Well, im thinking about a one handed character and im considering my options,(sword shield, sword spell etc.) but by the looks of things the dual wielding seems to be useless outwith perks, so is this true?

You're gonna take a lot of damage without block as a dual-wielding warrior, so you might struggle without perks to get sufficient damage in before you die. That said, I haven't played a dual-wield character, so I'm not exactly an authority on the subject.

Nope, it's actually pretty strong. But why would you play dual wield and not use the perks? It makes the thing even better because you're sacrifice all defense for offense and the perks help you with that.

Edit: I want to add that one of the best shouts for dual wielders is time slow. It greatly helps you to dodge attacks while you turn your foes into mincemeat.

no you cannot dual wield questions I have tried