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<blockquote data-quote="Legend" data-source="post: 1586440" data-attributes="member: 6083">Double-bladed weapons overbalanced?See, I always felt a bit pressured to go with something like a double sword or a dire flail.&nbsp; It's so-so at the beginning, but when you get up to level 20, you're making 7 attacks per round (with Improved and Greater Two Weapon Fighting).&nbsp; Users of other fighting styles don't have the benefit of putting in extra feats later on.Consider this:&nbsp; At level 20, someone with a str of 18 using a greatsword does 2d6 + 6 (13 on average) points per attack, for four attacks.&nbsp; That's 52 points, if all the hits land.&nbsp; The same fighter decked out with two-weapon feats and using a double longsword would do 1d8 + 4 (8.5 on average) points per attack, for seven attacks.&nbsp; That's an average of 60 points.&nbsp; Am I missing something about greatswords that makes them superior to dual-wielding?Honestly, I've kind of been wanting some extra feats for other fighting styles...&nbsp; Maybe one that lets you do double your str bonus when attacking two-handed, or something that increases your AC bonus while using a shield.&nbsp; Or even a feat that lets you move extra distance each round when going one-handed with no shield.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Legend, post: 1586440, member: 6083"] [b]Double-bladed weapons overbalanced?[/b] See, I always felt a bit pressured to go with something like a double sword or a dire flail. It's so-so at the beginning, but when you get up to level 20, you're making 7 attacks per round (with Improved and Greater Two Weapon Fighting). Users of other fighting styles don't have the benefit of putting in extra feats later on. Consider this: At level 20, someone with a str of 18 using a greatsword does 2d6 + 6 (13 on average) points per attack, for four attacks. That's 52 points, if all the hits land. The same fighter decked out with two-weapon feats and using a double longsword would do 1d8 + 4 (8.5 on average) points per attack, for seven attacks. That's an average of 60 points. Am I missing something about greatswords that makes them superior to dual-wielding? Honestly, I've kind of been wanting some extra feats for other fighting styles... Maybe one that lets you do double your str bonus when attacking two-handed, or something that increases your AC bonus while using a shield. Or even a feat that lets you move extra distance each round when going one-handed with no shield. [/QUOTE]

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