It just doesn’t seem balanced right especially if they nab an overshield.
My last interactions come down to 2-3 Spartans and once sword guy has ya it’s done.
Just maybe I have not had enough unique interactions but many of them have been one sided to the first sword bearer dominating in the tight arena
What do y’all think? If you don’t think swords should be the final weapon what could be a better replacement?
That is part of the battle royale aspect, the player that gets the better weapon will end up having a better chance of winning. It’s even less rng due to being guaranteed at a certain score level. I personally like where it’s at, in order to get it in time someone needs to frag out and risk their lives capturing orbs so those players should thus be rewarded, it’s part of the fun of the gamemode
It’s about getting to the end with the tools you need.
The people who win the last couple of battles (ie not me) are the ones with the best weapons, ammo, and equipment.
And they deserve their advantage.
But if we think the sword is a bit top heavy - would a hammer be better? Or a rockets / cindershot? Maybe a random pick…
It’s an instant kill at close range, what more do you want?
Shotgun is ~3 direct hits at short range, for comparison.
Hammer might be better. But I’ve seen a few sword weilders wiff and lose at the last second.