I'm posing the question of the placement of the Falchion and Long Sword, not looking for tips on how to gain levels in a game I've beaten 50 times.

Look, I'm merely suggesting the placement of those two weapons (and the Vorpal, now that I think of it) renders them useless, when they could be a helpful and logical progression in weaponry were they available at a more rational time.

That's what makes Elfland such a grind. Your Fighter has a sword that costs 550G (and has the same stats as a Falchion that is 100G less, but I suppose you pay for convenience sometimes) and the next sword for him costs 4000G. Wouldn't the 1500G Longsword be the next logical step? Yes, but it's in the wrong weapon shop (says I).

So in short, I'm not looking for general tips so much as wondering if I was the only one who was wondering about the placement of these two items.