I'd say that you're not lost, just overthinking the situation. Think of those weapon training prerequisites as being there for exactly that - you need further training in order to use that weapon. As a privateer part of your training is to be able to use a sword and shield. Similarly buccaneers are trained to use large two-handed. If you want to use heavy, destructive, and otherwise unwieldy weapons like them (or staves that channel powerful magic), then you need further training to use them properly.

Gameplay-wise you could view it as a way for each class to have its own signature weapons and combat styles, and in order for other classes to use them, they need to spend the practice points to get those signature weapons.

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Calamity PixieShad... on Sep 7, 2014 wrote:

Not what I was asking. (Although re-reading my initial post I did a poor job of asking my question). Let me try again.

For Combo weapons do you need to have both talents trained in order to use the weapon?

I ask because I am able to equip one slashy /smash combo, but not another.

~Clumsy Calamity

Underneath the weapon name you may see something like "Smashy/Slashy Weapon."

That simply lets you know what talents will benefit the weapon. In this case, you'll get damage bonuses if you have either Smashy or Slashy.

On the left hand side of the weapon card, you may *also* see, "Requires: Smashy Weapons 2."

This is the actual requirement to equip the weapon.