Talk:Dual Ether/@comment-184.23.128.196-20130418084359/@comment-220.255.1.27-20130419221408

i don't know about you guys, but i use my DE solely for sliding spin attacks. really, its damage is ridiculous. i believe the last guy who commented before me noticed this too. no Fury, no Killing Blow or Reflex Coil, just as much damage mods as i can fit in it (max Sundering Strike being the most important, of course) and i weave in and out of battle sliding and striking with enemies falling around me not knowing what hit them.

i play almost an entirely melee game (with a shotgun blast every now and then for the tougher guys or as a finisher) and i use every one of my weapons differently.

Dual Ether: slide attacks of course. most often selected to battle Infested. still works well against anything and everything.

Fragor: tri-element + armor piercing ground slam for killer crowd control and its almight charged hammer swing. most often selected to battle Corpus. really destroys just about anything.

Fangs: Grineer destroyers. Spam melee button in close range to slice and dice, AoE ground slam with North Wind frost damage modfor crowd control (if you knock down a group, you can execute 2-3 of them with a ground stab finisher move before the rest are up). most often selected to battle Grineer. they... kinda suck against anything else.

Dual Zoren: got these before my Dual Ethers and they were my main tools against the Infested. now i use them for speedruns. the aerial spin attack catapults you across RIDICULOUS distances with unbelievable speed. when i use these for fighting, i use mainly charged attacks (since they have really quick charge speed). previously selected to fight Infested. currently most often selected when i need to move fast.

Bo: this was my crowd control weapon before my Fragor. sliding spin attacks with a North Wind frost damage mod on this can freeze huge groups of enemies with little effort. mostly used to strategic teamplay (herding enemies together to execute them with a Slash Dash or similar AoE power... would love to try my herding with Nyx's Chaos).

so really, while i haven't used the DHS, i guess they'll be better for charged attacks only? and against Infested more than any other faction? every melee weapon has different strengths and weaknesses, but the Dual Ether kinda has that pros and cons balance tipped towards the more favourable end.

this weapon is so gonna get nerfed.