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Thread: Brawler Dueling, need advice
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SharkyGreene
Fri Jul 18, 2003 9:45 am
#1
I'm a twi'lek brawler with expert status in Unarmed and 2handed. My damage in Unarmed blows and my damage with an Axe (metal one, not heavy axe) is anywhere from 160 to 415. When I fight NPCs, it's simple, get close, they pull out their melee weapon, I hit headhit1 until they drop. (usually one hit for a mummer thug in Moenia)
Now the problem. My friend is a marksman who jokingly asks me to duel him constantly. Because pistoleer is arguably the most powerful class in the game (CH is a huge contender), I've never taken him up on it. Mostly because he's a kiter. For those who don't know, kiting is when you lead an enemy around shooting over your shoulder as if flying a kite. When doing this in certain patterns an NPC can't hit you as much. When doing this to a player, you'd be lucky to hit at all.
At first I never understood why people did this. I had only fought in groups and somebody kiting meant I couldn't hit what was chasing them and they'd die and wonder why I didn't help them. My policy became, if they're kiting, let the fambaa kill them. But PvP is totally different. How do I combat somebody kiting as a 2handed brawler?
Here's what I've heard works:
1) TKAs can knock you down, hold you down, beat the hell out of you. - I don't know what skill this is, just that a TKA was the only one to beat my friend and he did it by doing this.
2) Buildings are your refuge - This seems cheap to me but it seems like if you run into a building there are times when you can hit people through walls. If they run inside, there may not be enough room to kite. A small island in the swamps of Naboo also leaves no room to kite since a player would have to swim to do so.
3) Lunge - I've tried it once on an NPC. Didn't seem to do much. I hear from fencers that it's good, is it?
4) Other skills like dizzy etc... - Are any of these effective in PvP? I know that posture down is supposed to work...
I would really like to know how to keep from being killed by somebody who kites. If anybody has any strategies that work, I'd love to hear them.
Now the problem. My friend is a marksman who jokingly asks me to duel him constantly. Because pistoleer is arguably the most powerful class in the game (CH is a huge contender), I've never taken him up on it. Mostly because he's a kiter. For those who don't know, kiting is when you lead an enemy around shooting over your shoulder as if flying a kite. When doing this in certain patterns an NPC can't hit you as much. When doing this to a player, you'd be lucky to hit at all.
At first I never understood why people did this. I had only fought in groups and somebody kiting meant I couldn't hit what was chasing them and they'd die and wonder why I didn't help them. My policy became, if they're kiting, let the fambaa kill them. But PvP is totally different. How do I combat somebody kiting as a 2handed brawler?
Here's what I've heard works:
1) TKAs can knock you down, hold you down, beat the hell out of you. - I don't know what skill this is, just that a TKA was the only one to beat my friend and he did it by doing this.
2) Buildings are your refuge - This seems cheap to me but it seems like if you run into a building there are times when you can hit people through walls. If they run inside, there may not be enough room to kite. A small island in the swamps of Naboo also leaves no room to kite since a player would have to swim to do so.
3) Lunge - I've tried it once on an NPC. Didn't seem to do much. I hear from fencers that it's good, is it?
4) Other skills like dizzy etc... - Are any of these effective in PvP? I know that posture down is supposed to work...
I would really like to know how to keep from being killed by somebody who kites. If anybody has any strategies that work, I'd love to hear them.
herderman
Fri Jul 18, 2003 9:20 pm
#3
try to get him to duel u in a hallway or a close quarter place!
i prefer to duel in cantinas because of lack of running room and the adience!
Vergigorm1990
Sat Jul 19, 2003 4:27 am
#4
If you can't dizzy, then lunge is worthless to you. If you're slow, meaning you're not a TKA or Fencer, you will die an embarassing death because they will be up and running before you do any damage. Aside from building exploits, I'd say get a pistol or a rancor.
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