Hand to Hand

[windblown79]

Has anyone gone far enough into Close Combat to know what's in the Master Hand to Hand skill tree?

I'd like to make a hand to hand character, but don't want to spend the effort if there isn't some worthwhile payoff.

Thanks

[anemian]

I think magic amplifiers count as fist combat. I just know that I heard it in Universe chat so it might not be right.

[sidusar]

A select few crazy people have mastered the Hand to Hand skill, yes.

Not me, I'm not crazy enough, but I do know there is no such worthwhile payoff. No special technique that becomes available at level 250, no sudden exponential increase in your damage output after level 200, nothing. It does ofcourse scale with level as does any skill, but there's no point where it suddenly becomes much better (as elemental magic does with the racial spells at level 125). For Hand to Hand combat, what you see at 50 is what you get at 250.

[ajsuk]

Bah, being lvl 249 and able to nerf everyone's xp by punching a plod on the nose has gotta be a special skill.

[fiach]

LOL that actually happened one night, the plods went amok and ran into the mages, one of whom had 250 in CC, he double clicked on one of the plods by accident and punched it, XP nerfage ensued of course, incredibly cool IMO

[sidusar]

Some consider the ability to be in parry-mode while casting or the ability to win any naked fistfight a "worthwhile payoff" too.

But I think you get my point.

[murmadog]

beware, monks hides around us...

[acridiel]

beware, monks hides around us...

Nonono, must be Chuck Norris revenge

Or Bruce Lee. (*lol* now that´s creative 0ô!!)

CU
Acridiel

[windblown79]

Thanks for the information, Sid

That's what I was afraid of. Old game lore talks about "Kamic Fist" practicioners, but it looks like something that was never really implemented.

Maybe someday...

[sidusar]

Kamic Fist hmm? I believe that's one of the titles still in the Ring system. Along with dozens of other titles which all hint at things that were never implemented.