Shields make most ranged weapons useless, but what about swords?
There was an interesting article looking at the choice of weapon style in the recent films and the decision to make them more heavy and machete like.
Essentially the idea is that the machete works more by tearing the flesh as it is pulled rather than in the initial impact like a sword.
This allows it to do more damage at the slower speeds enforced by shields.
How accurate this is I am not sure. My only experience with blades was a few clubs st university 20 odd years ago. 😆
My knife-fighting was limited to a couple of classes in the army and getting stabbed in Philadelphia in the 1980s. (Don't recommend it, by the way.)
There was an interesting article looking at the choice of weapon style in the recent films and the decision to make them more heavy and machete like.
Essentially the idea is that the machete works more by tearing the flesh as it is pulled rather than in the initial impact like a sword.
This allows it to do more damage at the slower speeds enforced by shields.
How accurate this is I am not sure. My only experience with blades was a few clubs st university 20 odd years ago. 😆
My knife-fighting was limited to a couple of classes in the army and getting stabbed in Philadelphia in the 1980s. (Don't recommend it, by the way.)