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Thread: CH with no weapon skill, feasable?

Cephalo
Thu Mar 04, 2004 2:26 pm
#1
I'm thinking about dropping my combat skills. I should be able to use some good pets however for hunting. Is there anyone here who plays a CH with no weapon skills? What problems might you run into?
Agros
Thu Mar 04, 2004 2:34 pm
#2
Creatures do not do enough damage to be the only offense you have while hunting. Heck even a novice elite proffeson with CH makes worlds of difference.



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Cephalo
Thu Mar 04, 2004 2:40 pm
#3
Yeah that's what I have now. Ugh, I'm trying to be both BE,CH with some Ranger hunting skills for the creature knowledge. It's tough to pull off.
TJPuddlejumper
Thu Mar 04, 2004 2:59 pm
#4
Unless you like waiting 20 minutes for a kill.



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SioBabble
Thu Mar 04, 2004 3:16 pm
#5




Cephalo wrote:
I'm thinking about dropping my combat skills. I should be able to use some good pets however for hunting. Is there anyone here who plays a CH with no weapon skills? What problems might you run into?





I've spent my entire CH career with Pistols IV, minimum.


The only way to pull this off is to group with some combat skilled players, and just sit back and let your pets tank. I actually did this for most of the time I was climbing the CH ladder back in August, mostly because my FWG didn't bring much to the table, and I'd be bleeding off XP that others needed for their professional paths more than I did with a ranged weapon.


Still, I can't imagine doing any serious soloing without having a weapon to inflict damage with, because even my highest level pets when I was an MCH (rancor, gurreck, gaping spider hunter) didn't inflict the damage I could with even a post-nerf FWG5. I get in at least three hits with an FWG for every one the critter gets in, and if I'm hitting in the 150-250 point range (which I do without using bodyshot 2) I'm going to do more damage, on average, than a CL 50 critter.


Unless you're planning on restricting your hunting to low-to-mid level mobs on starter planets, you're going to need your own combat power if you want to turn around missions in any reasonable amount of time.

Message Edited by SioBabble on 03-04-2004 02:17 PM




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Draccuss
Thu Mar 04, 2004 3:17 pm
#6




TJPuddlejumper wrote:
Unless you like waiting 20 minutes for a kill.





That is it exactly! Man I would die of boredom if all I had to do is sit and watch my pets beat on something.



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