Have tried to determine when it might have been boosted to 245, but I haven't been completely, 100% successful.
I did dig up a few more things:
- http://web.archive.org/web/200004110...per/skills.htmThe Concert Hall Skills Page (Pre Kunark) shows many of the combat skills at 200, with a caveat that they're assumptions/unproven.
- http://web.archive.org/web/200008221...per/skills.htmThe Concert Hall Skills Page (Mid Kunark) mostly matches our wiki Pre Feb 2001, except it shows Dual Wield at 225, suggesting it was a Kunark feature or close-to-Kunark patch change to boost Dual Wield to 225 at 60
- http://web.archive.org/web/200208200...99047220677943 Allakhazam comment from May 2001 suggesting 225 Dual Wield Cap, however, this comment is undermined by having an incorrect value for Defense, which we know was boosted in Feb 2001.
- http://web.archive.org/web/200103310...:80/skills.asp The earliest EQ Diva Skill Page Archive from March 2001 matches our wiki's Feb 2001 values, except it shows Dual Wield at 245 and Piercing at 225 (also, if you peruse the later archives, it seems like this higher Dual Wield is achieved pretty early in level, rather than taking until 60 to max). The EQ Diva's listed skill caps for Piercing, 1hb, etc also seem to boost appropriately in line with the Oct 2001 patch, making this information look more credible.
I think -- and would welcome more help if anyone has it -- that dual wield is boosted at Kunark to 225 -- and 245 at Velious. I'm unsure at what level these caps were hit, but they may have capped before 60.