Quote Originally Posted by The Raging Rodian! View Post
Thief acrobats, like any class with a high Dex, can fall into the second category. But the majority of characters who pick up a staff will end up just using it as a two handed simple weapon and just club people with it.

You are simply mistaking "Weapon Finesse" for "Two Weapon Fighting".
Most will, yes. But wouldn't most skilled fighters use the weapons in different ways? Yes, using it as two weapons is an option. But what about attack moves like a thrust for example? That is a two-hand maneuver, and is at least as much a dex move as strength, probably more so.

Kinda funny, after thinking about this, I had a flashback to that old Bugs Bunny 'Robin Hood' cartoon, where Daffy Duck is practicing with his staff "Ho! Ha ha! Guard! Turn! Perry! Dodge! Spin! Thrust! (thwonnnnnngggg!!!)" Now I don't know if the Warner Bros. are skilled combatants, but even they think there's more ways to use a staff than the two options you mentioned.