What will the '09 Maple Weapons be?

This. Most people that play a bucc have enough funding from a previous character that going low dex with maple knucks would be pointless. However it could give unfunded brawlers the chance to try out low-dex builds.

The reason being that they can use a higher lvl knuckle, which needs more dex, and therefore get a higher attack weapon. With the maple knuckles, they have added acc, so if you were able to scroll a relatively well maple knuckle (lvl 64) , then you would be able to swap out the equips that give you the dex to wear the high lvl knuckle for equips that give you more of a damage boost, you would do better. But it does also give less funded people the chance at a higher lvl weapon, but thats assuming they get it as a drop themselves.