(08-04-2013, 04:52 AM)Azthran Wrote: Isn't that a contradiction though? They are still 1 handed bladed weapons, you just have two of them and hold them differently. I'm curious to what makes it okay for another class to use daggers, by your definition one of the weapons that is exclusive to gladiators, and not for another class to be able to use a sword? I'm speaking strictly from a lore perspective here.
Mainly the fact that the daggers would have to come as a set. In 1.0 Gladiators of the coliseum were trained to command both sword and shield effectively, but many sacrificed having a shield to better focus on their sword arm. So essentially saying that Gladiators could not dual wield. (Which in early 1.0 a LOT of people wanted them to be able to.) They either balanced sword and shield or they put all their focus into a single sword.Â
Hmm, looking back over this thread I've defended GLA quite heavily. Think I should say that just cuz I'm arguing for this side doesn't necessarily mean I agree with everything. I'm not a huge supporter of GLA using daggers. (But I do enjoy using a dagger as my main hand on GLA because daggers are one of my favorite weapons. I was a 75 THF and 75 PLD back in XI.) I am simply defending how the class is written and offering suggestions as to how another class with possible conflicting weapons could still exist in FFXIV without changing a pre-existing class. I'm a huge believer that SE should branch out and continue to find new and inventive ways to implement classic FF classes.
(08-04-2013, 05:02 AM)LeCard Wrote:(08-04-2013, 04:58 AM)synaesthetic Wrote: The fact that gladiators use daggers at all is inane. I felt like a moron tanking with a letter opener in Phase 3.ÂI second this!Â
"Fear me I am a Gladiator/Paladin and I will smite you with this letter opener sized dagger!"Â
Somehow I just want to break down laughing and lose all respect for the class.
I might be reaching on this one, but I think daggers make more sense if you stop looking at Gladiator as a final fantasy tank class and look at it as a Gladiator. A person who duels one vs one in an arena. In a great many literary works and fantasy fiction, a fair amount of those heart-stopping duels between two characters are fought with daggers. Frank Herbert's Dune comes immediately to mind as one such example. Muad-dib vs Feyd
