Dual weild vs 2Hander

[Mosha D'Khan]

<p>with the new changes coming out what is going to be better to use for dps/tank. is 2 hander still going to do more dps or is dual wielding going to be the better choice?</p><p>if it is dual wielding what are the best weapons to use for tanking and dps? here in the next few days i will be using the sublime weapon + the weapon from lair for dps if they are better, and for tanking will be using the sublime weapon and the weapon off the library name in labs, drawing a blank on the name (it is the ghost owl guy). but what is going to be the better choice once the change goes live</p>

[Banerm]

<p>Duel wielding will be the only viable option from after the next update.</p><p><strong>"<span >COMBAT-</span></strong></p><p><strong><span >Flurry and AE autoattack can now happen with off hand weapons as well as with ranged weapons."</span></strong></p><p>This was snipped from here:</p><p><a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=486043" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/...topic_id=486043</a></p><p><span >Crane Twirl now also adds 20% AE Auto-Attack chance.</span></p><p>Brawlers should see some decent dps increase from this.</p>

[TheSpin]

Yes, but the part you dont' mention here is that 2 handed weapons are being buffed as well. In fact the reason they are adding offhand flurry and aoe autoattack is to keep dual wielding in line with 2 handed. One other major thing to consider in my opinion is that if you're tanking you can also factor in ripposte damage, and ripposte damage is better with a 2 hander than dual wielding.

[Mosha D'Khan]

<p>that is why i am asking, it is hard to explain in words why i use a 2 hander atm, and i am sure there is an easy way to put it but i like to over think things =). but based off the test server what is the better option when this goes live.</p>

[Greggthegrmreapr]

<p>For the longest time, I used a 2hander for the simple fact that it looked more BA than dual wield.</p>

[TheSpin]

Parry is the first avoidence check that is made when you get hit. Any successful parry has a chance to become a ripposte. If they really equalled the base dps of a 2 hander versus dual wield, when you are tanking the 2 hander would become better because of the added ripposte damage.

[Gungo]

<p>Bottom line is this.</p><p>If you have a better 2 hander then a pair of dual wields then the 2 hander is better to use.If your dual wields are better or equal to a 2 handers dps then the dual wield are better to use.</p><p>Testing auto atk on the test copy server on a raid dummy the 2 hander from vazclaz is better then the sublime fist and cloud sword. I have no idea how much dps will be added by raid 100% procs. So after this update goes live I MIGHT use the vazclaz weapon instead (until I can upgrade the sublime), I will need to check it out on live in raids.</p>