WM change?

[Daniisme]

Why on evrey post I see ppl write that wm will change and become useless....

Will this affect the gameplay  :

[rustyspoon]

Why on evrey post I see ppl write that wm will change and become useless....

Will this affect the gameplay  :

WM is currently useless. I think they're changing it to become useful.

[Strider]

this is a good thing for AGI builds especially. Like me!
there are very many STR build users currently and it will soon give AGI users a better benefit.

[Toodles]

I'd like to know if such a drastic alteration will warrant a respec free of xp loss, I'm planning on not retireing this time but I want to be sure my build won't be horribly gimped by a lack of WM.

[Bjord]

Yup. So if you have no WM, you're fucked. Giving everyone a free respec would be crazy, all those lvl 35 guys would be heavily rewarded.

Only affects your wpf, I think. Nothing else.

[callahan9119]

Somewhere chadz wrote "expect a total wipe of your wpf/wm when this gets implemented" (something like this, don´t remember where )

3. speed up the gameplay
Apart from the above mentioned speed overhaul, we will also implement a new WPF curve, resulting in higher maximum WPF numbers and buffing those with weapon master skills. You can expect your wpf points to be wiped when this happens.

[To Kill A Dead Horse]

Perfect for my build then

[Uumdi]

Why on evrey post I see ppl write that wm will change and become useless....

Will this affect the gameplay  :

Its the other way around.  WM is gonna be more useful.

Right now, with a melee only build, you get 111 wpf in the weapon skill of your choice.  Sure you can get 150 or 160ish if you max your weapon master on a balanced build, but you could also put those 6 or 7 skill points into ironflesh, or convert them for more stats.

I still use weaponmaster as a melee.  But honestly I had a better gen as a 27/12 armor crutching puutie with maxxed ironflesh instead of WM.  They're trying to make dedicated melee characters have more of an incentive to get it.