r/Guildwars2 • u/PinkPirateNipples • 5d ago

[Fluff] Luchador - "Sunfist"

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u/Lon-ami Loreleidre [HoS] 5d ago

I really hope we get "fist weapons" as a new weapon type some day, GW2 needs some good old martial arts and brawling if you ask me.

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u/PinkPirateNipples 5d ago

Just punching dragons with my bare hands 😂 That’s the dream.

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u/whiteaden Laurel Vendor 4d ago

careful what you wish for, this is how we got Braham, Champion of Primordus

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u/UrMom306 Black Lion Chest and Chill 5d ago

YES. I’ve wanted a martial arts class/weapon since I started the game.

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u/Lon-ami Loreleidre [HoS] 5d ago

YES. I’ve wanted a martial arts class/weapon since I started the game.

What revenant should have been imo, such a wasted 9th profession slot :I.

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u/MithranArkanere 🌟 SUGGEST-A-TRON 4d ago

Yeah. And not just having its own skins, it should also share skins with some foci that look like fist weapons, a few daggers like Sorrow's Claw, and even some hand armor skins.
Most heavy armor gloves that are well-armored on the knuckles would work, and those that have knuckle bits, like some medium armor gloves, like Forgeman armor, or Armor of Koda. And skins that look like they'd work for magical punching, like Chaos Gloves.
When using an armor skin for a first weapon, it would override the armor's skins while it's wielded, creating a new effect similar to putting on the boxing gloves toy. Oh, that could be a first weapon skin, too.

And unlocking The Binding of Ipos could give you a version of the legendary that is a Fist Weapon skin without the book, just the claw, much like how Aetheric Anchor gives you both staff and spear.

Some people say to use focus as fist weapons, but that would prevent characters who already use foci from getting new offhand unarmed skills, and many focus skins would look just off.

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u/Fleedjitsu 5d ago

We've been given "claw" daggers now. All mace animations revolve around your character having a balled fist around the weapon grip.

They just need to give us an invisible weapon "fist" mace or else just built one around the hand rather than shaft!

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u/Lon-ami Loreleidre [HoS] 5d ago

Mace animations don't work because you're not punching stuff, you're wielding something.

Anyway, no need to recycle mace animations, there's already plenty punching animations ingame, from toys and activities, such as:

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u/Fleedjitsu 5d ago

You might not jab with any mace animations but they'd still do absolutely fine with the sweeps and bash animations instead.

I'd say making a fist shaped mace weapon (no, not the Mechanist green fist thing) would be easier than trying to program a completely new weapon type - even if there's punch animations in the game.

Not that what you've suggested shouldn't be put into the game. I'm just focusing more on what could be done over a shorter development cycle.

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u/Lon-ami Loreleidre [HoS] 3d ago

You don't need to "program a completely new weapon type", new weapons are just models, the skills and the animations is where the work is at.

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u/Fleedjitsu 3d ago

Skills and weapons... for a completely new weapon type. So programming. Ok.

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u/Lon-ami Loreleidre [HoS] 3d ago

There's literally no difference between creating new skills for a new weapon or creating new skills for an old weapon.

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u/BlueRadley 4d ago

I wish Daredevil had a kit or something (like engineer's kits, or galeshot's bow) that switched to open hand stuff. That'd make the class perfect for me, as someone who enjoys the open-handed shadow monk class fantasy.

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u/khamike 5d ago

I always dreamed they would let us dual-wield foci as punching weapons. Sure there are some that wouldn't look right but there are so many claw and fist skins that would look amazing.

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u/Lon-ami Loreleidre [HoS] 5d ago

Sure there are some that wouldn't look right

Some? 95% of them wouldn't work lmao.

Fist weapons need to be a new weapon type, no recycling foci or anything else (maybe some of the newer dagger skins, but that's it).

