weapons question

[taylo90210]

weapons question

Hi guys this is probably a noobish question I'm sure but, why do you have more than one weapon, (like the second ordinary weapons slot) Are they supposed to be for different occasions or something? And if so, what effects should i look for on weapons(knockdown, precise, critical, bleeding,ect.)

 

[vilgefortze]

The reason is quite simple. You can specialize 2 weapons in 2 different aspects and use whichever is most suitable. One way of specializing is to increase base damage, while the other is to add critical effects like bleeding. If you're attacking an opponent you need to finish off fast, just choose the high attack sword and finish him off. However, if it is a stronger opponent, and you think you need to run around a bit to heal in between fighting him, choose a sword with a critical effect like bleeding.That way he takes damage even as you run around healing yourself. If you are faced with opponents with powerful weapons, it's good to have a sword with disarm capability etc.In general it's a good idea to keep a sword with critical effects, and a sword with high damage at any point of time.As for the best (steel) swords too, the "high damage" one is a 100% increase in damage+ignore armor, and the "critical effect" sword has something like 50% chance on some effects (I don't recall which) . As such, using two kinds of steel swords are not mandatory.But if you master it, you'll definitely have an advantage.Otherwise you can simply focus on using one type of sword, and use the other slot to carry weapons for trade. Every time you get a better weapon you can't just throw the old one away. It's much better to trade it in.

 

[taylo90210]

oh i see, ty bro

 

[Veleda380]

Hopefully the OP will not mind me hijacking the thread to ask another weapon question. I have 3 pieces of ore, but I see no option at the blacksmith (dwarf in Temple Quarter) to reforge the sword. Is it because he's not capable of doing it? Thx.

 

[vilgefortze]

You'll have to have the sword and the ore in your inventory. Then if you click on the "reforge" option, you'll see all possible combinations of the sword and the ores (if you have more than 3). You need to select one of these combinations.If you do not see the "reforge" option, he's probably pissed with you for siding with the order. Try the order armorer then.

 

[Veleda380]

I'm siding with Scoia'tel and he will sell to me, but I didn't see a reforge option. Hmm. Will have to look again.

 

[vilgefortze]

You don't see the hammer button when you talk to the blacksmith?Mind you, not the smith's apprentice. He just sells stuff. In act 1 when you talked to the blacksmith, did you see the reforge option?

 

[Treasa]

If you have the ore (3 of them) and the orens he should sell to you. Maybe your purse is light?

 

[Veleda380]

Ok I figured out what was going on. The reforged sword appears in the merchant's inventory as if you are buying it new, correct?Now my question is, the stats on the meteorite sword are not that much better than Harvall which I had been using, and the latter can be used in witcher fighting styles. So it's a bit useless eh??

 

[secondchildren]

Not sure about this, you know.It's like when you go into a dungeon, find a shiny sword +2 on a corpse and then, at the end of the dungeon, you defeat the lich lord and...... check it out! the Holy Avanger +4 !?!??!Is still the sword +2 useless?

 

[e-ahmet.823]

Ok I figured out what was going on. The reforged sword appears in the merchant's inventory as if you are buying it new, correct?

Yes.

Now my question is, the stats on the meteorite sword are not that much better than Harvall which I had been using, and the latter can be used in witcher fighting styles. So it's a bit useless eh??

Different ores and their combinations make swords with different stats and effects. You may want to use them based on their effects on the enemy and some effects could be preferred on certain enemies.

 

[vilgefortze]

Ok I figured out what was going on. The reforged sword appears in the merchant's inventory as if you are buying it new, correct?Now my question is, the stats on the meteorite sword are not that much better than Harvall which I had been using, and the latter can be used in witcher fighting styles. So it's a bit useless eh??

1. It appears in their inventory, correct.2.All swords can be used in witcher combat styles, including Harvall. Harvall has more critical effects than most meteorite swords can have.. As such you cannot really compare them. Gwalhir is "better" than Harvall maybe, but you cannot really compare a high damage sword with a critical effect sword.