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Why is onehanded skill line not a thing?
Kardrik
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Thought about this when I made a new character, it had I think a staff, a twohanded sword, and a onehanded axe.
Nothing to pair it with, just that axe. Kills I got with just that one wouldn't advance a skill line unless paired with another onehanded or a shield.
That got me thinking, why not have that as its own skill line?
Specifically make it a magicka skill line, borrow things from the dual wield and destro staff lines, and have the heavy attacks restore magicka.
I strongly believe there needs to be a more melee weapon skill line. I want to like Magblade, but I can't get over the play of a stealthy assassin while lugging around a full body staff like a wizard.
Gandalf was not known for shanking punks, okay? Its weird!
I am sure this idea has been brought up many times before, because mag DPS builds only getting shoehorned into weapon line whereas stam builds get three is a bit unfair.
There are tons of melee magicka builds, why are there no melee magicka weapons? The game has a potential one right there, just needs a skill line!
I'll kind of throw some ideas together a little later as kind of a fun musing of what a melee magicka line would look like, maybe kind of a mix between the Destro staff line and dual wield.
Anyhow, what do you all think?
Nothing to pair it with, just that axe. Kills I got with just that one wouldn't advance a skill line unless paired with another onehanded or a shield.
That got me thinking, why not have that as its own skill line?
Specifically make it a magicka skill line, borrow things from the dual wield and destro staff lines, and have the heavy attacks restore magicka.
I strongly believe there needs to be a more melee weapon skill line. I want to like Magblade, but I can't get over the play of a stealthy assassin while lugging around a full body staff like a wizard.
Gandalf was not known for shanking punks, okay? Its weird!
I am sure this idea has been brought up many times before, because mag DPS builds only getting shoehorned into weapon line whereas stam builds get three is a bit unfair.
There are tons of melee magicka builds, why are there no melee magicka weapons? The game has a potential one right there, just needs a skill line!
I'll kind of throw some ideas together a little later as kind of a fun musing of what a melee magicka line would look like, maybe kind of a mix between the Destro staff line and dual wield.
Anyhow, what do you all think?
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TwinLamps✭✭✭✭✭
✭I guess its because all characters in eso have two hands.Awake, but at what cost4 -
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El_Borracho✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Well, I were running around a world where monsters, mercenaries, soldiers, and the undead appear all over the place, I'd want more than one dagger in my hand. Unless the one-hand weapon is a HK .45, I'll stick with what there already is0 -
tsaescishoeshiner✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭El_Borracho wrote: »Well, I were running around a world where monsters, mercenaries, soldiers, and the undead appear all over the place, I'd want more than one dagger in my hand. Unless the one-hand weapon is a HK .45, I'll stick with what there already is
There are plenty of real-life fighting styles that only involve a weapon in one hand. And in ESO there's magic, and plenty of spellsword enemies use one hand to keep one free for magic. That's been an Elder Scrolls thing for a long time now.skooma_dealer wrote: »1H means minus one set bonus.
This is the real problem. I actually ran a 1-handed build recently for battlegrounds. Mythic items make it easier to run 11 items (2 full sets and 1 mythic item instead of a 2-piece monster set). It was pretty successful. Just use Crushing Weapon from the Psijic skill line on a class that doesn't need many weapon skills (I was on Warden). I had to rank up the Fighters Guild AoE stun lol. It was pretty fun!! Follow your dreams, OPPC-NA
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idk✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭We already have a skill line that uses a weapon on one hand. What is great is we have the ability to put a shield in the second hand.2 -
Kardrik✭✭✭skooma_dealer wrote: »1H means minus one set bonus.
So does running a staff, Bow, or twohanded weapon!
I still think Magicka builds need a melee weapon skill line, and there is the potential for one right there under our noses!
A magblade, magdk, and certain Magplar builds in particular would make a lot more sense with a onehanded sword than a staff!0 -
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✭✭skooma_dealer wrote: »1H means minus one set bonus.
So does running a staff, Bow, or twohanded weapon!
I still think Magicka builds need a melee weapon skill line, and there is the potential for one right there under our noses!
A magblade, magdk, and certain Magplar builds in particular would make a lot more sense with a onehanded sword than a staff!
2h weapons count as 2 peices for set bonuses......1 -
idk✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭skooma_dealer wrote: »1H means minus one set bonus.
So does running a staff, Bow, or twohanded weapon!
Not the case. All the 2H weapons you mentioned have two set bonuses. It has been this way for a while.1 -
Ryuvain✭✭✭✭✭
✭I'm surprised some are opposed to this. It makes more sense to keep a hand free when you want to cast spells more readily. Instead of 'hang on gotta unequip my hand before I cast' dual wield/shield.
Give it more evasion (backflip/swashbuckler) and weapon infusion oriented abilities and make the single weapon count as 2 for a set. Done, new magicka melee weapon and no need to design new weapons.Edited by Ryuvain on August 6, 2020 3:52AMThat one khajiit obsessed with werewolf behemoth and vampire lord. Lady Thorn is bae, dont @ me.
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