Guild Wars 2

Probly just me who wants this but give us some sort of Advantage to use just 1 weapon and nothing in the off hand i mean nothing big maybe faster attack or a weaker versions of off hand skills that doesnt really use the off hand animation

Why would you only want to use 1 weapon? That’s just madness.

(And yes, this is Spartaaaa…aaa…a…ergh)

Thieves have skills that appear when equipping only a single one-handed weapon.

But no one uses that, as having 5 skills is always superior, even with initiative instead recharges, as it gives more choices during gameplay, even though you can’t ‘spam them on recharge’ like with other skills.

I’d rather have 5 skills while wielding a single dagger, pistol or sword with them. O.r with any other single-hand weapon for any profession, for that matter. The ‘free hand’ skills could be things like grabs and counters that deal no damage but give a functionality.

Then it’ll be a choice.

i could see something like a sword, mace or axe gaining 2 extra skills if you leave the free hand empty. essentially have them be power strikes involving you adding your other hand to the blow. Of course balance would be a tricky thing as they would have to be strong enough to make up for not having the stats of the second item without being OP

well if you have a single weapon it gives you some weird weak skill for the 3rd attack i they could jsut give weaker utilitys on the 4th and 5th attack slots

I completely agree, it makes the gameplay have more variation and more enjoyment since classes have a limited choices of weapons, adding in more weapon style will keep things interesting. Not sure exactly what you could do, usually using only a 1-handed weapon will cause you to attack faster, regenerate endurance faster or be more evasive.

It’s called a 2-handed weapon.

Single.. two handed.. weapon.

Single.. two handed.. weapon.Profit.

Lord Jaguar.9504:

It’s called a 2-handed weapon.

Single.. two handed.. weapon.

Single.. two handed.. weapon.Profit.

Except that you hold it with one hand.

What would be done to recognize that “Hm, if I unequip my offhand Sword, I’ll lose 30 Power…”?

But hey, I like the spirit of this suggestion. Let’s assume the stats were taken care of (thankfully Stats are quite secondary to your choice of Weapon and Utility).

Profession Skills?
I’m a Guardian, I’ll start with what I know or might find useful.
Unequipped 1 — Chastise: 1, Strike foes with a blast of light at medium range. 2, Strike foes harder with another blast of light. 3, Channel a short burst of power that damages your foe, or heals a small amount if interrupted by being attacked.
Unequipped 2 — Challenge: Target foe is damaged and inflicted with Weakness, you gain Might and Stability.
Unequipped 3 — Restrain: Leap a short distance to the target to Cripple and Blind them.
Unequipped 4 — Signal to Regroup: Blind nearby foes as you leap backwards.
Unequipped 5 — Searing Grapple: Immobilize a foe in melee range and Burn them. Channel a short flurry of strikes with your other hand.

Adding any one-handed weapon or item (Shield, Torch, Sword, Mace) would replace the appropriate Abilities (1, 2, 3, or 4, 5) with the attacks you know for that weapon. Similarly, who knows, maybe there’s a CRAZY Guardian running around beating people with his fists and bodily keeping enemies away from Allies.