I noticed that Dual Wielding has come out

I've been off RS for three years now, and I'm trying to RS Gold get back. I've been researching several of the latest releases in the time I've been away and am beginning to work things out, a bit.

I noticed that Dual Wielding has come out, and I was left with some questions. Prior to playing the game, I played with an Abyssal Whip and one Dragon Defender. Seeing as Dual Wielding has been introduced, I was wondering what it would be like to use an offhand weapon, as opposed in the Defender. This leads the next issue.

What offhand weapon should I choose if I want to use Dual Wielding? I was thinking there was a good chance that an Abyssal Whip offhand counterpart I couldn't obtain at this time, as I lacked the required abilities. So I decided either the Dragon Scimitar or a Dragon Dagger was the most appropriate however I could be wrong.

If between a Dragon Dagger & Dragon Scimitar for an offhand weapon can I tell which one to pick? This question is that, after having looked at Runescape Wiki the article states that both Dagger & Scimitar have exactly the same damage (576) and accuracy (1132). This leaves you to decide which one you like the look of or different? I was noticing this: the Dagger is actually much cheaper but I was thinking about why you'd opt for the Dagger over the Scimitar. Scimitar.

I'm aware that I have asked a lot of questions, but I'm back! I've just upgraded to 70 defence; basically, my goal is to buy runescape levels raise the three melee skill to 70 and then 75 before stopping for break. Att and Def are at 70 now, Str at 65.