>he doesn't dual wield

I unironically love dual wielding in video games.

>>386099905

Sword + Shield is the ultimate dual wield build.

Nah m8, it's all about the Halberd

>mfw dual shields

>>386099905
It's like my least favorite. Punching is better, weapon and board is better, two hander is better. Dual weilding is only cool when it's something like tonfas.

>>386099905
>>386099935
I actually can't think of a single instance in video games where dual wielding was in any way a purposeful and genuinely needed inclusion

>inb4 dork sols

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>>386100052
>sword + shield
>not shield + shield to literally become invincible

I literally only played Dual wielders in all MMOs that have them

>>386099905
I only dual wield guns, but no judgement on the melee counterpart.

Unless its lightsabers in which case I'll dual wield the living fuck out of them.

>>386099905
Shields ain't actually for pussies.

>>386100230
Some JRPGs where your DPR is ass without a weapon in both hands.
It's neither a big, nor particularly relevant instance, but it exists.

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>>386099905
Kirito is the first dual weilding swordsman that I fucking hated

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Magic > your dex faggotry

don't hit the camera, man

SHANK TWO NIGGAS AT ONCE

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>>386099905
>Glass Cannons that deal many small hits and not one big hit
Literally incapable of succeeding. If your going to be a glass cannon you need to kill your target before it can hit you.

Either Sword and Board or use a Claymore.

>>386100516
>DPR
what?

>>386100997
it depends on how much damage the tiny hits do and how quickly they are landed. One big hit is fine, but if I can land 3-4 smaller hits that amount to more damage overall it'd be better to go with that. Faster swings also mean less recovery per swing, allowing for easier evasion (if the game is action based and not a standard RPG)

>>386100924
SHANK ONE NIGGA TWICE

>>386099905
Rapier/ cutlass + dagger = god tier
Two swords = underage edgelord tier

>>386099935
I unironically dual wield katanas in every game you can.

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>>386100052
>It's a "Shield barely has any offensive skills" episode

>>386102757
This is what pisses me off.

I miss gladiator spec from WoD. Only good thing in that shitheap.

>>386102517
>rapier/cutlass + dagger

more like fedora tier

excuse me mlady

>>386101139
damage per round

dipshit

More games need a sword and pistol combination.

>>386102858
>not wanting to be a swash buckler
You've got no style

>>386102907
>damage per round

what's the literal fucking point

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>He doesn't use two swords for twice the power

i wanted him in smash so badly brehs

>>386099905
When did Kirt become an elf?

>>386100230
Wolfenstein

>>386103040
Measuring damage dealt per round is a thing, I don't fucking know what more you want.

>>386103660
because it's almost as redundant as your entire existence

>>386100628
That's because Kirito is a Mary sue. Lloyd had flaws and proper character development

>>386103042
The fact that he's a costume means they're paying attention. Granted he's probably not likely anymore seeing as ssb is one giant commercial for Nintendo's latest games. But I still have hope.

>>386103660
Never heard anyone use that term. not even guides I've read on gamefaqs.

samurai sword require two hands

>>386099905
Dual wield + jacket = cringe edgy kid
Katana + black clothes = weaboo fag
mace/shield + european armor = war lord

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DOOL WIELD

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>not triple-wielding like animango man

I actually love the idea, too bad it's executed so poorly in One Piece.

>>386100230
Halo 2 and 3
The various combinations for weapons made it fun and added some depth as you'd try and combine optimal weapon combos.

Reminder that dual wielding two one handed weapons is completely impractical and not actually a viable martial technique.

If anyone knows the name of the HEMA historian expert who always wears a sweater in his videos, he explains this perfectly.

The short of it is you don't actually gain any advantage from a second weapon. If you swing both at once then they are each only getting half your weight behind them. If you have one weapon you can just swing it one way and then the other.

The same is even more stupid with guns akimbo. No firearm is designed to be aimed accurately in that way at all. Equilibrium is stupid bullshit. There isn't even an advantage in an age where you have magazines and can fire more than one bullet from a single gun before you have to spend 2 whole minutes reloading it. Only reason you should ever use guns akimbo is if you have 10 guns strapped to your body like in Boondock Saints and you're planning on emptying in quick succession and dropping them until you get to your last gun and reloading that one.

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>>386103972
Samurai sword require by a fag

>>386104125
>Equilibrium is stupid bullshit.
>A movie is stupid bullshit
Woah

>>386103632
>>386104116
I thought we were talking about melee dual wielding

I'm all for two pistols

>>386104125
Yeah, but it looks cool.

>>386104125
>taking anything lindy says seriously

you should know the guys a nutcase

I remember hearing that duel wielding is a completely retarded tactic irl and pretty much never works but I don't remember why.

>>386104107
>Not liking Santoryu

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>>386104107
>not wielding 7 swords

come on step it up

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>Not using 3 katanas
fags

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>implying you have a chance against polearm master race

[lindybeige intensifies]

>>386104318
I think this was actually the moment that I aaid fuckit, dropping this show.

>>386104224
Skyrim if you want to count melee + magic

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What about Saber + pistol?

