Doulos wrote:
Hmm. martych, you seem to have a valid point. A scythe is a two-handed tool in real life. And it is listed among the two-handed weapons in the wiki. Nice call.
An oversight? Should the shield really be equiped with this tool? I don't want to get too deep into the "yes, this happens in real life but it is THIS way HERE" argument. But the two-handed nature of the Scythe does make equiping a shield as effective as it is for an archer.
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Well I did not mean to relate to the real world, afterall...when is the last time you have seen a moving treee?

It really depends on what our dear developers want TMW to be like? (You have a valid point nonetheless..)
There is also the valid question as to what sort of effect it will have on balance.. From my few hours (42+ hours) I can only mention that getting the scythe is a pain in the neck, once I got it however, it was much easier to defend myself against creatures... There is also the slow attack rate of the scythe to remember.
If the scythe becomes a 2-handed weapon it can become a bit hard to kill any monsters on the "lower lvls (read as 45+)", unless you get a short sword, because you will not be able to withstand the punishment from the creatures this forces people to do the sword quest right away, effectively getting rid of the use of scythe as a weapon since it doesn't offer that much compared to the short sword.
If a user is limited to using a dagger/shield (because he hasn't done the short sword quest) because the scythe doesn't offer option of shield, it can become a reckless battle you go into fighting when doing so low damage to monsters.
Another question is....can you equip shield/bow as well? I have not tried yet, but I will when I get home.