Talk:Recent Updates/@comment-45.32.22.211-20171006162559/@comment-137.132.3.10-20171008085604

@Zysza: Of course, as I said their execution wasn't great - introducing flocks of new swords would definitely make the game seem diluted. It'd have been great if Tomoe were the new drop for the last VOT event, or if Gou were smithable instead of the Kagemitsu brothers, or vice versa. I understand the frustration, but my point was just that the smithing events were there for a reason and not just because Nitro+ was trying to troll us or anything. Also, all new swords will be obtainable eventually. I'm not saying we shouldn't try our best, but I wonder if the excessive and sometimes unreasonable negativity that I've seen a lot around here and elsewhere is warranted.

Regarding world 7 and kiwame training, I have to respectfully disagree. Once they have reached lvl35+, teams of 6 kiwame tantous clear 7-1 and 7-2 much more easily than any other team composition, in my experience. All you need is the right kind of troops and the right formation (which isn't always the advantageous one), and if I don't encounter the 10HP-uchigatana I can run the maps several times without having to repair any swords. Even if I have to repair them, resource cost for tantous is not that outrageous, anyway (more reason not to use longer swords). For 7-3, you can still bring up to 3 kiwame tantous without getting dead ends, and while I agree that 7-4 short route isn't feasible for low-leveled kiwames, isn't the long route just the perfect place to train normal tantous and wakizashis anyway? You can probably say that I like world 7 a lot lol.

As for world 8, I won't be worried about not using kiwame uchigatanas. I do think the implementation of the kiwame system (and the tantou nerf) is to encourage players to utilise all types of swords, but then again the game is straightforward enough for you to clear with almost anything, provided your swords are sufficiently strong. I don't think you should have trouble clearing the upcoming world 8 with a good mix of kiwame short swords and the more durable tachis/oodachis. And, if you really dread grinding the maps for boss drops, I'd say that they will eventually become event drops, too, if the recent WTEs are any indication.