i guess i have not really put much thought into why, but i can say that i
have never used a shield past level 17. i guess i just assumed the dmg you
do with duel wield far outweighs the 10to15AC you can get with a shield.
and its just fun having two weapons =P
Shada Silverleaf, Level 46 Bard, Mithaniel Marr
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Reece, Tom CPT - 30th Signal Bn
> [mailto:ReeceT@...]
> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 12:48 PM
> To: EQBards
> Subject: [eqbards] Dual wield vs using a shield (long)
>
>
> From: "Reece, Tom CPT - 30th Signal Bn" <ReeceT@...>
>
> I have a question for higher level bards. Currently Im a 16th
> level bard and
> will soon learn the Dual Wield skill upon obtaining 17th
> level. Up until
> last night, I was using a wooden shield. I had planned on
> using Dual Wield
> exclusively once I got the skill. However, I got very lucky
> and looted a
> shiny brass shield (SBS) from the orc trainer. How I got it
> was a pretty
> good story so I would like to pass it on before I go further.
> I returned to
> Crushbone after a long absence to purchase a dragoon dirk. I had full
> intentions of returning to Antonica as soon as I got a dirk.
> Since I was in
> CB, I decided to see if I could get a SBS. When I go to the
> hill there were
> only a couple of other people there. I explained to them I
> only wanted one
> shot at the trainer and that if I didn't get the SBS I would
> be on my way.
> They agreed to let me go first in the rotation. The trainer
> appeared twice
> but was stolen from me twice by someone who arrived after the initial
> agreement was made. The killstealer finally left and the
> trainer spawned a
> third time. I ended up killing him. To my luck, the very
> first time I
> killed the orc trainer I looted the SBS. Can now gladly say
> that I don't
> think I will ever go into CB again. If I ever decide to use
> a Screaming
> Mace, I think I will just purchase it from someone rather
> than suffer the
> chaos of CB.
>
> Back to the original question. Now that I have the SBS, I'm
> wondering about
> the tradeoff between using two weapons versus the extra AC and magic
> protection (+10) that the SBS provides. Currently I have two
> magic weapons,
> the dragoon dirk and Crookstinger. Both are piercing weapons
> and very fast.
> The dirk is DAM 6 and DLY 23. Crookstinger is DAM 4 and DLY 21. I
> personally like the idea of dual wielding these two weapons. However,
> knowing that bards are usually #1 on the mobs hate list, it
> also seems like
> a good idea to keep my AC up. I guess the key factor in
> deciding between
> the two is that over the course of a battle, does the extra
> damage inflicted
> by dual wielding (once that skill is maxed out) offset the
> extra damage you
> receive due to having a lower AC?
>
> Just based off my observations, every character I have seen
> who can dual
> wield seems to do so and foregoes using a shield. I assume that dual
> wielding is the way to go but would like to hear what the
> higher level bards
> have to say.
>
> Thanks
> Galtin
> Bard and Master Brewer of E'ci
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