Unvoluntarily holding a shield with two hands

[Aertes]

Something strange is happening to me. I'm using shield (left hand) and spear (right hand). Sometimes, specially after being hit, I find out I'm holding the shield two handed, I don't even know how I can suddently hold my left hand's weapon with two hands.
it fixes when I press the buttons to swap weapons from one handed to two handed, it doesn't even happen often, but its a bit annoying when it does. Did this happen to someone else? Is there a way to wield the left weapon with two hands that I'm doing unvoluntarily?

[Lenox]

You can actually wield either side's weapon two-handed by pressing the appropriate button combination. It has some fun uses.

I'll sometimes do this with a shield to stance-break non-bosses.

[cheetah1546]

it happens because you press the buttons that switch your offhand weapon to two hands

i believe it's Y and a bumper that does it so if you can avoid that it won't happen

[mayhem523]

It's holding down the action button/key while pressing the offhand attack button/key (for me on kbm it's holding E while right clicking). This and similar issues with weapon swapping/two handing are pretty common, it's just misclicks.

[Magic A. I.]

Originally posted by Aertes:

Something strange is happening to me. I'm using shield (left hand) and spear (right hand). Sometimes, specially after being hit, I find out I'm holding the shield two handed, I don't even know how I can suddently hold my left hand's weapon with two hands.
it fixes when I press the buttons to swap weapons from one handed to two handed, it doesn't even happen often, but its a bit annoying when it does. Did this happen to someone else? Is there a way to wield the left weapon with two hands that I'm doing unvoluntarily?

It's the combination of you pressing some hand switch buttons and the input lag. It's usually worse if you play on USB K&M. Try to make longer pauses between inputs.

[Sabaithal]

Interact button + Light attack button = Toggle two-hand equipment in right hand
Interact button + Block button = Toggle two-hand equipment in left hand

[Aertes]

Originally posted by Sabaithal:

Interact button + Light attack button = Toggle two-hand equipment in right hand
Interact button + Block button = Toggle two-hand equipment in left hand

Wow I didn't know that. I must have been pressing that accidentally. Thank you all. Oh, this will open a whole new book of possibilities!

[mayhem523]

Originally posted by Aertes:

Originally posted by Sabaithal:

Interact button + Light attack button = Toggle two-hand equipment in right hand
Interact button + Block button = Toggle two-hand equipment in left hand

Wow I didn't know that. I must have been pressing that accidentally. Thank you all. Oh, this will open a whole new book of possibilities!

The things I've found it really useful for is applying weapon buffs to both weapons at the same time, and using your off hand weapon art.

[Yal]

I find I do this a lot by mistake if when I use the quick-item pouch (hold interact + press the corresponding "swap gear" directional input), the "hold interact" effect lingers for a little while afterwards and then it'll interpret pressing an attack button as a twohanding command.

Twohanding shields is kinda underrated IMO, they do a lot of stagger buildup and you get an improvement to the Guard Boost when twohanded (useful when you need to block powerful projectiles when running up to whoever's firing at you), you can even both Guard Counter and do a multi-hit attack combo with shields... the only problem is that they have REALLY short attack range.

[Lenox]

Originally posted by Yal:

Twohanding shields is kinda underrated IMO, they do a lot of stagger buildup and you get an improvement to the Guard Boost when twohanded (useful when you need to block powerful projectiles when running up to whoever's firing at you), you can even both Guard Counter and do a multi-hit attack combo with shields... the only problem is that they have REALLY short attack range.

Didn't know about the guard boost. I'll have to try that out.

But chain stance-breaking normal enemies with a small shield is pretty funny.

[caxshen]

it's a really DUMB keybind combination from fromsoft. if you use sword and board then you will have big trouble in the game. because sometimes you have to use E modifier to use item and then go immediately mouse right click for blocking , but instead you're accidentally trigger the two handed shield shortcut. fromsoft PC port is always ♥♥♥♥♥♥ ,they have yet to convince me to change their review to positive because the whole PC experience was miserable.

[mayhem523]

Hmm I don't remember this conversation... ah, because I made that comment in March 2023...

[Magic A. I.]

This necro is too early. The necromancer should've waited one more year.