I agree a pick might use a slashing motion, however there are quests you can do as a newbie dwarven rogue and the reward is a pick, which uses the piercing skill.
I have never understood a weapon being too small for someone medium sized to use.. i mean ?? what ?? the handle to short for a medium creature to hold onto or what?
One thing to keep in mind is that most picks (pickaxes) have two heads usually. One is a spike for loosening dirt, the other is a broad head with a sharpened edge. Maybe this one has both heads sharpened. Who knows, it's a fantasy game. ;)
Obviously slashing means that it is wielded like a sword and dragged back along your enemies body, whereas piercing would be more of a thrusting sort of motion intended to impale. Slashing and piercing are weapon skills, not descriptions of the actual weapon.
Yes, if u stab with a sword it is a piercing motion, but this is not how the average sword is really intended to b used, they are normally slashing weapons. A rapier on the other hand is ment to pierce (and is labled as such) A pickax is also best used with a sweeping motion of the arm causing a long cut on the opponent's body, and this is slahing.
Picks were used against plate armour becuase of the protection such armour gave from slashing weapons - just look at the Bec du Corbin (Crow's Beak?) Picks pierced the armour, and the head/body beneath it, and were pulled back out of the same hole. If used badly, on unarmoured opponents, they may cause a ragged slash, but they were piercing weapons primarily.
ok its 12/29 with a 12pt effect velium shards. Can be used in either hand. Cannot be used by Half Elfs though =(
I recently aquired this weapon and with it I can hit anywhere from 20-40. The quest is relativly easy for a group of 34-40's. The proc doesn't do much but in battle an extra 12pts makes a difference.
#REDACTED,
Posted:Oct 16 2001 at 3:28 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) In reference to the guy above who states he had his alt ported to great divide to obtain an item from a mob his main just killed, I say thats a lotta crap. For those who have traveled to the land of ice and snow, the fact that ya hafta get the tooth from the dragon circle to be able to port there in the first place. So either way the alt character has to travel there on foot the first time. There is no port to GD available to any character unless he has the dragon tooth in his possession. Oh by the way before ya respond (if ya do - which i prolly wouldnt, feeling so embarassed) with some crap about giving a tooth to your alt ... nice try its no drop ... and LORE. So, not trying to bust yer bubble when ya say ya have done it many times ... thats a lotta crap
Well actually it isnt that hard. You can make the run from IC to GD at low level if you are careful. A high level sow can outrun anything on the way that aggroes and camo/invis make most things indifferent. A couple of higher level hp buffs(HB or SLN/symbol) could easliy keep you alive long enough to outrun something tat aggroed anyway. It is like crossing kith at night, you can do it at low level you just need to be careful.
#Anonymous,
Posted:Oct 08 2001 at 7:20 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) You 2 that said you completed this at level 15 and 1 away at 16 is the funniest thing i've read in all the eq sites. I dont care how uber you are your gonna get ripped to shreds.
Did you ever stop to think they might have had their alts ported to GD and then had them loot the corpses? I for one have done this and i know several others who have as well. Before you ridicule someone, please consider options carefully.
Ohh, and BTW...grats on soloing cazel with your lv12 enc, and on almost completeing your epic. I'm so proud of you.
Ok My warrior Norak just hit lvl 30 and it finally proc'd. to my dissapointment it was only the 12dmg proc. at least thats the most i have seen it do. have been fighting iceclad cougars but doubt their resistance is that high cause have seen it do as low as 2 dmg. either way a nice axe and still glad i did the quest especially when i have wurmslayer in my primary and this in secondary.
got this for my warrior at lvl 16 through the quest. No it doesnt proc at lvl 1 and i believe it does more dmg then the standard ones. He is lvl 20 now and still no proc. Will update this when i know how much it does.
not sure if this is standard for all velium-enhanced weapons, but the 3 different ones I've had didn't proc until 25. Since this is a quest item, it could be different, or I could just be drunk.
And the standard proc damage was 12 pts...consistently
#Anonymous,
Posted:Jun 14 2001 at 10:18 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) has any half elf bards tried to equip this slasher after he/she was in dark elf form? i doubt that verant would let that slip by but i just thought it might be worth a shot, post back here if it works or not.
