Unarmed combat users should now have an easier time when dealing with elemental creatures. Attacking elementals without cold/hot flaring weapons will now mimic it's melee counterparts. Attacking elementals without proper gear (enchanted gauntlet's/boots) is still not recommended, but will result in much less damage than seen previously. Happy brawling!

-Viduus

Hitting an elemental with dragonsclaw active, but no enchanted gauntlets/boots will result in minor damage (5-10 points normally) to your limbs with each attack. So you can attack without enchanted gear, it's just not overly recommended.

The closet comparison to a UAC/dragonsclaw attack would be something like an ebladed melee weapon attack. Elementals actually dispel eblade, but it seemed really harsh to dispel dragonsclaw for this rare situation, hence the cursory damage.

-Viduus

>could we make all brawling weapons uac friendly? brawling weapons aren't that popular in general,why give people another reason not to use them

If anything, I'd go the opposite direction and disallow use of any. I don't plan on doing either, though.

>Considering the fact that there is a trade off (MM drops when using a weapon in hand) my rogue never uses even a weapon that is UAC compatible. The last time I can think she needed one was on Teras; she picked up a cold flaring weapon for use on the fire critters there. It sounds like this sort of thing is no longer necessary if one is using enchanted gloves/footwear?

There's an experience bonus for being empty handed as well. You really need legendary class weaponry to make it worth holding it on a UAC character.

You could have used cold flaring gloves/boots instead on Teras. While blessables will now work, you still should use cold flaring boots/gloves because you are only up against fire critters and get high flare damage. Its the Confluence which this change make huntable instead of impossible with UAC due to the simultaneous presence of different elemental types.

<No, Grapple is now replaced with throw?
No, Wraps now come in one piece that cover both hands and feet?
No, We can now wear leather arm and leg greaves that add to our DS or enhance TD?>

1. Grapple is great (messaging anyway)
2. Want to wear a onesie?
3. This would have to go to all characters, everyone isn't getting DBs and TD. Better suggestion is TD through a monk spell or lores. DS isn't really a problem.

Grapple's got some fine status effects tied into it, utility-wise, at least. https://gswiki.play.net/mediawiki/index.php/Grapple_critical_table_(UCS)

It ideally comes in handy when you're picking and choosing locations, especially against say casters that don't drop from crits. Punch and Kick are more along the lines of your big hitters- punch for the speed, kick for the bigshow. As an example, during the latest Kenstrom invasions, up against uncrittable and dangerously near-cap or post-cap casters, I've been doing neck and head grapples to keep them from casting- especially when they ignore BCS standards.

Admittedly though, while I use UAC a lot, it's not my main attack (which is twohanded melee), but it works pretty okay mixed in. Doesn't mean it couldn't use some work, though.

-james, bristenn's player

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A giant white bunny hurls a powerful lightning bolt at you!

You evade the bolt by a hair!

>Couldn't disagree more. Grappling can silence casters, rip limbs off, and is a great finisher (grapple neck--SNAP).

So can punch, and its better at all those things than grapple as well as being faster.