Weapon Type

The weapon types include Distance, Fist, Club, Axe, and Sword.

Distance- Typically a paladin-only weapon type, the name explains it, it is a type of weapon that shoots from a distance. Distance weapons have no defense, so when you're using one, don't let the monsters reach you!

Fist- A totaly obsolete skill unless some fist weapons are implemented, The only upside is that you can use 2 shields, though it has not been verified that this acctually helps. Some people say the higher shield's defence is more important, others say both are equal.

Club- The cheapest of the weapon classes, you can typically get a warhammer for 2-3 thousand gp, and a skull staff is ussually between 10 thousand and 30 thousand, depending on the world. This weapon class is typically used by people who want to reach the top fast, but the top of clubs is much lower than that of Axe or sword.

Axe- Axes have a higher attack than the other weapon classes, and ussually a lower defence. Axes are ussually very expensive on newer servers, but can fall to very low later. The best "attainable" one hander is the Fire axe, which has an attack of 38. The best "attainable" two hander is the Dragon lance, which has an attack of 47. The annihalator one hander is the Stone Cutter's axe, which has an attack of 50.

Sword- One of the favored weapon classes, It is balanced in attack and defense, with the Bright sword having 36 atk and 30 def. It has a better defense than axes but can be very, very expensive on newer servers. A spike sword can be nearly unattainable on an extremely new server.

As a summary, don't choose fist, club, or distance if you're a knight.If you're a paladin, stick with distance.