User blog comment:Master Sima Yi/Assassinews 19-03-'14 – Two Assassin's Creeds for 2014?: Unity and Comet/@comment-138.210.203.162-20140616003215

It looks like we'll be able to pick our weapons again like from past AC's and not be forced to only use dual swords like in ACIV. Also, that guy with the staff leads me to think those can be primary weapons now, and can't only be picked up from guards.