There is a game issue I'd like to discuss surrounding switching weapons, because as a stabber, gripper, warrior and user of proc weapons - things are complicated these days with the increased arsenal of options. Recently for example in MNM I stab and switch to a chopper to take advantage of a possible excruciating blow/chop combo. There isn't really a combination I don't use at some point as a tank...
Generally weapon switching has three important events...
1) Opening Weapon
2) After Opening Weapon
3) Change of Weapon On Mob Death
Eqmodes don't handle the issue correctly, (I think?) because depending on the mob I may stab, slash, grip, chop or strike the mob while not changing any worn eq, especially if I am tanking in AC.
These 3 events are not all able to be captured correctly using scripting which creates issues. For example, continuing to fight a second mob after the first dies triggers often unwanted weapon switches or a splork triggers a weapon swap when none is needed. MSDP can tell you what weapon you wear, but after a mob dies your status does not remain "FIGHTING" when continuing to fight a second mob so you can't mute a weapon change.
Weapon swaps factor on the mob, your eq mode or your desired opener. Coding the possibilities can lead to coding outcomes for 50+ possibilities. The inability to capture game data to precisely interpret the events correctly, and with rescues often requiring squelching changes makes this in my opinion one of the more difficult scripting issues.
I wonder how other players do it. But I'd be very interested to hear from Teker. I wonder if there could be a possibility of creating a eqset for weapons based around the 3 events... we could setup a profile where we set our opener weapon, our continuing weapon and a switch on death weapon if there is no second opponent. The idea being the switching would be done by the game automatically without the need to try and decipher the results of inconclusive game text.
But also if implementing this idea interfered with rebirth shop, whatever is happening with that... I'd much prefer rebrith shop of course!