Offhand accessories for two handed weapons?

[Mycow8me]

Two handed weapons (bows, greatswords, axes, staves, gun, etc...) have an empty slot that could still be used for miniscule stat or ability buffers.

Why not allow a strap, arrow, bullet or whatever type to be there that affects stats some how? Seen it in other games just thought I'd mention it. Sorry if its been mentioned before, didn't care to look.

[Canadane]

One handed weapons are usually two thirds the strength of one handed weapons of the same ilvl, with the off hand making up for the remaining one third of the stats.
So having a boost in the off hand spot while holding a two handed weapon would really blow if you were using a one handed weapon, which at this point is only ever PLD, but still.

[Elim]

Do not want.

[Moonleg]

Do want, particularly for fishing.

Imagine a series of lures equipped in your offhand for fishing, allowing you to catch all fish level 5 or below, 10 or below, 15 or below and so on, rather than having to carry around a dozen or more different kinds of bait.

[Squrilruler]

Do want, particularly for fishing.

Imagine a series of lures equipped in your offhand for fishing, allowing you to catch all fish level 5 or below, 10 or below, 15 or below and so on, rather than having to carry around a dozen or more different kinds of bait.

This fishing one would be ok. But as someone else said, they would have to restat all the combat 2-handers and I don't think that is necessary. Maybe some vanity thing would be ok, but no stats.

[Mycow8me]

Doesn't particularly have to be a stat based buffer... Could be anything, even a cooldown or class ability enhancement.

[Velthice]

Doesn't particularly have to be a stat based buffer... Could be anything, even a cooldown or class ability enhancement.

That's still an advantage over 1 handers.

[RiceisNice]

Offhand fanny packs or arrow/quiver.

That's still an advantage over 1 handers.

It won't be any problems if the class is designed around having an offhand, see paladin.

[Squrilruler]

Offhand fanny packs or arrow/quiver.



It won't be any problems if the class is designed around having an offhand, see paladin.

I think that is the exact issue though. Why redesign a bunch of classes when they are already working? We all know that there are a few classes that utilize an off hand. And their weapon/off hand weapon already accounts for the stats. If you were to implement this, you would literally have to rework every single weapon that doesn't currently allow for an off hand to be equipped.

[RiceisNice]

I think that is the exact issue though. Why redesign a bunch of classes when they are already working? We all know that there are a few classes that utilize an off hand. And their weapon/off hand weapon already accounts for the stats. If you were to implement this, you would literally have to rework every single weapon that doesn't currently allow for an off hand to be equipped.

Aesthetics. Because it's damn silly for us machinists to use the exact same fanny pack for every single gun because they cheaped out on our design.


Yes I'm mad. Bard still get unique quivers and arrows that change with their bow. It's all just missed opportunity they could've done to expand or deviate from the standard setup.