Dual Wielding for glads

[Winterclaw]

One thing I hate about glads is shields aren't offensive enough for me and they cut your SP gain in half to use them... though AFAIK, only glads can use them. So would it be possible to add in dual wielding and some skills to support it for us sword users who think tanking sucks?

[Kali]

CON/THM also can use shields.

[Aratharn]

Have you not played in awhile? Shield and sword sp are no longer shared. If I'm the same rank as a MRD in my party and he gets 400 axe skill on a mob I get 400 sword and 400 shield sp.

[viion]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bring back dual wield!!!!!

[Hotohori]

When clicking to equip something into the offhand slot, one-handed weapons are displayed along with shields already so dual wield is probably an intended feature in the future. It is just that the current one-handed weapon users are all very unlikely choices to give a sudden dual wield trait considering their nature. Those who have completed the leather worker storyline probably have seen the lalafell dual wielding a wand and head knife though so who knows. I figure it would come with the assassin class more then likely.

[Winterclaw]

I played a few weeks ago and I was getting things halved with my shield equipped than when it wasn't equipped. I also wasn't getting 400 on anything... :\

[Hotohori]

It is not that you are getting half but actually double what other non shield wearing classes can get. Try to remove your shield and fight the same thing again and you will see that your skill gain is the same but just for gladiator. Wearing a shield after the November patch gives full skill point gains to the shield wearer to the sentinel class along with the main class. Seeing 400 skill points is very rare as you rank up higher in the game and I'm going to assume you have ranked up quite a bit and were confused by the fact that your average skill gain is about half what it used to be.