2HW vs. 2 Weapon

[Zen]

Just wondering what people's thoughts are regarding 2 Handed Weapons vs. 2 weapon Combat for a Warrior. Which one is better? Thanks!

[Androidpk]

Given the right weapons they both work exceedingly well. Asking which one is better is better off being replaced by the question which one do you enjoy more, which is a personal question that you should figure out by trying both methods.

[Jeril]

As Adroidpk said it should be more about which you enjoy more yourself. From my experience as far as combat goes, THW is superior. One shot to kill most things and with open swings you tend to do comparable damage. It is also easier on TPs to train THW then TWC, for THW you pay 9/3, for TWC you pay 6/3 + 6/6 = 12/9. You also don't have to deal with the stupid level restriction placed on the offhand if you are THW vs TWC.

[Snoopy Dogg]

i have a twc warrior in shattered using a fully bonded vhcw axe and a 6x axe, 55 in moc for 6 focused swings in 9 seconds(7 when my bonds double swing goes off) is pretty sweet and whatever gets hit rarely lives through it.. but ive played both sides, both are very effective but i find twc a little more fun

You explode into a fury of strikes and ripostes, moving with a singular purpose and will!
You swing a tactical black tomahawk at a black forest ogre!
AS: +436 vs DS: +325 with AvD: +32 + d100 roll: +93 = +236
... and hit for 47 points of damage!
Right elbow smashed into a thousand pieces.
The black forest ogre is stunned!
You swing an oak-hafted golvern handaxe at a black forest ogre!
AS: +410 vs DS: +305 with AvD: +32 + d100 roll: +92 = +229
... and hit for 40 points of damage!
Right hand mangled horribly.
You swing a tactical black tomahawk at a black forest ogre!
AS: +436 vs DS: +295 with AvD: +32 + d100 roll: +6 = +179
... and hit for 41 points of damage!
Quick, powerful slash to the black forest ogre's left knee!
The black forest ogre is knocked to the ground!
You swing an oak-hafted golvern handaxe at a black forest ogre!
AS: +410 vs DS: +250 with AvD: +32 + d100 roll: +54 = +246
... and hit for 59 points of damage!
Slash to the black forest ogre's lower back!
You swing a tactical black tomahawk at a black forest ogre!
AS: +436 vs DS: +242 with AvD: +32 + d100 roll: +37 = +263
... and hit for 64 points of damage!
Skull cracks in several places.
You swing an oak-hafted golvern handaxe at a black forest ogre!
AS: +410 vs DS: +191 with AvD: +32 + d100 roll: +9 = +260
... and hit for 53 points of damage!
Powerful slash just cracks the black forest ogre's weapon arm!
The ogre growls and grasps at his mangled right arm as his rust-covered dhara falls to the ground.
A black forest ogre twitches one last time and dies.

Your series of strikes and ripostes leaves you winded and out of position.
Roundtime: 9 sec.

im also about 35 ranks from bein full 2x in thrown, throwing 2 axes aint half bad either ;)

edit: also.. doing twc+ohe+thw and using a katana with a fel hafter offhand makes you win, but that gets REALLY expensive with trying to do moc along with it

[Snoopy Dogg]

Thread: 2HW vs. 2 Weapon
ermagawd a tactical axe11!

its actually tactical black in color.. not a tactical axe, but thanks for the negative rep anyway

[Jace Solo]

Again though, that's with some pretty nice little toys.

THW seems to be superior until you can afford/find at least HCW weapons to swing. If you go with a standard enchanted maul, I'd wager tests would prove THW the clear winner. TWC, without CW, seems to be a plinking away at armor, much like OHE but twice as fast without the defense of a shield.

[Roblar]

6 focused swings in 9 seconds(7 when my bonds double swing goes off)

Warrior bond double strike flares don't go off during mstrikes. Any lower rt may be from less swings due to an early crit kill.

[Snoopy Dogg]

hmm, seems like ive seen it go off during an mstrike.. oh well

[Donquix]

Don't underestimate the power of flares when using TWC. I did plenty fine for a very long time dual wielding sais, which are really sub-optimal compared to other options for a warrior. Switched to katars and the extra oomph + flares was quite nice. Could get the same effect with short swords / maces for non-hybrid options. Or of course the always fun double morning stars, press berserk and watch things crumple.

[mweaver123]

I know this might sound odd, but I always hated the fact that you can't bond to 2 different weapons (for TWC purposes). I'd always imagine just halving the bonus of bonding between the two weapons. This is why I personally like 2HW.

[Donquix]

yeah it's a bummer you can't bond with a pair of weapons (short of having one of the splitters, which isn't feasible for the average peon)