Zinro Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Q: What makes dual wielding 2 swords without blocking viable in the game since 2 handed swords can block? Any advantages?A: You get to power attack with either weapon AND the ability to do a combined power attack using both weapons at once. There ya go. Unless you're going for Death of a Thousand Cuts, this is more than sufficient to murder the hell out of any enemy you'll find in-game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisban0 Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 Q: What makes dual wielding 2 swords without blocking viable in the game since 2 handed swords can block? Any advantages?A: You get to power attack with either weapon AND the ability to do a combined power attack using both weapons at once. There ya go. Unless you're going for Death of a Thousand Cuts, this is more than sufficient to murder the hell out of any enemy you'll find in-game.Assuming that what nate said about the attack speed is true there are a few possible advantages. 1. Assuming that the dps is the same, dual wielding would allow you to provide more consistent damage instead of short bursts. This would be great if the person you fighting can move quickly or stagger you because missing one attack would decrease your damage output more with a 2H.2. The main advantage would be having 2 enchants(and 2 poisons) hitting an enemy while the 2H only hits with one enchant(and one poison). This leaves dual wielding looking much more powerful at high levels.3. Sneak attack damage multipliers are only applied to 1Hs if I'm not mistaken. 15x for daggers (perk) 6x for any other 1H(perk). Of course the added benifits of using 2H are also very important in different situations. Being able to block and bash (for the stagger) would be really good in different situations. Perticularly against another warrior. :biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justwannaddl Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Strange. I would have expected a two handed weapon would get a double button power attack too to balance things out since everything else has been tinkered with already. You never really hear anything about it since all the hype is about dual wielding weapons and spells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagex Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 (edited) :wallbash: :wallbash: Edited November 5, 2011 by Jagex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AltreU Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Just confirming for ya, as far as I've seen(part of the 1-h tree)- Dual Wielding Perks: Dual Flurry (0-2 points possible)- Req Skill Level-30 Dual Wielding attacks are 20% faster Dual Savagery (1 point possible)- Req Skill Level-70 Dual Wielding power attacks do 50% more damage Those combined with the fact that you can enchant both blades makes it a viable build option. Nate pretty much answered the guy on the first page. Balance is up for debate, but I'm not going to. I'm satisfied with what I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisban0 Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 Just confirming for ya, as far as I've seen(part of the 1-h tree)- Dual Wielding Perks: Dual Flurry (0-2 points possible)- Req Skill Level-30 Dual Wielding attacks are 20% faster Dual Savagery (1 point possible)- Req Skill Level-70 Dual Wielding power attacks do 50% more damage Those combined with the fact that you can enchant both blades makes it a viable build option. Nate pretty much answered the guy on the first page. Balance is up for debate, but I'm not going to. I'm satisfied with what I've seen. Thank you! That's all I wanted to know. Question asked and answered. :smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AltreU Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Happy to help. http://www.thenexusforums.com/public/style_emoticons/dark/thumbsup.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebrule Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 (edited) my 2 cents... blocking with a shield probably reflects more damage than blocking with a sword, axe or mace, and if using 2 weapons actually inflicts more damage this would seem to even the scales. Depending on the reflect/inflict ratio, weapon and armor degeneration could balance the scales even more, but sadly we don't have that feature... yet... modders :thumbsup: Regardless, I may just ignore this feature if it's possible and stick to the old shield and sword. I would like to know if we'll be able to cast spells while having both hands occupied like in oblivion, even though from the all screens and videos i've seen it's not looking like it. Edited November 5, 2011 by Nebrule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AltreU Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Spells must occupy either the left or right hand, as shown in just about every video. This is another balance feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormguy85 Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 1-Hander + Shield is going to be the most defensive style with reaction and utility. 2-Hander will be offensive but still have the ability to block and crowd control (cleave). Dual-Wield will be the most aggressive style with the highest damage output but no active defenses. Sounds more like variety then imbalance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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