passive skill tree question about allocating

[Ehyo]

If i hold X on my controller it gives me the ability to allocate to main, weapon set 1 and weapon set 2 what on earth does this mean and how does it work

[Ehyo]

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[Boomshanka]

You unlock weapon set points throughout the campaign, shown top right corner on passive tree.

If you have 1 skill point to spend, you can select weapon set 1 and spend that point on say a fire dmg node.
You then can select weapon set 2 and spend the same point again on say a cold dmg node or whatever node you wish.
You get to spend the one point twice. Once on each weapon set , so you can focus different things on each weapon you have equiped.

You could have weapon in slot 1 for AoE to clear mobs and you could have weapon in slot 2 for single target. Or whatever you can dream up

[Ehyo]

So you get 2 weapon sets? how come you have your main allocation points and 2 others then thats 3 sets of points for weapons. . There is weapon set main weapon set 1 and 2 that is 3 i am confused lol. I see in the inventory that the picture of the big weapon has a roman numeral 1 and the small portrait space roman numeral 2. That is 2 weapons though not 3 where is the main slot for the 3rd weapon set

[Boomshanka]

Originally posted by Ehyo:

So you get 2 weapon sets? how come you have your main allocation and 2 others then that 3 weapons. My point is there are 3 sets of points but only 2 weapon sets

You get one point to spend when you level up yes? You only have two weapon slots.
If you just spend the point as normal you only spend it once and it effects both slots.

But if you click on each weapon slot you can spend it twice, You may want your second weapon to apply bleed or cast your curses or whatever you want. By clicking each weapon slot before applying the point you can specialise each slot.

For example weapon slot 1 is my mob clearing main skills they do cold dmg, so i click weapon slot 1 and spend it on cold dmg node

I then click weapon slot 2 which is for single target and does fire dmg so i spend the same point again on a fire dmg node.

When i use a skill on weapon slot 2 it will use the fire dmg buff i applied on the tree

[AlphaVictorKilo]

It's mainly for builds that use active weapon swaps for damage rotations (think warrior with a sword and shield swapping to a two hander)

By having the weapon allocation points you can say "when I have weapon set I, I put points into two handed weapons, when I swap to weapon set II, I put weapons into single handed/shields" so that you can make sure you have the proper scaling for both weapons and not lose out on damage simply because you're switching weapons

For most people though, they're just free points and you shouldn't worry about them too much

[xXBulletJusticeXx]

Originally posted by Ehyo:

If i hold X on my controller it gives me the ability to allocate to main, weapon set 1 and weapon set 2 what on earth does this mean and how does it work

Lets say you have gathered Zero (0) Weapon Specialization points.

At level 20 you will have 19 passive points to allocate. You can ONLY allocate these points normally. Switching Weapons, nothing happens.

Now, lets say you gathered 2 Weapon Specialization points.

At level 20 you now have 21 passive points to allocate. You can allocate 19 points normally, and 2 points allocated to weapon 1, and 2 points allocated to weapon 2. Those 2 points CHANGE according to which weapon set you are currently using. You can place them in the exact same spots, or different spots.

OR. You can just place 21 points normally and when switching weapons nothing happens.

[Ehyo]

thanks makes sense. The only thing that doesnt make sense is the radial wheel i get when I hold x it has 3 choices where to allocate not two. It has an option to allocate to Main, weapon set 1 or weapon set 2. Wouldn't I only need weapon set 1 and weapon set 2 what does the Main option do apply them to both?

[xXBulletJusticeXx]

Originally posted by Ehyo:

So you get 2 weapon sets? how come you have your main allocation points and 2 others then thats 3 sets of points for weapons. . There is weapon set main weapon set 1 and 2 that is 3 i am confused lol. I see in the inventory that the picture of the big weapon has a roman numeral 1 and the small portrait space roman numeral 2. That is 2 weapons though not 3 where is the main slot for the 3rd weapon set

There are only 2 weapon sets.

Each weapon set has a Main hand and Offhand.

Switching your SET changes your weapons/offhand.

For example, swtiching from a 1-handed axe and shield, into a 2-handed Mace.

You can use Weapon Specialization Skill points to place Weapon Set specific points on the passive skill tree to take advantage of the Weapon Types. ie. 1-handed passives for first set and 2-handed passives for the 2nd set.

You do not have to use this mechanic.

If you gathere'd 10 weapon specialization points, you can just allocate those 10 points normally.

You MUST have free passive points available to place weapon specialization points.

At level 20, you will have 19 points. If you add 2 Weapon Specialization points by beating a side boss, you will now have 21 points.

[xXBulletJusticeXx]

Originally posted by Ehyo:

thanks makes sense. The only thing that doesnt make sense is the radial wheel i get when I hold x it has 3 choices where to allocate not two. It has an option to allocate to Main, weapon set 1 or weapon set 2. Wouldn't I only need weapon set 1 and weapon set 2 what does the Main option do apply them to both?

Main is both. Main just means default, and nothing happens when you change weapon sets.

[Boomshanka]

Originally posted by Ehyo:

thanks makes sense. The only thing that doesnt make sense is the radial wheel i get when I hold x it has 3 choices where to allocate not two. It has an option to allocate to Main, weapon set 1 or weapon set 2. Wouldn't I only need weapon set 1 and weapon set 2 what does the Main option do apply them to both?

If you apply to main you only spend that point once and it will effect both slots.

[Ehyo]

Originally posted by xXBulletJusticeXx:

Originally posted by Ehyo:

thanks makes sense. The only thing that doesnt make sense is the radial wheel i get when I hold x it has 3 choices where to allocate not two. It has an option to allocate to Main, weapon set 1 or weapon set 2. Wouldn't I only need weapon set 1 and weapon set 2 what does the Main option do apply them to both?

Main is both. Main just means default, and nothing happens when you change weapon sets.

Ahhh ok thanks

[Ehyo]

So I can start experimenting with multiple weapons at around level 20?

[xXBulletJusticeXx]

Originally posted by Ehyo:

So I can start experimenting with multiple weapons at around level 20?

The numbers provided were just examples.

You can experiment whenever you unlock weapon specialization points... it's only useful if you have very specific requirements to maximize your build. I would wait for end-game to really worry about it.

EDIT: you can use 2 sets immediately as far as I'm aware, on conole no idea what the keybind is, but on PC its X

[Ehyo]

on pc but just suck with WASD movement Using a ps5 controller lol

[Ehyo]

mouse and keyboard mode sucks imo