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Thread: Sword or TKM
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Silars
Tue Sep 21, 2004 6:34 am
#1
Right now I'm a Master in both of them but looking to drop one. I know it's more of a personal preference but I like both skills. What would you decide? Also I'm not big on PvP so this wouldn't be a factor for me. Also, Any pros and Cons for them?
Please help
Please help
owako
Tue Sep 21, 2004 6:36 am
#3
Sword is better for doing high level NPCs like nightsisters, powerhammers do a much better job than knuckles. TK wound healing is very convienient though.
Meowyone
Tue Sep 21, 2004 6:37 am
#4
I've been both as well. Although I liked TKM for its speed and damage, Heavy Swords was much better because you aren't stuck with doing only kinetic damage. Swords made hunting Nightsister Elders much easier 
DaRayTheone
Tue Sep 21, 2004 6:43 am
#5
ok keep swords drop tk all but the healing tree thats all you really need
Doom_Harbinger
Tue Sep 21, 2004 6:55 am
#6
yea if you can spare the skill points kill the TK meditate tree, one of the best trees in the game imo
Silars
Tue Sep 21, 2004 7:12 am
#7
Thanks for the input so far.
I have been leaning more towards Sword anyway, I love Headhit3 and when you get surrounded by a bunch of NPC/Mobs Spinattack2 rocks
As far as TKM, I love the healing tree and KD2 other then that not much on the TKM tree I care for
Must find more Scythe's if I keep sword though 
DaRayTheone
Tue Sep 21, 2004 11:31 am
#8
head hit 3 is the only move i use it can take out a rancor in sec 2min tops on a lair even less
Kharn_JB
Tue Sep 21, 2004 11:38 am
#9
When it comes down to it skill point for skill point, TKM is the most well rounded and useful of the melee professions. I would only drop TKM in your situation if I could still keep the meditation line. However if i had to completely drop one of the other, I would personally choose to keep TKM over swords, as I feel it's the most balanced and versitile, despite it's lack of alternate damage types.
gregdlewis
Tue Sep 21, 2004 5:20 pm
#10
i kept not only the meditate tree in tk but precison striking...bang for the buck its the best range/melee defense aside from the force sensitive boxes
but swords pve is best
but swords pve is best
Taips
Tue Sep 21, 2004 10:16 pm
#11
Having also mastered both professions, Swordsman is a much more versitile as you are not restricted to just the one type of damage you can inflict. Mind damage is awesome.
As others have said, try and keep meditation at all costs. Healing damage/posion/etc on the fly is such an advanatge. Unless you are a medic/doctor you will have to go back to those medical centres and watch those tumblers do thier stuff while patiently waiting & waiting to be healed.
YamadaMan
Wed Sep 22, 2004 1:11 am
#12
if you want to PvE alot, you should try the 2hSwords/Pikes Combo, you'll get cool damage types (blast for swords, electricity for pikes and of course kinetic, even energy if you can get an NS energy lance)
sprognak
Wed Sep 22, 2004 4:32 am
#13
I love swords in both PvP and PvE. There's nothing like a nasty 700+ damage powerhammer... Composite? What composite 
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