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Posted:
Fri Oct 17, 2014 11:39 pm
No comments from the peanut gallery.
I've wondered about this when I was a kid as well.
Why aren't there tridents in Duel Masters? I figure a net as a weapon didn't work well in game mechanics, but why not the trident? Have any of you heard the reason behind that?
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Posted:
Sat Oct 18, 2014 1:32 am
Longshot wrote:
No comments from the peanut gallery.
I've wondered about this when I was a kid as well.
Why aren't there tridents in Duel Masters? I figure a net as a weapon didn't work well in game mechanics, but why not the trident? Have any of you heard the reason behind that?
Often asked over the years.
No one knows.
Realize that MANY other weapons could have been employed, but ...
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Slugbait Master Poster
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Posted:
Sat Oct 18, 2014 6:00 am
I view the trident as a combo weapon; trident + net.
While the trident is a melee weapon I'd classify the net as a missile weapon.
There has been some talk (late 80s?) about adding a missile system to the ADM game which clearly that never happened.
That is my best guess why the trident and net did not end up in the game.
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Posted:
Sat Oct 18, 2014 9:33 am
Slugbait wrote:
I view the trident as a combo weapon; trident + net.
While the trident is a melee weapon I'd classify the net as a missile weapon.
There has been some talk (late 80s?) about adding a missile system to the ADM game which clearly that never happened.
That is my best guess why the trident and net did not end up in the game.
They coulda called it a pitchfork ..........
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Posted:
Sat Oct 18, 2014 11:54 am
The Consortium wrote:
Slugbait wrote:
I view the trident as a combo weapon; trident + net.
While the trident is a melee weapon I'd classify the net as a missile weapon.
There has been some talk (late 80s?) about adding a missile system to the ADM game which clearly that never happened.
That is my best guess why the trident and net did not end up in the game.
They coulda called it a pitchfork ..........
Good point, Consortium.
I see what you mean, Slugbait. But I was thinking that the trident could be a lunger and striker weapon. Minus the net of course.
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