Even dual wielding makes more sense than using a scythe in combat

>>386102517
This, but falchions, short halberds/glaives/war scythes/etc., and hookswords with daggers are also good.
Basically any hyper-specialized, one handed melee can benefit from a parrying dagger, swordbreaker, or hand trident.
I will never not be mad about dual daggers making a single shortsword or dagger completely invalid in almost every RPG.

>>386099905
Using the same size swords? that's idiotic.
Using a broadsword and short sword? That can work.

>>386104125

>If anyone knows the name of the HEMA historian expert who always wears a sweater in his videos, he explains this perfectly.
>historian expert
>lindybiege
>historian expert

And that utter fool also refuses to take blatant and obvious truth as facts unless it's painted on a mural or on a vase despite simple logic being his main counter-argument.

Like the time when he wanted to talk about an "innovation" he spotted once on a simple spear-holding on a vase by placing the bottom of the shaft against the inside of your elbow - and then someone pointed out the fact that, one, his spear is much too long for what he's talking about with the wrong materials and not even crafted - in fact it's simply just a fucking piece of wood. Second, if he got hit by ANYBODY or blocked, he'd be tearing his fucking elbow off.

To which he replied, in the now gloriously remembered deleted comment, "But it looks like it on the vase, so you're probably wrong." and then he refuses to talk about it or acknowledge the fact that he spent a full video being wrong.

>>386103065
When he logged into ALfheim online.

>>386100241
Dual shielding Knight in Bravely Default was OP.

>>386104125

Also, Lindy isn't a HEMA historian. He's a wannabe historian, he knows jackshit about HEMA.

>>386104375
kek

>>386104669
Lindybeige is well educated on history, and makes interesting videos and is likeable enough, but I wouldnt consider someone a historical expert without a degree in it.

You could be knowledgeable about something without being an EXPERT.

He's just a knowledgeable guy on the topic of history. He's not a warrior, either, he's no martial artist, he doesn't actively participate in historical combat recreations, nor does he do research and archaeology or ancient sociology.

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>>386099905
Holy shit these swords look so much worse than his original ones.

>>386104989
those literally look like some kingdom hearts fanfic tier shit

>>386104941

He's not even particularly well educated on history, as shown by the amount of times he's proven wrong on a topic. There's even a sub-section of his videos where people point out the amount of faults in his claims.

>>386100997
>Literally incapable of succeeding.
That's a funny way of saying "unable to survive against anything with an ability that leaves them at 1 hp if they get almost killed".
Such as pokemon.
If your glass cannon doesn't have mold breaker or it's supported by some other external damage throw it in the trash.

>>386099905
why was he the only with with duel wield skill?

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>>386105054
They're pretty basic, I wouldn't say they're overdesigned. Just enough to be unique.

More MCs should use spears or polearms as a primary weapon.

>>386100997
Or just get a long stick with a pokey end. Shit is cash.

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>>386104532
Depends on the universe. It's valid in Star Wars where energy shields can block blaster fire but not blades. The big question you have to answer is "Why not just shoot them?"

>>386104539
Say that to my war scythe and not online. See what happens.

>>386104941
>Lindybeige is well educated on history
SPANDAUman can't even tell his historical shit from his historical dick.

Single weapon style with no offhand is so underappreciated. It's basically two-handing but with an increased range of motion at will.

>>386104751
>>386104669
>>386104301
That sucks, my bad. Literally the only video of his I watched all the way through. I guess that's why his shit never gets posted anymore. I definitely knew from his attitude that he was too big for his britches.

There's still some truth to what he said, though. There's really a limited use to it. There are definitely situations where it could work, but his main point was that you could just have a shield which is much more practical for not dying.
If your opponents were unprotected it would be pretty effective because you just need to cut them.

>>386102517
What about two greatswords?

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>>386105054

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>>386104326
>>386104107
Just a reminder One Piece went to shit after Enies Lobby.

>>386105213
Because the game engine determined he had the quickest reflexes.

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Hey /v/ros, what's REALLY the difference between a 2DS XL and a normal 3DS?

I've never owned a nintendo handheld but they look interesting

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>>386105279
>game includes single 1H style
>it's fucking reverse grip

>>386104532
Only relevant if the setting's firearms are in the single-shot stage of development. Looks cool as fuck though.

>>386105363
Out of the big three shonen mangas, One Piece never gripped my attention in any meaningful way

It was shit all along?

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>>386105279

>Single weapon style with no offhand
>It's basically two-handing

I was a Ritualist/Assasin in GW1 who could wield 2 daggers. I dropped whoever was in front of me then sprinted away because I would have no energy left for a prolonged fight

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>>386105504
>reverse grip anything

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>>386105213
He wasn't.

>>386105501
One's 2D, bigger and has a joystick. The other is smaller, no joystick and 3d.

>>386105504
>>386105662
Icepick grip is valid though, just niche.
https://martialtraveler.wordpress.com/2009/09/19/reverse-grip-or-zatoichi-style/

>>386100516
What JRPGs have a Democratic People's Republic in them?

