Does WoW have weapon grades?Follow

Haven't seen this anywhere before, but does WoW grade the weapons to a particular job like FFXI does?

For instance, a Dragoon was graded an A+ with a polearm type weapon and only C- with sword weapons.

This meant that your weapon skill would cap lower, so your attack power (and special weapon skills available to you) wouldn't be as good.

Does WoW have anything like this?

Yes, I know some classes can't use all weapon types (which is the way it should be), but can a Hunter (for instance) use axes just as well as daggers? Both is allowable equipment, but is one better then the other? Or is it just personal choice?

Talking about two different things.

I actually did say that I know some classes can't use all weapons, weapon grades are a different thing.

Say a class is rated A+ with Axes and C- with Swords. That would mean that Axes would be the weapon of choice because you can do more damage with it and learn special weapon skills sooner.


If I understand what I've read correctly, you can buy (train) the ability to use weapons that your class wasn't originally allowed to.

That's different from weapon grades.

Grades means better at using one weapon over another.

Thank god... that was one of the most annoying things about FFXI. If you wanted to be as great as you could be with a class, you had to use their A-rated weapon.

Ah, FFXI, the land where everyone's the same.

Yep... and you all had the same skills. Well, unless you had different subjobs, but even then, there's only so many subjobs that would work well with a Dragoon.

The lack of character customization, both skill and appearance-wise, was definitely one of major downfalls to that game. People want to be unique, not be carbon copies of everyone else.

Stupid SE.

ffxi weapon grade blows goat balls. its prob the aspect i hate most of the game. As you all pointed, people had the same weps and armor. I find it really stupid, why let a class use different weps if they excell using a frying pan.

Heck there are so many mmos out there that you see a 5 different warriors and there all unique.


If Blizzard decided to do somthing like this (please read well i said decided) I would personally go to thier offices and slap em all with a huge trout.

Very well, Ill wait in line but make sure you inflict enough open wounds on em so i can add my special spices and salt into their wounds then marinade em so we can have a good cookout.

So in otherwords use a sledgehammer to damage your bat so it can get some sharp spots.


Oh OH then gut their bellies so we can play with their insides.

I don't want to kill 'em. Gotta leave 'em alive so they can fix the problem.

hmm equipping fish on my off hand...but can it be used as a wep?

Nothing will be more satisfying than killing a human with a trout. (in game wise)

Edited, Thu Sep 2 14:26:55 2004 by LordZanon

From what I understand, any class can get dual weild, just need to buy the skill right?

Wow, Seoman, I was reading this thread, and not the post that caught my eye, but WHERE you're posting from, you're up in New Hampshire, eh? I am down in Mass! :D

Hunters are not fully implemented yet. Pets only have a taunt for skills, all pets are same, pet damage is bugged, several aggro and combat related bugs with pets.. sure you don't want to try out a more fully developed class?

When did I say you were a beta tester? I was suggesting you try a class that's more fully developed, and then hunter at open beta or release when the class is done and polished...

Edit: Oh I see. No I was referring to what you would play in the stress test. You got into that, didn't you?



Edited, Thu Sep 2 15:31:10 2004 by JAEFo