Editing Master of Arms (section)

== Weapon Skill Update ==
Weapon skills have been revamped. See [[Announcements - 2012/02 - Master of Arms#Weapon Skill Changes|Weapon Skill Changes]] for details.

* [[Weapons]] have been updated to use the new combat [[skills]]. Many weapons were also rebalanced.
* Any item with a weapon skill spell and/or cantrip will be updated to one of the new skills.
* [[Weapon Mastery]] was introduced and all new characters will now start with a weapon that matches their skill and [[Weapon Mastery|weapon mastery]] combination.
* New spells have been added for the [[Shield]], [[Recklessness]], [[Dual Wield]], [[Dirty Fighting]], and [[Sneak Attack]] [[Skills]].
* All [[Creatures]] have also been updated to use the new [[skills]].
* Base damage of quarrels significantly increased.
* Increased maximum damage of loot two handed weapons to compensate for the one handed melee damage increase.
* [[Multi-Strike]] weapons should now be able to be tinkered (only the new ones).
* Rare gems added for the new [[Shield]], [[Recklessness]], [[Dual Wield]], [[Dirty Fighting]], and [[Sneak Attack]] [[Skills]].
* Loot-generated Thrown Weapons no longer mention the Strength attribute
* Upon logging in, existing players will be able to receive a free [[Weapons#Weapon Sets|Quest Weapon]] from a selected list on a vendor and 6 tokens to purchase [[Foolproof Salvage]] and other special weapon tinkers, refer to [[Armor and Weapon Augmentations#Weapon Augmentation Stacking|Weapon Augmentation Stacking]] for further details.
* New skill [[spells]] can now be found on [[Cloaks]].
* Added rare gems for the new [[Shield]], [[Recklessness]], [[Dual Wield]], [[Dirty Fighting]], and [[Sneak Attack]] [[Skills]].