Heavy Weapons lvl 5 skill?

[Drontor]

So my skill in heavy weapons is 5 now, but I don't see a point in it. I was hoping it would let me duel wield heavy weapons but it doesn't. Do I have to have 3 or 5 points in light weapons as well to do so?

[Neutronium Dragon]

You can't dual wield heavy weapons. However, some of the strongest heavy weapons, which have damage equivalent to what dual wielding would provide, normally occupy both hand slots. The talent means you don't have to sacrifice the offhand slot anymore to get that damage benefit - you can keep something else useful (typically a shield or a casting tool) and still have that equivalent-to-dual-wield damage.

[Drontor]

So my skill in heavy weapons is 5 now, but I don't see a point in it. I was hoping it would let me duel wield heavy weapons but it doesn't. Do I have to have 3 or 5 points in light weapons as well to do so?

Thanks!

[Chimera005ao]

You can't dual wield heavy weapons.

Not even with the light weapons trait? That'd be so awesome. XP
My fighter has two different two handed weapon and shield sets anyways. Fire and ice baby.

[Ichthyic]

what it lets you do is put a pearl shield in your off hand, which boosts your evade, but more important, gives you +25 energy.

you don't have to put any points into wisdom for your fighter; that shield will allow you to use the special of any 2h weap. if you do put a few points in, the shield will let you do the special 2x in a row without need for pots.

cleave on the bigger heavy weapons in the game is brutal, especially on a crit. just did over 500 damage to the leprechaun in the desert (top of pyramid) on a crit-cleave.

rage pot, speed pot, a good 2h and that pearl shield, you're a menace, especially with barb.

[spectre900]

2 handers feel kinda weird once you get to lvl 5. kind like there's really point in them ever being 2 handed as it's fairly quick to level it up to 5 where you automatically get that perk. Would be nice if there was another perk you could choose once you max out a skill to further customize your character's skills and what they're good at. Maybe a weight reduction perk for 2 handers or maybe an attack speed boost or something like that.

[Sarumorpheus]

I was a bit confused by this issue as well until I realized how melee weapons are categorized:

Light 1-handed Weapons
Light 2-handed Weapons

Heavy 1-handed Weapons
Heavy 2-handed Weapons


Once you unlock level 5 in Heavy Weapons, you are able to use all sorts of 2-handed weapons in one hand.