[Alson]

Originally posted by Dundee Slaytern: That aside, even if you take into account ToB, a lot of the monsters do not fall in the extreme alignments. ~ ~ ~ ~ ToB Spoiler ~ ~ ~ ~ Yes. Fire Giants, Demons, Drow, etc... do fall into those categories, but what about the Elementals( like Ogremoch. You do not want to use the Equaliser against him ), Golems, Monks( True Neutral, whoops), etc... ...

Golems belong to SoA. [img]tongue.gif[/img]
There are waaaaaay more Fire Gaints, Demons and Drow in ToB than there are Elemntals an Golems. And many players will never fight the Monks anyway.

In specific situations, I suppose the Equaliser can shine, but overall... other weapon combinations will outshine it. To add further insult, the enchantment is only +3. True, so is the Silver Sword, but that is a Vorpal Weapon! Instant-Death beats damage almost anytime. Not to mention that the Silver Sword is literally GIFTED to you.

The enchantment is not a big concern - the way i see it, the off hand weapon is there to give bonuses, not to attack.
A +6 damage bonus is good, you must agree.

And lets not forget, Dundee - the Silver Sword is two-handed, so comparing them is a bit pointless.

As I mentioned before, you literally had to go through Hell and high-water just to get the parts for the Equaliser, and the result is frankly disappointing.

This is a good point.
On the other hand - don't you go through this hell anyway, Equalizer or not?
JID is, well... Mandatory.
The Beholder Cavern and the Illithid City? I did them even when i thought the Equalizer sucked - they offer other good loot, and TONS of XP.

Here is a simple question for you. If you had to choose between the Celestial Fury, or the Equaliser. Which one will you choose?

Honestly? Celestial Fury.
Now, here is a simple question to you. If you had to choose between the pre-analysis Equalizer, or the post-analysis Equaliser. Which one will you choose?