Fencer Archive
Thread: Fencer Issues Designer responses
sky, get to master doctor
pump yourself up with steroids...and for nothing in the game(except for things like kimo's or krayt dragons)
will you need help from others
all the people will be like Wow look @ that guy...fighting 2 rancors at a time
i can tell you it works
im nto even done yet with the fencer tree...and already am i kicking arse in PVE
the only other class that can do this might be the creature handler...then again a class that can have 3 mega tanks out at a time is kinda unbalanced
Rogosh01 wrote:
Face it, Fencers are weak.Fencers are the red headed stepchildren of a red headed step child combat type (melee).
Now that 1hand lunge is useless, the 1hlunge + dizzy knockdown combo no longer works. This used to be my only defense against ranged users. In a scenario of my high level fencer vs someone using ranged that combo was my only hope of even standing a chance, now with that gone i am useless in pvp vs a ranged user.
Here's the problems *I* see with fencer as well as some ideas taken from my experience as a IRL Epee fencer. Below are some ideas as to how to fix said problems, in order to make the fencer class a more fair, balanced, and realistic combat class.
1. Weapon speed. How is it that 2 hand swords do 2x more dmg and are just as fast?
2. Defensive skills. Everyone knows fencing is not hack and slash. Think Parry, Block, Thrust. Touche!
3.Lack of decent quest weapon. You mean i spent 8 friggin hours running jabba missions to get a sword that sucks compared to the 1h curved i bought for 3000 credits?
4. Absence of decent special moves. I find it hard to believe other ranged classes get a disarm shot and fencers dont. Go watch a real life epee fencing match, disarm is the name of the game. Dont even get me started on how other classes get bleeding shots, but fencers who study technique, as well as wound placement lack this ability. In my ex-profession I've seenmore gunshots, and quite a few blade inflicted wounds in real life than i would have liked to, and let me tell you there isnothing nastier and bloodier than aknife wound.
5. Variety of weapons, or lack thereof. Why do ranged pistol users have 3x more weapons to choose from? You mean to tell me theres 101 different kinds of pistols, but only 5 or 6 types of swords in the known galaxy??!?!
6. Inability to use dual weapons. If you're going to make us just as slow as 2 handed swordsmen, but do half the dmg, and give us less usefull special moves, atleast let us double up so we can do just as much dmg. SOME reacharound is in order here. To make it fair give us dual weapons, which when used give us an extra attack, but with a less likely chance to hit but at the same time adding to defense (think parrying knife etc.)
7. Stun batons. Why is it that stun batons, despite the name, dont STUN?
8. Abscence of melee toughness. Am i to believe an elite melee artist is just as subsceptable to kinetic dmg as a ranged user?!?!?
These are some of my gripes as well as a few ideas. I could list 2 dozen other gripes, but that would concern all Meele combat artists. Lets face it, if you ever want to get anywhere in this game forget being melee. For the time beingi reccomend Meele as a side skill,kind of a useless hobby.
DEVS: Either fish or cut bait. Make us tankers (or in some way shape or form usefull) or just cut meele out of the game altogether, except for jedi. People wownt even invite me into hunting parties if i plan on using my sword as i am just a drain on their stimpacks, dont absorb more dmg, do less dmg, and die quicker. Used to be meele artists were welcomed into parties, to run up and take the hits while the ranged guys give support from the back row, but with CH pets the way they are, we're out of a job.
Fencer- SEE: Least desirable Meele elite profession.
Melee- SEE: Obsolete.
P.S.
If you are reading this and agree with me reply back and gimme a HELL YEAH.
Put YOUR 2 cents in.
Hell Yeah! This summarizes nicely why fencers are lacking right now.
Trapapir
Wookiee Blademaster
Bloodfin (Hi Fetei)
Yesh i agree with you totally man, i love fencers, but **edit** i've put so much work into Fencer and have got so little out of it, i mean i can easily pick up pistoler and by lvl 3 would prolly be better thanmy fencer is now simply because i can run and shoot, and don't have to be standing still beforei can attack,
Look i just want this game to be fun for me also, i have spent to much time in this charcter for it to just suck, i just wanted to be able to have as much fun as the other person in the profession he chooses, and here lately i havent beenable to do that, and if theres not something did about this soon, ima just cancel my account, since my money isnt any value to sony, they only want the money of tka's and commando's, this isnt just affecting the proffesions, its affection your market, you should try to sell all your proffesions to your customers, not just certain ones, cause people like me start off as newbies and thought it would be cool to be a fencer but guess what its not, you guys better make some changes quick or you will lose alot of buisness....