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Thread: Future fencer weapon schematic what would you like to see?
justmeplaying
Sun Jun 06, 2004 7:23 am
#14
i would love to see a kinetic damage sword that is same damage as gadariffi baton but just a bit faster i think of fencer i think of swords and speed.... as far as new damage type i would have to say electric or heat would be nice blast i think or ranged weapons. just my 2 cents
Unwanted
Sun Jun 06, 2004 8:25 am
#15
I still think blast wouldn't fit us right, blast brings into mind a heavy hitter, we are not. I suggested electrical because it seemed to be a more elegant damage type, one that a fencer would be at home using, and a whip because frankly I think whips would be cool, since the only reason they put our title as fencer is because it would sound familiar to people, since honestly we are one handed weapon experts, and whips are one handed weapons, think about it, an electric whip with a good bit of range (at least 12-15 meters for a normal attack lunge bringing it to 30 meters) it would make it so people would have even harder times kiting us (especially those damn mobs wielding blasters that love kiting me). And I don't see how electric damage would challenge a pikeman, and they have 3 damage types, kinectic, electric, and energy. It just sucks that we as melee professions have so few damage types, and many of the lhigher level mobs are 90% or immune to kinectic and stun making us almost worthless in groups for high end combat, except as body shields. Electric would give us a good leverage on a lot of things and think about it, how cool woudl it be to wield a whip that crackled with electrical energy, come on we'd be even more bad ass than we are now, the only nerfs called for would be, make fencer look dumber, they upstage in every way when I try to strut through coronet with those awesome cool electric whips!
Voodez
Sun Jun 06, 2004 11:55 am
#17
justmeplaying wrote:
"would love to see a kinetic damage sword that is same damage as gadariffi baton but just a bit faster i think of fencer i think of swords and speed.... "
Im not sure what the best damage gaffi's are, but i have seen sliced rancor tooth curved swords up to 380 max dam, around 3 speed -pretty rare though...
Some interesting posts in this thread, i guess most people are more interested in damage type rather than the roleplay angle re the actual design/appearance of the weapon - something with an electical kind of effect surrounding a foil/rapier would benice.. I also hope we get a weopon with an increased damage max - like 500/600, as with only ap1 thats still pretty balanced - or not?
Impetuousyouth
Sun Jun 06, 2004 12:47 pm
#18
ewano wrote:
like to see some nice 1 handed elec or blast dmg
now all u got is kinetic or stun.
foxe
pike get2 swords get 2 tk get 1 why should you get 3? (damage types that is)
Impetuousyouth
Sun Jun 06, 2004 12:49 pm
#19
omgtheynerfedthenitch wrote:
im not saying that a new dmg type would be reason for a nerf im saying that it would only cause more people to come to the boards crying for fencer to be nerfed. Most people tend to think that fencer is UBER. i would like to see electric dmg aswell but would be happy with ap1 on the stun baton alot of stuff is vuln to stun alreaddy so ap1 would nice for those thigs that have medium armor that are almost immune to our attacks.
ap1 stun why don't everyone thats not a cm or fencer jsut stop pvping now ?
Tenant
Sun Jun 06, 2004 1:23 pm
#20
You know what, I don't really care for pretentious new weapon design. That Rantok...looks rubbish imo and although the Scythe blade and Hack look good I don't think the Fencer needs it.
No, the sword and curved sword look fine. They look effective, like weapons that do a job and not wall decorations. Just create versions of these that work as well a bent piece of pipe from some backward tribal race that shuns technology and you'll see a lot more fencers with swords.
I am happy to use a Gaderiffi. The background my character has is such that is his weapon of choice, it always was going to be...I just didn't realise it would be every fencer's weapon of choice 
I am still tempted to give an Ackley bone to a WS and say "stick that in a sword and lets see what we get"
TyrranSkorr
Sun Jun 06, 2004 2:44 pm
#21
I imagine whips would be great. Give it ok speed, ok dmg, no ap, but make it restraint damage. That would seriously be fun. Might not be the greatest weapon we got, but would add some new flavor to the profession.
Tenant
Mon Jun 07, 2004 3:15 am
#22
TyrranSkorr wrote:
I imagine whips would be great.
/starts to twitch
I swear, if you mention the Lady of the Sith I will hunt you down and..and...
AARGH!!!
/runs off screaming
Seriously that is actually not a bad idea for whips. The last time they were mentioned was in a Brawler thread and the poster didn't seem to understand the concept of balance.
I would give them high accuracy penalties for Non-Ideal range and make them so even a Master Fencer can't cap the Spd on them, spd 5.0 or something like that. Restraint is about the least resisted and most Vulnerable damage type there is so the weapon would need a bit of balancing but good idea.
Therioz
Mon Jun 07, 2004 3:58 am
#23
PowerDrinker wrote:
I think a whip wouldbe cool and would also make us quite unique. Itshould also give us some range.
so you want to make Fencer like indiana jones?...
i think we need an electric baton, and a armor peircing 3 sword. but not anything like a whip/mace/ect.Fencers should use swords i mean....
fenc·ing= The art or sport of using a foil, épée, or saber in attack and defense.
Impetuousyouth
Mon Jun 07, 2004 4:20 am
#24
Therioz wrote:
PowerDrinker wrote:
I think a whip wouldbe cool and would also make us quite unique. Itshould also give us some range.
so you want to make Fencer like indiana jones?...
i think we need an electric baton, and a armor peircing 3 sword <---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- noooooooooooooooo what is wrong with you fencers aren't meat to have ap balance for god sake
. but not anything like a whip/mace/ect.Fencers should use swords i mean....
fenc·ing= The art or sport of using a foil, épée, or saber in attack and defense.
Tenant
Mon Jun 07, 2004 4:55 am
#25
Therioz wrote:
PowerDrinker wrote:
I think a whip wouldbe cool and would also make us quite unique. Itshould also give us some range.
so you want to make Fencer like indiana jones?...
i think we need an electric baton, and a armor peircing 3 sword. but not anything like a whip/mace/ect.Fencers should use swords i mean....
fenc·ing= The art or sport of using a foil, épée, or saber in attack and defense.
Fencing in SWG = The art of using a 1hd Melee weapon. Commonly a Gaderiffi Baton or Stun Baton.
Stop confusing the name of the Profession in an MMOwith the name of a sport IRL.
Another Damage type and AP3 weapons? The concept of Class balance is totally lost on you I see.
If Fencers were to get another Damage type then so should ALL other Melee professions, Yeah I know the pikeman profession can get a third, the Energy Lance, but if anyprofession needed a helping hand it is the Pikeman and besides the only way to get is by eitherhaving No life orspending 7-10million on one.
Therioz
Mon Jun 07, 2004 5:15 am
#26
=\ they could have been more creative with a name for this profession tho...
Tenant wrote:
Fencing in SWG = The art of using a 1hd Melee weapon. Commonly a Gaderiffi Baton or Stun Baton.