ivanafterall 11 points 10 months ago

How the hell am I supposed to use the weird chain weapons, like the sickle with the ball and chain? Do I hold the sickle and swing the ball? Do I hold the ball and swing the sickle? I feel 12 all over again.

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PugJesus 8 points 10 months ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXesoopsWGE

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ivanafterall 8 points 10 months ago

That didn't feel very fair. Reminds me of why I always play with an archer build. Just stay away from that nonsense.

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Live_your_lives 6 points 10 months ago

Yeah, it reminded me of one of those Taekwondo safety videos where the opponent isn't allowed to do anything to stop them. A shield or some armor would easily negate them swinging the ball end around. A properly timed charge probably could to. Just body-blocking it probably wouldn't be that big of a deal.

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teft 3 points 10 months ago

They mostly weren’t used in combat since you could hurt your allies with it. It was used to chase away bandits or thieves. They are also called kusarigama (sickle-ball).

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JohnnyEnzyme 6 points 10 months ago

I want to see a "Kung Fu Hustle" scenario of somebody confidently picking up the kusarigami, twirling it like a boss, then a short time later managing to get themselves completely wrapped up in the chain, dangling helplessly from a nearby hook.

Pretty sure stuff like that's been done many times in animation, but a live version would be welcome!

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hakunawazo 5 points 10 months ago