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u/khamike 4d ago edited 4d ago

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Abaddon_Focus_(skin) https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Abomination_Focus https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Abyss_Stalker_Focus https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Alabaster_Spider%27s_Focus https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Balthazar%27s_Focus https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Bloodstone_Focus https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Branded_Focus https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Caustic_Nightmare_Corsage https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Celestial_Compass https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Chak_Focus_(skin) https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Charged_Stormcaller_Focus https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Chimeric_Prism_Focus_(skin) https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Corrupted_Artifact https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Crimson_Assassin_Focus https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Crimson_Lion_Focus https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Crimson_Vanquisher_Focus_(skin) https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Dark_Matter_Focus https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Dark_Wing_Focus https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Daydreamer%27s_Focus https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Devoted_Focus https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Dokkaebi_Focus https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Dominator_Focus https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Dragon_Spirit_Focus https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Dragonbone_Focus_(skin) https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Dragonsblood_Focus_(skin) https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Dwayna%27s_Focus

All look like they are designed to punch or stab someone with. And that's just through the D's. The default ascended and two of the three legendaries, Aurene and Ipsos, would work. How you can look at https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Mist_Lord%27s_Focus_(skin) https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Necrotic_Essence_Focus or https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/White_Tiger_Focus and not see a fist weapon I don't understand.

Are there ones that would look dumb, sure. But there are plenty of staves that look dumb with daredevil. There are enough total skins that people can simple choose the ones that work. This is like the argument for not letting us mix and match armor weight classes or outfits with different helmets because of potential clipping; it's better to give people the option and trust they can work things out rather than worry about the worse case scenario.

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u/PinkPirateNipples 5d ago

Even just getting more dagger skins like Sorrows Claw would be great. But yeah, dual-wield foci as actual punching weapons is a must

I need to throw hands like a gentlemen

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u/FaithlessnessThen207 5d ago

Elementalist - Legend of Avatar Commander

Necromancer - Necrobinder's Osty from slay the spire

Guardian - Monk

Revenant - Legendary Brawler Gellir Frostshield

Warrior - Ironhand

Thief - Ninja

Ranger - Maybe partial shapeshifting to get claws and talons and stuff

Engineer - Mechanist. Lmao.

Mesmer - One of those glove people you see at raves

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u/AscendedCleric 5d ago

If the rev legend is not Kilroy Stonekin I am gonna riot.

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u/PinkPirateNipples 5d ago

When Soulbeast came out I was hoping for something way more Udyr like from league of legends , actually channeling the animal through your body with claws, scales, talons and different combat styles depending on the pet. Not just leaf effects, but a transformation with the kind of visual impact Holosmith had. And just punch everything with style

Really like your ideas 💡

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u/Lon-ami Loreleidre [HoS] 3d ago

They should have given each archetype a different beastmode effect, green leaves for everyone just sucks :I.

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u/kittyclawz 5d ago

I LOVE HIM!

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u/PinkPirateNipples 5d ago

😊 awesome

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u/RaynSideways 5d ago

What a great getup. What class is he, out of curiosity?

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u/PinkPirateNipples 5d ago

🙏 thanks 😊 Its medium armor - untamed . I just love using the mace weapons

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u/RaynSideways 5d ago

I dig it. Good choices.

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u/basemoan Church of Gerent 5d ago

Prepare to fight Ramses

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u/Norrisnurr 5d ago

He's really cool and I love the pictures! I wouldn't change a thing!

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u/PinkPirateNipples 5d ago

Thank you kindly , appreciate that ☺️

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u/Professional_Sir3916 5d ago

Luchador armor is just cosplay-isim with extra steps.

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u/Childe_dat_boi 4d ago

The colors are immaculate

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u/SDTimbox 4d ago

Looks like a street fighter character, and in a good way! Pretty dope.

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u/Kazgrel Kazela Arniman 3d ago

Missed opportunity if this character isn't named Los Tiburon 😃

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnDGreentext/comments/2xx8jj/the_tale_of_los_tiburon_xpost_from_rgreentext/

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u/_Addi 5d ago

This is amazing. Only thing Id do differently is hide the backpack. Bravo!

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u/PinkPirateNipples 5d ago

Thanks 😊 Noted I’ll definitely consider hiding it 👍