Why do I have more ATT without a weapon?

Without a weapon:

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http://i.imgur.com/afFJSGB.jpg

With a weapon:

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http://i.imgur.com/ntX3SYG.jpg

Bare Hand for Pirates has 22 Attack maybe.

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Originally Posted by JoeTang

Bare Hand for Pirates has 22 Attack maybe.

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And yet his damage range goes up when he equips the weapon.

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Originally Posted by SaptaZapta

And yet his damage range goes up when he equips the weapon.

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probably because there's a different formula to calculate weaponless pirates. Just a guess. one is probably a different multiplier

I remember vaguely Barehands weapon attack depends on your level and the formula is significantly pomegranatetier than Knuckles. The multiplier is 1.43 instead of 1.7.