One of my players is playing a two weapon fighter, but doesn't want to take the two weapon warrior archetype. However he wants to be able to use two weapons in a standard attack. There are a few feats from 3.5 that allowed for this. Would they be okay to include in pathfinder? The other alternative I suggested was to use the cleave feats, but to describe himself using his second weapon for the additional attacks. He really wants to go two weapon fighting for flavor even though the two handed fighter is so much more powerful generally.
He doesn't want to lose armor training and weapon training just to get two weapon fighting standard attacks.
Anyone can help in ideas please let me know
So would my idea of describing cleave as using his second weapon when he successfully uses his cleave feat work? He would then take cleave and improved cleave. He would also take two weapon fighting for the times he wants to do a full attack and ensure a second attack.
He doesn't like the swap outs of two weapon warrior except for the one that allows for two attacks as a standard.
The "attack twice as a standard action" feat from 3.5 is perfectly balanced. There's no issues with allowing it for PF.
Attack twice with Two weapons is mathematically equal to attacking once with a Two handed weapon. Hardly unbalanced, and likely is actually underpowered for a feat.
Allow it. He's paying a lot just being a TWF as it is.
==Aelryinth