Duel Wield jobs?...

[Drynavere]

Ok... I know...I know... you guys hate these question... but I find myself studdering to choose what I want to do at endgame in this game once again. I've taken DRK to 52, RDM to 50, THF to 45, and WAR to 33... and a ton others to 20ish, most others infact.

I've found my true love... Duel wield. Although I don't know which job to associate it with. I love duel wielding, and I was thinking war/nin for a very long time... except the one problem... I freaking HATE 1 handed axes... Is there no other soluation to a war/nin?

Could I get away with duel swords?... If so War/Nin is my god.

Also... THF I didn't mind playing.. but I'm not sure that's what I wanna do at level 70+... be a TH bitch. I don't mind tanking, and money isn't too big a problem, so ninja as main was my other option... but I'm not sure I wanna have to stop every 3 days to camp Lizzy for lvling cash...

What you guys think? Of the 3 listed jobs above, and my description of what I want... which you think would best suit me?
Also. Give a brief description of how useful/the role of the 3 afor mentioned jobs is at level 70-75. Thanks ^^

[Ozymandis]

Dual-wield axes are cool IMO. Can you get away with dual-wielding swords? Not if you want to be effective. Sword in the off-hand, yes.

WAR/NIN is very effective. I can't say about level 75 but I know to 65 the damage output is top-notch.

[Drynavere]

So I could get away with 1Haxe in my main hand.. and a Sword in my offhand?... I mean who knows, maybe one day it'll click and I'll love axes... but I doubt that. Ok I'll see how that goes, thanks.

[bonovoxpsu]

no.

just dual wield axes and enjoy the war/nin ass kicking fun.

seriously, the 2nd sexiest thing in this game (aside from rdm af ) is a war/nin dual wielding axes.

awesome.

[Faranim]

The entire point of leveling WAR is Versitility.

Don't just use Axes.

Don't just use Swords.

Use both, keep multiple weapon skills maxed out.

Then, when in a party, you have multiple weapon choices and multiple skillchain options.

Choosing a job because "I don't like Axes" is a really stupid reason.

[Omena]

Originally posted by Faranim
The entire point of leveling WAR is Versitility.

Don't just use Axes.

Don't just use Swords.

Use both, keep multiple weapon skills maxed out.

Then, when in a party, you have multiple weapon choices and multiple skillchain options.

Choosing a job because "I don't like Axes" is a really stupid reason.

On the other hand, swords suck for damage dealers. There isn't a single good WS except maybe Swift Blade, which might be ok if the user wasn't a paladin. Swords also have crappy base damage.

If I played war, I would probably level Axe and Great Axe.

[garic]

The only two weapons that I keep at the cap all the time are 1h axe and Gaxe (sadly gaxe is lagging at the moment). Ill eventually lvl up sword for Spirits but it isnt a priority for me atm.
I love 1h axe. Its part of the reason that i switched to a WAR/NIN. Axes do good dmg, not a horrid delay, and up to my lvl there have been some very nice stat boosts on them (Combat Casters, Viking, etc). My damage is at least on par, and mostly above the other melee dmg classes and the only class that i regularly get dogged by in TP and DMG is RNG. I cant comment on the endgame obviously, but i hear that we make great tanks and good DD so im stoked about my life as a Warrior.

Basically i think once you play WAR/NIN for a while and get used to the axes you will see that they are awsome. Agressor + Berserk + 2 axes = let the fun begin :spin:

[Ozymandis]

Some PLD/WAR/DRK swords, like Gluttony and Bloodsword, are damn strong. Bloodsword is the highest-damage 1h weapon a WAR can equip for quite a while, IIRC. Whether these weapons offer enough to offset the lower skill is arguable.

I ended up wishing I had levelled my 1h sword after it was all said and done. If you're going to be tanking as WAR/NIN Gluttony/Spirits Within might be worth it, since WARs don't lose their TP from healing like PLD. Also, WAR will do more damage with Spirits than PLD at 300 TP :D

The WSes are the real problem with swords from what I see.

[ZQM]

Every WAR should keep sword leveled up. The HP drain swords are awesome when farming, and when you hit 70 Joyeuse is the best weapon you can get, and it's very easy to get (I've killed it w/ a PT of 5, heard of people killing it w/ 4). Even though it seems to be nerfed in the off-hand, it still goes off a lot (expecially since if the sword itself doesn't go off, then there's a chance that Double Attack will go off...and as a WAR with AF boots, Double Attack goes off a lot). Even though it does less damage then the axe in the main-hand, you still hit so many times that it's worth it.

[Johnnybigone]

ZQM can i ask you what weapon your using for Raging Rush in your sig? Thats some awsome damage.

And axes are pretty much the way to go i've seen... And I don't really like the look of swords..

[sekaran]

Juggernaut + Ridill just sounds so kickass.. =D

[Kiyosuki]

Warrior's arn't my territory really. The axes are important ofcourse, but I know many Warriors keep Sword leveled up for HNM battles in the late levels. You know..Spirits whore.

[fuz]

Originally posted by Johnnybigone
ZQM can i ask you what weapon your using for Raging Rush in your sig? Thats some awsome damage.

And axes are pretty much the way to go i've seen... And I don't really like the look of swords..

You need to use mighty strikes to do that.... and/or be very very lucky with double attacks.

[LadyPeorth]

Originally posted by Drynavere
So I could get away with 1Haxe in my main hand.. and a Sword in my offhand?... I mean who knows, maybe one day it'll click and I'll love axes... but I doubt that. Ok I'll see how that goes, thanks.

Rampage says you'll love Axes...that's the weapon skill that sold me on the power of the wood chopping meance

[CarbonFibre]

Originally posted by sekaran
Juggernaut + Ridill just sounds so kickass.. =D

/drool