by Hrafn » Fri Sep 10, 2010 1:21 pm
Oh, I know. I'm just boggled by how short the lifespan is. And the last part was mostly a joke. A friend of mine came along, has played a couple times now, but still has trouble with realizing when he's been hit. The exact scenario involved me taking his arm a good 12 times (torso shots opening me up too much for comfort) before I asked if he realiezed he was probably dead. He "didn't hear me" and continued swinging. We parted, he got beat by someone else, came back after I'd lost a leg, and I accidently blocked my leg with my head (long story).
Our champion then immediately takes the offending weapon off the field, as it blew out (ot blew out more? Unsure) on my face.
I contrast this to my old flatblade. It's seen about 6 months hard use, no cover, against what I hesitantly say would be an SCA calibur shield. The outer edges are softer than when I made them, but that's about it. I can't justify, for myself, saving 1.5 hours now but having to remake it every month or so.
Except, of course, the noodlebats are seductive. Fast, easy, like the proverbial California Girl. Cheap too, unlike said girl.
Hm. Time-wise, if each noodlestick lasts a month, then you end up spending 12 times as long as making a single noodlestick. Assuming 10 minutes, that's about 2 hours. The end result is the same time and money as for a flatblade, but for less looks, greater performance. Interesting. I think I might have an experiment to conduct.
I work on an iPhone. Sometimes it "corrects" my spelling in all the wrong ways.