Originally posted by Nogen:

Originally posted by jonnin:

weapon skills over 50 really neutralizes the so-called 'stamina problem' where people run out in fights due to low skill and heavy draining weaponry. 75 is even better, but now you are talking a lot of time fighting.

The thing is, when you reach level 50 with a weapon, you should be able to manage your stamina in the game. If not, your clearly doping something wrong.

I agree: you should know how to manage it by the end of the forest, if this is what you are trying to say.

That does not change the effect of skill, though. For most weapons, 50 is a good place at current end game (mistlands). Below that by too much and you do less damage per hit while using more stamina per swing, at an alarming rate below 30! Above 50, you do even better to the point of trivial fights. At 75+ you can get away with lower tier or easy to make (eg grilled lox meat type stuff) foods even in a mine.