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Pikeman's "warcry" would be close to rooting I guess...not sure what range is on it though.

ROOT? since when did i start playing EQ

warcry is also still an area effect. warcry = area taunt w/slow

I am Swords/Tk and I have not had a problem defeating this. I try to keep the person I am fighting dizzy and on their back as much as possible. I also use armorbreak and bleeds. This has worked for me and the only time I have lost to a ranged toon so far was when I was using my once uber scythe that is like a safety razor now. I have not had any problems with my PH. The one prof that I have had continued trouble with is CM. I am not sure of the attack but it leaves you paralyzed. The only defense I have seen for this so far is to watch the timer and as soon as it ends try to state them and sweep them.

Bedew

Fencer has a cripple attack, once you get that on a ranged he's pretty much dead if you have the action. From my experiences at least

It was a terrible expirence i dont think ill be dueling any ranged peeps anymore since i have no sp for medic w/ my master ranger

Has anyone tried going prone to make your opponent miss more, and/or carrying a ranged weapon in case you do get rooted?

Qualdrin Mekanos

I have been one of the better duelers with swordsman template combos for quite some time (the key is combining swords with the proper other professions). I even rocked the old defense stackers. The only person I have had trobule with post CU is a charcter named Ane he is Master BH MasterPistol. As a swordsman you are capable of INSANE pvp dmg. I hit regularly for 1200 dmg. You best bet is to KD right off if you can, armor break and go for 1 or 2 high dmg attacks (critical or power), chances are this is all you can do before getting knocked down. Make sure your wearing a PSG and slap off an intimidate if you can. Once you get up continue roasting him. Also remember if you are having trobule catching someone as a swordsman your lunge attack can still do decent pvp dmg. If you get rooted thats ok, make sure you have a Center Of Being Macro running, heal sooner rather then later and hit burst run a little bit before you thnik the root will wear off. when root breaks haul ass towards him hitting your lunge attack. When he goes down, if he is low on life dont bother with armor break, waste him with a crticial or power hit. Also dont forget to use Melee Strike or some other low action using attack as your auto.

Perfect Desecrater! That is exactly how I have been doing it only without the PSG (need to look in on that). I'm TKM/MS/Doc 2002 so root doesnt bother me much. With CoB running and being abel to heal myself I generally run them out of action before I run out of health and burst run and lunge give you more range than most think. Follow Desecraters plan and you'll spend more time wiping the brains off your hammer than you actually spent winning the duel. OHH one more thing, don't spam high action hits! If you run out of action you will be dead

Demich Pain

Bloodfin