What do players think of
- Replacing Acheron and its upgrade line with a purple coloured version of the Glacius, Combuster and Volt-Edge upgrade line
- Using the original Acheron models for a new unique weapon line, given a Japanese name to tie in the katana resemblance
Just "different looks" isnt enough to justify a new weapon.
Without more details it seems like you want 2 weapons that will behave exactly the same, only under a different name.
"2 weapons that will behave exactly the same, only under a different name" isn't what I'd envisioned. Actually I thought it was kind of obvious that any new weapon would be different.
I don't want to clone Acheron and give it a different name. I'm proposing is a change to the look of Acheron to suit the other three upgrades, and to make the original Acheron models into a new series with a Japanese theme, to tie in with the appearance of a katana.
I left the description of the proposed new weapon open on purpose. It would require some thought as to its own abilities and element. Maybe an ASI? Fast strikes suit a samurai sword. The charge attack would be changed as well, maybe with the focus on sword slashes instead of blasts.
Of course, if you have any suggestions of your own, feel free to post them.
It's a dark, evil blade, not something mechanical.
-1 for changing Acheron
+1 for more katanas
Any change in current equipment look could make some knights sad, because they made it in some way because of look.