holding 2 swords is not badass.. it looks comic booky and will compromise immersion.

I will not use it.

Good, so immerse yourself not to use it. No one cares...

ZING!

Great, you have an opinion, a problem, and a solution. Why does this thread still exist?

Pretty much this, they shouldn't just remove it because one guy on the forums said he didn't like it...

How about a shield and a spell? Or two different spells? It's not just dual wielding swords.

It's not about caring, it's about having the option of using it (or not). In short, it's about freedom of choice.

Plus, you're pretty wrong if you think dual-wield has never been used in real life. E.g: Sword (ropera) + dagger was is fact pretty common in the XVII's here in Spain.

The assigning skills to hands thing...scares me. I could care less bout DW combat should be focused around sword/spear shield or a two hander.

Yeah well uh, neener neener! I say thank god they finally came around to giving us dual wield....now if we can only get some info on chopping off some limbs.....

How about holding two shields?

Unlike fast-travel, this is a thing to which I can say, if you don't like it, don't use it. Simply don't dualwield, use 2handed weapons, use a shield, dualwield spells (this is gonna be awesome)

Yeah, why would anyone want to perform combo attacks and weave 2 spells together?

Can I hold two shields?

It sounds interesting to me. The ability to put anything in either hand. Like if I'm a mage that does nothing but magic, why permanently assign a button to blocking with my weak fists? Might as well put another spell there.

Im gonna go with no, but it'll be easily modded in. Two sheild-bashes back to back = lmao.

Since shields seem to be way more awesome now, can there be a Captain America total conversion mod?

There's a lot of guys on this forum that don't like it

But really it's not like they're shoving it down our throats. As far as I'm concerned I like the way that they're implementing it (especially dual wielding spells :drool: )

Dual wielding different spells looks badass.

My 1st character will be a mage just because of that.

I don't like dual-wielding spells. Please Bethesda remove them

I don't care too much about holding two melee weapons at the same time, but I do care a lot about the improved mechanics and controls that we'll get because of the two hands being treated seperately. A simple example is using a shield and spell. Normally it would require a melee weapon that would only be there as a filler.

It also gives some more interesting character choices. You can't wield a shield, sword and spell together anymore, so spellsword actually become more vulnerable than shield wearing sorcerers. It also frees up a button to add a shield bash. And it's nice that having both your hands free for spellcasting will give a proper advantage, which encourages mages to keep their hands free instead of using a dagger just for blocking attacks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaLxFIVX1s
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As long as it is an option, fine by me.

What I don't understand is that TES has always been about freedom to be the character you want to be. I don't much like stealth, I don't think it's very heroic. That doesn't mean it shouldn't be in there. People who think duel wielding is stupid do not have to attack with two swords at once.

Additionally, Oblivion is a game where you can become so powerful you jump 10 feet into the air and run significantly faster than a horse - and you're telling me that swinging two swords at once is unrealistic? Personally I'm imagining the spellsword possibilities as we type.

Or it is aimed at people who think it is cool. Dual wielding has been in RPGs since 1e D&D. And if you were a Drow from the fiend folio you could dual wield without penalty. Dual wielding has also been in reality, so maybe some people think sword and dagger is cool. They aren't into shields maybe, they don't want a big ass sword, and they don't want the off hand to be sitting there doing nothing. Since your go to response was to insult people, I think more is being said about your maturity than those who want dual wield.

*Heard that. Now just waiting for everybody to realize it's OPTIONAL...*

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