>>386105626
>Sword in one hand
>Have two hands
>Can grab sword with other hand at any time for more power
What are you confused about

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>he doesn't use a net and trident
lmao good luck getting out of that one 2sword fags

>>386100241
No dual shields made SKyrim a 0/10

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>>386105595
It started really well, it wasn't too childish but wasn't too serious, after it built up to the specific arc I mentioned the whole thing pretty much went down hill since the creator went full retard and decided to prioritize shit like pic related.

>>386105501
the original 3DS size was nice and compact. Fits in any pocket without being intrusive. unfortunately they never even tried to sell the N3DS version.

XL is great and I actually do enjoy the bigger size, but it barely fits in your pocket and creates a huge bulge bigger than anyone's phone would. forget keeping anything else in that pocket.

the 2DSXL is literally just the N3DSXL but without 3D.

>>386105685
>this meme
Either that's ONE weapon that just equips in both hands on default, or it's an animation error.

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>>386105879
AKIMBO SHIELDS

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>two handed greatsword cucks
>implying using a two handed grip is more powerful and precise than using one hand

>>386105501
XL is absurdly huge and can't fit in your pocket. Also it doesn't have the 3D. However, the 2DS XL has the New 3DS hardware as well that gives you some exclusive titles, a better web browser, better performance in some games(or more if you use homebrew) and amiboo support. However, it's got a 11.4 firmware which means you can't do homebrew on it yet without stuff like a hardware mod.

>>386105213
Imagine a game like SWG but without any data mining going on. Then you have to meet super specific skill requirements for various profiencies like Jedi, and you just happen to have those and unlock it one day. Then you don't fucking tell anyone, and neither do you know what criteria you met to get it. Suddenly you're MAYBE the only Jedi, but since you don't want the attention in a weird fantasy life or death situation you keep to yourself and use it as a trump card in case anyone fucks with you. There MAY be other Jedi roaming about perfecting their newfound craft, but they're either dead by now or not important to the story.

Anyone COULD HAVE met the requirements but those we see in the show didnt, and got locked inside the game and couldn't go to reddit or whatever the hell your preference is so weren't aware it was even a thing.

>>386105363
True, its a real shame

>>386104532
Saber and pistol is my go to for pirates and sci-fi. Too bad the Not-Gunblades really sucked in PSO2.

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>>386105989
>cut sword in half
>half of sword still decapitates ye fair maiden because inertia doesn't give a fuck

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>>386105989
>top half of the sword flies off in a different direction
>doesn't just maintain momentum and cut her face off anyway

>>386106195
>Saber and pistol pirates
Risen 3 was great for this. You could even throw in voodoo for good measure.

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Two swords means twice the attack power!

>>386106159
Datamining and internet killed online games. Prove me wrong.

>>386105989
Riddle me this batman:
If using a two handed grip is not more precise then why don't baseball players use one hand when they go up to bat?

As for power, physics make it quite clear that a weapon with more mass has more force behind it. Therefore a weapon you can only hold with two hands is more powerful.

>>386105906
Or he unlocked it and was also bad, so died while trying to use his new skill advantage on perceived noobs.

>>386106345
not really
before internet I used to play game with a walk through

>>386100997
The real issue is that dual wield attacks are reduced by defense for every single swing while a big 2H weapon only gets reduced by defense once. Dual wielding characters need to rely on stacking poison/bleed or have some sort of on-hit effect in order to make up for all that damage reduction. Or you could dual wield with the ice pick and bypass defense entirely.

>>386105989
The only thing I remember about that gif is closing out of the show right when they started jerking off about how strong the katana was.

>>386106345
Why would I prove you wrong when I blatantly just shamed looking shit up online as anathema to mystery

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>>386105504
>game includes single 1h style
>it does less dps than dual wielding
>it does less dps than 1h + shield
Thanks Pillars of Eternity. At least shields are cool.

>>386106345
I wish it was feasible to copyright and trademark EVERYTHING about a game and take legal action againat anyone who so much as makes a Steam guide. Unfortunately, Russia exists and is allowed on the internet.

>>386106431
I think they specifically said that you have to be the fastest player to get it though. I doubt even if it wasn't unique skill that random faggot would get it.

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>>386106195
>Introduce gunblades
>No class can use them effectively

>>386100241
This guy gets it

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>>386105989
>Using your sword with one hand
>Using both hands suddenly doubles your power
Bleach was a mistake.

>>386106159
I agree with your point according to vidya nowadays but you are wrong. He was the only one with the Dual wielding ability because he had the best reaction time or something like that. There were 10 unique abilities granted to the best players because the GM wanted a final level like an scripted final battle with the 10 legendary heroes fighting the final boss

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>using anything but your bare hands

>>386099905
>he doesn't go unarmed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GodHx-REx30

>>386106905
Based Kenpachi

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>>386106949
>>386106950

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>>386105725
This is leaving out the biggest benefit, being able to cut the everloving shit out of somone's forearm if they grab your stabby arm just by moving your wrist. The whole idea behind it is allowing for an increased range of motion with less actual motion.
t. karakan autist

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>he doesn't throw his swords

>>386106913
This.

