How can there not be a 1-h weapon skill line??

nhisso · April 2014

In the history of fantasy and also reality, 1-h weapon wielding warriors are very common and normal. Aragorn (sp?) and Mad Martigan say hello!

But seriously, please give us a 1-h weapon class. It's not fair that I lose a skill or 2 with the 1H+shield line if I choose not to use a shield, and you can't use the DW skill line at all without 2 weapons. Very odd. Who ever heard of a fantasy video game that didn't have a viable single handed weapon user option?

Tetujin · April 2014

What is your thinking exactly about how a 1-hand weapon line would work? Like the two-handed but faster and whatever, or something else that you would be able to do with a free hand?

Niminion · April 2014

The only thing I can think of in regards to real people using 1 sword would be something like a pirate or musketeer type? Though they often used daggers and pistols in their off-hand, even a buckler shield was still used still after gunpowder came into play. If someone was waving a free hand in the air with no weapon or shield it was usually not on purpose.

Can you not use all the 1h skills without a shield equipped? You can still block and bash without a shield.

Kendaric · April 2014

I'm hoping for a one-handed skill line as well. I prefer the look of a single blade/axe to dual-wielding and I don't really want to use a shield as the one-handed/shield line is heavily geared towards tanking.

Can you not use all the 1h skills without a shield equipped? You can still block and bash without a shield.

No, the skills require you to have shield equipped.

driosketch · April 2014

nhisso wrote: »

In the history of fantasy and also reality, 1-h weapon wielding warriors are very common and normal ... Mad Martigan say hello!

Pretty sure Madmartigan was dual wielding at the climax of the movie when his true skill became apparent.

Stx · April 2014

#1 Most games I have played do not support a single 1 handed weapon, I honestly cannot think of any.

#2 Aragorn used a 2 handed sword, get it straight.

I know where you are coming from, because I love playing the "swordsman" type characters, a duelist or a guy good at fencing, but it doesn't make sense from a gameplay perspective, so I usually just use a dagger in the offhand, which works fine for me.

Kendaric · April 2014

Stx wrote: »

#2 Aragorn used a 2 handed sword, get it straight.

Actually, Narsil/Anduril is not a twohanded sword in the books or the movies.
In the movies it's a hand-and-half sword (commonly called bastardsword), in the books Tolkien never gets specific about the types of swords being used but as it's carried in a scabbard on Aragorn's belt you can safely assume that it's onehanded.

Tetujin · April 2014

I'm just wondering what would differentiate a one-handed sword use from two-handed, just your vision of it. Maybe like grappling-type abilities with the free hand or something. If not, wouldn't you just use it the same as you would a two-handed sword?

Laurai · April 2014

I would actually wish for a 1h/ spell tree....
giev pl0x

Vraok · April 2014

I was hoping for a 1handed skilltree aswell - but for the looks. If only 1 hand was used to wield the blade/axe/dagger then the other would be free to cast spells, therefore creating a spellblade - my favourite playstyle. Maybe also add a toggle that allows you to grab the sword/axe with 2 hands, so bastardswords could come into play.
To sum it up: I'm hoping for a spellsword tree.

Relicz · April 2014

Vraok wrote: »

I was hoping for a 1handed skilltree aswell - but for the looks. If only 1 hand was used to wield the blade/axe/dagger then the other would be free to cast spells, therefore creating a spellblade - my favourite playstyle. Maybe also add a toggle that allows you to grab the sword/axe with 2 hands, so bastardswords could come into play.
To sum it up: I'm hoping for a spellsword tree.

Not a bad idea. I special sword that can switch to two handed might be pretty awesome but idk if they would do that

RockmSockm · April 2014

Kendaric wrote: »

Stx wrote: »

#2 Aragorn used a 2 handed sword, get it straight.

Actually, Narsil/Anduril is not a twohanded sword in the books or the movies.
In the movies it's a hand-and-half sword (commonly called bastardsword), in the books Tolkien never gets specific about the types of swords being used but as it's carried in a scabbard on Aragorn's belt you can safely assume that it's onehanded.

Learn more about weapons, a hand and a half sword is called that for a reason.

I get your point. Dual wield as an offensive does not exist in real life, it never has. Every instance of it's use is with parrying daggers and swords in the off hand for defense.

The problem is this is an MMO and people love that crap. There will be no one handed. I am glad because the biggest problem with Skyrim was it was just far better.

Erotes · April 2014

Perhaps the one handed skill tree, if ever made, can have dodge passives and a skill or two where you use two hands with a one handed weapon increasing dmg and being quick considering it is a lighter weapon. I love the idea of this skill line.