Creature Handler Archive
Thread: Thinking about going Creature Handler...need some advice
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BeardofZeus
Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:01 am
#1
Hello, I just purchased the game yesterday after about a year long break. Everything is so different obviously but I remember when I first started playing I always wanted to be a CH. Is it lots of fun after all this time with the game changing and what not? I also love being a melee class. I was wondering if going MCH/Swordsman or tka or pikeman would be good and fun? Some insight would be awesome, thanks.
After5CST
Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:08 am
#2
I'm a learning PvE MTK / CH 4404 (IIRC), working towards MTK/MCH. I enjoy it immensely, but I can honestly say it's not a power combination.
BeardofZeus
Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:33 am
#3
yea Im not in it for the power really...I just enjoy having a companion fight along my side and doing some damage as well...I love melee so I just am unsure on which of the melee classes to go now
After5CST
Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:49 am
#4
Not that this will help much, but I chose TK (PvE only) because:
1) I'm not in a hurry to kill things.
2) I hate paying for armor.
With TKM, pet(s), and a little bit of medic ( I'd love to have -44-, but my FS skills are crimping my style ), I can wear whatever outfit I want, wander around, and engage anything I want with no risk of equipment degredation ( OK, my jacket's wearing out. But at 1K or so for new clothes, it's not like it's a big deal ). Between the healing skills and the damage I'm dealing out, I can do enough to keep aggro from the enemy away from my pet (hopefully petS soon ), and let my pets filling my missing damage capability.
When I've had professions that wore armor post-CU, I really hated drawing aggro, as the expense for new armor meant I had to pick lucrative fights or the combat would cost me some of my meagre hard-earned cash. If money is no object, then I'd look seriously at Swords for extra damage ( and area taunt if necessary ) or Pike for area attacks, or CM for DoTs / heals.
1) I'm not in a hurry to kill things.
2) I hate paying for armor.
With TKM, pet(s), and a little bit of medic ( I'd love to have -44-, but my FS skills are crimping my style ), I can wear whatever outfit I want, wander around, and engage anything I want with no risk of equipment degredation ( OK, my jacket's wearing out. But at 1K or so for new clothes, it's not like it's a big deal ). Between the healing skills and the damage I'm dealing out, I can do enough to keep aggro from the enemy away from my pet (hopefully petS soon ), and let my pets filling my missing damage capability.
When I've had professions that wore armor post-CU, I really hated drawing aggro, as the expense for new armor meant I had to pick lucrative fights or the combat would cost me some of my meagre hard-earned cash. If money is no object, then I'd look seriously at Swords for extra damage ( and area taunt if necessary ) or Pike for area attacks, or CM for DoTs / heals.
Warpa
Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:47 am
#5
Pike is offering good damage at the moment, my non ch alt has master fencer along with critical hit in sword (lots of damage) tk 0400 i think for advanced cob (though i think you get basic cob at 0100) you may want some of the 1st tk branch to meditate wounds away.
Doc 4004 (can heal and buff)
M Fencer
Swords 0034 (critical strike and kd which gor nerfed in fencer)
TK 0400 (advanced COB)
Just drop what you can do without to maintain MCH. The above can out heal jedi in duals (i know as its my alt)
Newbomb
Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:24 pm
#6
I also have TKM/MCH as my chosen template.
I enjoy it very much. Although I will never be a killing machine I really enjoy the freedom that combination gives me to just go out on just about any planet and tame whatever I happen to be looking for.
Some of my guildmates don't understand why I don't respec to a stronger class and I just tell them I enjoy my current template enough to not want to change. What other profession allows you to carry your group in your datapad and not only are they friends, they are loyal and do not require FP to buy.
TKM/MCH gives you pretty good defenses for out in the wilds. A good pet to watch your back helps even more. The only thing that I do is carry a pistol around for plinking lairs to draw more animals out. Some people do that some don't.
Hope my blathering helped a little.
I enjoy it very much. Although I will never be a killing machine I really enjoy the freedom that combination gives me to just go out on just about any planet and tame whatever I happen to be looking for.
Some of my guildmates don't understand why I don't respec to a stronger class and I just tell them I enjoy my current template enough to not want to change. What other profession allows you to carry your group in your datapad and not only are they friends, they are loyal and do not require FP to buy.
TKM/MCH gives you pretty good defenses for out in the wilds. A good pet to watch your back helps even more. The only thing that I do is carry a pistol around for plinking lairs to draw more animals out. Some people do that some don't.
Hope my blathering helped a little.
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