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<blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 5574304" data-attributes="member: 59082">Thanks for all that RLBURNSIDE. I'm still struggling to understand the&nbsp; damage potential difference between wielding two bastard swords (paired)&nbsp; and one fullblade. Obviously the bastard sword works better for Twin&nbsp; Strike but looking over my character sheet, that's the only power that&nbsp; is effected - all other powers (that my character currently has) are&nbsp; either specific to ranged or single weapon attacks.So if wielding a fullblade and I switched from ranged to melee, I&nbsp; wouldn't use Twin Strike for an at-will, but Fading Strike. So the&nbsp; difference would be:Fading Strike (Fullblade +3): d12+11 = 12-23 HP on one hitTwin Strike (Paired Bastard Sword +3): d10+5 (x2) = 12-30 HP on two hitsObviously Twin Strike is better, but not by as much as I thought.&nbsp; Furthermore, what the Fullblade adds is much greater crit potential - a&nbsp; full extra 2d12; if I couple that with Melegaunt's Darkblade +3 there is&nbsp; a 10% of getting crit on every attack, so I get the following crit&nbsp; potential:Fading Strike (Melegaunt's Darkblade, fullblade +3): 10%, Crit - 12+11 = 23 + 2d12 + 3d6 = 28-65.Twin Strike (paired bastard sword +3): 5% twice, Crit - d10+5 = 15+ 3d6 = 18-33 per crit.So it isn't as clear as to which is better. I really like the high crit&nbsp; potential of the Fullblade, especially when coupled with Melegaunt's&nbsp; Darkblade (although we are refluffing it to fit my Sehanine-worshipping&nbsp; elf ranger - a &quot;Valsharan Moonblade&quot; that actually combines elements of&nbsp; Melegaunt's and the vicious blade, but is a level higher).Or am I missing something?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mercurius, post: 5574304, member: 59082"] Thanks for all that RLBURNSIDE. I'm still struggling to understand the damage potential difference between wielding two bastard swords (paired) and one fullblade. Obviously the bastard sword works better for Twin Strike but looking over my character sheet, that's the only power that is effected - all other powers (that my character currently has) are either specific to ranged or single weapon attacks. So if wielding a fullblade and I switched from ranged to melee, I wouldn't use Twin Strike for an at-will, but Fading Strike. So the difference would be: Fading Strike (Fullblade +3): d12+11 = 12-23 HP on one hit Twin Strike (Paired Bastard Sword +3): d10+5 (x2) = 12-30 HP on two hits Obviously Twin Strike is better, but not by as much as I thought. Furthermore, what the Fullblade adds is much greater crit potential - a full extra 2d12; if I couple that with Melegaunt's Darkblade +3 there is a 10% of getting crit on every attack, so I get the following crit potential: Fading Strike (Melegaunt's Darkblade, fullblade +3): 10%, Crit - 12+11 = 23 + 2d12 + 3d6 = 28-65. Twin Strike (paired bastard sword +3): 5% twice, Crit - d10+5 = 15+ 3d6 = 18-33 per crit. So it isn't as clear as to which is better. I really like the high crit potential of the Fullblade, especially when coupled with Melegaunt's Darkblade (although we are refluffing it to fit my Sehanine-worshipping elf ranger - a "Valsharan Moonblade" that actually combines elements of Melegaunt's and the vicious blade, but is a level higher). Or am I missing something? [/QUOTE]

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