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SixOfSpades · 05-01-2003, 07:02 PM

When Dual-wielding, the weapon in your off(left)hand is only swung ONCE per round, no matter how many Attacks per Round you might have. For this reason, putting a powerful offensive weapon, that's only useful because of what it does when it hits an enemy (such as the Flail of Ages or Celestial Fury) is essentially a waste of a good weapon. You'd be much better of sticking a weapon with defensive properties (such as Arbane's short sword) in your offhand.

Also, Dual-wielding does strange things with Speed Factor: The Speed Factor of each hand is calculated separately--and since your offhand always hits last, you can put your heavier weapon, with the slower speed factor, in that hand without suffering for it. (Which is kinda counter-intuitive, as it makes more sense to hold the lighter weapon in your weaker hand.)

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[ 05-01-2003, 07:03 PM: Message edited by: SixOfSpades ]

05-01-2003, 07:02 PM	#2
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	When Dual-wielding, the weapon in your off(left)hand is only swung ONCE per round, no matter how many Attacks per Round you might have. For this reason, putting a powerful offensive weapon, that's only useful because of what it does when it hits an enemy (such as the Flail of Ages or Celestial Fury) is essentially a waste of a good weapon. You'd be much better of sticking a weapon with defensive properties (such as Arbane's short sword) in your offhand. Also, Dual-wielding does strange things with Speed Factor: The Speed Factor of each hand is calculated separately--and since your offhand always hits last, you can put your heavier weapon, with the slower speed factor, in that hand without suffering for it. (Which is kinda counter-intuitive, as it makes more sense to hold the lighter weapon in your weaker hand.) [ADD] SPOILER - - - - - - - - - You'll get his gear--sort of--and you will not lose Rep. [/ADD] [ 05-01-2003, 07:03 PM: Message edited by: SixOfSpades ] __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.