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>>386107073
The only way.

Real men only use a one-handed weapon and nothing else

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>not melting your swords down into arrows and shooting them from your bow

>>386106482
That's only an issue if the defences are flat and not percentage based

>>386106595
>giving corporations EVEN MORE power
Anon what the fuck is wrong with you

>>386107157
What mod is that?

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>not using a single incredibly powerful weapon

>>386104462
There were plenty of reasons to drop Naruto but Bee was not one of them anon

>>386107221
More like devs should figure out some way for their games to be non-minable.

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>>386107221
I would unironically sell out the human race for a good MMO.
Also governments are just ultrapowerful corporations in the business of human husbandry.

>>386107207
It also assumes that a 2-handed weapon actually has 2X the attack of a one handed weapon, which is rarely the case.

>>386100628
maybe because they made dual-wielding a unique fucking skill in the story.

theres nothing mary sue about dual wielding, but they managed to make it such

>>386107189
>not just modifying your bow to shoot swords
scrub

>>386105882
So you hate fun. Understood.

>>386107189
>not being made out of swords

>>386107275
Custom troop trees when it was in development. You can't throw great swords.

>>386107382
This. I would gladly get trapped in SAO.

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>>386107382
>Also governments are just ultrapowerful corporations in the business of human husbandry.
What the fuck color pill is this I don't even?

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Why arent serrated blades on swords more common? Wouldnt they do more damage that way?

>>386107207
even that depends on the balance.
two weapon attacks dealing 100 damage.
one 2hander dealing 200 damage.
with 50% DR you get 50/50 for 100 damage, and 100 for 100 damage.
Now let's say the zwei does 250
then it's going to do 125 damage.

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>>386105882
>tiddies


One Piece did give birth to my one and only waifu though

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Op dual wields dicks.

>>386100230
There's some games I've played where dual wielding allowed the devs to add more weapon movesets without having to create new weapon assets

>>386107540
They would probably be a lot more brittle though.

go watch the sao abridged series right fucking now, anon

>>386107540
No. They would have more pressure on the points which would be great if people died from pressure on a tiny point and not catastrophic loss of blood pressure and exsanguination.

>>386107742
Also no, just a lot harder to sharpen.

>>386105685
>SAO Abridged explained this
just another reason why Abridged was better than the real thing

>>386107994
Wouldn't they just shred skin and muscle when slashing? Like steak knife?

>>386107540
Probably because you don't want your weapon getting caught on things during battle.

The idea of having a special build all to yourself in an MMO is cute, but here's how it really goes.

>everyone else is using the flavor-of-the-month build
>you create a unique outside-the-box build using tons of research and effort
>players notice your build and copy it, it becomes the new flavor-of-the-month build
>it gets nerfed

>>386107323
>>386104462
Agreed. The dub for Bee is incredible fool, ya foo

>>386105989

So many threads on /a/ debating the bullshit in this scene.

>>386108103
No. Swing a steak knife at a steak and see what happens.

>>386108290
>dub
>NARUTO dub
jesus christ

>>386107540
Serrations wear quickly, are more annoying to maintain, and tend catch on cloth. They don't really give much cutting advantage unless you're trying to cut a piece of bread or some shit, and getting a sword stuck on cloth will fuck you up.

Good for kitchen knife, bad for sword.

>>386108290
anon, I ...

>>386106949
What anime is that?

>>386108373

boku no meido

>>386108239
how to fix this:
>can't see peoples stats, items, anything unless they give you permission
>devs aren't fucking retards

>>386106949
not enough games let me be a cute girl fucking up muthafuckas with my FISTS

>>386106905
but what about 3-handed weapons?

>>386108239
that's why City of Heroes had the greatest character building system of all time

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>>386108412
Nah mate, it's not that one.

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>>386108468
Would make a good concept for a fighting game character, 2 people handling one giant weapon.

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So why is SAO shit? Seriously, never watched it, what makes it so bad?

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>>386107302
>pure stainless steel

>>386108856

Everyone jelly of Kitty Toe's badassery.

>>386108680
maybe an anime concept, the man blessed with the hand of god?

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>>386107302
today I will remind them

>>386108856
never watched it either
from what little I do know I can tell it's like they just stole the MMO concept from .Hack// franchise and then took out all the depth to make something super generic with a typical marysue MC

>>386108864
You fucked up

>>386108993
id fuck it

>>386108856
watch the Abridged and imagine everything is 100 times stupider

>>386108940
People with this power can choose to become either god or demon.
So you chose demon, huh?

>tfw of all games listed here only skyrim has actual functionality and reason for dual wielding

I'm completely baffled by this

>>386108856
It's not that shit, everyone is overexaggerating.
Animation and soundtrack are top notch, ideas, setting and general story are okay (in first arc) and it's pretty fun.

>>386108856
It's an adaptation of a teenager's "In my world you're the loser." cringey creative writing project gone way too far. 100% literally. Initially written by a kid as a school project.
>Two years worth of semen made a glopping noise as it flowed endlessly into Asuna.

