Proficincy points (just wondering)

[Stilgar]

Next to the normal weapons, you have the fighting styles.
(2 handed weapon style, 2weapon style, single weapon, sword+shield)

Does any of these have influence on missile weapons?

[kopywrite]

You'd think 2 handed weapon style would, but I don't think it does.

[Rattman]

as far as i know it does not

there should be an extra one but it's not up to me

anywho i was wondering what is the advantage of have single handed weapon opposed to dual wielding

[Stilgar]

Originally posted by Rattman
as far as i know it does not

there should be an extra one but it's not up to me

anywho i was wondering what is the advantage of have single handed weapon opposed to dual wielding

The better critical hit and AC
And 2weapon style is only efffective with 2* on it or more, while single weapon style is effective with only one star (or without one).

So it's great for characters like thiefes who can only place one P-point.
I had a thief that was using bows, but had single weapon style for a better backstab with his katana

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

The main advantage with single-weapon style IMHO is the doubled likelihood of getting a critical hit. The +2 AC bonus is nice, but having twice as many critical hits is just too good.

[Stilgar]

I have to agree,
in that case, could someone calculate what does more damage???
CF->single weapon style (including critac hit's)
Or CF + FoA (or any other weapon)

[Thrar]

pretty sure dualwield is better:
in average, u get 1 crit in 20 hits, means the damage of another hit is added (ok not everything is doubled, but most of the dmg). w/ single handed style u get another crit in those 20 hits, resulting in 21/20 of the normal damage (assuming everything except crit miss actually hits). dualwield gives an extra attack, at least 9/7 of the normal damage (w/o dualwield u cannot get above 7/2 except with belm or the like). 9/7 > 21/20.

if we include misses: n := number of hits out of 20 attacks. damage w/ singlehanded is (n+1)/n times of normal damage. extra damage for dualwield stays at 9/7 at least cuz number of attacks increase.
(n+1)/n >= 9/7 for n < 4. (7/2 attacks singlehanded)
(n+1)/n >= 4/3 for n < 4. (3 attacks single)
(n+1)/n >= 7/5 for n < 3. (5/2 attacks)
....

unless the THAC0 is really crappy (with an average of less than 4 hits out of 20 swings), dualwield damage will be more. i did not take into account that the extra hit is dealt with the offhand so it will look slightly better for singlehanded.

[JackOfClubs]

The main use of the Single Weapon style, IMO, is for a weak character who normally uses a bow (like Imoen) who is suddenly forced into melee combat. Since you can't equip both a shield and a bow, the better AC compensates when switching temporarilly to a single handed weapon.

(Of course, you could just pause the game and un-equip the bow and equip a shield but that is kind of cheesy as well as being a big hassle.)

[Maleous]

So does two handed weapon proficiencies increase the speed of a long bow,

Or does single handed style increse you AC and Critical hits if you are only holding a ranged weapon.

And does using a shield and ranged weopn still give the AC bonus if you have S/shield proficiencies.

[Rattman]

So does two handed weapon proficiencies increase the speed of a long bow

nope

Or does single handed style increse you AC and Critical hits if you are only holding a ranged weapon.

i think it is only when holding a meele weapon

And does using a shield and ranged weopn still give the AC bonus if you have S/shield proficiencies.

i take it you mean sling or dart because you can't have a shield and bow or Xbow and i have no idea sorry

[baudib]

single-weapon proficiency is great in theory but many enemies wear helmets, and there are a lot of cheesy enemies that have invisible nondroppable helmets that prevent critical hits...