PepsimanVsJoe
Member
I can't deal with all of these weapon changes.
Some things are supposed to be sacred. Like Zhang He's claws.
Some things are supposed to be sacred. Like Zhang He's claws.
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Dynasty Warriors 9 Character Reveals (Ongoing)
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NoMoreTrolls
Banned
So... Is pang de still gonna use dual halberds?
I don't really care too much if we have weapon clones as long as their actual fighting styles and strings are different.
Either way, we've had some weird choices so I just don't know what to expect. At the very least my main seems to be fine (Sun Shang Xiang).
Good luck people.
Either way, we've had some weird choices so I just don't know what to expect. At the very least my main seems to be fine (Sun Shang Xiang).
Good luck people.
Again, Pang De had dual picks. He hasn't used those since his introduction
RecRoulette
Member
Zhang He losing his claws is some bullshit. And I don't even like the character.
Their approach to this game is so strange.
Edit: Strange, didn't expect SSX to get her chakrams back
Their approach to this game is so strange.
Edit: Strange, didn't expect SSX to get her chakrams back
Aizo
Banned
Is the zettai ryouiki a common design trend for female characters in musou?
Also, if Wang Yi doesn't play the same, I'll be very sad. I think she's the most fun to control.
Also, if Wang Yi doesn't play the same, I'll be very sad. I think she's the most fun to control.
BLOODED_hands
Member
I hope Cao Cao has a new moveset. His DW 8 moveset was garbage. I liked it in DW 5, meh in DW 6, skipped 7, was disappointed in Warriors Orochi 3, and then disappointed again in DW 8-Empires. Granted there are alot of characters that rely on weapon upgrades to make them more useful, I still felt like they didn't really help Cao Cao.
No, I also noticed that this render is not as...immaculate as past ones were. Surprising since he's such a bread n' butter character.
Wu for life; disappointed that Ling Tong made it in before Taishi Ci or Zhou Tai.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
DW 5s moveset was great. HIs string(S,S,TTTT,T) always looked awesome.
BLOODED_hands
Member
It was. It really was ;_;
Her Trishulas were great, but I think they tried foisting these lame little dagger things on her in DW8 Empires, so it's kind of up in the air.
All the movesets are getting revamped to some degree to fit the new combat system. I've heard Cao Cao's no longer has shadow dudes. Instead he performs some of the shadow dude attack animations himself, so it seems more traditional.
The thing is, they're bringing back bows for everyone that they had in the pre-six titles (with updates, of course. A third person camera, for one). For that reason, it could be that all of the bow characters (Xiahou Yuan, Huang Zhong, Zhu Ran) will be getting replacement weapons. Or maybe Xiahou Yuan will have bow attacks incorporated into his normal strings, like he did in 5 and before.
WHATTTTT
Cao Cao 8 moves set was best he had in years his first tt move freezes everyone and the shadow clone clears mobs and messes up officers also great speed. Its Cao Pi who needs a tweak his animations are slow as shit easy get knocked out of combo on harder difficulties
BLOODED_hands
Member
It just never worked for me. I even followed GameFAQs' guides from esteemed forum users..... Just didn't do it for me. A quote that I agreed with:
Weird how at opposites we are. I loved Cao Pi's moveset more than his dad's, lol.
If we want to talk about fun and crazy movesets, Huang Gai and his boat was no joke. It's pretty cool to play as Huang Gai or make a character with Huang Bai's movesets.
If Huang Gai doesn't get his boat back, and I have a strong feeling he won't, I hope he gets his old don't-fucc-with-me rod back, and not some Xu Zhu ripoff anchor club.
That thing is one handed, and not to be trifled with under any circumstances.
I also wonder if they'll give him back his dark hair, or go with the "old since I was a young lad" thing he's had since 6.
That thing is one handed, and not to be trifled with under any circumstances.
I also wonder if they'll give him back his dark hair, or go with the "old since I was a young lad" thing he's had since 6.
They confirmed a while back that everyone is returning
So it's really only Ling Tong being "revealed" before those two
If Huang Gai doesn't get his boat back, and I have a strong feeling he won't, I hope he gets his old don't-fucc-with-me rod back, and not some Xu Zhu ripoff anchor club.
That thing is one handed, and not to be trifled with under any circumstances.
I also wonder if they'll give him back his dark hair, or go with the "old since I was a young lad" thing he's had since 6.
I can only hope that they're bringing back this design. I was NOT a fan of new Huang Gai. Especially not that dumb surfboat moveset he got in DW8 (thankfully, it doesn't seem like that'll be returning, if Ma Dai's "new weapon" is any indication)
False Witness
Member
Zhou Yu without the Elder Sword is not canon. Same with Zhang He and his claws. Why do they have to fuck with my characters? Next they're going to reveal Zhou Tai with a club or some shit.
Done.
Man, you've been running on 10 years without canon Zhou Yu?
I miss the sword too
False Witness
Member
Man, you've been running on 10 years without canon Zhou Yu?
I miss the sword too
3, 4, and 5 are Dynasty Warriors to me. Gave me my first username I ever used online- HorseJacked. Didn't even realize how sexual it could be until years later.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
Zhou Yu's weapon has been a Bo staff since 6. This is nothing new.