>>386099905
>He doesn't main sword and board

Enjoy not bashing anything in the face lmao'ing at your life 2hands

>>386109065

>watch the Abridged

Excuse me?

>>386109050
Fuck off stan.

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>>386099905
>Dual-wielding anything but shields
Fucking plebs, I swear...

He does dual wield, but his form is shit.
Imagine having to swing both swords in tandem? If it wasn't a video game his arms would be fucked. There's a reason that longsword+dagger are more effective.

>>386109072
OH MY GOD EVEN BETTER
>Hey man, have you caught up on Demon Fist yet?
>yeah, did you see how he almost lost control of it and it started strangling him in the middle of his fight with yakugo?

>>386109147
BEHOLD

THE BEST AND MOST CONSISTENT ABRIDGED ANIME SERIES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6kJKxvbgZ0

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>>386100997
>Not using every weapons at once
This fucking fruit.

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>>386109226
If it wasn't a video game dual wielding would be retarded anyway.

>>386109230
that would be interesting.

It wasn't an idea, though. It was just a direct quote from God Hand.

>>386109287
Worse than ninjabridge.

>>386108856
Mary Sue protagonist, bad pacing, just about every character is a braindead idiot, pretty much the only good thing it had going for it is the premise which has been stolen copied and sometimes done better by like every anime since its release. The least-bad arc it has cuts off the story for a rushed, horribly-handled conclusion 75% of the way through for no reason. And the arc after that has weird softcore rape scenes.
>>386109287
SAO Abridged is great but it still takes 2-3 episodes before it hits its stride. It's a quicker pace compared to most abridged series (DBZA is almost unwatchable until around Episode 10 due to the difference in quality with its early episodes) but it still takes a bit for them to get a consistent tone. You also had to sit through the terrible original show to fully appreciate the abridged series, too.

>>386109436
>implying

>>386109384
>gates of babylon.webm

>>386105230
some of these stats don't make sense. like "requires 61" and "equip +50". is that your equipment ranking, is that the equipment weight your character can use, if it is, why include weight as a different thing. why even show armor but not put a +0 by it?

>>386109384
>>386109471
>FFXV Armgier.webm

>>386105869
you realize many gladiatorial weapons aware impractical and existed for the purpose of the audiences entertainment (irl BM'ing) right

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>>386109407
Dual wielding was a real thing. It worked.

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I'm a dual pistols man myself.

I don't give a shit how impractical it is in real life, it's stylish as hell to take down baddies with a handgun in each hand. If the game gives me the option to dual wield handguns, I go for them as my primary

>>386108856
It's not. It was just mediocre with a lot of dumb drama, silly writing, and an unlikeable protagonist. Many people just like to dial the hyperbole up to 11 because it's cool to hate things

It was a fun ride at least while it was airing with all the Linkin Park edits that were made.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nms3eZGEb3w

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>He dual wields with his hands and not with his mind
Get on my level.

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>>386099905
Two in harmony surpasses one in perfection.

>>386109530
It's probably just japs can't into english.

>>386109630
How do you reload tho.

>>386100441
Give me a game where you can play as a beast master.

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Don't mind me, just posting the superior fictional MMO that will never exist

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>>386109471

>>386108856
main character is one of the best players of the game of course, he gets a harem of course, plus a comic relief character so he's not too much of a pussy magnet, also he is the ONLY player in the game to get the ability to dual wield literally for the reason that, out of all the players, he has the fastest reflexes of anyone playing, because reasons and somehow someone was able to quantify that as fact somehow at some point, but that was never explained

The one character better than Kirito at games literally dies of AIDS

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>>386109797
>tfw I still just want to weeb out as a ninja in a european fantasy setting MMO

>>386109778
Tactics Ogre : Let Us Cling Together
You can even summon dragons

>>386109778
Dragon Quest V, Dragon Quest Monsters, any Shin Megami Tensei game, hell, fucking Pokemon.

>>386109731
you don't which is why it sucks.
His example gets a pass, though. Dante doesn't load bullets into E&I they are specially fabricated devil arms that fire demon energy shaped like bullets.

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>>386109838
It's a shame he didn't use the DJ Shoot much after getting Kiwami, it was by far the best and coolest weapon.

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>>386109797
Too bad it is and will stay fictional.
Unless of course you play the TRPG.

>>386109949
that's called Final Fantasy XIV

>>386109407
Well, no. Dual wielding is very prevalent in a lot of historical weapons. Especially stuff like Mamas. But, to wield both of those swords with the length and weight they must have is just not passable.

>>386109906
>better than Kirito
>implying Kirito was serious

>>386100052
>eqipping a shield
>expecting to get hit
>accepting that you will get hit
Defeatism. First step in the wrong direction.

>>386110107
well if nothing else they managed to suck her dick before she died "aw poor dying girl, no one will ever EVER be as good as YOU were, buuuut sucks ur gonna die lol"

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>>386110060
>ninjas
>no wakizashi or ninjato
>just le roughe dual duel daggers

>>386110212
>dual wield daggers
I hate this.

