Should I bother with 1hs and/or 1hb?

[EZ_Fyesaya]

Hello, fellow rogues.

Right now, I'm a level 11 rogue. I've played a rogue before but had to delete it, and I've watched a friend level a rogue into the end game, so I'm a little familiar with their skills and abilities.

My question is, should I bother raising 1hs/1hb, or just stick to piercing all the way? Here are my weapons:

Primary: Fungusbeast Spine
Secondary: Ancient Rujarkian Goblin Dagger

For 1-hand blunt, I have a Grand Scepter of Ice
And for 1-hand slash, I have a Defenders Lightblade.

I'm using the Fungusbeast Spine for BSing, and I know ratio is king is secondary. Most of the time, I will use the ARGD simply for the BS modifier. But should I even bother raising 1hs and 1hb with these weapons? From what I read on these boards, it seems all the high-end rogues are using two piercers.

[Jazya]

Not sure what kinda damage you get out of that scepter, but Jade Mace is a good weapon for skill-ups.

Defender's Lightblade is ridiculously slow. See if you can get one of those fast Velium Warswords cheap, or you can always grab a Centi Shortsword...

[EZ_dugannw]

I didnt use anything but pokers till 53ish and never bothered with 1hb or 1hs, then I got a 1hs. Truth is, it doesnt take very long in the 50s to max a 1handed weapon with max haste and using it offhand.

I recently took up 1hb for the heck of it (at 65) and in 2 xp sessions of about 2hours each, 1hb in offhand went from 0 to 180ish. My advice is to not worry about it too much, it will be easier to raise at higher levels with max haste and higher stats.

And like Jaz suggested, get faster weapons for when you do want skill increases. Marauder Snowblind, Barbarian Deceiver
Elder Dugann, Barbarian ProhphetEdited by: dugannw at: 1/5/04 8:22 am

[EZ_Koer]

Its true I've not used a 1HB/1HS for many many months, but why would you not want them maxed for "just in case". Marauder Koer Poisondirk and Koerin Scales
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[EZ_Fyesaya]

I'm thinking that I'm going to be using these weapons for a long time. I got them all cheap, and in order to get upgrades that would be worth saying, "Holy crap, I better max 1hb/s!", I would have to raid places that I'm unable to raid, or shell out a LOT of plat, which I don't have.

So, unless I get really lucky, I'm stuck with these weapons. The Lightblade is quite slow, and I'm not really relying on it as a skill-raiser. The scepter (with it's magic dmg) has a slightly better ratio than the ARGD, but the BS modifier puts the dagger over the top.

How far do you think I can get with the Fungusbeast/Ruj. Dagger combo? ...being a casual, rarely-raiding player.

Is the Ruj. Dagger so much better than the scepter and lightblade that I can forget about raising those skills?

[EZ_Agra]

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