Why would you even ask this question if you saw that I got 788 melee kills in this game? All of the elf's melee weapons can be made to work to their strengths. I may not be adept enough to showcase this myself, but I've seen more practiced players pull it off even with the Elven Axe that most would consider "garbage". It's a matter of individual skill, experience, and a mindset that isn't plagued by Meta-Rot. Dual Swords are particularly effective against hordes of light infantry. If you aren't having trouble with armored enemies because you range attack most if not all of them down, or you have teammates that are more effectively dealing with them, than Dual Swords are the way to go to combat hordes of unarmored enemies with their unique 50% increased crit chance on their light 3 and light 4 attacks that can help proc swift slaying more often and deal overall more damage.
Not meta doesnt mean bad. That some weapons can be amazing for everything, doenst make weapons that specialize in one or two jobs to be bad, plus elf weapons are amazing overall. Plus, the game does allow for a decent range of player customization of gameplay style, going for the meta all the time fixates you on not finding your own style in wich you may play much better that with weapons or classes that doesnt mix well with your style or decision making
Aren't dual swords kinda bad?
Why would you even ask this question if you saw that I got 788 melee kills in this game? All of the elf's melee weapons can be made to work to their strengths. I may not be adept enough to showcase this myself, but I've seen more practiced players pull it off even with the Elven Axe that most would consider "garbage". It's a matter of individual skill, experience, and a mindset that isn't plagued by Meta-Rot.
Dual Swords are particularly effective against hordes of light infantry. If you aren't having trouble with armored enemies because you range attack most if not all of them down, or you have teammates that are more effectively dealing with them, than Dual Swords are the way to go to combat hordes of unarmored enemies with their unique 50% increased crit chance on their light 3 and light 4 attacks that can help proc swift slaying more often and deal overall more damage.
Not meta doesnt mean bad. That some weapons can be amazing for everything, doenst make weapons that specialize in one or two jobs to be bad, plus elf weapons are amazing overall. Plus, the game does allow for a decent range of player customization of gameplay style, going for the meta all the time fixates you on not finding your own style in wich you may play much better that with weapons or classes that doesnt mix well with your style or decision making