Question about crushing skill

[Ozzio]

<p>I noticed in my persona / skills window that my crushing is 90/90 and is red. My h2h is 95 and my range is 95. I'm wondering why crushing is 5 points less?</p><p>I don't seem to have any item that would effect this. Do certain races get a penalty to certain weapon types? I am a gnome. I am also a 35 woodworker, so i can make myself fighting batons.</p><p>I'm going to be seriously ticked off if this is a race thing and i got woodworking to 35 for nothing. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/1069449046bcd664c21db15b1dfedaee.gif" border="0" /> Not to mention that i believe bruiser epic is crushing damage also.</p>

[Chanson]

<p>Are you in defensive stance?</p>

[Ozzio]

<p>Had to wait for server to come back up to check, Yep that was it. I didn't have stances on my hotbar cause no stance seemed better since i am still low level. I must have clicked it on when i removed it. Thanks <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Aule]

Up until around 70 (possibly higher now) you can probably get away with running around in offensive stance 100% of the time. At 90 though, I don't leave defensive stance any more, ever. Weapon skill bonus is so easy to come by too. I don't notice a difference in hit rates when i'm at 600 or 750.