Are weapons the best part of a bruiser?

ilik · 10-20-2005, 06:58 AM

WAs just wondering because seems like every post talks about using a mace or something. Wanted to know because I'm a brawler and am going to be picking soon whether to betray or not. How about fists, how do they do with those?

Laha · 10-20-2005, 08:36 AM

ilike7 wrote:

WAs just wondering because seems like every post talks about using a mace or something. Wanted to know because I'm a brawler and am going to be picking soon whether to betray or not. How about fists, how do they do with those?

I use fistwraps myself, I like em. I think its a matter of preferance to everyone. However some mobs are immune to certain kinds of damage.

Colossaltitan · 10-20-2005, 04:20 PM

If your talking about fists, as in fighting completly barehanded. It is cool, and you do okay damage, but not as much as you'd be doing with 2 rare weapons or a good 2hander. Also, Barehanded fighting cannot hit names, epics, etc. Will light up "Immune."

ilik · 10-21-2005, 12:14 AM

Yes that'd be nice to have those weapons but I'm talking fistwraps or maybe gloves of some sort(sorry don't know much about weapons you can get with a bruiser SMILEY

) are those any good compared to two handed weapons or anything? If so please list some that I can get from quests or just hunting, both fist weapons and swords etc.

Turb · 10-24-2005, 12:08 PM

One thing that is a shame though is there seems to be no Hertiage Quest weapons for bruisers/monks. Yes, there's armour pieces and activatables, but stuff like PGT, BBC, Ghoulbane, SBH etc all looks nice on the wall but I want something I can use SMILEY

StoneySilen · 10-24-2005, 02:16 PM

There are a few spells that we have that do less damage if ANYTHING occupies our weapon slots (according to spell info, not verfied). But I still find it better to take the lesser damage from those few rare spells then not have my two 15.2dps weapons equipped. I really think they need to fix bruisers and make it so we can do barehanded as good damage as a good weapon for our level. Maybe not as good as a Legendary/Fabled weapon but better then most other things. Or change it so fistwraps don't count as weapons being equipped. I mean who wants cruddy barehanded damage when you can equip a weapon and do much better? Same problem in EQ1 which they never fixed.

FYI my bruiser is 32.

Turb · 10-28-2005, 12:09 PM

There are a couple of other threads suggesting weaponless dps with offensive stance is better, but they may have Master versions and not be fighting targets immune to bare fist damage.

Quicksilver74 · 10-28-2005, 10:48 PM

I have never hit a T6 named epic mob with Bare fists, however I can hit weaker wpic mobs bare fisted, such as the Epicx2 mobs in Clefts of Rujark. I have parsed many times, and my barehanded dps is significantly less than when duel wielding.... though I have about 7 different fabled weapons, including 2 Tier 6 Fabled duel wielders.

10-20-2005, 08:36 AM	#2
Laha General Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 85	ilike7 wrote: WAs just wondering because seems like every post talks about using a mace or something. Wanted to know because I'm a brawler and am going to be picking soon whether to betray or not. How about fists, how do they do with those? I use fistwraps myself, I like em. I think its a matter of preferance to everyone. However some mobs are immune to certain kinds of damage.

10-21-2005, 12:14 AM	#4
ilik Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2	Yes that'd be nice to have those weapons but I'm talking fistwraps or maybe gloves of some sort(sorry don't know much about weapons you can get with a bruiser ) are those any good compared to two handed weapons or anything? If so please list some that I can get from quests or just hunting, both fist weapons and swords etc.

10-24-2005, 12:08 PM	#5
Turb General Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,117	One thing that is a shame though is there seems to be no Hertiage Quest weapons for bruisers/monks. Yes, there's armour pieces and activatables, but stuff like PGT, BBC, Ghoulbane, SBH etc all looks nice on the wall but I want something I can use __________________

10-24-2005, 02:16 PM	#6
StoneySilen General Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 883	There are a few spells that we have that do less damage if ANYTHING occupies our weapon slots (according to spell info, not verfied). But I still find it better to take the lesser damage from those few rare spells then not have my two 15.2dps weapons equipped. I really think they need to fix bruisers and make it so we can do barehanded as good damage as a good weapon for our level. Maybe not as good as a Legendary/Fabled weapon but better then most other things. Or change it so fistwraps don't count as weapons being equipped. I mean who wants cruddy barehanded damage when you can equip a weapon and do much better? Same problem in EQ1 which they never fixed. FYI my bruiser is 32. __________________

10-28-2005, 12:09 PM	#7
Turb General Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,117	There are a couple of other threads suggesting weaponless dps with offensive stance is better, but they may have Master versions and not be fighting targets immune to bare fist damage. __________________

10-20-2005, 06:58 AM	#1
ilik Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2	WAs just wondering because seems like every post talks about using a mace or something. Wanted to know because I'm a brawler and am going to be picking soon whether to betray or not. How about fists, how do they do with those?

10-20-2005, 04:20 PM	#3
Colossaltitan Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,792	If your talking about fists, as in fighting completly barehanded. It is cool, and you do okay damage, but not as much as you'd be doing with 2 rare weapons or a good 2hander. Also, Barehanded fighting cannot hit names, epics, etc. Will light up "Immune."

10-28-2005, 10:48 PM	#8
Quicksilver74 Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 1,640	I have never hit a T6 named epic mob with Bare fists, however I can hit weaker wpic mobs bare fisted, such as the Epicx2 mobs in Clefts of Rujark. I have parsed many times, and my barehanded dps is significantly less than when duel wielding.... though I have about 7 different fabled weapons, including 2 Tier 6 Fabled duel wielders.