Talk:Weapons (Dark Souls)/@comment-16355664-20140206223429/@comment-24499369-20140207050609

Some people can dual wield successfully. Basically, you just need to know how to parry since you won't have a shield. I've seen Youtube uploaders do well while dual wielding, and I've fought against players who were dual wielding (Some of which kicked my ass.) Personally, I never got the hang of it.

On a side note, in Dark Souls II they're making dual wielding much more viable. With two weapons equipped, if you press triangle/Y, it puts you into a dual wielding stance instead of two handing your right-hand weapon. (This is information based off of the Beta, so it's very possible though unlikely that it won't make it into the final version.)