Potentially a Scythe Weapon in the Future?

[Hado no 99]

Hello everyone I just think that a scythe weapon would be really cool in the new game. I ain't saying it should be done asap, but possibly in the future getting this new type of weapon would be a cool idea, or am I alone on this? Thoughts?

[Null Winter]

Some of the prior greatswords were skinned to look like scythes; any future scythes will likely just be greatswords, since Monster Hunter is fond of maintaining patterns and hates adding new weapon types until a new tech generation hits.

When designing a new weapon, they probably first ask "Can we make this distinct enough from the existing niches?". I could only imagine a scythe being a "sweet spot" weapon with decent reach that deals more damage by hitting with a point near the end... which the greatsword already does. Huh.

[Nihrahk]

Some GS and LS had that scythe look sometimes. I don't think there's a good enough reason to have it as a new weapon. Maybe a double ended scythe could work? Then again, they might just give such a design to IG...

I think a quarterstaff might at least have some potential, because they could do the Sun Wukong thing with how you can extend it, and such. I think that would already be unique enough to give it its own niche, and you could have some very fun moves.

Also, blunt melee weapons don't have an actual fast option, since the tonfas don't exist outside of Frontier. That would be something the quarterstaff would add since it doesn't seem like they are ever gonna give us the tonfas.

[JPM岩]

What would be special about a scythe weapon that other weapons cant do?

[Fraktal]

Originally posted by JPM岩:

What would be special about a scythe weapon that other weapons cant do?

With a varied moveset it can feel unique. Look at Ninja Gaiden games.

Although I would love to see a mobile balista type weapon. It would be to bow, what GS is to DB.

Precise big hits, setup/charge time, but ranged.

[Dr. Raven]

Does it make sense to add a new weapon mid-way into the game? I don't think so. Need to give players time to learn through playing the story as a good game design. Also to use it as a marketing point.


Also a scythe doesn't sound that interesting. I don't know what they could do, I think they're fine with what they have so far.

[Kawffee]

I highly doubt we'll ever see a standalone weapon for the sub-genre weapons we see within the already present categories. Gauntlets(Dbs), Scythes(LS, GS), Axe(Ham), Etc. The best chance we have for a new weapon release is most likely the ones that already exist in previous games (Tonfas and magnet spike), or something completely new that fits within a newly released game mechanic.

I would love to see them make a Giant Boomerang weapon one day, but honestly, the game is fine with the current 14 weapons. That's quite a few weapons to explore and master.

[Hado no 99]

Originally posted by Fraktal:

Originally posted by JPM岩:

What would be special about a scythe weapon that other weapons cant do?

With a varied moveset it can feel unique. Look at Ninja Gaiden games.

Although I would love to see a mobile balista type weapon. It would be to bow, what GS is to DB.

Precise big hits, setup/charge time, but ranged.

I think adding on to this idea to make the scythe work, would be cool that they implemented like switch axe concept, except its a switch quarterstaff-ish thing. You build up meter in quarter staff mode and it goes into a scythe for for massive damage(maybe even apply a new ailment like bleed or something) at the end of the enhanced mode. I am just a scythe enjoyer I just played Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, and the scythe there felt amazing, so I was just thinking something like that with slower starter moves that go into super fast and heavy hits that deal massive dmg. Anyways there is a lot of weapons right now with new moves sets, so I was thinking maybe down the lines of like 2-3 years they could add another weapon. I jsut played a decent amount of world and I didn't really have a weapon I loved you know. I kinda ♥♥♥♥♥♥ with the switch axe and insect glaive, but like I always wished they had a scythe like weapon that could like apply bleed or some DoTs or smth like that.

[LonesomeSparrow]

I'd much rather see a proper spear type weapon without all the flying through the air and that doesn't rely on having a giant ass bug hanging on your arm

[Rising Tempo]

what would you guys say the odds are capcom will host a contest for the community to create a new weapon along with their attack animations and the winner gets that weapon type added to the game? that would be so cool if something like that ever happened.

[Xaelon]

I like Scythes myself but I can't think of a niche for it. How would the weapon be different than the types we already have?

Greatsword is a slow and hard hitting weapon.
Longsword is a fast, fluid weapon with wide slashing attacks
Switchaxe is something in between.

If you think about how a scythe could handle in battle you'll probably start to see how it it would overlap with existing weapons.

[ominumi]

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