Need help - Dual Wielding favorites

Post » Fri May 11, 2012 12:02 pm

Would appreciate help, can't even play the game because it's so frustrating. Level 12 now, and this entire time I've been dual wielding the same 2 daggers without a problem, also switching with bow and magic. Now out of nowhere, my daggers absolutely REFUSE to cooperate with the favorites system and either wont stay bound, or I can only equip one at a time. Once in a while I get it to work and can switch between daggers and bow fine, but if I use a spell my whole setup is ruined. This used to work fine.

Any suggestions? Have been trying to get them to work for about 30 minutes..
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Scott Clemmons
 
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Post » Fri May 11, 2012 12:04 pm

bump :(
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Jake Easom
 
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Post » Fri May 11, 2012 6:00 pm

Keybinds combined with the dual wielding system is a bit awkward. Magic spells prioritize equippage on the left hand first, followed by the right hand if the left hand already has the same spell equipped. Since weapons are separate, they will never get auto-wielded into your offhand unless your offhand is empty (and I'm not sure it would go into your offhand even if it were empty -- that removes your block function).

Bottom line is that the option to wield in either hand makes for complicated UI logic for fast keybinds.

The only real solution currently is to just use your favorites menu for all your stuff and get friendly with your 'Q' button. That way you can tell the game which hand to equip the weapon/spell in precisely.
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Emily Martell
 
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Post » Fri May 11, 2012 10:01 pm

Thanks, but sadly I can't even rely on my favorites menu. Using a spell unfavorites my left hand dagger. This character seems unplayable now, it takes me about 15 minutes to complete a typical fight with my combat style as each time I use a spell I need to open up my inventory to get my daggers out again.
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