False Witness
Member
Eh, this was supposed to be somewhat of a return to pre-6 times kind of thing though.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
Clearly that is not happening with some of the weapons.
BLOODED_hands
Member
Both weapons/movesets for Zhou Yu were great. I'm fine with either one.
We have better hope that they don't mess with Zhou Tai and his katana!
We have better hope that they don't mess with Zhou Tai and his katana!
Hoping against hope that they're using the same models/weapon types but keeping the actual attacks/animations different, like in Warriors Orochi 3.
Although I'm not actually all that sad to see Sun Ce's tonfas go. They seemed kind of lousy since their reintroduction in 7.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
Interesting. I really dig the double axes that Jia Chong had and Sun Ce getting a new weapon will surely make people mad.
RecRoulette
Member
Goddamn, didn't think they were going to outdo Zhang He's weapon change. Sun Ce without his Tonfas is some bullshit.
NeonZ
Member
In addition to cloned weapons due to revamping the battle system, it feels like they're deliberately removing all the more exotic weapons. Maybe it has something to do with the stronger marketing focus on China itself this time?
BLOODED_hands
Member
Honestly? I'm sad, but I think they didn't know what else to do for his Tonfa moveset. Repeated weapons, but I hope they have alot of variety when it comes to duplicated weapons for characters with the same weapons.
It is indeed and I am sad to see it disappear, but I'm thinking that they would still retain some of their older and newer movesets since every character can use two weapons and a bow.
Liking Sun Ce's armor and look though. Sucks for Jia Chong because I did like his Dual Axes. Ma Chao is still..... Ma Chao. He's ok in my book. His moveset was mediocre imo.
I'm going to hazard a guess that some of the legacy weapons will be reduced to secondary weapons and not many will be a character's primary weapon unless you change it yourself. What else have you heard Creaking?
Not much. Honestly, the combat system remains a bit of a mystery, and how weapons work with it. I'm not actually sure if weapon switching in active combat is coming back, but I have heard that any character can equip any weapon.
CommandThrower
Member
Oh my god, and now Sun Ce doesn't have his tonfa?
Hmmmm, I don't know. I'm not feeling these changes.
Hmmmm, I don't know. I'm not feeling these changes.
BLOODED_hands
Member
Hm.... Interesting. We will see and read first hands-on impressions soon via TGS. Hoping that everything works out!
BLOODED_hands
Member
These weapon clones might be similar to their older entries a la swords for all 3 rulers of Shu, Wei, and Wu. Weapon clones, but all will have different movesets and I'm okay with that honestly.
Now I'm interested in seeing these changes:
- Zhu Rong
- Meng Huo
- Xing Cai
- Deng Ai
- Xiahou Ba
- Wei Yan
- Zhen Ji
- Cao Pi
- Huang Gai
- Wang Yuanji
- Wang Yi
- Zhou Tai
Now I'm interested in seeing these changes:
- Zhu Rong
- Meng Huo
- Xing Cai
- Deng Ai
- Xiahou Ba
- Wei Yan
- Zhen Ji
- Cao Pi
- Huang Gai
- Wang Yuanji
- Wang Yi
- Zhou Tai
Something about a few of the weapon changes here feel slightly off for me. I mean, I can get why it can happen, but the last time they made drastic changes to what weapon some characters used, it was called DW6 and we know how that ended up...
Honestly, it would be wrong for me to think of the possiblity that there might be DLC weapons that will let some characters use what they had previously had like what we saw in DW8? Either way though, still going to hold off judgment until later on when we see more of the roster come into play.
Honestly, it would be wrong for me to think of the possiblity that there might be DLC weapons that will let some characters use what they had previously had like what we saw in DW8? Either way though, still going to hold off judgment until later on when we see more of the roster come into play.
NeonZ
Member
There will probably be DLC weapons like in DW7 and 8, if weapons can still be changed, but they won't be assigned to characters as their default weapons until the next standalone game.
The original DW7 still had a very large number of clones too. 18 weapons shared between 44 characters, with the remaining 18 characters having unique movesets. One of the issues with DW6's character line up is that in spite of having many clones it also cut characters. It also kept character based storylines, while keeping many characters without stories of their own.
Die Squirrel Die
Member
How 6 ended up was for a lot of reasons more important than cloned movesets. It wouldn't have mattered if every character had a unique weapon and moveset, the renbu system would still have been bunk.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
boomerang on zhu rong or riot
tarot cards for zuo ci or misfortune
tarot cards for zuo ci or misfortune
Found a neat imgur album by a user on Koeiwarriors, comparing each character's DW9 appearance with their appearance in the previous game or two.
Really highlights how much their rendering has improved, or how they're going for a slightly more naturalistic look for these characters.
Check it out
Really highlights how much their rendering has improved, or how they're going for a slightly more naturalistic look for these characters.
Check it out
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Lu lingqi has chubbier cheeks
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
They took away Jia Chong's axes?
What the fuck?
Everything that was once known has become unknown.
I feel like I'm lost in the fog.
This shit is ridiculous.
What the fuck?
Everything that was once known has become unknown.
I feel like I'm lost in the fog.
This shit is ridiculous.