User blog comment:HypnoHunter1220/Unite vs. Tri/@comment-1685631-20110215201249

HH, DS, and GL weren't put in Tri because Capcom was breaking the game down to basics for its test. Notice that almost all the excluded weapon types(almost because the bow is an entirely distinct class) are evolutions of existing classes, those being Hammer, SnS and Lance, respectively. I dunno why they took the bow out though -.-