Off-hand weapons...can we have 'em?

Ti's it's said, that an arguments validity, toys with becoming void,

when targeting points coined unobjectively. Oh boy....
.but...I have to try anyway!

SE we have an off-hand slot; Excluding Marauder and Lancer, the classes I've played have only used shields and secondary gathering/crafting items for that placeholder.

Are there plans to use weapons for it?

Because personally (yeah here it is), I don't see why I can't have a bow/dagger in my off-hand slot and use it accordingly.

Would it really break this system if we had secondary weapons that are exclusive to our main class and another class, but limited to the latter to keep the importance in the main class?....e.g. (A bow that requires you be an archer to utilize BUT can be used only in the secondary slot by another class...Gladiator/Conjurer...etc...

I'm all up for it, but am I the only one?

I really really hope not.

Back to work!

/end plead

not agree, a weapon must be tied to a single job, even if it quieted a double weapon, I find the current system good and do not change it in this manner, rather than add jobs that are users of a double weapon.

I just want some Glad dual wielding Swords up in here, considering they still show swords as able to be dual wielded in the Equipment menu but give you some message about "affinity not being high enough".

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Originally Posted by Jobeto-Rin

Ti's it's said, that an arguments validity, toys with becoming void,

when targeting points coined unobjectively. Oh boy....
.but...I have to try anyway!

SE we have an off-hand slot; Excluding Marauder and Lancer, the classes I've played have only used shields and secondary gathering/crafting items for that placeholder.

Are there plans to use weapons for it?

Because personally (yeah here it is), I don't see why I can't have a bow/dagger in my off-hand slot and use it accordingly.

Would it really break this system if we had secondary weapons that are exclusive to our main class and another class, but limited to the latter to keep the importance in the main class?....e.g. (A bow that requires you be an archer to utilize BUT can be used only in the secondary slot by another class...Gladiator/Conjurer...etc...

I'm all up for it, but am I the only one?

I really really hope not.

Back to work!

/end plead

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Honestly, that would be kool, but it woudnt work with the armory system.
I see SE creating a dual weild trait that when equipped, your class can use two 1H weapons from the same class.

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Originally Posted by Engineer

Honestly, that would be kool, but it woudnt work with the armory system.
I see SE creating a dual weild trait that when equipped, your class can use two 1H weapons from the same class.

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It would be very cool if we had a trait from an advanced job that allows us to use two 1H weapons, but at the same time I could see this becoming a problem since marauder, lancer, and archer all use two handed weapons, pugilist already uses two weapons, all that leaves is gladiator :\

This reminds me of Fire Emblem...

Why not having a job, like Pirate, or to talk about Final Fantasy, a Viking that uses two axes? That would be awesome!

I want my dual wield thief back lol.

Dual wielding axes would be pretty cool :)
A ninja class that can dual wield and throw daggers would be awesome though

I would love to have the offhand be used for something, dont make it into a new class. I wouldnt mind it being a Job, Eg unlock "Ninja" or "Thief" w/e and it gives you the affinity to equip secondary weapon (as if you try now, it says you dont have the affinity, so they have plans i'd imagine).

I see...

Other than the 1 weapon to 1 class notion,

I'm unable to understand how the system would be broken.

If our off-hand was used as a means for weapon diversity,

Couldn't unique weapons befit it, befittingly?

Situation wise, if an archers bow is totally unacceptable,
Ultimately up to SE if it is to remain as such...
Does that mean an alternate of anything, short of the imagination, wouldn't work?

Like a boomerang? I think someone mentioned having 1, for thief tho...

Class is decided by the MAIN weapon I don't see how using a secondary tool with it conflicts with the armory system in any way. I'd like more options like this especially since the selection of main weapons is so sparse.

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Originally Posted by Killerbomb

not agree, a weapon must be tied to a single job, even if it quieted a double weapon, I find the current system good and do not change it in this manner, rather than add jobs that are users of a double weapon.

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Originally Posted by Engineer

Honestly, that would be kool, but it woudnt work with the armory system.
I see SE creating a dual weild trait that when equipped, your class can use two 1H weapons from the same class.

