Melee Skill = Spear???

[Runimatrix]

I was wondering on cetus cloak it has +2 to all melee skill and on temp maker it doesnt +to spear just wonderin if its just temp maker bug.

 

[Runimatrix]

bump

 

[Darksword]

it does add 2 spear

 

[arawem]

In midgard:

+ melee skill adds to: hammer, axe, sword, hand to hand and spear

Do not add to: left axe, bows, and critical strike.

 

[Zebolt]

The one at Mythic who didn't count left axe and critical strike as a melee skill must have been drunk ><

 

[Mikal]

if you are using kort's spellcrafter just remember to switch the class to hunter, and it should show +melee to give spear properly

and zebolt, +all melee are the primary weapon skills, imagine the bonus an SB would gain if +all melee benefitted both weapon, CS and LA skills, you must admit that'll be a bit overpowered. besides LA benefits from +all dual wield

 

[Appendix]

Some items have +All Dual Wielding skills, this obviously includes left axe, dual wield and celtic dual, but does it also include hand-to-hand?

 

[Nausilus^^]

Not to my knowledge.

Zebolt>
CS and LA isn't actually a melee skill of it's own. You can't spec in CS or LA and then use it by itself like you can with the "real" melee skills. They're merely extra utility/backup skill for the actual dmg skill line. Same argument can be used with h2h here.. h2h is a melee skill of it's own - you don't spec in it to increase the chance of offhand hits or dmg in offhand hits, but in order to gain weaponskill and weapon damage.

 

[harm]

H2H is primary melee only.

 

[IainC]

Some skills are 'primary' melee skills and will benefit from items that give + to all melee skills.
Slash, Crush, Thrust, Sword, Axe, Hammer, Spear, Polearm, 2 handed, Flex, Hand-to-Hand, Blades, Piercing, Celtic Spear, Quarterstaves, Scythes, Blunt and Large Weapons.
Some combat skills are 'secondary' melee skills and don't benefit from these bonuses - All dual wield/left axe skills, shields, parry and critical strike.

 

[Zebolt]

Zebolt>
CS and LA isn't actually a melee skill of it's own. You can't spec in CS or LA and then use it by itself like you can with the "real" melee skills. They're merely extra utility/backup skill for the actual dmg skill line. Same argument can be used with h2h here.. h2h is a melee skill of it's own - you don't spec in it to increase the chance of offhand hits or dmg in offhand hits, but in order to gain weaponskill and weapon damage.

and zebolt, +all melee are the primary weapon skills, imagine the bonus an SB would gain if +all melee benefitted both weapon, CS and LA skills, you must admit that'll be a bit overpowered. besides LA benefits from +all dual wield

Im aware of it. I still think it's stupid to name something + to ALL MELEE skills and don't include LA, CS, DW etc, cuz' they are MELEE skills aswell. If they only wanted it to be + to ALL PRIMARY MELEE skills they could have given it that name.. ^^