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Thread: Is it Better to go Master Brawler and some of Pikeman or Vice Versa?
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bunk72
Fri Sep 10, 2004 9:04 am
#1
I'm working on a trandoshan template that I want to make into Rifle/Polearm killing machine. I've seen a lot of posts touting the benefits of Warcry2 and Intimidate 2 (both Master Brawler skills). My question is whether I should go for these two skills (master Brawler)and limit my branches in Pikeman or skip these skills and Master Pikeman. My template plan won't allow me to do both. Thanks in advance.
IntergalacticSpaceMidget
Fri Sep 10, 2004 11:59 am
#2
personally id rather have master brawler. Warcar2, Intimidate2 and Lunge2 i find invaluable. Also you get a melee speed bonus, but that's moot because you also get speed in Pikeman. However, i find that most pikemen make their living with dot lances and all you need is novice pike for this. I have been a master pikeman in my time, and they're a great pve class dont get me wrong, but for pvp... id would have to say master brawler/some pikeman is the way to go.
GarronDarkweaver
Sat Sep 11, 2004 5:51 am
#3
I hada bit of pikeman for stacking dots 4 0 0 4 to be exact for a while to see how i managed as a dot reliant pvper. It was hard, especially against the numerouse docs on my server. I then took the time to master pikeman and invest in +21 speed +25 accuracy and +25 block tapes. Even though we are dot reliant, we are still unbeliveably effective as a croud controll, state inflicting class.
Once i had done this and with the help of those tapes i could easily keep a group of 4 -5 people on the floor with a 200 and a 180 mind fire ticking on them, while i spammed area dizzy with my -1 uses mind poison to keep them on the floor, dizzy and poisoned, with the effect getting harder and harder for the doc to heal once he stands up due to intensification.
Too many people make the assumption that master pikes is a useless profession and that dabbling in 4004 for the accuracy and speed will be sufficient. These people are wrong i assure you 
Sinara-Snake
Sat Sep 11, 2004 6:22 am
#4
Master Pikeman is a very awesome skill, all the attacks work more or less, and Master Brawler goes great with it, it provides you with a knockdown attack and Pikeman can do an area dizzy, plus DOTS
GarronDarkweaver
Sat Sep 11, 2004 6:28 am
#5
pikeman already has a very good kd attack so doesnt really need master brawler imho you are far better off with doc 4 0 30 and fencer 4 4 0 0 with master pikes (makes you invincible)
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