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Originally Posted by Sabre
Because it's nice to have more than just a Sword + Shield combo, I will definitely use a Longsword/Greatsword for soloing and farming, etc, because it's higher DPS when you don't need the extra defense
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Let me explain things to you and other "I'll use a 2hander for better DPS." people.
In general, the following is true.
Half the attack speed and twice the damage = twice the attack speed and half the damage in DPS.
(Two-handed sword) versus (One-handed sword) = Same DPS.
The things that matter are mathematical formulas, skills, passives and how they work.
Tanks in L2 don't run around with two-handers to kill things faster, because they actually have one-handed weapon masteries on top of the weapons original DPS being as good as a two-handers, and can use a shield at the same time. Protection warriors in Wow don't run around with a two-hander for better DPS, what they do run around with is dual-wielding because it boosts their rage-generation and gives them a bit of extra damage on the side while their main hand is providing devastate/heroic strike/whirlwind combined with the off hand.
See what's happening here? A bigger weapon does not by default make for better DPS.
The only class in L2 that used a two-hander was the destroyer, why? Because they had two-handed weapon passives, because their skills got additional buffs when used with two-handed weapons and because their attack skills REQUIRED two-handed weapons.
Now, if you're playing a templar, be ready to enjoy your sword+board style of leveling until further and hopefully for you surprising in general MMO-trend skills information is released.
Edit: Just for Sabre!