#Anonymous,
Posted:Jun 09 2001 at 7:07 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Ack no half elves!! that is a seriously bad timing, I can't use it.
I am a level 14 half elf paladin, I am one claw from finishing this quest, it is better than the weapon I currently have. I am glad that I found out what it get from the quest, hehe
See you on the flip side, Lashal Dynasty of the Eclipse Vazaelle
Assuming the Velium Shards effect on this is the same as on the Velium weapons, it does 12 damage, and procs in the early to mid 20s. It procs with moderate frequency (I usually get hit with one or two procs when fighting Velium-armed Tizmaks).
The effect isn't so hot, especially on the plain Velium weapons, which have no where near this good a ratio, but its better than nothing.
I generally just give the Velium weps to newbies, myself, as I can remember the days when wisps were unbeatable because I only had a mino axe...
#Anonymous,
Posted:May 02 2001 at 2:39 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Maybe in dem overgrown melon heads dey tink demselves large, but me never seens a erudite remotely da size of a ogre, much less one of dem weak kneed barbs.
Race - PRIMARY SIZE/secondary size -------------------------------------------------- Barbarian - LARGE/medium Dark Elf - SMALL/medium Dwarf - SMALL/medium Erudite - LARGE/medium Gnome - SMALL Half Elf - MEDIUM/small Halfling - SMALL/medium High Elf - MEDIUM/small Human - MEDIUM Iskar - MEDIUM Ogre - LARGE Troll - LARGE Wood Elf - SMALL/medium
The primary is basically the majority of the items available to that race. The Secondary is the items outside of their size limit they can use, but it's limited for balance.
Half-Elves are Medium only. Erudites, I believe but im not certain are also Medium only. Halflings, Dwarves, and Gnomes are all Small only. To my knowledge the rest of the "How sizes work" post is correct. I just wanted to make a few corrections. If my post needs a few corrections, then please feel free to do so.
yeah, that's just poor game planning on Verant's part. Half elves are shorter than High elves, and thinner than dwarves, yet we can't wear small armor. WHAT GIVES?!?!
#Anonymous,
Posted:Feb 05 2001 at 12:22 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Can't figure why a race would be barred from using this type of weapon but oh well. Oh, nm. I see that it's reserved for small-using races.
#Anonymous,
Posted:Dec 29 2000 at 2:29 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Though the text is listed as showing it's usable by half-elf rangers like me, look closer. I just completed the cursed quest and found out my Elven Ranger friends can use it but I can't, you have no idea how flustered I am.
#Anonymous,
Posted:Dec 29 2000 at 7:39 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) LOL most quests in Thurgadain are for Small races or havent you noticed..
#Anonymous,
Posted:Dec 29 2000 at 7:31 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) pssst---- HIE stands for High elf not Half elf
You're a complete idiot. The guy says, clearly, in his post that HE LOOKED ON THIS PAGE BEFORE HE DID THE QUEST. The guy you were replying to did not ever be rude or disrespectful towards you or anyone else in any way. Why would you flame him? Idiot..
I feel the same frustration. I apparently pulled up the ONE page that listed classes but not races. So i completed the quest and found it was not something a half elf could use. In my humble opinion, and I am entitled to my opinion, I think since this item seems to be available to every other elf in Norrath, half elves should be no exception. I further think "pssst, HIE ...stands for high elf" didnt have to post such an insensitive remark.
Hey Duma. ;) and you are right, I have a 1/2 elf war i mess with and armor/weapons are tricky for them all around. Unfortunately there are many items that wont work for them. My first mistake was resizing Crafted items to save wt. /auction WTS bla bla bla :P Kyl
#Anonymous,
Posted:Dec 31 2000 at 11:48 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Pssst - if you read above pinhead, on the allakhazam description above the picture; it actually spells out HALF Elf, not HIE. That is what most people look at first, instead of the picture. Sheeesh at least be semi-observant if you are going to criticize someone else.
#Anonymous,
Posted:Feb 01 2001 at 9:52 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Read again you drooling moron. It does not say Half Elf, it spells out HIGH Elf.