Frost DKs and 2-Hand Weapons

[elaina]

Obliterate and Frost Strike currently 'require' two one-handed weapons to use, so allowing Frost to return to 2h would have to be a conscious design decision on Blizzard's part rather than a measure of player agency. I doubt they will do that for the same reason they took it away: because they don't want to have to balance two versions of the same spec - it's just more balance work.

That said, I prefer the 2h days greatly.

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Just implement a glyph that allows a 2h visual; everything else stays the same. Such an easy fix.

Yeah that will never ever happen. Don't think I'd want it anyway. Already bothers me you can mog swords into maces, etc

[Tehr]

I would personally much prefer playing 2h Frost, but I understand the issues that arose with it. I hope Blizzard add it back (I prefer 2h Frost over Unholy, but I prefer Unholy over DW Frost), but I won't be holding my breath while I wait.

[Veiru]

I think that the big downside of DW in Frost spec. is putting our weapons at the waist ... It would be much better to put them on the back of our DK. In many cases, the weapon is half the size of our character, which looks comical.

[Kaver]

Frost Death Knights are (according to Blizzard's class fantasy) supposed to be these slow, hard hitting juggernauts. Dual wielding and high attack speed does in my opinion not really fit this description.

[Unholyground]

Frost Death Knights are (according to Blizzard's class fantasy) supposed to be these slow, hard hitting juggernauts. Dual wielding and high attack speed does in my opinion not really fit this description.

I agree, I would rather all 3 specs be 2-handed, the Glyph idea is a great compromise, I read something where one of the developers mentioned that potentially Survival may be getting an option to use a bow or 2-hander, I wish I could find it.

[Tehr]

I agree, I would rather all 3 specs be 2-handed, the Glyph idea is a great compromise, I read something where one of the developers mentioned that potentially Survival may be getting an option to use a bow or 2-hander, I wish I could find it.

It was in the Q&A on the 31st.

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i hope they go back to 2h

frost feels so lame now with little 1h swords i hate it. i want to look like arthas not some plate rogue

[Darktbs]

I think that the big downside of DW in Frost spec. is putting our weapons at the waist ... It would be much better to put them on the back of our DK. In many cases, the weapon is half the size of our character, which looks comical.

To add salt in the Wound, Fire mages in Legion equip Sword that are almost the size of the user.While we use Daggers.

[Zerzuru]

I hope so. I think this restriction existed just because ONE artifact/spec and this will apply to all specs afected by this (WW, fury, survival).

[Hoeth]

To add salt in the Wound, Fire mages in Legion equip Sword that are almost the size of the user.While we use Daggers.

Well the hidden appearance is pretty big, one of the bigger 1h models. I'm more upset that we can't chose to sheath on the hips or back as desired. It looks really silly having massive 1handers hanging off the characters hips and sometimes clipping the ground.

[Darktbs]

Well the hidden appearance is pretty big, one of the bigger 1h models. I'm more upset that we can't chose to sheath on the hips or back as desired. It looks really silly having massive 1handers hanging off the characters hips and sometimes clipping the ground.

Indeed.But i was mentioning the rest, a Fire mage sword is half of the size of the user, the Normal,Classorderhall,Balance of power,Pvp and Artifac challenge of the frost Dk are 1/3 of the Dk size if not less, which looks bad sheathed in the hips and silly when hitting.

[Albert the fish]

unholy always should have been the DW, part mage/summoner type DK to begin with with Frost being the big 2h beast that tend toward the physical end of things.
not sure why it was ever broken down to what it is now.

[A dot Ham]

Since Artifacts will be removed, do you think Frost DKs can now feel like Arthas again in BfA?

I totally can see why players would like dual wield more, but I just prefer the big twohand sword.

I always preferred DW more personally...

There are a lot of unanswered questions surrounding our weapons.

DHs for example. Both tank weapons, and dps weapons are classified as warglaives... will they be transmoggable as either or in BfA?

[Hoeth]

Yeah that will never ever happen. Don't think I'd want it anyway. Already bothers me you can mog swords into maces, etc

Seriously?! In what way would allowing people to chose a glyph affect you in any way?! You wouldn't have to use it if you don't want to.

[elaina]

Seriously?! In what way would allowing people to chose a glyph affect you in any way?! You wouldn't have to use it if you don't want to.

Don't like it from a design perspective at all. Transmog glamers your gear's appearance - it shouldn't drastically change your weapon type or what your fighting style looks like. I like the restrictions they have in place, although I would be stricter about their limitations.

[ymirsson]

although I would be stricter about their limitations.

The only restriction i see apply is for daggers and FW, which are arbitrary and pointless.

[Rylad]

It always feels weird to me that I'm "Obliterating" something with two wet noodle-fish-sword-dagger-thingies and not some gigantic sword twice as big as I am.