Level 13 Brawler: Should I use a weapon?

[Mithan4]

I am a Level 13 Brawler and wondering if I should use a weapon or go unarmed?Basically, looking for max damage obviously but wasn't sure wheather I should use some sort of glove, knuckle or even a staff or something.Thanks for the input. <div></div>

[x0rtrun]

Generally anything will be better than nothing. Whatever you can find. <div></div>

[ryuen]

Definately use weapons, they'll do more damage and should give some slight stat bonuses. If you stayed unarmed up to now because of the look then just get some fistwraps, they don't show and use the same combat animations, otherwise use whatever you can get your hands on at that lvl. <div></div>

[Pari]

<div></div><p>Any weapon is better than none. Most weapon give you a slight stat bonus at that lvl but increase your damage output. You hit harder with a weapon. Harvest some nodes to get a rare wood or metal and find a Woodworker or Weaponsmith to make you a nice weapon. It helps a lot.</p><p>Also some quests give decent weapons so you don't have to spend your hard earned money.</p>

[FelthLightbring]

<div></div>It's always fun to just bare fist your way through a ton of mobs but definitely get yourself a good weapon / weapons.  You will notice a difference for sure.

[Elarai]

yes definitely use weapons the difference is astounding, what i found a good choice for most of my levels were staves<div></div>

[Mithan4]

Thanks guys.I am impressed I have kicked so much [expletive haxx0red by Raijinn] from 10 to 13 WITHOUT a weapon.<div></div>

[Supernova17]

You can look into getting crafted Fistwraps in the future which gives the appearance of fighting without a weapon, but still gives the damage and stat bonuses if you like that style.<div></div>

[x0rtrun]

<div><span><blockquote><hr>Mithan4 wrote:Thanks guys.I am impressed I have kicked so much [expletive haxx0red by Raijinn] from 10 to 13 WITHOUT a weapon.<hr></blockquote>Being a brawler i would assume barefisted you would out damage other classes barefisted, seeing as going barefisted is an option for </span><span>bruisers. Also, mobs at this level aren't exceedingly difficult.Even at a higher level i've sometimes unequiped my weapons just to see what I can do. You do do damage, but it's noticeably less than a weapon. I'll have to parse that...</span></div>

[Coastwatcher]

<div></div>This topic came at the right time for me too. I'm also working my way through the Brawler stage and I notice that if I arm myself with some weapons my Attack rating goes DOWN than if I go bare-fisted. Why is that, and how can I tell (like if I'm browsing a weapons dealers's stock) whether a weapon will actually be better than bare fists as far as Attack ratings go ?

[x0rtrun]

I noticed this too right after the combat update. I would have a better attack rating with only one DW weapon equiped in the offhand slot than any other configuration. Go figure. I assume it's a display bug and that you'd really be doing better damage with proper weapons equiped.<div></div>

[Coastwatcher]

<div></div><p>A bit of an update : I was using barehands right after I chose Brawler (since the Rockbelly's cutlass from the IoR was useless now). My attack rating was in the 150's, I switched to a flail I got completing a quest and my rating went down to the 100's. I later got a 2H staff from another quest which was one level lower than my flail (and less damage range) but when I equipped it my attack rating shot up to the 200's ! ?</p><p>Is it somehow the type of weapon ? If the staff is a crushing weapon, and since I've trained up my crushing when I used barehand maybe that gave the staff the higher rating vs. the flail .</p>

[Pnaxx]

<div></div>I think a weapon of choice should be a roll of pennys!:smileyvery-happy: Bare fisted with a roll of coins in your fists.

[Waung]

<div></div>GL on the crafted weapons if you not making them yourself, from trying to gear up new alts of mine i've realized that weaponsmiths and armorers are now, on my server at least, charging if not more than close to same price for combines on tier 2-3 for tier 6.  i spend less on the rare components and fuels and everything else to make it to where the crafter has to do only ONE combine than if i were to just give a tier 6 rare to him and say i want this.