Bruiser Offensive Stance Gives No skill bonus for T7 Pierce / Slash Weaponry

[Parasite]

<div></div><div>Hello there ,</div><div> </div><div>Has anybody noticed yet that our offensive stance only improves crushing and ranged ?</div><div>So why are we getting Piercing / Slashing Fabled weapons only bruisers can use ?</div><div>Are they going to add these skills into our offensive stance ?</div><div> </div><div>I am currently using a ravasect shredder to get my slashin skill up but thats about it.</div><div>Hope to get some Twin Calamity's later on to raise piercing but think i will only be using them on mobs that resist crushing</div><div>or when tanking but not as dps role.</div><div> </div><div>Greetz</div>

[Quicksilver74]

<div>Live Update 21 is fixing this</div>

[Radigazt]

<div></div><div>That's excellent news.  How are they fixing this?  Are they changing the buffs from Crushing/Ranged only to Crushing/Slashing/Piercing/Ranged?  So Slashing and Piercing will get the same buffs in the offensive stance as Crushing, or are the buffs different by type?  Hopefully, the Slashing and Piercing are exactly the same as the Crushing.  If so, that's a good change IMHO.  Otherwise balancing top level gear is going to prove most problematic. </div><p>Message Edited by Radigazt on <span class="date_text">03-09-2006</span><span class="time_text">11:08 AM</span></p>

[PhozFa]

I assume it'll be like all fighter's off stance, P/S/C/R skills will be exactly the same<div></div>

[sarsippi]

<div></div>Huh? We can actually raise slashing/ piercing skill? I saw the notes saying it would change and I was like, why? I thought we would always use crushing for our skill, but some weapons would do piercing/ slashing damage?I guess this was changed though... bleh.. thats lame, lol. I dont want to have to raise my skill, from like 30?

[PhozFa]

<span><blockquote><hr>sarsippius wrote:<div></div>Huh? We can actually raise slashing/ piercing skill? I saw the notes saying it would change and I was like, why? I thought we would always use crushing for our skill, but some weapons would do piercing/ slashing damage?I guess this was changed though... bleh.. thats lame, lol. I dont want to have to raise my skill, from like 30?<hr></blockquote>I haven't found a piercing weapon (thou drooled over crab's) but as far as slashing they are easy to obtain (t7) and i haven't had that hard of a time maxing it. Dual Wield it with a crushing based weapon and you lose out fo some dps but not all that much. CAs do alot fo dps. I do't suggest tanking like that but mild solo mobs of assisting in groups you'll be fine and it'll be maxed in no time.</span><div></div>