Stam Sorc weapon choice (2h)? Noob

Nemesis7884

So I want to play 3 very diverse characters that are spread out regarding quests, skills, factions etc…

My first character is a magicka 1h sword / resto staff Templar;

My second is a stam sorc and the third will be the upcoming warden.

My question is; for PVE (80% Solo exploring / content and 20% grouping); the goto combo for a stam sorc seems to be DW + Bow…

I was intending to go for DW with my warden so this would leave me with 2h + Bow for my Stam sorc? Do you think 2h/bow for the stam sorc is feasible (since most people seem to HATE 2h on this board); or an absolute no go?

Might 2h be a better option for the warden (I mean we don't have the class details yet but they showed him with a 2h weapon in the trailer (which might not mean anything tbh)…?
 
What would be your recommendcation?

I don't want to have the same weapon twice… but than again my planned destro Staff / DW warden combo might be stupid either

 

MakoFore

why not have both? with all my stam characters i level 4 weapons - bow, dw, 2h, 1h1s, and all my magicka toons i level destro, resto, 1h1s, dw. i like having all my toons combat ready for any occasion. i take a 2hand dw to some easier dungeons - simply cos its fun- and when ur farming it can get boring. but that combo of weapons works best in IC or sewers i find- when i need to switch between pve and pvp quickly.

it sounds like ur going to invest some time into ur toons- my advice would be to get all the shards as many skills- and get as many weapons levelled as u can- that way u can be effective in any environment. tank got disconnected? fine- i ll put on a shield and 1hand and change my armour- ready to go. dps is low? fine i ll slot something else- and help out with the heals as well.... its nice to have the versatility.
I've seen all of them work well in the hands of a skilled player, and not work as well. the difference is- at least with a bow and dw setup- if ur not a great dps- u can still pull something decent as long as u put up a hail and steel tornado- but if u aren't so good at dps and u wander around with a 2hand dw - it might get u some comments from ur vet dungeon colleagues if u aren't pulling ur numbers.

short answer - no need for either or- but go for them all. plus all of the weapons are really fun and unique in their own way. and each class is able to utilities them slightly differently too.

Enslaved

2h is great for PvP, but less than so in PvE. No matter what, level up all weapon skills, and every single morph.

TheUrbanWizard

2h ftw! I sometimes hide it and switch to my bow in vet dungs waiting for players to avoid comments "go dw etc etc". Fact is my dw is 50, all skills learned, tried it didn't like it.

I still pile on my dots, love reverse slice to finish off mobs, rally is handy when my weap pots are low, so meh.

Asardes

Stamina sorcerer has no DPS class skills besides hurricane so he must rely entirely on weapon skills. Other classes do have morphs for such skills such as DK: venom claw & noxious breath, Templar: Biting Jabs & Blinding Javelin and NB: surprise attack, ambush, killer's blade

For PvE: 2W + Bow, most effective combo seems to be an axe (bleeding) and a dagger (extra critical chance, synergizes well with critical surge for more frequent heals)

For PvP: 2H + Bow, best 2H weapon is either maul (incresed effectiveness against heavy armor users) or sword (increased damage, even against shield users).

Enslaved

Yeah. Hurricane + Deadly Cloak + Whirlwind = AOE overkill.