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An archer that already has GLA, maybe or maybe not a requirement, ranked up that can use an exotic dagger specifically made for it as a 2nd option

Seriously how wouldn't it work?

Your main class is still your main class that can legitimately use other classes, not just skill wise, but weapon wise in battle.

Plus for all those people saying we needed some sort of limit to using other class skills....

This could be an incentive to you using skills that are tied into your off-hand weapon.

Maybe give it more affinity with it?

It's up in the air peeps.

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Originally Posted by Jobeto-Rin

An archer that already has GLA, maybe or maybe not a requirement, ranked up that can use an exotic dagger specifically made for it as a 2nd option

Seriously how wouldn't it work?

Your main class is still your main class that can legitimately use other classes, not just skill wise, but weapon wise in battle.

Plus for all those people saying we needed some sort of limit to using other class skills....

This could be an incentive to you using skills that are tied into your off-hand weapon.

Maybe give it more affinity with it?

It's up in the air peeps.

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It can be done, and I hope it does, especially since the marauder roegadyn whipped out a pistol in limsa's opening CS.

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Originally Posted by Engineer

It can be done, and I hope it does, especially since the marauder roegadyn whipped out a pistol in limsa's opening CS.

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That's the thing though... it was a CUTSCENE! It's very unlikely that in any game, you would be able to do the same stuff in-game as you would a cutscene. As much as I would love to be able to multiply myself five-fold and cast an impenetrable magic barrier around myself and deflect bullets like Y'shtola does, it just likely won't happen

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Originally Posted by JayvirDeforte

That's the thing though... it was a CUTSCENE! It's very unlikely that in any game, you would be able to do the same stuff in-game as you would a cutscene. As much as I would love to be able to multiply myself five-fold and cast an impenetrable magic barrier around myself and deflect bullets like Y'shtola does, it just likely won't happen

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This is true as it could just be "Their" special NPC abilities, but it would be cool if the barrier was the Paladins main ability than only can be performed every 30 Minutes.

We think the roegadyn used a sub weapon, but maybe he just could have switched classes Cutscene style.

I don't mind if sub weapons are not implemented, all I want is dual weild trait. IE.

Dual Weild : allows you to equip two one handed weapons of the same class.

Alsofor balance, I would add.

Two Hands : allows for two hands to be used on one 1h weapon.

the two hands trait would be ideal for player who don't want to use shield and want that extra attack instead of defense.

Meatbone Slash (trait) : allows for critical strikes to deal more damage than usual with 2h weapons.

Double Attack : occasionally attacks twice. ( can be used for all weapons)

Magic attack up : higher magic damage.

Man...what I wouldn't give for a thief or ninja job...

whatever they do with dual wield make sure that pugilist gets the ability to have one type of knuckle in on hand and another type in the offhand slot. Biggest gripe ever against mnk in ffxi and would not be cool to have to deal with that empty slot forever on pug while other classes get to use it. All the while being the original two handed class. FFXI experience coming out here a bit but seriously lets give pugs the ability to have a knuckle and another kind of knuckle if we end up having nin-like dual wield.

I agree that we need dual wielding weapons for multiple classes. They could always make a single weapon a dual wield type, like they already have 1 handed and 2 handed staves for both Conjurer and THM. They could have Single Wield and Dual Wield swords/knifes/katana, etc.

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Originally Posted by JayvirDeforte

That's the thing though... it was a CUTSCENE! It's very unlikely that in any game, you would be able to do the same stuff in-game as you would a cutscene. As much as I would love to be able to multiply myself five-fold and cast an impenetrable magic barrier around myself and deflect bullets like Y'shtola does, it just likely won't happen

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Yeah...it was a cutscene that gave us dreams of battle ingame. Cutscenes are sorta like advertisements for a game, if they can do it...why can't I?

I'm still waiting on a taru to turn my arrows into flames before I fire them :)

& I think we still are getting dual wield trait, I'm thinking it's a trait waiting to be added.

GLA will be like the main class everyone wants to use.

So why not give a similar trait, just not used with the same weapon, To all DoW classes?

I just want to use more than 1 weapons honestly, without switching classes

We have hints something is being added to that with the affinity line mentioned...
I just wanna know SE is there already?