Well, in my climb up the SIB weapon ladder, I had assumed this to be the case.
When you make the jump to the next weapon, it is at a much lower HA. It is the skill on that weapon that gains more quickly, but the weapon is treated as a new class in which you are lower skilled. Overall progress toward HA on UL weapons is unaffected, except that the overall skills will build.
So, for most hunters, once they get above lvl 30 skills in any weapon class, they will always have an eco "maxed" weapon to use, depending on whats available.
(warning: whining ahead)
But I have a history as a CBW (crying bitching whiner) on SIB weapons real hit ability. Why do I miss as much at 2 meters as I do at 60 meters on a maxed weapon?
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