Dual wield logic

[kjs86z2]

Originally Posted by Crede [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Without knowing your class or budget, 2H will generally put out superior dps relative to the cost. Like a Reaver with a 40/40 ratio will blow away most 1hnders without spending serious money and/or raiding. Best 2hnders without breaking the bank are gonna be Reaver, IFS, and Woodmans Staff.

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not to mention less dmg taken when tanking

[Goregasmic]

Parses in the ranger thread show that 2handers are more cost effective when it comes to droppables but 1h do hold their ground. Depends how much effort you want/can put in but it is a lot closer than people claim. This comes from a big 2hander fan. But yeah, at lower levels 1handers offhand double attack suffers from the DW check and your ripostes will be weaker on top of being riposted more often. That and the odd damage shields or when you're not quick enough on enrages. With most of the 2handers previously mentioned you can pretty much coast to 60 without looking back.

I'd even put peacebringer ahead of IFS if I wanted to nitpick, just 1k and should parse slightly ahead due to IFS being 33% slower for only 4 extra damage bonus.

Spade/AP work too with less class restrictions. Exquisite also but often poor value for what they are as they're often barely above AP for like 5x the price.

[TheBlob]

Originally Posted by Lyta [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Okay, for some reason i had the idea that offhand only triggered when main hand went off.

Can you say anything more about this main hand bonus?

I think this was an urban legend on live. I remember thinking I should put the faster weapon in my primary weapon slot so the offhand one would swing faster.