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<blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 6416737" data-attributes="member: 5834"><p>Because the math makes it so. I've been looking over the monster manual and AC options. As you get higher level with bounded accuracy, creatures have an easier time hitting. The only difference between a 2hander and a sword and board is roughly 4 points o AC. Where as the damage difference between a 2hander and a 1hander is 10 to 12 points a hit, nearly 200% more damage. Not to mention AC does not help against attacks that require saves, which become more prevalent at higher level. Thus spiking damage will become more important than roughly 4 difference in AC.</p><p></p><p>Damage spikes also work more effectively with actions like Help (giving advantage to attacks), spikes on D20 rolls from inspiration and bless, and attack boosts like those from Action surge with superiority dice, or anything that gives advantage on attack rolls.</p><p></p><p>Advantage on attack rolls makes up easily for AC differences. Thus spiking damage from the feat that allows +10 damage for a -5 hit roll exceeds the advantage of a 4 AC difference. That advantage only goes up as you level and gain access to more abilities that boost hit roll and fight monsters where offense is far more important than the defense bonus provided by AC. Bounded accuracy puts a higher premium on damage and attack roll spiking effects, which two-hander fighting has and the others do not. Even the bonus action attack was given to two-handers making the bonus action attack for two-weapon fighters pointless.</p><p></p><p>The numbers will bear this out as more people play the game to high level and see the effect of magic items, spells, and the ease of providing advantage to a melee attacker's attack rolls.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Celtavian, post: 6416737, member: 5834"] Because the math makes it so. I've been looking over the monster manual and AC options. As you get higher level with bounded accuracy, creatures have an easier time hitting. The only difference between a 2hander and a sword and board is roughly 4 points o AC. Where as the damage difference between a 2hander and a 1hander is 10 to 12 points a hit, nearly 200% more damage. Not to mention AC does not help against attacks that require saves, which become more prevalent at higher level. Thus spiking damage will become more important than roughly 4 difference in AC. Damage spikes also work more effectively with actions like Help (giving advantage to attacks), spikes on D20 rolls from inspiration and bless, and attack boosts like those from Action surge with superiority dice, or anything that gives advantage on attack rolls. Advantage on attack rolls makes up easily for AC differences. Thus spiking damage from the feat that allows +10 damage for a -5 hit roll exceeds the advantage of a 4 AC difference. That advantage only goes up as you level and gain access to more abilities that boost hit roll and fight monsters where offense is far more important than the defense bonus provided by AC. Bounded accuracy puts a higher premium on damage and attack roll spiking effects, which two-hander fighting has and the others do not. Even the bonus action attack was given to two-handers making the bonus action attack for two-weapon fighters pointless. The numbers will bear this out as more people play the game to high level and see the effect of magic items, spells, and the ease of providing advantage to a melee attacker's attack rolls. [/QUOTE]
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