Jah Warrior Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 It's true that staff and dual are 'easier' but they are unsatisfying compared to single. There is a distinct lack of moves for the staff and dual, you just have to hold attack and rush teh opponent. There is little to be learnt in terms of timing and teh special moves are bugged terribly (forward jump attack in staff) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManaMana Posted September 29, 2003 Author Share Posted September 29, 2003 Aha... Well, thats cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master William Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 lol... you double posted. Anyway, I switched from Staff to single saber, as the single saber gets me more frags, and I'm better with it. w00t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remirol Nacnud Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 For the sake of fun(playing in SP) it has to be the sabre staff. I fell in love with it when I did my first double kill. One blade goes backward, killing the guy to my right, the other goes forward(and up) killing the guy to my left. The bullet time scene for that double kill was simply amazing. But in real life.....uhh.....I mean, real star wars the dual is going to be the best. It just makes sense to me. You simply distract them with one sabre, and run them through with your second sabre. The staff is just two blades in fixed positions, but the dual can be used in many ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow_Nest Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Originally posted by Master William lol... you double posted. Anyway, I switched from Staff to single saber, as the single saber gets me more frags, and I'm better with it. w00t Last time i tripple posted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Templar101 Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 I prefer the Saberstaff myself... The kick attack is very cool, to floor your opponent and then exploit it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaden X Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 First time I played the demo, I used the Staff (gold one, if u wanna know). But then, I found the Dual sabers much stronger for me (maybe it's a natural talent:p). Well, I think u should use the one that is easier and suits u better.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManaMana Posted September 30, 2003 Author Share Posted September 30, 2003 Well, well, well... :D Why is dual saber so good, you that have it... We haven't heard much off it here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jah Warrior Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Well, I think u should use the one that is easier Yes that will be rewarding personally i'd always go with the hardest possible option, it's more rewarding to get a kill with single saber than just running round like a headless chicken with a staff or dual sabers because its "easy" LOL. Maybe bind some of the moves with a script, thats even easier and after all you dont want a challenge now do you?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManaMana Posted September 30, 2003 Author Share Posted September 30, 2003 Yeah, you can start with the easier stances dual and staff, the more "fun" in the beginning... Only so you will get a hang about how to counter singles... Then, you start to train with the single, so simple! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow_Nest Posted October 1, 2003 Share Posted October 1, 2003 lol. ManaMana, you tripple posted. Better delete it before a moderater sees it! Or he'll kill ye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManaMana Posted October 1, 2003 Author Share Posted October 1, 2003 Wow, this is quite fantastic, the FIRST THREAD I start is getting this big! Halleluja! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow_Nest Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 Congrats 2 you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ic0n Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 LETS ALL HAVE A BIG E-PARTY E-PALS!!! /ME BRINGS THE E-CHIPS AND THE E-DIP!@!!! LOLOLLLOLO!!!!!!1111oneone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow_Nest Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 A party? for what? to celebrate his "2 page" thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ic0n Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 oh sorry, forgot to add this: </sarcasm> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafi Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 Why when you have dual sabers, cant you put one your belt and fight as though you had only one with all of the styles, and then when you need take out the second. Or likewise with the staff, urn off one side and use all of the standard single saber fighting styles. Wouldnt that be more realistic because thats basically what Darth Maul did when he and Qagon (I dont think I spelled it correctly) faught the first time in the desert. he only used one side so why should we be stuck with yellow in staff and blue in dual. Just my thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow_Nest Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 Originally posted by |GG|Carl Saberstaff has more acrobatic moves, and you fell more deadly when you use it. I'm a deadly Jedi, i always use staff. Muahahaha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManaMana Posted October 5, 2003 Author Share Posted October 5, 2003 Originally posted by leafi Why when you have dual sabers, cant you put one your belt and fight as though you had only one with all of the styles, and then when you need take out the second. Or likewise with the staff, urn off one side and use all of the standard single saber fighting styles. Wouldnt that be more realistic because thats basically what Darth Maul did when he and Qagon (I dont think I spelled it correctly) faught the first time in the desert. he only used one side so why should we be stuck with yellow in staff and blue in dual. Just my