User blog comment:Derrmann/Why multi-function requirement is a bad idea./@comment-24143795-20140127002159

While I agree, there is a part of me that worries that people will JUST use a sword, or a gun or something basic. If there was no restrictions I would hope that people still try to come up with creative weapons.

Characters in the series have single use weapons, as noted in a comment Jaunes weapon, and honestly, even Yangs weapon. Its just a pair of shotgun gauntlets that she more commonly uses at close range. Though each weapon still has flair to it.

I personally love trying to think up fancy new weapons by using juxtaposition to think of them. I try to treat it as a puzzle, but I know this isnt for everyone. If character weapons just start getting "lazy" though, I think it would just be depressing. "X uses a black katana." is something I sadly think would become far to common. (Not specifically talking about a "black katana")

I know I am more often just quietly in chat, if I'm actually here, and not that vocal on the wikia in general, but I really enjoy reading character pages. There are alot of great ones that (to bring this closer to the topic at hand) have incredibly neat weapons. I just worry that if characters no longer HAVE to have a "multi-function/transformable" weapon, people will just have every character be a basic swordsmen, or something that I find is incredibly common in current media.

tl;dr : I am in favor of not limiting weapons to "multi-function/transformable", BUT if that limit is removed, I think we would need an almost stricter or more rigid agreement when it comes to weapons to avoid "X uses a black katana".