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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zardnaar" data-source="post: 7336481" data-attributes="member: 6716779">They decided to simplify the weapons and the longsword suffered a bit for that. I kind of miss the 3E/4E ways of making the weapons different (or even AD&D) but they looked at B/X weapons I suppose. It would also perhaps be more accurate to state they shifted a lot of the complexity to the class and feats. For example half orc barbarians may be better served by a greataxe over greatsword, nature clerics with a staff (shillagh+ polearm master), and monks with spears for example.  The problem here is they did not make an equivalent feat for longwords and feats like Polearm Master, Great Weapon Master and crossbow expert/sharpshooter exist. This kind og obsoletes te long sword especially when they create the rapier as a 1d8 weapon as well, how many classes want to use a 1d10 versatile weapon in 2 hands? Kensai monks, rogues might except they can't sneak attack with it despite being proficient.  Basically rapiers should be a d6 weapon, scimitars should be d8 slashing non finesse weapon with some other ability and longswords as is.</blockquote>