Sorry, John's right, and has been backed up by J.M. The two weapons
swing independently.

>From: CMai <CMai@...>
>
>I have not scientifically tested this out yet but from last night, using a
>thulian claw as the primary it seems that I get the same amount of dual
>wield as I did from a dragoon dirk to a barbed whip. A lot more dmg too.
>So I think the secondary does not matter.
>
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>From: John Kim <kim@...>
>
>On Sat, 10 Jul 1999, Jason Rochelle wrote:
>>
>> Now let me get this straight. As i understand it the chance to dual
>> wield is checked every time you attack, right? therefore you should
>> equip a fast PRIMARY weapon, the speed of the secondary shouldn't have
>> anything to do with the chance to Dual, right?
>
>The weapons swing independently of each other. Your primary
>swings all the time. Every time the delay on the secondary
>expires, a dual wield check is made; if it passes, the
>secondary swings as well; if not, then another delay begins.
>
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>John H. Kim
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