Fencer Archive
Thread: Confused, asnwer a question?
Yea so i was going to make myself a bounty hunter, but then i went on vacation for about a week and I couldn't play.......and my friend had a lot of kenshin cd's and we watched a ton.........so i'm considering undoing my chracter and building a new one, someone similar to kenshin or hiko (i.e. just a really good, fast-ass swordsman)........but before I erase my char I have a bunch of questions for you guys.......keep in mind that I want to make a char that will closely resemble a samurai (and for those of you who know it, kenshin or hiko >_< ORO?)
1. Whats the difference between the fencer and the two handed swordsman? Does the fencer just attack faster for slightly less dmg? Cuz i've heard that even if you have a 2h swordie you can make a good weapon and get it sliced for like 2 attack speed.....
2. What race would you recommend making thisnew character as? I was leaning towards human, but I'm not sure.........are the animations for the attacks good? I saw some tera kasis fighting, and i really liked the way they moved when they fought......
3. How is the PvP issue coming along? Are melee people just getting hammered by range people? I ask this because I am really interested in PvP fighting.....but I figure that if do go for the fencer/swordsman path i will have to give up ranged pvp and stick to fighting melee people
4. If i wanted to use a weapon that would look like a katana, would that take me along the fencer or 2h swordsman path?
5. Is fencer a broken class right now? i heard that their attack speed was being matched by sliced weapons, and that their dmg was pretty low........
the reason why I wanna change is because I feel that everyone in the galaxy is going for BH.......and some of the more interesting things for the BH (like hunting down PCs and stuff) still hasn't been put in......and I doubt they will work effectively.........I've almost mastered my scout and marksman tree, so I don't want to give up all that progress in exchange for a broken class.....
Comments appreciated.......Kenshin fans welcome!
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Kailus Zailar
Gorath
Id have to say, read what FURY posted, his information is true to the bone. There is SOO much info on what you asked, if you just took some time too look...or maybe Minerunner can help you out.
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Actually the original poster has a good point, sifting through all the threads is pretty tedious...some people have the patience for that and some don't.
Since you didn't phrase your thread as a rant and asked some decent questions...I'll give you my take...
1. Whats the difference between the fencer and the two handed swordsman? Does the fencer just attack faster for slightly less dmg? Cuz i've heard that even if you have a 2h swordie you can make a good weapon and get it sliced for like 2 attack speed.....
-Weapon styles, certain HAM pools are targeted more specifically in one class compared to another - like a 2h user has a few mind pool attacks...I didn't see that in our adv. lines, I saw more health target pools. There's yet to be a site that explains bonus' and special attacksfor each adv. profession that I've yet to find...but I'd go ingame and look up the two skill trees and do some reading on the various bonus' each get if you want to be thorough and do the math.
2. What race would you recommend making thisnew character as? I was leaning towards human, but I'm not sure.........are the animations for the attacks good? I saw some tera kasis fighting, and i really liked the way they moved when they fought......
-That's really you're choice, I like all the animations....
3. How is the PvP issue coming along? Are melee people just getting hammered by range people? I ask this because I am really interested in PvP fighting.....but I figure that if do go for the fencer/swordsman path i will have to give up ranged pvp and stick to fighting melee people
-With as many skill points as you can get, it is possible to have at least two Adv. Professions - so there's nothing stopping you from using a Rifle/pistol/carbine eventually...look up a character builder website like Allakazham
4. If i wanted to use a weapon that would look like a katana, would that take me along the fencer or 2h swordsman path?
-There's a distinct long "katana" and a short "katana", the 2hander is griped with both hands and the 1h in our profession is griped with 1 hand.
5. Is fencer a broken class right now? i heard that their attack speed was being matched by sliced weapons, and that their dmg was pretty low........
-Broken class? It's a bit early to say imho....
Cheers.
thx now that is a decent post......
what i meant about fencers/swordsman being a broken class is: do they stand a chance in PvP? I mean, I've heard that they are losing to TKAs at close range, and that they are continuously getting nerfed by the knockdown ability.......I really like the possibility of the swordsman, and being able to build a samurai and establishing a dojo and school of swordfight.......hehe thinking big here......
my biggest worry is this: originally I was going to build a BH because i kept reading about how combat efficient they were.......but the idea of joining the millions and millions of boba fett's wannabes on galaxies lost its appeal to me........anyways, i don't want to spend the time building a char only to figure out after a long time that he: 1. can't do PvP, or will Always get schooled, even against melee fighters 2. ins't the slightest bit efficient at PvE
This is probably a tough question, so i guess the best way you can answer me is by telling me about your experience with your swordie char........
THX i really appreciate a reply