

* Slide attack: Can be a small leap out of sliding to an overhead vertical swing.

* Jump attack can be a downward vertical smash hitting mobs in a frontal cone shockwave in front of the sword.

Special:

Jump attack can have a small change in animation depending on elemental mods added to the weapon.

During the frontal cone shockwave:

Fire: Will have 3 lines of fire coming off the ground during the shockwave. Ex: \ | /

Electricity: Same as Fire except Lightning

Freeze: Same as Fire except Ice

Pretty much an idea that just came to me that would be pretty cool to see in-game. May not make it in-game but doesn't hurt to try!

[Ronyn]

Something like this would be good.

Really i just want a big sword that hits multiple targets. :)

[CapricaSix]

Yes please! Some kind of a plasma Claymore or Zweihander or whatever :P

Although the way you suggest it kind of seems underpowered.. I'd rather have it the same as Scindo, maybe slightly faster and a bit less damaging than Scindo but not a lot. I don't get the sliding vertical attack either... should be horizontal. I know you're probably asking for something new, something different than the stuff we've got but I don't see many people using a weapon like this with the way you've suggested it, I know I wouldn't. But aside from these stats, I love the idea of having a greatsword~

[muvoxi]

Both Fragor and Scindo have the cleave feature, yet Fragor does not ignore armor (atleast not yet, im hoping for this to be implemented. (They updated this during the night). I'd love this idea except for the elemental strikes. I'd prefer something like the orange shockwave that I.E. jackal sends off, or something similar, since this is space time and age. Love the idea otherwise, good one.

Edited January 17, 2013 by muvoxi

[Jinsoku]

Yes please! Some kind of a plasma Claymore or Zweihander or whatever :P

Although the way you suggest it kind of seems underpowered.. I'd rather have it the same as Scindo, maybe slightly faster and a bit less damaging than Scindo but not a lot. I don't get the sliding vertical attack either... should be horizontal. I know you're probably asking for something new, something different than the stuff we've got but I don't see many people using a weapon like this with the way you've suggested it, I know I wouldn't. But aside from these stats, I love the idea of having a greatsword~

I did write the suggestion with balancing in mind, didn't want to make it too OP so maybe I made it too UP.

Also here is a prao(not really) pic I made explaining the slide attack.

http://i47.tinypic.com/359d1jb.jpg

(Yes I have nothing to do atm) :P

Both Fragor and Scindo have the cleave feature, yet Fragor does not ignore armor (atleast not yet, im hoping for this to be implemented) I'd love this idea except for the elemental strikes. I'd prefer something like the orange shockwave that I.E. jackal sends off, or something similar, since this is space time and age. Love the idea otherwise, good one.

Thanks and yeah I was thinking of a 360 shockwave at first but was also thinking of ways it would be balanced too so went for the frontal cone thing with elemental animations. Though I was going for the elemental strikes as a small animation change to your jump attack depending on equipped mods lol.

Edited January 17, 2013 by Jinsoku

[CapricaSix]

I did write the suggestion with balancing in mind, didn't want to make it too OP so maybe I made it too UP.

Also here is a prao(not really) pic I made explaining the slide attack.

http://i47.tinypic.com/359d1jb.jpg

(Yes I have nothing to do atm) :P

Sounds like we're going to have 2 jumpattacks then, only one of them without a jump. I'm still skeptical about it, I'm sure they would add some vertical attacks to the normal combo hits, do we really need to sacrifice a quick horizontal aoe slide attack for a vertical swing..?

Seems we'll just have to agree to disagree lol, personally I'd like to be able to do anything Scindo can do with the greatsword, only maybe faster and slightly weaker. I'm with you on the jumpattack's frontal AoE cone effect though.

[Jinsoku]

Sounds like we're going to have 2 jumpattacks then, only one of them without a jump. I'm still skeptical about it, I'm sure they would add some vertical attacks to the normal combo hits, do we really need to sacrifice a quick horizontal aoe slide attack for a vertical swing..?

Seems we'll just have to agree to disagree lol, personally I'd like to be able to do anything Scindo can do with the greatsword, only maybe faster and slightly weaker. I'm with you on the jumpattack's frontal AoE cone effect though.

That is true though the reason why I thought of a vertical swing instead of horizontal was because the sword would be pretty heavy and you would be using the momentum of the slide to do a powerful vertical slash. (Maybe even an animation for cutting something straight down in half)

[muvoxi]

Thanks and yeah I was thinking of a 360 shockwave at first but was also thinking of ways it would be balanced too so went for the frontal cone thing with elemental animations. Though I was going for the elemental strikes as a small animation change to your jump attack depending on equipped mods lol.

I ment that it would be great to have coned attack that has the same effect as the jackals shockwave, not the overpowered 360 shockwave. Also the picture was funny. However, have you ever played Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (JK3). There the lightsaber had a cool attack when on fast mode, where if you crouched, you hit from low to high, pitching enemy airborne. That would be a great option for the slide attack aswell.

Edited January 17, 2013 by muvoxi

[Jinsoku]

I ment that it would be great to have coned attack that has the same effect as the jackals shockwave, not the overpowered 360 shockwave. Also the picture was funny. However, have you ever played Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (JK3). There the lightsaber had a cool attack when on fast mode, where if you crouched, you hit from low to high, pitching enemy airborne. That would be a great option for the slide attack aswell.

Thats exactly what I meant the first time then. Just the elemental part being an aesthetic.

I suck at drawing T_T

Launching mobs, that sounds fun.

Edited January 17, 2013 by Jinsoku

[Tsoe]

+ 1000000 for a great sword

with a heavy (if u heavy while running) who can impale ennemies on it then trow them away on other ennemies

[3XT3RM1NATUS]

I want my plasma claymore nao! :D

[Teleo]

Instead of having a separate damage type between slashing and blunt, I'd rather just have the sword have more general drawbacks (slightly longer charge/lower charge damage) than the other 2 handers but have almost all horizontal swings with much wider, sweeping range.

I just want to sweep up rooms of infected with a few swings, and the axes range is disappointing.

[sambarpowder]

I want a greatsword too, but I want it animated like a real greatsword, not just an oversized skana.

[Rynax]

I started a similar thread earlier!

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/3478-greatswords/page__st__20#entry34321

I like your ideas for the greatsword attacks/animations.

[Jinsoku]

I started a similar thread earlier!

https://forums.warfr...__20#entry34321

I like your ideas for the greatsword attacks/animations.

Thanks xD.