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Has anyone figured out how the damage für the Two-Weapon style is calculated ? I play a Ranger and a Blade-like Bard. Both characters experience wild fluctuations in their damage score, though nothing is changed. One moment it´s something like +5/2 (I don´t know the exact numbers by heart), after a fight it might be more like +1/-2, though I didn´t switch weapons or fell under a curse or something. Is this a bug ?

I assume you mean the attack bonus? It's a bug. The bonus gets reduced on the profile, but NOT while playing. It'll still be what it should when in combat (check the dialogues that come up during a fight). If you reload from the main menu it resests to normal.

Great ! A bunch of patches already, and it´s still not fixed ! Are you sure that the correct attack bonus is used in combat ? My dual- wielding Ranger appears to be awfully weak.

I think so. I used a dual wielding Fighter/Rogue and it worked out right. What feats and stuff are you using?

Well, if you don't have two-weapon fighting and ambidexterity, don't bother: the penalties are too great. As well, I would recommend having a light weapon in your off hand, bring the penalties down to -2,-2, though dual katanas/bastard swords does have potential.

For your ranger, remember he doesn't get his feats if he's wearing greater than light armor (pretty well anything above studded leather) so if you're dual-wielding, don't put on the full plate.

Otherwise, dual-wielding isn't the best way to do damage: you'll do more with a 2-handed weapon if your strength is high. It does however look cooler, and allows you to use 2 good weapons at the same time.