>>386109731
new york reload

>>386109906
The game engine is literally an AI that is hooked up to minds of all the players at all times, are you trying to tell me it's implausible that the game could quantify Kirito's reaction time or speed or whatever?
Also, he is the ONLY player to get Dual wield because it's a unique skill, but there is like 10 of them, each rewarded for being best at X.

>>386109126
>Kitty Toe wakes up fucked beyond recognition like everyone would after vegging out for however the fuck long it was
>Asuna wakes up in perfect, fappable condition

>>386109384
>that fucking fist at the end
Amazing

>>386110254
Whats wrong with that

>>386110273
You mean he's got long hair and slight bags under his eyes?

>>386110258
you're telling me Kirito, a 16 year old shithead, has faster reflexes than any of the healthy 20-24 year olds

das booshit

>>386109598
Honestly though, shit like that is more like using a funny shield than a second weapon.

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>>386110212
well there's this. Still DOOL WEELD, though

and there's also Samurai in a European fantasy setting that embraces the weeb a bit more fully

>>386110340
Dumb
Ugly
Not cool

>>386104053
came here for this

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>>386108290
>NARUTO DUB
>good
The only dubs I've liked we're the ones for Fullmetal Alchemist and Cowboy Bebop

>>386110447
Hellsing Ultimate dub is better than the sub

>>386110428
>Dumb
Why is it dumb?

>>386110447
were*

>>386110340
It's a stupid meme that comes purely from games' on hit mechanics.

>>386110447
Panty and Stocking dub is very good as well.

>>386110362

>Fresh teenager dexterity versus young adults wear down by being part of the workforce

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>>386110256

There is also the Castor Troy school of reloading dual handguns.

>>386110447
yyh had a pretty good dub

>>386110362
Professional players older than 24 retire most of the time, yet you can see 14 year olds in professional teams pretty often.

>>386110525
>be trapped in game for 2 years
>young adults wear down by being part of the workforce

is this autism

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>>386110525
>/v/ in charge of biology

>>386109778
Black desert online.

>>386110575
>you can see 14 year olds in professional teams pretty often.

literally never outside of asian countries

>>386099905
>he doesn't 2h
besides, only game I've seen that does it right was DaSII
and it was the only thing it did right

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>>386110521
>Panty and stocking

>>386110575
That's because they realize they're wasting their fucking lives and will never be able to live down this shame.

>>386110575
>be a pro gamer
>play until you become ashamed of yourself and your complete lack of growth
it's the fuckin dream

>>386110509
Why would you screw yourself with two short weapons? Even if you go for dickstabs one dagger should be enough.

>dual wielding
That's cute.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjYctJ1ZKpM

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>>386110447
I miss Fullmetal alchemist so bad. New chapters better be worth.

>>386110684
Sorry about your shit taste. Stay strong, together we can find a cure.

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>>386099905
>For hundreds of years the Japanese have thought that dual wielding has been a viable martial arts style and not just another entry in a long line of elaborate pranks

Is there a bigger troll in history than Miyamoto Musashi?

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>>386109906
>comic relief character
>doesn't have the beta testing experience protag has
>still manages to survive with nothing but a five minute crash course from protag
>massive fucking bro, the kind of guy where you don't roll your eyeballs when he attracts a lot of people around him
>founds a guild with his irl friends and manages to keep them at zero casualties
>he and his merry band of bros all manage to become high tier players
Story would have been much better if it had followed him.

The only game where using a single 1h-sword with nothing else is beneficial or required for some spec I've ever seen is Akaneiro. Is there anything else?

>>386110149
>needing to swords thinking you cant do enough damage with one

whos eating the shitbowl of Defeatism now?

>>386110864
But dual wielding is viable.
Musashi also dual wielded a sword and a shorter sword, not the typical two swords.

>>386110254
>>386110428
>>386110521
>>386110738
It's the only way dual wield even makes sense, though. Bigger weapons are actually pretty heavy and just because animus and LotR characters can do it doesn't mean it's actually a good way to keep your balance. It makes more sense to dual wield something light, especially in close quarters. If someone grabs one arm you make them pay for it by stabbing them with the other.

If you're going to stay out of grappling range then why do you need two swords in the first place? Just use a shield and block that shit.

>>386110949
Every straight DnD cRPG.

>>386110707
>>386110715
They often retire from playing and become captains or couches.

>>386111042
the ones that realize life has completely passed them by and they have no other marketable skills

>>386111025
Indeed, if you can have a shield why even dual wield? if you got no shield and want to dual wield, use the good old dagger+rapier combo.
Duel wielding is a duel and self defense in an urban area meme.

>>386111042
>couches
They told me I could be anything.

>>386104125
Who the fuck cares about your history bullshit. Its video game.

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>>386111042
>become
>couches

>>386110864
he showed up to a fight with a fucking oar because he forgot his sword, of course not

>>386111131
>>386111227
>>386111259
Just accept it. It's because while their knowledge and tactical skills might have gone up, their reaction time and maybe focus have deteriorated.
I know it's deppressing, but accept that teenagers have superior reflexes and it will only get worse form there.

