Damage from weapons

eugene.wongseb17_ESO · February 2015

Hi there

Just started playing...

Initially I had a weapon in each hand, each doing about 20 damage, so that's a total of 40 damage.

Now I switch to a large two-handed axe and that axe is only doing 22 damage. That's only around half the damage I used to do. And I take like, forever, to swing.

Has anyone ever calculated the amount of DPS done with these? Any point in using two-handed weapons other than how cool it looks to weild a giant axe around?

Khivas_Carrick · February 2015

Quality of weapons plays a massive role in how the weapon performs. However DW does indeed have a higher amount of raw weapon damage, but 2H has higher burst and even sustained via attack weaving, and possess an execute.

Personally I'm far better with a 2H than I am with DW

Brasseurfb16_ESO · February 2015

When you dual wield you only get 20% (26% with passives) of the weapon value from your off hand weapon. So if you have two times a 20 weapon power sword, their value together equals 20 + (20 x 20/100) or 24.

Cody · February 2015

two 20 damage weapons don't have you doing 40 damage.

the off handed weapons damage is heavily reduced.

and iv found 2H does more damage. DW seems to be about dodging and slowly beating down your enemy.

eugene.wongseb17_ESO · February 2015

whats attack weaving?

thanks for the answers