jobtrait fencer and 2h

[Throgar]

atm i use a martial buhj for steelcyclone.

could it be that fencer also works for 2h weapons and not just wielding a single 1h weapon?
i wsed with 200% tp and 160%(+40% from fencer) and the damage outcome is almost the same.

[Armando]

Re: jobtrait fencer and 2h

Try with a magic WS like Frostbite or Raiden Thrust against Level 0 mobs. That'll give consistent results. Report the damage from doing the WS at 275 and 300 TP. For the sake of completeness, test with and without a strap.

[Armando]

Re: jobtrait fencer and 2h

Lmnop tested for me. Didn't get any TP bonus on Raiden Thrust, and that was without a strap.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

Re: jobtrait fencer and 2h

By my understanding Fencer only affected single-handed weapons.

[Armando]

Re: jobtrait fencer and 2h

Yes, but a few people were going by placebo effects and the rationale that two-handed weapons only take up the main slot (the description reads main hand only as opposed to one hand only.) It's a pretty straightforward test so might as well put the rumors to rest.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

Re: jobtrait fencer and 2h

Yes, but a few people were going by placebo effects and the rationale that two-handed weapons only take up the main slot (the description reads main hand only as opposed to one hand only.) It's a pretty straightforward test so might as well put the rumors to rest.

Ah, I see, so MNKs are starting to take up other jobs.

Scary. Seems the definition of a "two-handed weapon" can be bent any way they want.

[Throgar]

Re: jobtrait fencer and 2h

after further testing i can say that it doesnt work for 2h. i just wanted to know if someone else felt the same or if i was wrong.

[Malacite]

Re: jobtrait fencer and 2h

Just in case any of you are curious, BG has a thread detailing all the old job traits that have been updated as well as new ones that were ninja edited in. WAR for example gets shield mastery at 80 now.

[Solymir]

Re: jobtrait fencer and 2h

Have they done any testing with the Main Hand Crit trait (Fencer) and Duel Wield? I are very curious about this.

[Lmnop]

Re: jobtrait fencer and 2h

I tested that yesterday as well. See my info (Rep-o) on the discussion page of wiki.

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EDIT: to clarify, I didn't test crit rate, but I did test dual wield. I was considering that both, TP bonus weapons (Martial anelace) and crit bonus weapons only apply to the weapon where the bonus is found. i.e. a sword with +6% crit rate can be dual wielded, but only that weapon will get the crit rate -- the offhand will have normal crit rate unless it has its own bonus. So it seemed rational that maybe Fencer would affect the main hand (the WS hand) and not the offhand. But disproving the TP bonus pretty much disproves the crit rate bonus as well by virtue of it being one trait.