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Since Pikeman is so state-based, I thought (especially after reading through antares's new Pikeman FAQ 3.0) it might be a good idea to see where the states fall.

I'm still debating how to organize and sort the lists, mainly just stole the formatting from what I used with the damage multiplier thread, so if you have any ideas, go right ahead . Apart from how it looks, I need to verify the effects of the Scout traps, but I'm all but certain they're spot on. Also, anything listed as belonging to Scout or Ranger is a trap, and can only be used on creatures.

Melee

Fencer
- Movement and Actions: Cripple Attack (Snare) and Leg Sweep (Knockdown)
- Reducing Damage Output: Blind Attack
- Reducing Defenses: None
- Reducing HAM: Bleed Attack and Binding Strike (Action Regen Debuff)

Pikeman
- Movement and Actions: Sweep Attack (AoE Knockdown)
- Reducing Damage Output: Warcry (Combat Speed Debuff), Intimidate, and Stunning Blow
- Reducing Defenses: Armor Break and Stunning Blow
- Reducing HAM: None

Swordsman
- Movement and Actions: Leg Sweep (Knockdown)
- Reducing Damage Output: None
- Reducing Defenses: Armor Break
- Reducing HAM: Bleed Attack

Teräs Käsi Artist
- Movement and Actions: Leg Sweep (Knockdown)
- Reducing Damage Output: None
- Reducing Defenses: Armor Break and Dizzy Attack
- Reducing HAM: None

Ranged

Bounty Hunter
- Movement and Actions: Underhand Shot (Knockdown)
- Reducing Damage Output: Eye Shot (Blind), Confusion Shot (Stun)
- Reducing Defenses: Confusion Shot (Stun and Dizzy)
- Reducing HAM: Torso Shot (Bleed)

Carbineer
- Movement and Actions: Charge Shot (Knockdown), Crippling Shot (Snare), and Suppression Fire (Cone AoE Snare)
- Reducing Damage Output: None
- Reducing Defenses: None
- Reducing HAM: None

Commando
- Movement and Actions: Rocket Launcher (Knockdown), Imperial Detonator (AoE Knockdown), and Cryoban Grenade (AoE Snare)
- Reducing Damage Output: Heavy Acid Rifle (Blind), Acid Beam Launcher (Cone AoE Blind), Blackscale Acid Stream Launcher (Blind), Glop Grenade (AoE Blind) and Cryoban Grenade (AoE Combat Speed Debuff)
- Reducing Defenses: None
- Reducing HAM: Flame Thrower (Cone AoE), Lightning Beam Cannon (Impact AoE), Launcher Pistol (Cone AoE), Plasma Flame Thrower (Cone AoE), Thermal Detonator (AoE), and Proton Grenade (AoE) (All Fire)

Pistoleer
- Movement and Actions: Firearm Strike (Knockdown), Disarming Shot (Mez), and Stopping Shot (Root)
- Reducing Damage Output: Intimidate Shot and Burst Shot (Cone AoE Stun)
- Reducing Defenses: Warning Shot (Defense Reduction) and and Burst Shot (Cone AoE Stun)
- Reducing HAM: None

Rifleman
- Movement and Actions: Startle Shot (Mez) and Knee-Cap Shot (Snare)
- Reducing Damage Output: None
- Reducing Defenses: None
- Reducing HAM: None

Smuggler
- Movement and Actions: Concussion Shot (Root and Mez), Panic Shot (Mez) and Restraining Shot (Snare)
- Reducing Damage Output: Low Blow (Combat Speed Debuff)
- Reducing Defenses: Overwhelming Shot (Reduce State Defenses)
- Reducing HAM: None

Medical

Combat Medic
- Movement and Actions: Paralyze (Root and Mez) and Electrolyte Drain (Snare)
- Reducing Damage Output: Thyroid Rupture (Combat Speed Debuff)
- Reducing Defenses: Shock (Reduce State Defense)
- Reducing HAM: Hemorrage (Reduce Action Regen and Bleed), Infect (Disease), Deuterium Toss (Fire), Neurotoxin (Poison) and Traumatize (Reduce Mind Regen)

Scout/Ranger (Creature Only)

Scout
- Movement and Actions: Phecnacine Dart (Snare)
- Reducing Damage Output: Sharp Bone Spur (Reduce Accuracy)
- Reducing Defenses: Lecepanine Dart (Dizzy), Wire Mesh (Reduce Melee Defense), Glow Wire Trap (Reduce Ranged Defense) and Stink Bomb (Reduce State Defense)
- Reducing HAM: Lecepanine Dart (Reduces Action Regen) and Noise Maker (Reduces Mind Regen)

Ranger
- Movement and Actions: None
- Reducing Damage Output: Flash Bomb (AoE Blind) and Sonic Pulse (AoE Stun)
- Reducing Defenses: Sonic Pulse (AoE Dizzy and Stun)
- Reducing HAM: None

Jedi

Force Enhancer
- Movement and Actions: Statis (Root and Mez), Force Suppression (Root), and Force Wave (Snare)
- Reducing Damage Output: None
- Reducing Defenses: None
- Reducing HAM: None

Force Healer
- Movement and Actions: None
- Reducing Damage Output: None
- Reducing Defenses: Force Shock (Reduce State Resistance)
- Reducing HAM: Force Sap (Reduces Action/Mind Regen)

Force Wielder
- Movement and Actions: Force Knockdown and Force Weaken (Snare)
- Reducing Damage Output: Force Intimidate and Force Throw (Stun)
- Reducing Defenses: Mind Blast (Dizzy and Stun)
- Reducing HAM: Force Weaken (Reduces Max Health)

Lightsaber
- Movement and Actions: Saber Sweep (Knockdown)
- Reducing Damage Output: Saber Blind and Saber Stunning Strike
- Reducing Defenses: Saber Armor Break, Saber Swipe (Dizzy) and Saber Stunning Strike
- Reducing HAM: Saber Slash (Bleed)

Message Edited by CalArsou on 10-07-2005 07:59 PM

Very nice, but what about a reverse listing, by profession? One of those exist?

