Well, uhm. This would lead to a much, much worse power balance between newer, poorer players and wealthy, more experienced players. In this case, however, instead of involving cosmetics, it would involve genuine advantages over your opponent.

This idea could be fleshed out to be more balanced (i.e. there's a small selection of balanced weapons that anyone can use), but right now, it's pretty iffy.

Only way I can see it happening is through an ES event using multiple pre made mods and a 'gladiator shop' or something as part of the event.

That's called real life bud. And if anything it would make it more realistic. You can buy weapons or weapon dlcs in most FPS games. The weapon is only as good as the player using it, money =/= experience. Which is why a white belt can beat a God belt any day of the week in this game.

How would this work with mods like twinswords?

What if the weapon is OP & doesn't require any skill to use?

Wouldn't this just make it more difficult for non-skilled players to learn from other players, since they're not using their body to win like in Wushu, but they're just swinging around a weapon?

Can't you just play/make mods with weapons?

Anyway, not supported, Toribash is about martial arts & the like. Along with being completely even with your opponent.

Didn't the GM's do an event like this a long while back?

They had a set mod then they collab'd with the mod makers to make their wepons and they fought an opponent that had also made a wepon?

If thats what your thinking i want it to happen again aswell.

That sounds fun, I wanna see another one.

I'd like to see two mods fused together, like chain_pain mixed with pike.tbm

Some of you guys are talking about balance as if this mod is going to become an official mod for toribash that everyone must play. This game could have so much more potential if people didn't treat it so professionally. When a white belt is playing public ABD with more skilled players that isnt exactly balanced is it? When you play certain mods, you sign up for it knowing you may be at a disadvantage or advantage. Like Fates said, having more experience with a certain weapon will give you just as much chance as the other player. Especially if they buy a new weapon they've never used before. But I do like this idea, it's interesting. And it could be a point based game too in a box, kind of like Les Duncans version of ABD with no dq and longer frames. Even if it's just made specifically for an event it would show the potential this game has. Like imagine someone with throwing weapons against someone with a sword. That would be really cool to see.

And Reshiis, if Toribash actually cared about the fact this game is supposed to be martial arts based we'd have a sword and not a candy cane 3d item for our back.

Unfortunately, this isn't the place for this suggestion anyhow. Check the rules next time, please.