Talk:Darksword/@comment-1687225-20121220225424/@comment-1687225-20130225194136

The drake sword is indeed a nice weapon, and a person with 14 str (the baseline needed for some of the heftier dex weapons) can benefit from it by two handing it.

I focus almost exclusively on PvP, and the speed and damage of the Dark Sword is simply not competitive. Don't get me wrong, any player can use any weapon effectively in a PvP situation. It's just that some weapons are preferable over others for a majority of situations. I create my characters with a final build in mind, having discovered the weapons that fit my playstyle best. In that regard, after I hit 14 strength, I don't feel the need to invest in it anymore as I have already reached the amount of strength I want for the weapons I use.

I understand that not everyone is like me. Hence why, as I did not have 16 strength, I asked other people (who are not as specialized to dex pvp as me) if they could test it out.