sappe on 27/6/2003 at 23:39
It has a durability of 40...It would be a pain to drag it around only to use it once per fight.
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Exodus_dk on 28/6/2003 at 02:43
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Originally posted by driver Have you ever seen a real mace? Thought not. Real maces have sharp bits on them (Well, some of them do)
Besides, it being brittle is abit of a moot point since there's glass armour, glass swords, axes, spears etc... Actually I've seen quite a lot of them... All the way from clubs over flanged maces to morningstars. Yes - some of them have "sharp" edges or pointy spikes in order to inflict more damage to unarmoured opponents.
However I most certainly hope that you aren't foolish enough to argue that a mace is a CUTTING weapon - there most certainly is a reason why the skill to operate it is called BLUNT weapons!
That the glass concept is far out in itself I won't object to. However a cutting weapon can function well enough even though it might be brittle. Like some people most certainly have noticed the durability of glass items are MUCH lower than the comparable weapons from orcish, indoril, ebony or daedric. Besides in the description of glass items they notice that the items are made from vulcanic glass AND exotic metals.
RyushiBlade on 28/6/2003 at 03:46
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However I most certainly hope that you aren't foolish enough to argue that a mace is a CUTTING weapon
*silently cutting vegetables with a mace and throwing them in a pot of stew* No indoril weapons, just indoril armor.
You could very definately make a glass mace though. The *ahem* 'sharp bits' would be made of glass and have to be very short so they don't break as easily. The mace head and shaft would be the 'exotic metal' they use. And then you can have all sorts of decoration on the handle.
But it's still not a good idea... Though it would be pretty sharp and effective against unarmored.
And you can hardly say that a glass mace is 'stupid.' Even if a glass longsword was heavily reinforced with the 'exotic metal' that's still even more stupid. A glass mace keeps the cutting edges short. While the glass longsword is... long. It would only be effective if you used it in a stabbing maneuver. If you swung it, the blade would most definately break in two. (Glass Claymores at about ten times as worse since they're even longer.)
And glass arrows? Even worse. At that speed, they'd shatter on contact, as well as being very brittle to begin with...
Exodus_dk on 28/6/2003 at 09:17
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Originally posted by RyushiBlade No indoril weapons, just indoril armor.
Dammit! No wonder I couldn't find any then! -I've searched high and low for these ones - I simply thought that they would be the best medium weapons in the whole game! :p
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You could very definately make a glass mace though. The *ahem* 'sharp bits' would be made of glass and have to be very short so they don't break as easily. The mace head and shaft would be the 'exotic metal' they use. And then you can have all sorts of decoration on the handle.
Well - you could, but adding cutting power to a blunt weapon is still futile. Then it should IMO be called an "exotic metal" mace instead - which doesn't quite has the same ring to it!
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And you can hardly say that a glass mace is 'stupid.' Even if a glass longsword was heavily reinforced with the 'exotic metal' that's still even more stupid. A glass mace keeps the cutting edges short. While the glass longsword is... long. It would only be effective if you used it in a stabbing maneuver. If you swung it, the blade would most definately break in two. (Glass Claymores at about ten times as worse since they're even longer.)
And glass arrows? Even worse. At that speed, they'd shatter on contact, as well as being very brittle to begin with... The concept of a glass mace is not only stupid, it's ridiculous! But in the first place, STUPID! But as I wrote earlier - the whole glass item concept is out of line! However it IS a fantasy world - so go figure, they can probably do just about anything!
Arrows with a glass tip might actually be nice for unarmoured targets - the shaft could easily be made from anything including bonemold and "exotic metals". However think glass - you think delicate, sharp, pointy, heavy - NO!, blunt - NO!, durable - NO! ...get my point? :cheeky:
Zaphod on 28/6/2003 at 09:19
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Originally posted by driver Is there any way of using that massive hammer in the Mournhold Museum. (can't remember what it's called...) That's Strendarr's (sp?) Hammer. Good times... good times. If you have 100 strength, and wear an exquisite amulet with Constant Effect Fortify Strength, and 2 rings of Constant Effect Fortify Strength, plus a whole suit of Exquisite Clothing also with CE Fortify Strength, you should have enough room in your encumberance to hold it and still walk around.
driver on 28/6/2003 at 11:42
I don't think the 'Glass' in Morrowind is the same we have here. I mean, they mine it out of the ground! How many glass mines do you know of? If it was the same as 'our' glass, the weapons and armour would have a durability of 1...
Besides, who said it has to be sharp? You can have smooth edges on glass.
PlaneShifter on 28/6/2003 at 13:05
Going by what it says on the official webpage, I don't think the items are made completely out of glass. The glass is only used effectively enough to make the item weigh less. Plus, it's probably very thick. There are different kinds of glass, it might not be "pure", window-like glass, but be very solid and mostly opaque.
Thiefs_Pawn on 28/6/2003 at 13:25
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Originally posted by driver I don't think the 'Glass' in Morrowind is the same we have here. I mean, they mine it out of the ground!I'd go with that, especially as ebony in Morrowind is nowhere near real ebony.
RyushiBlade on 28/6/2003 at 18:43
Is it just me... or have the last three posts repeated what's already been said? Heh. The glass from morrowind is a type of volcanic glass. So I'm guessing it's actually closer to diamond than actual glass.
Celtic_Thief on 28/6/2003 at 19:13
There is a glass blunt weapon, has everyone forgotten the glass staff?
