HolyMan504 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 The main thing that bothers me about DS: NO SWORD! Why don't they have a sword? That is one of the main tools/weapons in any adventure/survival game. Like: Minecraft ,Terraria, ect. That is all I could think of at the moment, but you get the point.-HolyMan504 Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/4457-a-sword/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toaster Fu Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 (edited) Well… Um… there's a spear? I'd prefer something more unique then a sword, stuff like the spiked club. Edited December 17, 2012 by Toaster Fu I can never remember the name of the spike weapon Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/4457-a-sword/#findComment-35532 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ora Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 So are we going to introduce a forge into the game now? Teach our characters how to be a blacksmith in just a couple days? No, I don't think so. We have a spear, and spears are notoriously effective weapons that are incredibly easy to make out of stone, wood, or metal. Seeing as how everything you have in this game has to be crafted by your character on-site, I don't think there is any room for a sword. A sword is a more sophisticated weapon that requires much more in the way of facilities and skill than a spear. Facilities of the kind you would not have if dropped into the wilderness. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/4457-a-sword/#findComment-35570 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobius187 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 The main thing that bothers me about DS: NO SWORD!Really? Are you sure you're not exaggerating? Why don't they have a sword? That is one of the main tools/weapons in any adventure/survival game. Like: Minecraft ,Terraria, ect.Well Minecraft had the wood sword... not the world's greatest weapon innovation. I think the reason why Don't Starve doesn't have swords is mainly due to the fact that you play as a survivor and in most of the cases I'm aware of survivors usually don't go to the trouble of forging swords. I take it that the simpler the weapon the better. Another factor may have to do with a lack of proper resources... like forges... or hard ores, like iron.Well… Um… there's a spear? I'd prefer something more unique then a sword, stuff like the spiked club.True. There's no point in having a dozen different weapons if all you do it smack the enemy with it. I would prefer if the weapons had some unique functions that set them apart from one another. I'm not sure if a spiked club does this trick, however I've always wanted to find another use for hound teeth... and the idea of crafting a club using their teeth and then beating hounds to death with said club smacks of the irony I love so much. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/4457-a-sword/#findComment-35577 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobSajet Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I would like sword. Or just more weapons that don't involve killing a bunch of things to make. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/4457-a-sword/#findComment-35579 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobius187 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I would like sword.Fair enough.Or just more weapons that don't involve killing a bunch of things to make.But... where's the fun in that...? Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/4457-a-sword/#findComment-35583 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Yeah, a sword isn't much of a survival weapon. And you sorta need a metal ore like iron to make it. If they make more weapons they'd need to be unique in some way though. A defensive item like a wooden shield maybe. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/4457-a-sword/#findComment-35616 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorca Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I can understand the OP about the sword. It's misleading that the icon for weapons has a sword, yet, you can't build a sword. Anyways, not having a sword is no biggie for me. You have other weapons, besides, having a sword is becoming very cliche and unoriginal for a game that's original in design. If I had to add a sword, I would have created a curved sable sword with a unique name, than having just the run-of-the-mill straight medieval sword. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/4457-a-sword/#findComment-35694 Share on other sites More sharing options...
genocide Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I think the key issue here is that we would first need metal ore. Sure, the sword could be wood, but then what would be the benefit of a wood sword over a spear? That said, metal swords could be used to cut grass, perhaps giving you two pieces of grass instead of one? Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/4457-a-sword/#findComment-35712 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelagius Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 The problem with swords is you cant really make them out of stone, you need metal and metal needs to be smelted. You would need to create a whole system of things just for a sword(or any other metal tool). I also don't like the gold tools as well and am hoping myself they or/and their crafting method changes at some point. But more than anything swords are just sort of unnecessary at this point, spears are enough right now imo. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/4457-a-sword/#findComment-35748 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dapper xLogski Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 A sword wouldn't do the game much good, other than being a + to the spear. At the moment, I'm more concerned about the Quality of items that Klei is putting in, other than the Quantity. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/4457-a-sword/#findComment-35843 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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