so as you all know the weapons in skyrim are going to be amazing.

there are a few rumored weapons floating around:

1. Flails
2. Spears
3.Crossbows

Also people are saying that you will be able to craft weapons.


I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU THAT THESE ARE JUST RUMORS AND MAY BE FALSE.

DOVIKIN!!! :ahhh:

Have we not gone through this enough?

flails are probably too physic-centric to add
spears may be in, but will be drastically different from what todd said about them
and crossbows are a probably no

Flails would be rather difficult to manage in coding and design. They would be amazing if you could pull them off, but if done incorrectly it would be a complete waste of time, both the players' and the company's. Bethesda is trying to avoid possible mishaps like this in Skyrim. Flails will probably not be in the game, however that's just speculation on my part.

Spears have been talked about before on the GameInformer Podcast. Todd said something to the effect of "If we have them in the game, they will be different then we've done them in the past." Or he might have said something like "Spears will probably not appear in the game." It's been quite a few months since I last listened to it.

Crossbows will probably not be in the game. If they are, oh well, but you will never see me using one of those things.

I'm a Mage through and through. I like odd combinations of Magic and the other two specializations though. Like a Mage that uses huge blunt weapons, or sneaks around with a bow. ...Or both of those things at once... :biggrin:

So if we can make our own weapons--hopefully this includes staves-- I will be a happy camper/player.

Once again, I'm rambling.

~Can't wait for Skyrim~

Pretty much this. Spears are confirmed NOT in the game. There is no "rumor" supporting it. They are NOT in the game. Dev confirmed.
Move on?

I still would like a little surprise (or not one) about crossbows. Vikings use crossbows more than longbows, and they have that excuse, plus being closer to Morrowind, which had them, PLUS Dwemer tech and so on.

How is Skyrim closer to Morrowind than Cyrodiil...? Or if by closer to Morrowind you simply mean Skyrim is to Morrowind closer than say... Hammerfell, then excuse me.

I didn't know this topic was posted before, so excuse me for fueling the fires of necromancy.

Actually, now that I think of it, flails would not be too difficult as I'd imagine them working just like the flail traps in Oblivion, only handheld and smaller of course, it's not like they'd be too difficult for Bethesda to implement. I don't see them being in the game but we could be surprised to see them make an appearance. I'm not one of those persons who really wants them in or anything, to be honest I never even thought of having a flail. Also, now that I think of it, weren't there flails in Daggerfall? Personally I would love to use them in game if they were in but it isn't something I have really wanted in the past until I saw this thread, really.

As for spears and crossbows, I'm pretty sure they're not in, whether it's confirmed or not. Who knows maybe they decide to add them in at a later point, as in still before release, or even after I suppose, or have decided to deny their existence to surprise those people who wanted them in when they find out that they have actually been put in. I'm not one of those who is pushing to get them in or anything, I'd probably use them at some point if they were in game but I won't be upset if they weren't in.

This is true, I believe, it seems to have been generally accepted for some time that spears were out, as for crossbows, I'm not sure if anything about them was said or not, but seeing as they weren't in Oblivion and people wanted them, I'd think that if they were in, Bethesda would want to tell us, so I'm assuming no crossbows. As to flails, I don't know, nothing has been said about them, but I'm guessing no, because making flails requires some difficulties that more common weapons wouldn't have. Now, flails have been done in games before, but due to the difficulties involved with them, they're not something I usually expect from most games.

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Here, have a fish spear.

Welcome! http://images.uesp.net//c/c4/Fishystick.jpg

Once explained sarcasm tastes bitter...
I thought about offering him a Fish Crossbow....

...but i thought wordplaying with stick and spear was subtle, you know, in a French way...
Perhaps too subtle...

Yeah, I changed it once I realized you said spear. I jumped to conclusions at first, my bad.

Despite the OP, I just love the looks of the weapons so far, they have so much more detail in them, and look all very Nordic and full of slicing and dicing goodness, even the basic wooden bow looks greatly detailed. Cannot wait to see Skyrim's version of Glass, Daedric and Ebony swords and bows. Also I hope that Umbra makes a return but looks more unique.

I had to do http://i55.tinypic.com/fc4gux.jpg.