Bruiser Slash and Pierce Weapons

[Carouz]

<DIV>i have a level 26 bruiser</DIV> <DIV>when i visit a broker, i am presented with a nice list of crushing weapons</DIV> <DIV>but when i request a list of slashing or piercing weapons, i dont understand what i am seeing</DIV> <DIV>for example, i listed available slashing weapons this morning</DIV> <DIV>the list included long swords and axes, but the long swords and axes were shown in red, and when i examined them, it said i don't have enough skill to use the weapon (even tho i restricted my search to bruiser lvl 26 slashing weapons)</DIV> <DIV>the list also included various cesti, but when i examined them, it said they were crushing weapons (even tho i restricted my search to slashing weapons)</DIV> <DIV>i am more than a bit confused</DIV> <DIV>there r a number of mobs that r immune to crushing attacks but not to slashing or piercing attacks, so if my bruiser can use slashing or piercing weapons, i'd like that option</DIV> <DIV>what am i not understanding or doing wrong?</DIV>

[tupercent]

<P>The cestii's check against your crushing skill but will in fact deal slashing damage.</P> <P> </P> <P>Proh - 60 Bruiser - The Bazaar</P>

[Turb]

I expect the red weapons are L9 and under, that you could have used when you were that level and hadn't committed to be a brawler, but no longer. I noticed this before, and it's weird.The cesti/cestus are non-crushing weapons that you can take for slash/pierce damage, and as the previous post says, crushing skill is always used for the 'to hit' part.

[Xaevyn]

I just became a brawler last night and noticed when i dinged 10 that my sword i got from the Isle turned red and no longer would do any damage except when i used my skills. <p></p>

[Quicksilver74]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Xaevyn wrote:<BR>I just became a brawler last night and noticed when i dinged 10 that my sword i got from the Isle turned red and no longer would do any damage except when i used my skills. <BR> <P></P><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>That is because brawler do not use swords/axes/daggers/shotguns.  </P> <P>We use staffs, batons, cestii's and other fist weapons.  If you can manage, leave teh sword equipped as long as humanly possible.   If you can make it to lvl 60 while still having yoru sword equipped.... you'd look really cool!</P>

[Salam]

<div></div>Don t bother i found my answers <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> <div></div><p>Message Edited by Salam on <span class=date_text>10-30-2005</span> <span class=time_text>08:59 AM</span>

[Jezekie]

Both our Slashing and Piercing based weapons default to using the Crushing skill. You won't see increases in either the Piercing and Slashing skills ever, they have no impact on your preformance with Cetii or Cestus weapons, only the Crushing skill matters in that calculation.