Weapon attachments?

[Kosmos992k]

Is it possible that we could see some weapon attachment such as straps etc. Which add stats to the main weapon not massive boosts but something at least it could use the off hand now with that said if you used a shield then you cant use a attachment as a shield is kind of a supplement to the sword or club already.

1) Materia

2) All classes currently use both hands....

• Paladins hold shields in their off hands,
• Bow is a 2 handed weapon,
• BLM/WHM can use shields or two handed weapons,
• Scholar/summoner hold their book with one hand and their quill pen in the other.
• Lances take two hands,
• Monks fight with two hands,
• Ninja use two weapons, one per hand,
• Warriors equip a two handed weapon,
• DRK will be a two handed great sword,
• AST will hold a deck of cards in one hand and pull cards with the other,
• and I'll bet that the Machinist will hold their weapon in two hands when it's in use.

3) the two handed weapon stats are higher than one handed weapon stats for those jobs/classes that can equip shields or two handed weapons.

The stats on weapons already compensate for the lack of off-hand item. If you don't believe me compare an equivalent level 1hand wand vs a 2 hand cane, compare the stats, the wand user's shield makes up the difference.

The only job/class that is significantly impacted by the lack of an off-hand weapon is PLD. But that's because the shield is integral to their role, they cannot tank anything like as effectively without it. I will admit though that I long for the day when they give us a new job ability for PLD to dual weild; or (more likely) create an off-shoot job that allows you to become a dual weilding swordsman with a crap ton of parry based skills to allow you to tank, without the shield, do more damage thanks to two blades, but be at greater risk thanks to the lack of a shield to block damage. However, it should be clear that without a shield a Paladin is obviously going to be far less effective in their role.