Game Mechanics: Sharpening rusty weapons

[sykotic]

I've been farming rusty/tarnished weapons in FoB for a little while now, and was planning on sharpening them to gain blacksmithy.

However only about 1/2 of the weapons that are dropped will even combine in a forge with the stone (even if they are the same weapon) . The name and stats of the weapons do not change either after a message that the combination was successful.

I have not gained any smithy skill either, but that could be due to not enough attempts.

Also, weren't there more than 3 weapon types dropped around cab?

[Morrale]

Skeletons in FoB have a chance of dropping weapons that are already tarnished, which naturally cannot be sharpened. Perhaps this is the problem you are encountering with some weapons not combining?

As for weapon types, skeletons and Forsaken Iksar in the area around Cabilis only drop 3 - the Fer'Esh, Sheer Blade, and Shan'Tok. Frogloks, however, drop the classic weapon types, like maces and spears.