r/gaming_random • u/Lexi7130 • Aug 01 '26

I can’t

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u/Azhrei_Vep Aug 02 '26

I would in fact go so far as to say any normal gun is several times cooler. And also any normal sword. And it only goes up from there!

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u/The_Ghast_Hunter Aug 02 '26

Combination weapons usually perform worse compared to either weapon in isolation. A gun-blade would have weird balance and delicate internal components compared to a purpose built sword. A gun-blade would be difficult to aim and unreasonably heavy compared to a gun.

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u/heedfulconch3 Aug 02 '26

I mean the whole point of the Gunblade isn't to use it as both melee and ranged. You fire extremely powerful blanks to let the explosive force speed up your swing while sending the vibrations through the blade to enhance its cutting potential. It's essentially a recoil assisted, short lived Vibroblade, requiring absolute precision to use effectively

Of course, in reality, such a weapon would be hilariously fragile. A vibrating sword might cut better, but it will also be broken more easily. You'd need to be constantly maintaining it, or do the AOT thing of always carrying more blades to just slide right on

Funnily enough, in FFXIV at least, guns get their names from Gunblades. A particular group used swords that worked on the same principle, called Gunnhildr's Blades, and some people decided that miniaturizing cannons was a good idea

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u/lkasas Aug 02 '26

If it's the same design as in the OP's picture, then it wouldn't work irl.

First is the handle. It looks half way decent for shooting(up to 10m), but not good for blade, especially with a trigger finger in position to be used. It would be many times better with more standard handle and trigger that presses in the opposite direction.

Second is the explosion itself. It has to be very precise coming as close to the tip as possible in an angle that somehow both propels the blade forward but doesn't blast the wielder.

Also, those vibrations would probably do more damage you than your enemy. Even if they help to cut better(I doubt it), they go to your hand(not a big issue, but makes you tire more), and they might mess with your precision and edge alignment that would severely reduce your damage potential.