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Dual Wielding
red	Posted on: 2010-01-13 9:37 PM For those that don't know, when you dual wield, unless both weapons weight less than 6 pounds, there is a half rule. The secondary weapon must weigh 1/2 the weight of the primary weapon. While I believe there should be some rule, the logic behind this rule is questionable. Why is it that you can wield an 18 pound weapon as your primary and a 9 pound weapon as your secondary, but not two 9 pound weapons in each hand?
Cast	Posted on: 2010-07-04 2:56 PM It's true... Well, you could always densify one of them..
Deneb	Posted on: 2010-07-11 2:50 PM Suggestion time! Change the rule: Weight limit for single wielding is strength - 5. Weight limit for dual wielding is strength + 5. Weight limit for double handed weapons is strength + 10. When dual wielding, the primary weapon must weigh more than the secondary. So if your strength is 25...you can single wield a 20lb weapon, dual wield two 15lb weapons or 17lb and 13lb or etc., or wield a 35lb double handed sword. Tada. No more goofy half-weight logic. Although, it probably has some other issue too. Besides all the weight problem, dual wielding isn't all that great.
Cast	Posted on: 2010-07-12 2:02 AM Sounds good. Additionally, I would suggest that the efficiency of the weapons are increase when using two of the same weapons for dual wielding. For example: two runics should give better results than say, a runic and a spider fang. (assuming they have equal stats)