Quote Originally Posted by Shougun View Post
I think they should, because if you one hand you will buy a shield. (and you can meld ~200 hp/mp onto a shield) + other stats. Grips where implemented because of OP duel wield weren't they? It's been a while.

Btw, I always confuse our posts up when scanning quickly. We look so alike by profile photo lol.
Me too. I always stop and think "wait, I never said that" lol

But yeah, I think they did finally introduce grips in XI because of the dual wield situation. Even after they introduced the 2h buffs that brought an end to the "loldrg" days, it still was a bit unbalanced. Unless you were sam, of course.