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Originally Posted by mropey
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Elaborate.
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There were at least two eras of upgrades during Velious. June 2001 and October 2001. Blackstone Maul's upgrade was part of the 2-hander revamp patch in October 2001.
June 2001 was a huge overhaul of Velious weapons and armor from Kael, Sleepers, and NToV. Most 2-hand weapons still have damage/delay ratios less than 1.0. A lot of the drops (for the effort required) were trash compared to items from random mobs in Seb and KC, much less VP loot. Examples:
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October 2001 included a patch that revamps 2-handed weapon damage and also upgraded 2 handed weapons game wide, many to dmg/delay ratios greater than 1.0. This patch also introduced new rogue piercers and monk weapons (Fist of Lightning, Wurmscale Fistwraps, etc.).
Examples:
Facesmasher
1.0 - Initial
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2.0 - June 2001
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3.0 - October 2001
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Twisted Steel Bastard Sword
1.0 - Initial
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2.0 - June 2001
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3.0 - October 2001
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