Kammakazi wrote: »

Why is everybody assuming I am talking about PvP

Because PvE changes effect and screw over PvP. So whether you're talking about PvP or not, it effects PvP.

Is this going to come with it taking twice the mats to make and refine 2H weapons?

kongkim wrote: »

There is just a huge advantage in duel or sword and bord as you can get a set bonus more.

Yeah, no 2h over performs

Kammakazi wrote: »

Why is everybody assuming I am talking about PvP

Because 2H overpreforms in PVP, and the suggestion is a buff to already the strongest arguably weapon set up in the game.

Soundwave wrote: »

I know this is later to the topic, but anyways why dont we have fist weapons. I think it could awesome skill line.

It would be but since it's not 2h is would languish in medicrity until it got a Malestrom weapon which would buff it into the stratosphere.

It all comes down to balance. Dual Wield has worse overall skills and utility, and S&B has inferior DPS, but you have the bonus of having a extra set bonus to make up for it.
2handed weapons have much superior skills and passives (and before anyone anyways - it's true, DW only works for stamNB who mostly use class abilities and use DW for the extra damage/slot bonus, not so much for other Stamina builds), A staff has excellent ranged damage, the passives are kinda meh, but the heavy attacks are the hardest hitting in the game and also offer excellent weaving capabilities and constant ultimate generation which is not always easy for a DW/S&B magicka build as it would require to be at melee range at all times to constantly generate ultimate (yes there are other ways to generate ultimate but they are situational, thus does not count as reliable regeneration)

It's all about the overall balance and bigger picture, people should stop comparing and singling out specific weapons but look at it from a general viewpoint and try to understand that if something is good in one way - will be penalised in another.
Say they do make 2handeds as a 2-set item, but you should expect to see overall nerfs to the weapon abilities and passives to compensate for that change or everybody under the sun will be running that particular setup as it would have no downsides.

2H is useless in PvE. Does even a single endgame PvE build use 2H? They need to do something to help it. Giving it an extra set bonus does sound like a general change that will impact too much of the game. Maybe something with it's bleed DoTs starting small but increasing over time? Other players will purge DoTs, bosses will not. So maybe that could be a way to increase sustained DPS in long boss fights without adding more burst to PvP?

And staves need a boost in both PvE and PvP.

No, think of it this way, in real life a full tang sword isn't really two pieces....you enchant the blade, its a 2 handed weapon with one main piece. Wouldn't make sense to me.