It might not seem a lot but you do get a 5% better change of hitting someone
Áctually if you are a fighter, with this +1 weapon is the difference between your current level and your next because it lowers you thaco
That +1 to hit can be very important as you yourself must have notests sometimes your character end a battle wioth only 2 or 3 hp left, If that monster had a +1 weapon you would have been dead
It doesn't seem a lot but it's always useful
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