Since I haven't started D:OS2 yet, I'm not sure how much of this is Larian and how much came from D&D. I guess one of my biggest peeves in this regard are great swords. They were introduced with 3rd edition D&D and seem to represent everything I hate about what the new owners did to the game. Overpowered, non-descriptive description, physically impossible to wield for a human-sized humanoid, but no explanation and no historical context, or in one word just silly. Well, two words. I suppose they were fan service for the Warhammer and Warcraft crowds where demanding these oversized weapons developed for reasons of visibility on miniature models - virtual or physical. When I saw them again in BG3, I found it hilarious that the scabbard-set would have to include a little roller-skate to prevent the tip from grinding on the ground. Historically, I think some of the longest swords were actually either ceremonial or anti-cavalry and anti-polearm infantry weapons that weren't used for actual fencing but used rather like a pike to stab horses or to chop the shafts of pikes. Kurgan's 50" longsword from the original Highlander movie (1986) is probably one of the longest and heaviest swords I've seen in non-CGI action and that would still not qualify as a great sword.
