All weapons usable for every class - why?

Garrtok

Hi,

while we know, that all classes have access to all weapons, intrepid never showed what incentive you would have to switch to a non typical weapon. Or what options are open to you.

Most likely the weapon skill trees won't be super complex and will also most likely support a certain class more than others.

Edit: cause for some it seems not to be clear. Iam not complaining, that every weapon is available, iam asking what options do we have to play a build outside the intended standard class, that makes it worth to play a ranger with a sword and plate armor for example.

A problem might be, that you can always roll for need on a rate items cause it could fit your super creative build and no one could argue about that.

Ungohil

Hm, for diversity and more individual character progression.

Well, to be realistic, dual wield dagger will have some smart benefits for rogues and probably not for tanks, at least that is what I'm guessing or, that's how Steven is thinking about it:

Let's say a dagger has some slashing effects that bleed the target or that cripple the target... Every time you attack you have a chance to proc that effect. That effect then can synergize with what your active skills tree has available to it. So let's say your backstab deals 30 additional damage to a bleeding target. If you attack with your main weapon first and the target gets the bleed proc off and you do your backstab skill then you're synergizing your effects"

Assumption: "backstab" is a special rogue skill and not only an attack from behind.

But weapon skills will support different playing styles, as I understand it. So, if you want to have an increase in cooldown reduction there perhaps will be weapons / weapons skills that support this more instead of providing more crit-chance or whatever.
Will that be incentive enough? Idk. Perhaps. There will be classes which perhaps will benefit a bit more to use/play with different weapons.
Perhaps a Greatsword enhances AoE-crit chance. This buff/proc perhaps can be helpful for mages focussing on AoE damage/skills instead of single target skills, so perhaps they play a "battle mage" type or something like this, so mage with Greatsword. Why not.

About rolling during loot process: Yes, that and (because there will be no or few soulbound items) need rolls to sell the item afterwards. This, tbh, will only be possible to be controlled because you play in a group of friends or mature guildies so it will not happen. In random groups / PUGs this risk is always existing.