SheetMonk wrote:
Was it only a display bug? With wraps on my toon was hitting for about 1 or 2 on auto. If I pulled the wraps out of the primary I would hit for around 5 - 8 on auto.
Yes, only a display bug.
Bare fists hit for higher numbers because technically they count as a two-handed weapon. Why that instead of two dual-wield weapons? I dunno, that's just how they were set up in days of yore. What that means is you don't attack with bare fists unless both your primary and secondary slots are empty. If you equip only one weapon and leave the other slot bare, all you're doing is cheating yourself out of one weapon.
It occurred to me that knowing the damage rating for bare fists at each level would be useful for brawlers. I'll work on that, but in the meantime I'll give you the basic facts.
Brawler bare fists are the equivalent of a store-bought 2H weapon of the brawler's level with a 2.5 delay. "Store-bought" being like the weapons you see NPC weapon vendors selling, which have no stats. In other words, they aren't something you'd want to use if you can avoid doing so. Even a basic handcrafted 2H staff of your level would be better.
However, the strength line of the brawler Achievements makes a significant difference in fighting unarmed that people are only now starting to realize. It will really manifest itself once people start putting a lot of points into it.