Guild Wars 2

Uhm… Okay.
I know there is really no point to use only a sword. To be honest this is more of a “I think it would be cool if” thread.

I tried running around with a sword and no off-hand expecting some kind of mediocre third slot skill… Then I look at it.

Name:
Stab
Damage: 150.
Cost: 4 Initiative.

Slot 1 skill damage: 149 – 148 – 200.
No initiative cost.

So… What is this? I don’t even-… Know what this would be cooler!

Since we don’t have any two handed weapons that give us five skill slots without using off-hands, how about we make the one-handed sword alone have five skill slots and function more like an European fencer focusing on parries counters and cripples?

That would be cool … throw it up in the Suggestions forum.

We’d be missing out on stats though. I too thought it would be cool to be able to run around just wielding a single sword or single pistol (or dagger), but I just don’t see how they would compensate for the missing stats (unless they allowed us to use Focus’ or something)

Stab is OP you just don’t know how to use it. Makes up for any stats in the right hands.

Vexus.5423:

Stab is OP you just don’t know how to use it. Makes up for any stats in the right hands.

Seriously, my whole SPvP lost multiple times because of stab builds. It’s fifty shades of horrible that can’t even be kitten’d up properly.

Vexus.5423:

Stab is OP you just don’t know how to use it. Makes up for any stats in the right hands.

This is true!

I got a feeling in the future thieves will be able to have a sword in the off-hand slot.