i'm running shaman for the first time and I have them dual wielding right now. i had mace+mace on each and I decided to keep my options open so I put a dagger and an axe on them and tried to get my skill up on these alternate weapons, besides they were rated a little better than the maces I have. they won't skill up beyond about 220 of 260. I miss or give 1 hit point glancing blows with them. it's been two days and at least 4 or 5 hours of play. is there a problem with not using the same weapon? ( dagger+dagger or mace+mace ) because dagger+axe is not working. I switched back to mace+mace and even though they are rated lower than the axe+dagger I hit and get hit points and my skill is closer to 250 of 260.