TWC enhancive mechanic

[Viekn]

How would a TWC enhancive work?

If you were already maxed in TWC, would it increase your off hand AS then by more than your right hand?

Or would it simply allow you to save training points by decreasing your TWC training and making up for it with the enhancive?

[Viekn]

Another question as well, that's not about TWC enhancive but TWC effectiveness, so I figure I'd just post it here instead of a new thread...

Has anyone done any research on effectiveness of TWC vs. THW? I ask because my ranger currently uses TWC and there seems like many times when the first or second strike is missed due to E/B/P or it just wasn't a high enough endroll anyway to do much damage. So wondering if that is the case, would using a two-hander instead be more effective. Has anyone done much research in that regard? My ranger is a level 6 sylvan.

[m444w]

are you at a minimum of 1.5x training TWC?

TWC is two chances to get through EBP, so i that regard it is superior. Raw damage, unless you are using morning stars, a 2-hander is probably going to be superior.

However, as you get older and ambush, you'll find that TWC is far better than a 2-hander for those situations because you get 2 chances to get through EBP and deliver a fatal blow.

It's a very situational/tactics specific question, as even within TWC there are a myriad of combinations of weapons that are more suitable for different hunting tactics and areas.

[Viekn]

I am 2x in TWC. So if I can fit it in TP wise, dual wielding morning stars would be as close as I could get to maintaining TWC and maxing my DF/AVD per swing? I figure in my lower levels, there isn't going to be much variance with critters that it would make much of a difference in what weapon combo I was using. Maybe I'm wrong to assume that though.

Thanks for the help Ondreian.

[Androidpk]

Using enhancives will raise your offhand parry DS.

[Androidpk]

Isn't their a penalty for using 2 morning stars?

[Lord Orbstar]

It is worth it
I always dual wield morning stars

[Androidpk]

Is it an AS or RT penalty?

[Viekn]

Is it an AS or RT penalty?

And is it something special about them being morning stars that causes the penalty? I would assume RT penalty, that at least seems logical.

[Viekn]

Using enhancives will raise your offhand parry DS.

So just to confirm, that's the only thing TWC enhancives will do? Don't get me wrong, that's nice, I just want to be sure.

[Androidpk]

I think it raises AS as well. It might also raise the level cap difference. Being 2x means you're guaranteed not to get a missed opening on anything up to 5 five levels above you. So maybe being above 2x raises that.

[m444w]

I am 2x in TWC. So if I can fit it in TP wise, dual wielding morning stars would be as close as I could get to maintaining TWC and maxing my DF/AVD per swing? I figure in my lower levels, there isn't going to be much variance with critters that it would make much of a difference in what weapon combo I was using. Maybe I'm wrong to assume that though.

Thanks for the help Ondreian.


You're better suited to using something quicker at the lower levels, everything is smushy.