thought. Well, that is because... HOW THE * EASY WOULD YOU HAVE AGAINST SINGLE SABERS?!?! It isn't very realistic, but Star Wars itself isn't very realistic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idontlikegeorge Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 Originally posted by leafi Why when you have dual sabers, cant you put one your belt and fight as though you had only one with all of the styles, and then when you need take out the second. Or likewise with the staff, urn off one side and use all of the standard single saber fighting styles. Wouldnt that be more realistic because thats basically what Darth Maul did when he and Qagon (I dont think I spelled it correctly) faught the first time in the desert. he only used one side so why should we be stuck with yellow in staff and blue in dual. Just my thought. Well, I'd say, that using the saberstaff and duel sabers, would take more coordination then a single saber, so in effect, by learning the style to use a staff or dual sabers, you are stuck with a single, single-saber stance when you toggle to it. I think it's realistic like that, and I like putting in the lightsaber-force restrict variable, that makes things a bit more sketchy as well. Very fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dethsaint Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 I always get the best results with single saber. I know people always characterize it as "dancing" but using different stances constantly tends to throw your opponent off since you aren't as predictable - and the red stance can blast through any defence the other guy is putting up Yellow and Blue stances are good for driving other people back as they won't risk getting in the way of a blow as blocking is so unpredictable If they are doing the twirl, start a red slash and move behind them. If they are doing Kata wait for them to finish and rollstab or lunge If they do the special spinning moves (ie. forward + jump +attack) avoid it if possible and close in with a red slash. What bugs me most though is when staff users get instant kills with it - the last spin is incredibly deadly. And if they are coming at you with sabers blazing you respond with a yellow or red Kata depending on how good your timing is Btw. Did I mention I use single saber? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManaMana Posted October 5, 2003 Author Share Posted October 5, 2003 I will definitly go for the single saber... Why you ask? Because its balanced, and looks cool ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Kage Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 Dual Sabers are cheesy. I cleared nearly every saberweidling opponent, staff, single, or dual by simply using choke then throwing the second saber at them. The staff is fast, and I think it has moves which leave you wide open if you aren't careful. All that spinning is intimidating maybe but while you are busy in the spin animation you are open to a quick saber throw or force move. The single saber may be harder to attack the first two with but it defends nicely against them. All three have their uses depending on the style of your opponent. Staff for the jittery jump around guys who don't really know the moves or don't like pulling them off and just want toe slice like a mad man/woman. The single saber for combat fighting is more tactical and strategic and offers more of a challenge. The Dual Saber option is for the more defensive. Unless you use strong style I think a single saber user has just as much chance to beat the staff or dual saber user. Staff to staff is fun but usually a dual saber user will mow down a staffer. This is all from my experience, mind you, and simply opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cr0n0 Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 It's all about single sabre. In episode 4-6 no char used duel sabers or saber staff. Only new faggot anakin and gay darth maul use more than one saber(saber staff i count as two). Real jedi only use single sabre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormHammer Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 ManaMana...please don't spam. I've deleted your spammy posts, and I'll only do the same again, so why bother? And as for the topic...I use Dual Sabers. While I agree that some players may have a kamikaze attitude when using this style, I don't think it's an inherent problem with the style itself. You can run around flailing like a maniac with any style - and while you might get some lucky hits, you're also leaving yourself wide open to attack. I have to say, I dislike the forward twirl move. It looks silly, doesn't really do any damage (I've yet to see any kills using that move), and goes on for too long. I'd prefer the Single Saber Medium forward flip, but with twin sabers. I do think dual sabers are more offensive, because they seem to have a weaker defence. In spite of having two blades, it seems harder to parry incoming swings - and I guess that is as it should be, or dual saber wielders would be invincible. The saber barrier move is also not very effective unless you can really catch someone unawares - unlike the katas of the other saber styles, it is a very obvious move, and takes longer to implement - and then leaves you completely open to a roll+stab at the end, if your opponent times it right. I'm starting to prefer just tapping the double buttons - which gives you a dual swing to either side if you're careful, without going into the saber barrier move itself. So in a way, the Dual Saber style is more restricted in terms of it's effective moves. The saber barrier is suicide (only a fool runs into those twirling blades, and hard luck if you do), because you'r open to attack. The forward twirl move is practically useless, and I've even unintentionally executed that move on occasion, and ended up falling into an abyss or a pool of lava because of it. A dramatic way to commit suicide, but otherwise not much use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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