Ironworks Gaming Forum - View Single Post - Shields vs. Two handed weapons vs. 2 weapons

daeomer · 10-29-2001, 03:12 PM

Do people still use shields???? Most of the people talk about using 2 weapons at once instead of using a shield. Is it really that much better?? One of my parties right now has Korgan and a Dwarven Fighter who use shields and they rarely get touched and still seem to eventually cut through anything they encounter.

Another party has Minsc with a 2 handed sword, Valygar with 2 katanas, Jaheira with a quarterstaff and and archer for support. They probably dispatch enemies more quickly but also get hurt more often.

Which of these three types of weapon configurations are best... opinions please!
1) weapon + shield
2) Two handed weapon
3) two weapons

Also do people ever use Halberds?

10-29-2001, 03:12 PM	#1
daeomer Manshoon Join Date: October 8, 2001 Posts: 168	Do people still use shields???? Most of the people talk about using 2 weapons at once instead of using a shield. Is it really that much better?? One of my parties right now has Korgan and a Dwarven Fighter who use shields and they rarely get touched and still seem to eventually cut through anything they encounter. Another party has Minsc with a 2 handed sword, Valygar with 2 katanas, Jaheira with a quarterstaff and and archer for support. They probably dispatch enemies more quickly but also get hurt more often. Which of these three types of weapon configurations are best... opinions please! 1) weapon + shield 2) Two handed weapon 3) two weapons Also do people ever use Halberds?