Board Thread:General Mod Discussion/@comment-26491452-20160206224627/@comment-27865464-20160207061846

Sinthorion wrote: Recneps wrote: No weapon type is designed to be better than the others. Balance shouldn't rely on "This type of weapon is better than every other type, so let's make it only be made from weaker materials." Balance should rely on everything being as good as everything else, or close enough to it that you see some variety. Yes, but that already failed when mithril was made the best material. It could be balanced out by making Mithril weapons and armour have slower melee speed and and that the armour weighs you down (Mithril mail could be added, and it would  "be as light as a feather" plus take no damage from spears?)