Fencer Archive

Uhh, pretty much what the topic says... pondering if Fencer is anygood for killing things in PvE, high end things, lower end things for grinding, ect, ect...


Sorta considering going all-melee-weapons on one of my TC chars, M-Fencer, M-Swords, M-Pikeman. Unsure yet though, might just go Brawler/Swords/Fencer, as Fencer is just about the only melee profession I've never tried. XD


Oh, does it look as cool as Pikeman? (Polearm Hit 2 for teh win!)

While fencer doesn't deal out much damage, it can be pretty hard to hit one for any real damage as well. I carry a sword with a 1.5 SPD before PUPs that does (guessing as I'm at work right now) roughly 80-190 damage. The speed sort of negates the lack of damage as I can get off three hits in PvE for each one from the mobs. I can keep states on them as well, lessening their chances of inflicting any damage on me.

That being said, it can still take a while to knock off some mobs, and it can be frustrating to watch some swordsman come over and kill the same mob in half the time.

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NaRfdk wrote:
Yeah fencer sucks in PVE because we got no armor piercing. Want a tank for pve got TKM, a middle man is master Swords, and pure dmg is rifleman

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Uh.. actually we have one Light AP weapon... the Vibroblade.. a very misunderstood weapon, but also very useful.

Yeah fencer sucks in PVE because we got no armor piercing. Want a tank for pve got TKM, a middle man is master Swords, and pure dmg is rifleman

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Aphecks wrote:

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NaRfdk wrote:
Yeah fencer sucks in PVE because we got no armor piercing. Want a tank for pve got TKM, a middle man is master Swords, and pure dmg is rifleman

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Uh.. actually we have one Light AP weapon... the Vibroblade.. a very misunderstood weapon, but also very useful.

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nah not really missunderstood agianst highend mobs it deals next to none dmg.

And for the notion that we do not get hit as often angianst the bigger mobs such as elders, SBD, GDK and kryats they got so hig acc that they hit allmost every time.

This is not a cry for fencer to be able solo theese, but i would like to see fencer to be able to do some pve little more decently.

Hey.. I'm fine just tanking them and ninja-looting it afterwards.... hehehehehe.... and I solo'd a couple krayts yesterday with my Vibroblade.. o.o

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ShadowCM wrote:

when it comes to high end, we fencers tank while the pikes, tkms, swords, and rifles do the damage.

If they start attacking, they'll need a doc to help them.

Don't get fencer for high end solo pve period. You can get through plenty dant stuff with an acklay gaffi, and

thats about it.

Fencers: have only one ap: the vibroblade (with its sucky attack pwr a gaffi can do more)

only two damage types: kinetic (easily blocked) and stun (low damage)

our hit 3 is like a rifle mind hit 2

LONG grinding time

good stuff: we are hard to kill

with center of being and food, our dodge cancels out lots of damage

stats last about 10 seconds eachexcept stun(or less im notsure)

area blind and dizzy

by the timesomething hits once, we hit around 5 times or more

in high end pve, fencers ARE the tankers

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sorry not true, in high end pve our dodge dosnt do jack, so a tkm with alittle def does a better job

tkm toughness > fencer toughness

/fencer since jan04

I rarely get hit in PvE(high end) when I'm actually hunting it.. and when I do, it's not for much. It's all about the 51% Pie.