I've been gone for a long time and recently came back. With all the changes in 3.0 I'm doing a lot of relearning and switching things about.

So my question is this:

Is brawling a viable primary weapon skill now when compared against other weapons available, or is it still like it's been in the past, basically just a fun way to earn extra tdps?

It's peppy. And grows nicely with physical stats.

Samsaren

I also have a brawling primary character. It's definitely viable, but personally I would not recommend it under most circumstances. Brawling gear is not currently craftable to the same standards as other weapons, the damage does not feel as good as weapon damage, there's not nearly as much versatility as some weapons (especially Staves and Polearms), and the GMs don't often release cool brawling weapons for special events or auctions.

That said, in rare cases it may be worthwhile, such as with an Empath or Warrior Mage, as their only melee weapon buffs are to Brawling.


- Navesi

>>Warrior Mage's can buff every melee weapon,

They can what now? I need to have a talk with Saragos...


- Navesi

Can buff all ranged weapons, too, without the caveat of no AEG. Unless things have changed during my hiatus, I can't think of a more potent PvP combo for Warrior Mages than bow/xbox + offhand-throw + TM. (Yes you can off-hand throw with a bow... just have to be quick, i.e. macro.) Crazy damage with no weaknesses if you use your disablers and -balance spells right. It's good to train all weapons, but you only really need those.

>>TM +damage foci have made weapons somewhat obsolete in PvP for WMs

Kinda hope so, having to rely on a secondary offense in lieu of a primary offense seems a wee silly.

Samsaren