Brawler Archive
Thread: Do Brawler Specials use Mind Pool?
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Kijjik
Tue Feb 03, 2004 11:50 am
#1
I'm planning to master a combat profession, and being a master dancer, I'd like to master something that drains the mind pool because, hopefully, one day I'll be able to buff myself.
So do any of the Brawler elite professions use mind pool? Or am I stuck with a rifle?
Thanks!
Vincentarasin
Thu Feb 05, 2004 8:36 pm
#4
All styles drain all stats, basicly.
Fencer, TKA, both are very fast elites, (fast attack) therefore will drain the mind extensivly using the "best" weapons.
if I were you, I would stick with rifleman, mainly because of the points needed.
TKA is prety well rounded, as far as ability in PvP, Fencer though is lacking a few things, one a mind hit, two a KNOCKDOWN, we get a "Lunge" at novice bralwer, but thats just a posture change, doesnt work very often aginst other meele professions.
At MASTER bralwer, we get Lunge 2, which is a full knockdown, and this goes for all professions, just the other elite's have a knockdown in their main elite tree, not the master base.
TKA is the FOTM it seems for PvP, on my server (Bria) TKM's are nothing to a good fencer, or even a decent pikeman. A set of 60% ubese, or 80% composite (Kinetic damage) will pretymuch nullify a TKM unless you get Kd/dizzy'd, then it can be a problem.
So, all in all, for balance, if your going for PvP, stick with rifleman, if your going for making credits AND pvp, I would go with Fencer, if you can master both brawler and fencer, if you only have hte points for one elite, and a tree in the base, I would go with TKM.
sciguyCO
Fri Feb 06, 2004 12:33 am
#5
With the possible exception of TKA (I'm not sure what the special costs are unarmed), different weapons have different "leanings" towards one pool or another, even within a given type (1-handed, 2-handed, polearm). Check out some weaponsmiths to check those out. The special cost in the details will give you a good idea what pool will get drained the fastest. Although this will also depend on your stats. With high Strength and Quickness andlow focus, you may end up using more mind even with a weapon weighted towards health.
From some brawler dabbling I've done (have only gotten into the fencer elite class), 1-handed tends toward using the health pool, 2-handed tends toward mind, polearm tends toward action. However, this again really depends on what weapon you're using. The highest fencer weapon is a stun baton, which has about half the special cost in Mind. Of course, most fencers use a gaffi stick for the higher damage (the baton does stun damage, though, so it does have its uses) which is heavily weighted toward using up your health points.
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