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Originally Posted by Tollund
One could increase the defense values on those weapons so that they are closer to what you'd get with a shield. The shield still gives you the extra protection, secondary effects, and missile protection.
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Imo,i think its thematic to raise the damage output for most 2h weapons..
Its somewhat thematic to raise Attack values for some.
But raising defense,except by a low +1 or so, isnt thematic for most.
After all,it are heavy weapons damage-wise but more difficult to use.
Ideally,it should be that...
-1h weapon + shield should still be the top choice for defensive purposes
-2h weapons should be made a good choice in the future for raw offensive power and special tasks,like anti-sc,etc.
For that to work,2h weapons not only have to be a chance stat-wise vs 1h weapon+ shield,they also need to be somewhat balanced with dual wielding 1h weapons,like the Sword of Swiftness.
Also,it has to be considered that equipping 2 items means spending gems 2 times.
In the case of the Sword of Sw,this means that its more expensive most of the time(2*10 W gems).