Quote Originally Posted by Boci View Post
Thank you for proving my point. You had a non-standard game, in which, in one case, the rules became relevant. D&D is about having fun, which means its more important that the person who wants to wield two weapons can be competitive with the fighting styles. That will not be a niche scenario. The fact that there can be a niche scenario in which it is "cool" is a poor reason to have a popular archetype under supported.
The game was also about having fun, where the disparity in equipment contributed to the fun. That's my point, that "about having fun" doesn't actually favor one of these conclusions over the other.