Weapon design/detailing ideas

Upgrade schematics - Yes. Please. Or if they're going to change up crafting in any way, hopefully it'll be in a way we can keep favorite designs relevant at all levels of play.

Also, even a couple of new weapon types would be a welcome addition. It was nice to finally see an option other than a staff for mages.

Okay, the ball and the wand I get, but a sash? What, do I... garrotte people with it?

Yep.    Since magic is at play here, why not a spell to turn a harmless looking sash into a weapon / item when needed? A stick / staff / short rope.

Honestly, though, I just want some goddamn flails. So many flails. Just... all the flails.

Ran across some more interesting stuff I thought I'd post...
Most you can click on for larger versions.

Axes:




Swords:




Daggers:




Chakrams:




Flails:

First i know its pretty to quote an over 5 years post but i would make for some already existing weapon assets an exception.
Do you guys and girls for example remember the Blade of Mercy?

I was thinking in the lines of stuff to add to weapons. The Dragon Bow in Inquisition was a neat design but may not have been realistic. So instead maybe just have paint and other things that can be engraved on your weapons. These can be purely cosmetic, or if they are bold, they can add this to a rune system for DA D, so if you put a fire rune on your bow for instance the limbs look like they are engrossed in flames.

I also second the idea of upgradable schematics.

Quick question to everyone here. Do you think there should be transmog for gear items in DAD?

(For those that don't know, "Transmog" is the ability to import the looks of one gear item onto another)

I hope so.

It'd be great if DA:D had a transmog feature as robust as the latest AC games. Not only could you swap appearance, but you could hide individual pieces of armor and weapons. 

Having multiple gear/ability sets you can swap between would also be helpful.

I'm a fan of my character using accurately sized weapons, I think it looks cooler than the silly big ones. They remind me of running around with giant foam weapons called boffers as a child.


I enjoyed the cosmetic outfit slots (which affect your appearance) in swtor being seperate from the equipment slots (that you benefit from the stats of). So I'm sure that I would enjoy transmorg if it was in the game.

I could see more "in universe" ways of allowing the player to control their appearance.

Like being able to take any weapon/armour to a crafter to upgrade it's stats (allowing you to use that cool looking thing that came with inferior stats, or enabling that sentimental item that was awarded or gifted to you to keep up with your level through the whole game). And when weapon/armour crafting being able to combine any schematic appearance with any equipment bonuses.

Probably, but one could also argue that with the birds-eye camera / pulled back view the awesome faces of my character & companions are too small to see properly too so I want them scaled up by 200%.

I remember older RPGs that used realistically sized weapons and I did not bother that they were harder to see.