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Drakenya wrote:
Very nice, but what about a reverse listing, by profession? One of those exist?

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Yeah, was thinking about that making the second post what each profession can do. Maybe something like...

Fencer
Movement: Cripple Attack (Snare)
Reducing Defenses: Armor Break
Reducing Damage Output: Blind Attack (Blind)
Reducing HAM: Bleed Attack (Bleed) and Binding Strike (Action Regen Debuff)

Pikeman
Movement: Sweep Attack (AoE Knockdown)
Reducing Defenses: Armor Break
Reducing Damage Output: Warcry (Combat Speed Debuff) and Intimidate
Reducing HAM: None

?

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CalArsou wrote:

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Drakenya wrote:
Very nice, but what about a reverse listing, by profession? One of those exist?

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Yeah, was thinking about that making the second post what each profession can do. Maybe something like...

Fencer
Movement: Cripple Attack (Snare)
Reducing Defenses: Armor Break
Reducing Damage Output: Blind Attack (Blind)
Reducing HAM: Bleed Attack (Bleed) and Binding Strike (Action Regen Debuff)

Pikeman
Movement: Sweep Attack (AoE Knockdown)
Reducing Defenses: Armor Break
Reducing Damage Output: Warcry (Combat Speed Debuff) and Intimidate
Reducing HAM: None

?

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Yeah, that would be cool. so people thinking about switching to that profession can see at a glance what states and attacks they get.

Well, I tried two different approaches with the formatting for both sections. Oddly enough, I think both work out pretty well (just that the first post gets a little ugly with Commando and Combat Medic).

The one thing I'm thinking about is to invert the way I'm listing specials (since Emote brings the point up that this is reference for comparison, names are less important then the state then). It would rather clean up the Commando section...

Current:

Commando
- Movement and Actions: Rocket Launcher (Knockdown), Imperial Detonator (AoE Knockdown), and Cryoban Grenade (AoE Snare)
- Reducing Damage Output: Heavy Acid Rifle (Blind), Acid Beam Launcher (Cone AoE Blind), Blackscale Acid Stream Launcher (Blind), Glop Grenade (AoE Blind) and Cryoban Grenade (AoE Combat Speed Debuff)
- Reducing Defenses: None
- Reducing HAM: Flame Thrower (Cone AoE), Lightning Beam Cannon (Impact AoE), Launcher Pistol (Cone AoE), Plasma Flame Thrower (Cone AoE), Thermal Detonator (AoE), and Proton Grenade (AoE) (All Fire)

Possbile:

Commando
- Movement and Actions: Knockdown (Rocket Launcher), AoE Knockdown (Imperial Detonator), and AoE Snare (Cryoban Grenade)
- Reducing Damage Output: Blind (Heavy Acid Rifle and Blackscale Acid Stream Launcher), AoE Blind (Acid Beam Launcher and Glop Grenade) and AoE Combat Speed Debuff (Cryoban Grenade)
- Reducing Defenses: None
- Reducing HAM: AoE Fire (Flame Thrower, Lightning Beam Cannon, Launcher Pistol, Plasma Flame Thrower, Thermal Detonator and Proton Grenade)

Only way to make it worthwhile is to lose the information on the type of AoE (standard, Cone or Impact) though, but I think it serves as a better reference for what you're saying Emote (the second post could serve as the long version, with AoE type and linking across the four sections). Another possibility is to color-code between single-target and AoE which would make things more concise, but at some decent loss of clarity (I'd think).

Thanks for the feedback so far !

For Rifleman: Advanced Startle Shot is a daze effect/posture up, the daze works until you hit the target again or it wears off.

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GreatWhiteColey wrote:
First I would like to say awesome guide, and thanks for taking the time and effort to do this.

I did notice something though. Now I am not postiive but i think that you may want to mention that the armorbreak for pikeman and tkm is just the basic one, recived from the brawler 0040 prerequisite. So I dont know if you can fully count it, seeing as how it is not that effective.

Also the bleed for swordsman i belive is gotten form the brawler 0400 prereq.

If I am wrong please correct me, because that means that i am not even close to tapping the surface of my temp.

Thanks again for doing this.

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Nope, you're right they are the Brawler versions. Might differentiate between a Novice version and an Elite version of a skill next update.

Mainly it's to show all the options available from one profession, but it would be useful to know that switching from Swordsman to Pike means loosing most of your Armor Break... thanks!

Thanks for the great guide!

First I would like to say awesome guide, and thanks for taking the time and effort to do this.

I did notice something though. Now I am not postiive but i think that you may want to mention that the armorbreak for pikeman and tkm is just the basic one, recived from the brawler 0040 prerequisite. So I dont know if you can fully count it, seeing as how it is not that effective.

Also the bleed for swordsman i belive is gotten form the brawler 0400 prereq.

If I am wrong please correct me, because that means that i am not even close to tapping the surface of my temp.

Thanks again for doing this.

One little point, the LP for commando does not produce a fire DoT.

Otherwise, love it, really shows how commando is only a 1 in crowd controll

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blacke2 wrote:
One little point, the LP for commando does not produce a fire DoT.

Otherwise, love it, really shows how commando is only a 1 in crowd controll

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Really? I remember setting folks on fire with it occasionaly, really pissed me off when it broke Concussion really quickly.