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What's your favorite sword?
Cutlass (Solid Defense)
25%
 25%  [ 7 ]
Longsword (Versatile)
18%
 18%  [ 5 ]
Rapier (el zippo)
55%
 55%  [ 15 ]
Total Votes : 27

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NESZeppelin
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:34 am    Post subject: Favorite Sword? Reply with quote

What is your favorite sword? My personal favorite is the cutlass; I dont think it's the best sword by any means. It has good defense but I like it because I think it makes the sword fights more challenging and more bad ass looking. The rapier looks so wimpy and you dont even really have to possess any skill to use it since you can strike before all others, but all this is just me, what do you guys think?
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:46 am    Post subject: Re: Favorite Sword? Reply with quote

NESZeppelin wrote:
What is your favorite sword? My personal favorite is the cutlass; I dont think it's the best sword by any means. It has good defense but I like it because I think it makes the sword fights more challenging and more bad ass looking. The rapier looks so wimpy and you dont even really have to possess any skill to use it since you can strike before all others, but all this is just me, what do you guys think?
~NES

I like the cutlass because it is a heavy weapon. I would board the enemy ship with an axe if that would be possible. I find it however difficult to fight a rapier with a cutlass so I typically opt for a longsword.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 3:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rapier for me. Why isn't that in the poll? I believe it is the most popular weapon in the game.
I can't stand cutlass, WAY too slow for me.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 5:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I use the longsword for normal fights at sea. But in the toughest fights - jealous suitor, captain of the guard, Montalban - I always use my trusty cutlass. They can't beat me if they can't hit me, and when I'm using a cutlass I rarely get hit.

I save the rapier for the easiest fights - criminals in the tavern.
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NESZeppelin
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What? I put the rapier on there, thats bizarre. Oh well, here I'll fix that.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Damn I dont think I can fix it, stupid poll. I swear it put it on there, it was the last one I did before I submitted it.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 4:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The rapier now appears in the poll.
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Roland wrote:
The rapier now appears in the poll.


And I Voted for it SmileO
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 4:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Me too.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 5:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Roland wrote:
The rapier now appears in the poll.


Hooray! I voted for it also, pushing it up to 4 votes (2x more than any other sword).
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 2:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

And I put it up to five. It is a bad @$$ sword.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 3:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Voted for the rapier. I like them in any game and in real life also.

Recently acquired a copy of the rapier used by King Gustavus Vasa of Sweden in the 16th century. Posted a pic of it in the title image of my blog, even:

http://susimetsa.blogspot.com/

It really handles beautifully.

The only thing I hate is that rapiers are often shown to be whippy, wimpy swords in movies and media, because people mistake them for modern foils (also early 20th century movies often used foils instead of rapier blades in period movies, so the mistake is understandable).
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 26, 2011 7:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wolfwood wrote:
Recently acquired a copy of the rapier used by King Gustavus Vasa of Sweden in the 16th century. Posted a pic of it in the title image of my blog, even:

http://susimetsa.blogspot.com/

Nice. I also like the fedora!
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 2:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Roland wrote:
Wolfwood wrote:
Recently acquired a copy of the rapier used by King Gustavus Vasa of Sweden in the 16th century. Posted a pic of it in the title image of my blog, even:

http://susimetsa.blogspot.com/

Nice. I also like the fedora!


Awesome !! - Though I never have weiled such an ancient weapon.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 7:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

[quote="sparticus"]
Roland wrote:
Awesome !! - Though I never have weiled such an ancient weapon.
taken at face value

you've never thrown a rock?
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