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Message: <blockquote data-quote="brento766" data-source="post: 1335224" data-attributes="member: 15020">hrmm...I think you guys are forgeting one main point, it is a stick.  The reason that everyone wants to boost it is because they see sweet fighting scenes like in the matrix when he pulls that pole out of the ground and opens a can of whoopass.  To give a realistic example, if you had to fight just some random guy that was not more or less powerful or proficient than yourself, what would you rather have, a longsword or a staff?  Yeah the guy can swing the stick at you but he would have to swing hard and for a long time before he could do some real heavy damage to you.  A sword can cut you and you are not really afraid of it breaking because it is mad of steel.  Don't get me wrong, I think the staff is a sweet weapon and harbor a lot of respect for anyone who knows how to use it but there is a reason that it deals less damage and is an overall crappy weapon: it is a stick that technically anyone can swing.imo I agree with aerodm.  If you are going to give it some ability, make it mundane and make there be a partial consequence to it, such as having to take -2 to your attack to use it even though it is better because if you just give it reach or more damage, you are improving on a system we rely on being at least pseudo balenced.  It is like saying, i think that because I really trained hard I should be able to take weapon spec twice because I just know how to hit really hard and good.</blockquote>

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