Fencer Archive

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tohrazer wrote:

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TheFightingCorcoran wrote:

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tohrazer wrote:

nerfing our tanking

basically, we will have the third best damage, our damage (bleeds) will suck in the DWB (you cant bleed anything there, its all droids) we cant take hits anymore - Jedi will still remain the main PVE damage dealers no doubt

why the heck would anyont take a fencer into the DWB now?

atleast before we could tank 'decently', now we cant tank, we get hurt like we're made out of glass, and we will still get outdamaged by other professions, in situations like the dwb, nobody wants the 'ok all round characters' they want the ones that cant tank the best to tank, the ones that can heal the best to heal, and the ones that can damage the best to damage, and we cant even bleed droids...

what will be our use in the DWB? as a DWB fanactic and a fencer fanatic these changes really put the nail in the coffin for me which sucks as i love the game as it is atm

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1) Fencers were terrible tanks to begin with, sorry, we are(not even comparable to a swordsman or TKM).
2) You have skillpoints left to combine other professions, filling the defense hole.
3) Would you rather be a tank that does no damage or a semi-decent tank(we wont be TERRIBLE as tanks...)that can hit like a banshee.

I know how you feel, I too am a DWB junkie(read sig) but this is actually better for us. We just might be formible damage dealers. Combining with a prof like TKM might fill in the defense hole.

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fencers are amazing tanks, i can tank krayts unbuffed (and no, not only the crap ones)

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Message Edited by kAotiC_HeRo on 03-29-2005 11:49 PM

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kAotiC_HeRo wrote:

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tohrazer wrote:

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TheFightingCorcoran wrote:

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tohrazer wrote:

nerfing our tanking

basically, we will have the third best damage, our damage (bleeds) will suck in the DWB (you cant bleed anything there, its all droids) we cant take hits anymore - Jedi will still remain the main PVE damage dealers no doubt

why the heck would anyont take a fencer into the DWB now?

atleast before we could tank 'decently', now we cant tank, we get hurt like we're made out of glass, and we will still get outdamaged by other professions, in situations like the dwb, nobody wants the 'ok all round characters' they want the ones that cant tank the best to tank, the ones that can heal the best to heal, and the ones that can damage the best to damage, and we cant even bleed droids...

what will be our use in the DWB? as a DWB fanactic and a fencer fanatic these changes really put the nail in the coffin for me which sucks as i love the game as it is atm

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1) Fencers were terrible tanks to begin with, sorry, we are(not even comparable to a swordsman or TKM).
2) You have skillpoints left to combine other professions, filling the defense hole.
3) Would you rather be a tank that does no damage or a semi-decent tank(we wont be TERRIBLE as tanks...)that can hit like a banshee.

I know how you feel, I too am a DWB junkie(read sig) but this is actually better for us. We just might be formible damage dealers. Combining with a prof like TKM might fill in the defense hole.

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fencers are amazing tanks, i can tank krayts unbuffed (and no, not only the crap ones)

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HA! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Thanks for the good laugh... TK's and Swordsman are the only TRUE tankers in the system now...

HAHAHAHA wow...

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Well not terrible, but not as good as a TKM or swordsman.

Posting on the internet does not make you cool.

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kAotiC_HeRo wrote:

True True... But Unbuffed... that's just wrong...

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Message Edited by tohrazer on 03-29-2005 11:24 PM

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tohrazer wrote:

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kAotiC_HeRo wrote:

True True... But Unbuffed... that's just wrong...

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whys it wrong? - come on chimaera, i'll show you, any fencer with compo can do it - i fail to see how you can mock the tanking ability of a profession that can tank krayts unbuffed...

Message Edited by tohrazer on 03-29-2005 11:24 PM

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Any melee prof can tank. Im comparing the melee profs to each other.

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TheFightingCorcoran wrote:

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tohrazer wrote:

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kAotiC_HeRo wrote:

True True... But Unbuffed... that's just wrong...

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whys it wrong? - come on chimaera, i'll show you, any fencer with compo can do it - i fail to see how you can mock the tanking ability of a profession that can tank krayts unbuffed...

Message Edited by tohrazer on 03-29-2005 11:24 PM

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Any melee prof can tank. Im comparing the melee profs to each other.

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tohrazer wrote:

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TheFightingCorcoran wrote:

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tohrazer wrote:

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kAotiC_HeRo wrote:

True True... But Unbuffed... that's just wrong...

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whys it wrong? - come on chimaera, i'll show you, any fencer with compo can do it - i fail to see how you can mock the tanking ability of a profession that can tank krayts unbuffed...

Message Edited by tohrazer on 03-29-2005 11:24 PM

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Any melee prof can tank. Im comparing the melee profs to each other.

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i reckon i can out tank a swordsman besides it doesnt really matter, we're all stackers anyways...

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BH/fencer here...I wish I could be a stacker again .

On paper swordsman is a better tank. They have more toughness.

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TheFightingCorcoran wrote:
1) Fencers were terrible tanks to begin with, sorry, we are(not even comparable to a swordsman or TKM).
2) You have skillpoints left to combine other professions, filling the defense hole.
3) Would you rather be a tank that does no damage or a semi-decent tank(we wont be TERRIBLE as tanks...)that can hit like a banshee.

I know how you feel, I too am a DWB junkie(read sig) but this is actually better for us. We just might be formible damage dealers. Combining with a prof like TKM might fill in the defense hole.

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1) sorry Raptor, but I completely disagree. My best example was my Monday trip to the DWB. The two fencers were by far better tankers than either TKM or the swordsman we had with us.

2) true

3) that's pretty much what we were, at least that's how my toon played. Our weapons are awful compared to everyone but tk's, and most of the time, in groups, I just stood there and held off players/npcs for the damage dealers. We're fast, but so are TK's.

4) also true, but I currently only have one combat prof, and really wanted to keep it that way. In PvP, I serve my guild by tanking/healing. With the CU changes, we'll all have some figuring out to do, and I'm not going to make any rash changes. However, I don't see any real need in PvP group combat for hybrid combat toons.

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UbifaA wrote:

/agree ^

i have a Fencer on Intrepid that is currently doing the FS grind. I am no longer sure i want to finish this grind as it sounds like Fencer is going to be a fun and respected profession

i guess time will tell.

my biggest concersn are like what Raptor said, AA's and CA's. Too many people have invested millions into skilltapes to just throw them away...surely the devs are aware of this

GG Minrunner for answering these questions

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I'm sure they're aware but, as they've said time and again, any investment ingame is risky. It might just be a moneysink in their attempts to get the economies under control. Just a thought, anyway.