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[Zeratulr]

I've been reading posts about rogues using two daggers on this forum and elsewhere and it seems to me that a standard abbreviation is "DW". But the ability tree name is Double Daggers. So why is it "DW" and not "DD"?

[lynroy]

Because they feel like it. I've played a lot of DAO so it's more natural for me to use DW because you could also wield two swords.

[wepeel_]

DW stands for dual wield, it's common parlance for using a weapon in each hand.

[Wulfram]

I've been reading posts about rogues using two daggers on this forum and elsewhere and it seems to me that a standard abbreviation is "DW". But the ability tree name is Double Daggers. So why is it "DW" and not "DD"?

 

Dual Wield

Legacy of DA:O when you could use other weapons I guess

[KennethAFTopp]

Personal favorite: axe and Sword.

[Big Magnet]

Dual axe dwarf berserker  

[WillieStyle]

Dual Wield

Legacy of DA:O Dungeons and Dragons when you could use other weapons I guess

 

There, I fixed that for you.

[caradoc2000]

DW stands for dual wield, it's common parlance for using a weapon in each hand.

Yup - Divine Justinia was DW: Leliana as the left hand and Cassandra as the right.

[Eternal Phoenix]

I'm still upset that the warrior didn't get the dual wielding ability back.

[Darkly Tranquil]

Because back in Origins, dual wield wasn't restricted to daggers; you could wield 1-hander/1-hander, 1-hander/dagger, dagger/dagger. It was a generic catch-all term for two weapon fighting from the days of yore before Bioware started restricting player choice in favour of streamlining. Back in the good old days, Warriors could even dual wield!

[Sylvius the Mad]

It's disappointing that DAI rogues are limited to daggers. I much prefer maces and axes.

[AxholeRose]

DW - dual wield, from D&D

DD - Dolby Digital, or direct download

[AlexMBrennan]

With monkey grip, you could even dual wield two handed swords...

[sillymonkboy]

In Gaming, DW has stood for dual wield since about 1976 or so, and refers to using a weapon in each hand. DD stands for direct damage and originally referred to spell casters (more specifically, non-DoT damage spells), though more recently it has been applied to rogues as well.

[snackrat]

In previous games you could wield non-daggers. In DAO that means swords, maces, axes, anything that isn't a two-hander.

DAII is more restricted, but still has special axes and a DLC pair of cutlasses.

Plus DW is universal across multiple games and platforms, and has been for many years.

 

And as sillymonkboy says, DD already has an assigned definition.

I have hard enough time distringuishing between all the CCs in video games already. (Character Creator, Crowd Control, Custom Content...)

[Fredward]

Why do people call Richards Dick? Some things just are.

[Farangbaa]

To avoid confusion with certain female body parts, obviously

[k1rage]

To avoid confusion with certain female body parts, obviously

 

I wish there were a few more of this kind of DD in dragon age lol

[DarkKnightHolmes]

Because DAO/DA2 have been out longer so I call it what it was called back then. Plus I want rogues to be able to hold swords and axes again so........

[TK514]

I, too, think more people should be discussing bra sizes.

[sillymonkboy]

I wish there were a few more of this kind of DD in dragon age lol

Give the modders time.

[Lee T]

It's disappointing that DAI rogues are limited to daggers. I much prefer maces and axes.

It's the cheapest way to make the daggers wanted and usefull as a weapon category. Sad but probably true.

[Zeratulr]

Well it's actually exactly as I thought: the main reason is pure nostalgia and longing for good old times. It's been six years since 2009 and I'm too young and poorly educated to count how many years it's been since 1976 mentioned in one of the posts.

Stop clinging to the past, people!

[Sylvius the Mad]

It's the cheapest way to make the daggers wanted and usefull as a weapon category. Sad but probably true.

Daggers were the most effective weapon for warriors with shields in DAO. So the restriction clearly isn't necessary.

I'd build weapons on a continuum: faster weapons do less damage, with slower weapons doing more. Ideally we'd also get variation in difficulty to learn, availability, and damage type.

Tabletop games are much better ar weapon design.

[Thandal N'Lyman]

Well it's actually exactly as I thought: the main reason is pure nostalgia and longing for good old times. It's been six years since 2009 and I'm too young and poorly educated to count how many years it's been since 1976 mentioned in one of the posts.

Stop clinging to the past, people!

 

No, the reason is habit.  That's what the people who have been playing this sort of game (style and setting, not platform) have been calling it since before you were born.   So there's a huge established base that's used to saying/writing "DW", and will continue to do so.  Using the term "DD" actually marks you as a n00b.