# Using Katana "is to simple to train your piercing weapons"

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/using-katana-is-to-simple-to-train-your-piercing-weapons/14095>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [August 6, 2017, 2:55am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/using-katana-is-to-simple-to-train-your-piercing-weapons/14095 "2017-08-06T02:55:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fris0uman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/fris0uman/32/8607_2.png) [@Fris0uman](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Fris0uman)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 2:55am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/using-katana-is-to-simple-to-train-your-piercing-weapons/14095/1 "2017-08-06T02:55:26Z")

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So yeah, just got that message “This task is too simple to train your piercing weapons beyond 7” but I was using a katana. Don’t really know if it’s a bug or not but seems weird enought to signal it.  
I’m on build 6661.

 ![](http://i.imgur.com/HJ5J6A4.png)

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**Author:** ![DeWolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@DeWolf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DeWolf)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 6:17am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/using-katana-is-to-simple-to-train-your-piercing-weapons/14095/2 "2017-08-06T06:17:18Z")

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[quote=“Fris0uman, post:1, topic:14095”]So yeah, just got that message “This task is too simple to train your piercing weapons beyond 7” but I was using a katana. Don’t really know if it’s a bug or not but seems weird enought to signal it.  
I’m on build 6661.

 ![](http://i.imgur.com/HJ5J6A4.png)

Is it possible it might be due to the combat style you’re using. But yes I also though this message only applied to guns. And for some reason dodging.

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**Author:** ![nick0010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9a28c/32.png) [@nick0010](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/nick0010)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 12:18pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/using-katana-is-to-simple-to-train-your-piercing-weapons/14095/3 "2017-08-07T12:18:18Z")

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I believe it depends on what youre attacking. Regular zombies are easy targets and can only train you so high before its basically like swinging at a wall. Try bigger things that dodge better.

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**Author:** ![tarburst98](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tarburst98/32/1355_2.png) [@tarburst98](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/tarburst98)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 1:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/using-katana-is-to-simple-to-train-your-piercing-weapons/14095/4 "2017-08-07T13:14:56Z")

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nick0010 it’s not about not being able to raise above 7, it’s about it being a katana, a slashing weapon, complaining about piercing skill.

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**Author:** ![nick0010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9a28c/32.png) [@nick0010](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/nick0010)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 6:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/using-katana-is-to-simple-to-train-your-piercing-weapons/14095/5 "2017-08-07T18:08:17Z")

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God damn it i cant read today at all.

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**Author:** ![Szara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@Szara](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Szara)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2017, 12:11am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/using-katana-is-to-simple-to-train-your-piercing-weapons/14095/6 "2017-08-09T00:11:56Z")

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Weapons that have multiple damage types can train both those skills. But since the katana is bashing and cutting… That doesn’t make much sense. Unless you have a katana with piercing somehow. Mutations that grant attacks don’t seem to increase weapon skills (that I’ve been able to determine from testing). I can’t replicate this bug in my testing, even using the style it doesn’t want to touch piercing.

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**Author:** ![Fris0uman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/fris0uman/32/8607_2.png) [@Fris0uman](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Fris0uman)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2017, 2:44am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/using-katana-is-to-simple-to-train-your-piercing-weapons/14095/7 "2017-08-09T02:44:45Z")

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I’ll try to post more detail about it if it happens again