>>386111013
musashi also died alone

proof dual wielding is to being a massive pussy deterrant just like being a dirty weeb

>>386111025
No way, fag. You're historically retarded. A dagger is a fucking useless primary weapon. They were used only by people who wanted concealability (who would obviously not be doubling up) or people who wanted an off hand that wasn't as big of a bitch to carry around as a shield and offered better redirection of incoming thrusts.

>>386111330
How, may i ask, is dying alone even slightly relevant to dual wielding being viable?

>>386111465
Because he obviously wasnt dual weilding when he died

>>386108856
It's the Eragon of anime.

>>386111465
technically yes. because viability of fighting styles is based on survival, which is based on the continuation of your species, if you die alone, you failed to do your part of continuing your species

>>386111465
Opportunity cost.
Is whatever meager, insignificant advantage you can squeeze from using two weapons worth having no future?

>>386111579
so it's a blatant Star Wars knockoff?

>>386111579
If you're talking the books, than I agree.
I hope you're not talking about the movie, nobody should ever talk about it.

>>386110763
I always get a rise remembering the dub VA for the maincharacter is an Evangelist.

>>386111601
Yeah man and dual wielding is still practiced and discussed today.

>>386111638
>no future
Musashi was a famous person.
And everyone dies anyways.

>>386111645
could you elaborate?

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>>386110335
Knuckle is best fruit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx05WW9HFyI

>>386111764
The what?

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>>386110447
Garo's dub is better than the original.

>>386111907
Nothing.

>>386111854
Eragon is a paper-thin Star Wars ripoff

>>386111764
Are you fucking implying that you like SAO?

>>386111808
But not everyone dies alone.

>>386112021
Yes, I like both SAO and Eragon while being aware of its flaws.

>>386106589

I've always felt the way to compensate for 1h only style should be to increase accuracy. That way, average damage is on par with other styles.

>>386111993
I thought it was LoTR? I saw an image with the comparisons once.

>>386111352
the idea of dual wielding is already historically retarded and really only good in a couple of scenarios. I was really imagining something more like a trenchknife anyways.

It's definitely useless as a primary weapon, but you wouldn't be using it against someone with proper equipment anyways. Just like you wouldn't ever be dual wielding against anyone using a sword or mace with a shield or armor, either. Let alone someone with a polearm.

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>>386112062
>I like both SAO and Eragon
Well at least you're consistent in your shit tastes.

>>386100230
I loves dual wielding in Just Cause 2. To bad they had to fuck it up in JC3.

>>386099905
Who the fuck dual-wields two full sized swords? What the fuck is the point? If you're that strong, just use a fucking greatsword, you pussy. You're likely to fucking hurt yourself as much as anyone else swinging around two FULL SIZED fucking swords. If you're going to dual wield, let them be smaller, easier to use weapons, or have a contrast of sizes to adapt to situations. There was a reason proper warrior always had multiple sized weapons. A knight had his lance for horseback, a sword for foot combat, and then a knife for close quarters, much like how a samurai had his fuckin' nodachi and his wakazashi. If they were really concerned about defense, they'd probably use their sheathes if they were hardened, or simply use a fucking shield which were much easier and better for self defense.
And, of course, all of them got shit on by a row of peasants with spear walking in formation unless you had something like a bastard sword that could cut the heads off, but even then.

>>386108856
Starts out as standard invincible protagonist drowning in pussy story and then gets truly retarded later on. /a/ told me stories about protag becoming a literal internet god and commanding japanese hacker armies against americans invaders or some such. Not sure if true.

>>386111854
Eragon's main protagonist goes through pretty much a shot-for-shot copy of Luke Skywalker's journey, with other aspects also occasionally being copied directly. They even pull a "No, I AM your father!" although it ends up being a lie and Eragon's dad was just the Obi-Wan clone.
>>386112123
Eragon also takes some shit from LoTR, I remember specifically the languages for the elves/dwarves/orcs use a ton of the same words as in LoTR.

>>386112123
>>386111993
Again, please elaborate. How is it a ripoff of either of those franchises?

>>386112051
???
But most people do.
Are you implying that people die together most of the time?
As i said, he was famous and is still famous, hell, probably even more today. That's more than what most people in the world got.

>>386112220
https://newauthors.wordpress.com/2007/10/27/eragon-vs-star-wars/

>>386112175
Those are one handed swords.

>>386112134
>Let alone someone with a polearm.
They did though. That's why this thing exists. >>386109598

>>386112137
Not him but you can like things that you know are bad. It's what a guilty pleasure is. I like playing edgy amateur ROMhacks of Pokémon games with poorly-thought-out difficulty curves and horrendous plots. Everyone has bad things that they like.

>>386104640
>single shortsword or dagger completely invalid in almost every RPG
This.
Sometimes I just want to play a guy who is really fucking good with one weapon, but no I have to either use a bigmclargehuge sword or dual wield.

>>386112068
In Pillars wielding only 1h weapons gives you and accuracy boost, also the one hande style talent increases your crit rate.
Still inferior to to dual wield and 1h+shield, since they get higher attack speed thank to talents and enchantments.

