I hit 38 the other day and received Clumsy Whirl II after meditating. Now it hits for decent damage. I guess the low damage against 30+ mobs with Clumsy Whirl I is just VG's way of letting you know that ability is due for an update.
It still seems like something is wrong with it (Clumsy Whirl I), shouldn't it have hit for at least close to the stated damage against mobs until it reached the level 38 cap?
Clumsy Whirl seems to be bugged, I played for about 4 hours and used it every time I could. My damage range was from 1 to 5 points of damage except for the one time I managed to get one off for 7 points and got an epic with an additional 76 points of damage.
I was using bare fists, T4 flawless wraps of striking, T3 superior martial sword & staff, and used all 3 of my stances. It didn't make one bit of difference..
Two typical excerpts from log:: [22:52:37] [22:52] <GREEN>You successfully perform Swaying Step III. [22:52:41] [22:52] You begin autoattacking. [22:52:41] [22:52] Your <highlight>Clumsy Whirl I</color> hits Salt Flat Oyster for <highlight>5 (3+2)</color> damage. [22:52:41] [22:52] Your <highlight>Clumsy Whirl I</color> hits Salt Flat Oyster for <highlight>5 (3+2)</color> damage. [22:52:41] [22:52] Critical hit for an additional 2 points!
[22:57:32] [22:57] <GREEN>You successfully perform Swaying Step III. [22:57:34] [22:57] You begin autoattacking. [22:57:34] [22:57] Your <highlight>Clumsy Whirl I</color> hits Salt Flat Naethod Drifter for <highlight>1</color> damage. [22:57:34] [22:57] Your <highlight>Clumsy Whirl I</color> hits Salt Flat Naethod Drifter for <highlight>1</color> damage.
Edit: The mobs were 34-38 2 dots and I'm in the middle at 36.
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