Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-28534027-20160717173748/@comment-26065062-20160722140433

Actually (and I assume that by the term greatsword you are referring to Zweihanders, claymores and similar) a "true" two-handed sword (not a longsword) does not need to have the seond guard to be classified as such, although they were popular, along with rings on the sides for extra hand protection, but those would look pretty stupid in Minecraft. And the spikes on the dunlending sword would more often be a liability than an advantage in battle (it's still a sword, not a mace). And that colour is actually pretty accurate of what steel without a finish looks like, and it looks accordingly rusted.