Heavy armor specific skills?
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Yep, but one can block s**t with 2h weapon, especially against stabbing opponent/s. Maybe give 2h users some kind of "If hit, attack around yourself like Axe from dota / or Vengeance from Path of Exile".
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@asspirin
I don't think they will make passives like that since they would like to make even parry active https://forum.fracturedmmo.com/topic/3725/how-should-shields-work-wow-vs-vermintide-style/46 but who knows how it end up implemented.
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@GorTavaro not passive, just focus ability with CD like Shield block - you would hit enemies around every x second depending on your STR or something. Lets leave defence to shields, 2h weapons would use some offence, such ability is offensive defence. I hope there will be any kind of defensive "2h only " ability.
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@asspirin
They could add some parry skill but it would rather see it based on DEX than STR. Who knows, maybe it will already be ingame next test
Have you considered going for evasion with 2h weapon?
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I was thinking more like 2h tank weapons having slightly increased CC duration or landing chance since they sacrifice defense by not having a shield.
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Totally, but as passive on weapon (in case of stun on blunt weapon either make the chance to stun bigger or make stun longer - one handed weapon can be dual wielded ... so far we dont know how dual wield will be made, but lets assume it gives you faster attack speed or bonus attack. In any case you get more chances to land hit and more chances to stun). Even without any other bonuses medium weapons have like 50% attack speed over large slow weapons, small weapons are twice faster. Also skills like Shield block will further nerf damage of huge 2hs as one can block ( 2x more often than faster weapons). Wonder how high block high evasion dude will be killed by slow 2h warrior (only hope are probably "cannot miss" attacks witch lucky crits
).Imo logically it would be like "dexterity affects your parry chance, strength affects amount blocked", but that would pidgeonhole low DEX chars into sword and board. And yes, evasion certainly seems viable, you would need a lot of DEX which would give you attack speed and if you had staff you might get more stuns thus further increasing your survivability. But you wouldnt be warrior, but monk
