One other thing to consider when dual wielding, especially for bards with
low STR and STA, is the weight of the weapons. When I first got dual wield,
I used a dragoon dirk and a Pugius dagger. Both of these are very light
weapons. In long combats, my stamina bar almost never dropped. I now use
the dragoon dirk and a barbed leather whip. Because the whip weighs more
than the Pugius dagger, my stamina bar often drops below 50% after a long
battle. If my stamina gets too low, the primary stats start to decrease.
For me, dual wielding light, fast weapons works out the best. It also gives
me more room in my backpack to carry loot.
Galtin of E'ci
> Lowering deviation from average however, does increase predictability
> which
> means less dying. The faster weapon means you'll die less from mobs you
> have easily killed before, while with a higher damage weapon you'll
> sometimes easily beat a white con andthen get thoroughly trounced by the
> same white con the very next time. Fast weapons are the best defense
> against clumpy random number generation. Missing 5 times in a row with my
> Dirk is meaningless in a fight where I have to hit 100 times anyway.
> Missing 5 straight times with a delay 45 weapon is equivalent to 10 plus
> straght misses and will cause death. Of course 5 straight hits are as
> advantageous as the misses are disad., but its the lack of predictability
> that kills. Can I take this blue dangerous? Only if I don't get bad
> luck,
> whereas with the faster wepon you generally know what you can handle and
> can't after trying it once.
>
> <snip>
> I still maintain JM was in error here. More chances to hit
> only lowers deviation from the average - that is, you're more
> likely to get average results. Sometimes that is a good
> thing, but it is not advantageous as a general rule. A higher
> deviation just means you're further away from the average -
> you're more likely to do worse than average, but you're just
> as more likely to do *better* than average.
>
> --
> John H. Kim
> kim@...
>
> <snip>
>
> I agreed with John here. The higher dmg weapon is better than the faster
> weapon when the dmg ratio are the same. I used to used a Demon claw and a
> Silver war axe. That was fast. But now that I have the crystalline blade
> and the black enamel mace I find the later weapons a lot more efficient.
> I
> have no scientific facts except that with the Crys blade and mace the MOBs
> seems to hate me a lot more than when I was fighting with Claw and axe.
> Same mob at same lvl.
>
> Your Friendly Rogue and Bard
> Hammerpaw and Syren Wind
> Bad Apple, The Rathe
>
>