I seem to see a lot of people taking Mastery in dual-wielding, and I'm trying to figure out if I'm missing something or if I'm right that the last point doesn't make enough of a difference.
The first two points reduce both the offhand and mainhand penalties by 2, which is huge. But after two points the mainhand has no more penalty, and the third point simply reduces the offhand penalty by 2. Since the offhand is limited to a single attack per round, does spending an entire proficiency point on getting +2 to hit with that hand make sense? I would rather diversify my selection of weapons to specialize in, especially later in the saga when hitting your target becomes easier and easier.
The only sense I see in getting the third point is if you intend on being improved-hasted a lot, which is to my knowledge the only effect in the BG saga that grants additional APR with the offhand.
The first two points reduce both the offhand and mainhand penalties by 2, which is huge. But after two points the mainhand has no more penalty, and the third point simply reduces the offhand penalty by 2. Since the offhand is limited to a single attack per round, does spending an entire proficiency point on getting +2 to hit with that hand make sense? I would rather diversify my selection of weapons to specialize in, especially later in the saga when hitting your target becomes easier and easier.
The only sense I see in getting the third point is if you intend on being improved-hasted a lot, which is to my knowledge the only effect in the BG saga that grants additional APR with the offhand.