What if you dual wielded a spear and a sword?
Would it be viable?

>>386112282
The guy you're replying to is a dumbass and you are head up ass retarded compared to him.
Congratulations.

>>386112436
spear would probly restrict the movement of the sword quite a bit

>>386112436
>less control over spear
>sword because reasons
Not really.
Get a side cutting thing on a stick like a glaive or war scythe and a shortsword or dagger in case someone enters your no no zone.

>>386112436
No. Handling a spear with only one hand sounds like a terrible idea.

>not having an unlimited world of swords
plebs

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>only 2

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>>386112614

>>386112674
this better be a joke character in naruto, because who the fuck would take this shit seriously

>>386112674
perhaps try reading the thread next time

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>>386112504
>>386112585
>>386112609
What if you dual wielded this?
Though i'm guessing it's probably shit since it has low range.

>>386112721
>Taking anything in Naruto seriously

>>386112721
>taking anything in Naruto seriously
he is a joke character

but he has two(?) decent fights

>>386112282
Nigga doth be joking. Look at the yellow sword. Look at the fucking hilt. It's a hand a half sword, meaning while it can be used in one hand in an emergency, it's meant to be used in fucking two. If it wasn't, why would the grip be so fucking long? Also, the SWORD IS AS LONG AS HE IS. The black one is a one handed sword, but that's a fucking -FULL SIZED SWORD-. Not even a shortsword, which may be acceptable. I mean, I guess it's 'weeb anime magic strongth' but fucking hell I can't even imagine fighting with such imbalanced pieces of shit one-handed. At least with a fucking greatsword you can use both hands to fucking steady that shit. Hopefully, you only need to swing one to kill/gravely injure whatever motherfucker you're swinging at, otherwise you're so off balance you're fucking dead, kiddo.
But look at this guy. He's literally holding a bastard sword and a fucking longsword. Dual wielding them like he's fucking Guts. He ain't no fucking Guts.

>>386112250
You could simplify most stories like this to resemble one another. Writer also ignores most stuff that happens in Eragon that are not convinient for him.

>>386112721
Yes, actually.

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>>386112779
Unwise.

>>386109906
>because reasons and somehow someone was able to quantify that as fact somehow at some point, but that was never explained
It's heavily implied. The creator of the game was einstein*hawking*knowledge itself. And after enough fighting in game, the cardinal system just took whichever player had the fastest reaction at that point in time. Likely by which player moved:enemy attack ratio.

>>386112925
so are you actually Christopher Paolini because there's not much simplification beyond removing character names

>>386112998
Why?

>>386112843
It's a video game anon, it all depends on your stats, and hes got some cool stats. And no matter how big they look, they are designated as one handed swords.

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>>386112843
it's a game
pic related is one handed sword in wow

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>>386112436
It would get you banned in tournaments.

>>386112843
Both swords are one handed swords.
Shields slow him down, and because his reflexes are Goku-tier he just dodges and uses the sword to redirect hits.

>>386113150
If he had a high strength stat, why the fuck does he look like a fucking twig? Look at his fucking forearms. Underneath his 'muh trenchcoat' this japanese kid looks about as strong as Cosmo Wright after a bowl of Estrogen Flakes, why wouldn't his model change in lieu of this? What kind of shit game is he in? We've had dynamic body sets since fucking Fable, and if this is some kind of future game then his appearance should reflect his time spent grinding. Shit like this pisses me off. Lazy fucking dev team. I mean, honestly, his weapon designs are shitty and bland, too. 'Hurr durr, black sword of darkness' and 'constrasting gold kingy king sword of bigness'. Where is his fucking armor? Is the trenchcoat plated? Why doesn't he wear a fucking helmet, or at least eye protection? Are his shoes steel-plated? Does he wear elbow, knee, shin, and thigh protection? Where are his bracers, where are his gauntlets? What happens if he gets disarmed, is he just fucked? He looks like he should be getting ready to fucking shoot up a high school instead of getting into a sword fight. Fucking Columbine Samurai over here.

>>386112705
so what does he just picks up a sword or something?
or does the swords fucking move?

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>not fighting with a standard

AND THIS IS WHY JANNU IS BEST GIRL!

>>386113303
Look at that retarded piece of shit. What the fuck is with the gigantic fucking hole in the very end of the blade, is he going to fuck his sword because he loves it so much? What the fuck is with the strips of leather around the blade of the weapon, is that supposed to be binding the fucking blade to the hilt? Jesus christ, this looks like some unga bunga rockstop shit. That sword looks dull as fuck, and it's design is stupid. It has a weighted wedge tip like an axe but it purports itself to be sharp all the way around, and a ONE HANDED SWORD at that? That nigga is gonna try lifting the sword over his head only to swing the sword down and have the fucking thing get stuck in a rock like he was playing minecraft. God damn.

>>386113647
he can move it with his mind

>>386113425
Redirect hits? How? With his fucking wrists about to fucking snap? Does he do that retarded 'sword cross' thing to parry blows? I bet the swords he has are about as sharp as a fucking door wedge. I bet he parries with the edges of the blade and not the flat of it.