>> Hi there, I'm Hire. 14th level bard on Vallon ZEK! I'm nearing
>> the magical L17 and dual wield, and I'm wondering what are the
>> most effective weapon? I was thinking of combine longswords
>> for a while, but it seems now-adays with my fine steel
>> longsword I'm missing 2/3 of my swings anyway (exaggeration
>> alert!). Recently switched to a fine steel short and even
>> though I went from 12 dmg per round to 8, I'm missing a lot
>> less. There is obviously a balance to be reached, so my question
>> is .. high delay : high damage? Or vice versa?

>Get a logfile parser. Fight the same mobs for a long time
>(i.e. camp a spot). Use one weapon half the time, use the
>other weapon half the time. Parse your logfile and figure out
>which one you do better with.
>--
>John H. Kim
>kim@...

I don't have the weapons, the patience, or the weapon skill.
Just looking for some advice is all. From the what has been posted,
it seems Sylly has had luck with piercing weapons (low damage/delay)

Unfortunately, my piercing skill is... one. So, any advice on good
slashers or blunt weapons? ( I have a feeling blunt weapons are
adjusted by Verant to have lower damage/delay ratios than equivalent
slashing weapons. )

-- Hire