have a question about advanced weapons brand new to the 2e system

[belgrath9344]

ok forgive me for Being a noob here but around the forums in discussion about firearms people keep saying that advanced weapons come with a -2 to hit why is that I've seen nothing about-to hit modifiers in the crb weapons rules?

[MEATSHED]

Its because fighters and gunslingers have better proficiency in simple and martial weapons than advanced weapons. For example gunslingers start with expert proficiency (which adds 4+level to hit) with simple and martial firearms and crossbows but only trained proficiency (which adds 2+level to hit) with advanced firearms and crossbows.

[belgrath9344]

MEATSHED wrote:

Its because fighters and gunslingers have better proficiency in simple and martial weapons than advanced weapons. For example gunslingers start with expert proficiency (which adds 4+level to hit) with simple and martial firearms and crossbows but only trained proficiency (which adds 2+level to hit) with advanced firearms and crossbows.

thanks

[Perpdepog]

It's more accurate to say that they aren't getting a +2 to hit that other weapons are getting, but that's also clunkier than saying -2.

[Nik Gervae]

It would be simple enough to say "a relative -2 to hit", but oh no it's a whole extra word to type.