weapon skill levels matter?

[darkkken]

lvl 6 magic weapon - i am at lvl 10 in magic weapons - does it give me more bang for my buck? i am waiting for the lvl 10 weapons
same with heavy weapons - once i get rid of the penalties does it help to put more points there?
same for strength, it does not seem to increase hit points so i have remained at 71 for the last 10+ levels TIA for the info guys

[goldenwarrior69]

Darkkken qoutes: "lvl 6 magic weapon - i am at lvl 10 in magic weapons - does it give me more bang for my buck? i am waiting for the lvl 10 weapons
same with heavy weapons - once i get rid of the penalties does it help to put more points there?
same for strength, it does not seem to increase hit points so i have remained at 71 for the last 10+ levels..."

Yes, it definitely does give you more hit points with your staffs, scepters, etc. to level up in Magic Weapons. The skills database on this site says that this skill gives you:

The ability to wield magic weapons in combat and take advantage of their magical abilities

So it’s not only just to wield them. Your assumption is also correct for Heavy Weapons. The skills database says that this skill gives you:

The skills database says that the HW skill gives you:

Combat skill with heavy weaponry, such as great swords, battleaxes, etc. Advanced strikes gained at skill level 5 and higher.

So you do get advanced strikes, but only after level 5. As for Strength, you are unfortunately laboring under a misconception...this just enables you to wield heavier weapons, armor, and shields, but does not increase hit points. I hope this clarifies matters for you. lol,

GW

p.s. Would you like to join a group Quest? see my TOTD thread for details...

[swcarter]

It looks like we just quoted the manual in the sections on attributes and skills, and so who knows what's actually true in the game. From what I've seen, there isn't any reason to improve weapon or armor skills once you've removed the penalty from the equipment you want to use. Adding more strength should do something, but I don't remember what.

SWC

[darkkken]

Originally Posted by goldenwarrior69

Darkkken qoutes: "lvl 6 magic weapon - i am at lvl 10 in magic weapons - does it give me more bang for my buck? i am waiting for the lvl 10 weapons
same with heavy weapons - once i get rid of the penalties does it help to put more points there?
same for strength, it does not seem to increase hit points so i have remained at 71 for the last 10+ levels..."

Yes, it definitely does give you more hit points with your staffs, scepters, etc. to level up in Magic Weapons. The skills database on this site says that this skill gives you:

The ability to wield magic weapons in combat and take advantage of their magical abilities

So it’s not only just to wield them. Your assumption is also correct for Heavy Weapons. The skills database says that this skill gives you:

The skills database says that the HW skill gives you:

Combat skill with heavy weaponry, such as great swords, battleaxes, etc. Advanced strikes gained at skill level 5 and higher.

So you do get advanced strikes, but only after level 5. As for Strength, you are unfortunately laboring under a misconception...this just enables you to wield heavier weapons, armor, and shields, but does not increase hit points. I hope this clarifies matters for you. lol,

GW

p.s. Would you like to join a group Quest? see my TOTD thread for details...

i think it doesn't matter because i see no improvement in the damage numbers that flash DURING battle once penalties are removed - the only thing i see that actually increases damage is agility (speed maxes out at 262) allowing more hits faster, and dexterity (i have not maxed out strike, anyone know the cap?) which is 82 and still rising - THX for the input guys i'll post if strike maxes out unless it is redundant...
BTW i DO advance these stats at random anyway beyond my needs to be able to wear i.e. deathplate armor when i got it in draedoth dungeon, it helps to be prepared

[Brihare]

What about strength? I've noticed that after 25 str the Damage attribute goes about by 1 per strength...so wouldn't jacking up strength increase damage as well?