Sir NotABot
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The game's not meant to be historically accurate. I think we need only concern ourselves with what's realistic. I was really into knife throwing at one point. I never really got good at it, but I did a whole lot of research on it. There are people that are very, very good at throwing knives and axes. I'd be surprised if throwing knives, axes, darts, and maybe even shuriken weren't included in this game.I've always wanted this game to have throwing weapons, although I have no idea how historically accurate are they. I only have seen Franciscas (throwing axes), but that's it. So, anyone knows if throwing knives were ever used? Also, under what circumstances? Battlefield? And who used them?
Edit: This is another cool opportunity to introduce learned personal user skill into the game. The hardest part of throwing knives and axes is getting them to hit point first. Typically you're throwing from such short distances that left/right/vertical aiming isn't too tough. When you're learning to throw, you typically keep your wrist locked and use an overhand or underhand motion with your whole arm. This keeps the rate of rotation consistent. The further you are from the target, the more rotations there are going to be. So let's say the knife (for example) rotates so it's point-first every 2 feet. I think it's a no-brainer to expect to do more damage if it hits point first. So we'll all need to learn when to throw based on distance and speed of the approaching enemy in order to maximize damage. We'll want the knife to hit the target at 2 feet, 4 feet, 6 feet, etc. And now I'm really excited about the prospect of throwing weapons. Thanks a lot.
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