Question about itemization for Choppas...

[Zcmn]

After reading the official Warhammer site blurb on Choppas, I noticed it refers to them as using "primitive weapons". This still means that you can upgrade your weapons for better weapons in the end-game, correct?

[Krulltak]

Yes you can use better weapons in terms of game stats. They are only reffering to the fact that lore-wise, orcs use ramshackle and primitive equipment.

[Zcmn]

Ok, cool. And also, do we know for sure what weapon types Choppas can use yet? For example, if in a patch a really nice two-handed axe, or one-handed sword is introduced, could a choppa wield either of those?

[Krulltak]

"Choppa" is the name orcs give to any bladed weapon that cleaves or, well, chops.

The Choppa class will exel, and only be able to use, choppas. So they should be able to use any sword or axe unless they are class specific ones, like a dwarf rune axe for example.

[Zcmn]

Cool, thanks.

[Aes]

I'd imagine that the gear upgrades of Orcs will include moving up from using pieces of scrap metal, to possibly enchanted items, like a piece of scrap metal from a Skaven warp cannon with Skaven crystals embedded in it from when it explode, or scavenged chaos chosen armour with infused chaos energies. Either that or they'll use gear that has been through so many conflicts that the the gear is infused with waaagh magic. There's plenty of ways to sneak in gear lore-wise.

[Gemini]

"Choppa" is the name orcs give to any bladed weapon that cleaves or, well, chops.

The Choppa class will exel, and only be able to use, choppas. So they should be able to use any sword or axe unless they are class specific ones, like a dwarf rune axe for example.

Hasn't it been stated that all gear will be race or class specific?

[Kinthral]

Ok, cool. And also, do we know for sure what weapon types Choppas can use yet? For example, if in a patch a really nice two-handed axe, or one-handed sword is introduced, could a choppa wield either of those?
We don't really know for sure if Choppas can use 2-handed weapons.

Miber's comment in this thread (http://www.warhammeralliance.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10282) was quite fitting:

... Of the current melee DPS classes (Choppa, Hammerer, Witch Hunter, Marauder), only the Hammerer seems to utilize two-handed weapons.
From what we've seen in terms of concrete evidence, The Black Orc has access to 2-handed, 1-hand + shield, and dual-wield - pretty safe to assume they have access to any weapon type, much like the Warrior class of most MMOs. The Choppa seems at this point to be a dual-wield only class from what we've seen.

Most people here are hoping for a 2-handed option, but information available points to dual-wield only. I think I remember hearing something about this from Paul Barnett in an interview, so I'm going to look through my videos.

[Krulltak]

Actually, from the Log-in video they have shwon us, Choppas do indeed use two-handers.

I mean, why not?

Hasn't it been stated that all gear will be race or class specific?

If i remember correctly, there is this quote to follow by.

"If a dwarf picks up [iron axe] it will look ornate and dwarfy. If an orc picks it up it will look shoddy and crude".

Or somthing like that.

[Gemini]

True, a few people around here even believe choppa's will get shields, but to me, that just defies any sort of logic... But that is just me. It wouldn't surprise me of choppa's can use 2-handed weapons, but from what I've seen, theres no proof either way on that.

[NoneSuch]

Mm, I believe in more recent news they've stated each class gets unique gear and can't pick up enemy gear. Though I'm honestly not sure , we'll have to see.

[Jymtarr]

Mm, I believe in more recent news they've stated each class gets unique gear and can't pick up enemy gear. Though I'm honestly not sure , we'll have to see.

Well, I've seen something that said little loot boxes won't be popping up in PvP, but I've also read you can get items from other players corpses in RvR, this is conjunction with the fact that each class will have it's own armor, leads me to beleive it'll be a token or turn-in system. You kill some guys the loot is automatically distributed to you and your group,you turn in the looted bits in town and profit! pure speculation ftw.

[NoneSuch]

I'm praying for heads.

" Look Ere' Boss I'z Got Eight of deeze boys ead's Now yar give me Dat Big shineh Choppa Or I'z add your Ead' to me belt".

" ... You be stoopid boy, We ain't suppose to be fighten' n stuff wit Chaos boyz! Goez get me some Elf Ears, Da shammy wants to make a brew!"

[Gemini]

Heh, well a token dosn't have to be a special coin or peice of paper, it could be a dwarf head for the orcs. But my bet would be just the beard. I mean, a higher level dwarf should be worth more, and higher level dwarfs have longer beards, so it would all work out! "Yah, dat biiig beard, ya get big spikey shield o' stunty deth."