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Weapons skills/proficiencies

SheikhSheikh Member Posts: 26
in New Players (NO SPOILERS!)
Does 2-handed weapon style skill apply to bows and does sword and shield style also apply if you use sling and shield?

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  • atcDaveatcDave Member Posts: 2,647
    The styles are supposed to only apply to melee weapons.
  • ZanathKariashiZanathKariashi Member Posts: 2,869
    Sword/Shield does, because it actually just requires you have a shield equipped. You MH weapon is ignored.

    Single weapon and two-handed do not (and say so in the description).
  • TJ_HookerTJ_Hooker Member Posts: 2,438
    edited July 2013
    Sword and Shield style does not apply when using ranged weapons and a shield, for slings or any other 1 handed ranged weapon. At least, not in BG:EE (although I don't remember it doing so in BG2 either).
  • TressetTresset Member, Moderator Posts: 8,268
    If only there were a style for ranged weapons...
  • zur312zur312 Member Posts: 1,366
    edited July 2013
    i wonder is it better to have at level 1 dual wielding ** for example 2x katana ** or 2handed sword ** and two handed weapon style **

    thaco for the first one would be lower
    plus two handed weapons is +1 dmg +critical hit at 19

    i don't know how to do math like this for effective use of weapons ;P
  • TJ_HookerTJ_Hooker Member Posts: 2,438
    zur312 said:

    i wonder is it better to have at level 1 dual wielding ** for example 2x katana ** or 2handed sword ** and two handed weapon style **

    thaco for the first one would be lower
    plus two handed weapons is +1 dmg +critical hit at 19

    i don't know how to do math like this for effective use of weapons ;P

    Dual wielding katanas:
    Average damage per round= [5.5(base)+2(specialization)]x5/2 APR=18.75

    Two-handed sword:
    Average damage per round= [5.5(base)+2(specialization)+1(weapon style)]x1.05(weapon style)x3/2 APR= 13.3875

    These are very simplified results, as they assume that every attack is a hit. In reality the two numbers would be closer, as you're going to be hitting less often with the offhand katana. I think that actually taking into account differences in THAC0 is pretty much impossible unless you're doing it on a case by case basis, looking at the ACs of specific enemies.
  • zur312zur312 Member Posts: 1,366
    so you can compare for example dual katana vs worg
    2handed sword vs worg

    than something tanky like wyvern

    great post from you thx!
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