Welcome to Imat Talk, a forum for my musings (I'd give you something for recognizing the reference, but I'm not sure either of us cares enough for that...). Today, the 2-handed sword.

Why?

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But in all seriousness, what is the advantage of a 2-handed sword in a duel? The normal advantage is the ability to strike harder and wield greater weapons. But those together = a much slower attack. When it comes to a matter of life and death, I'm not sure I'd want to be the one wielding an incredibly cumbersome object while the other guy stabs me repeatedly with dual-swords. Even with the defensive debuff inherent to a flurry of strikes, you're not gonna do all that much whilst dead. I just see no purpose in using a 2-handed weapon if you've got the skill to dual-wield or the strength to use 2 hands on a main-hand weapon alone. No advantage whatsoever. Then again, contrary to what my physical form suggests I do prefer quick blows to the heavy-handed slow attacks...