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Depends upon what you mean by 'good trade.' I'm powers, and I really like it. However, I get pawned by MLS types in duels if I stand and fight. Course, I can always get away if I really want to, and that is fun in its own way. If you are talking about damage output, MLS is better -- but you are right about your dps making a big difference in that. I think with reasonable pearls/crystals (the kind you can get now if you tune enough of them) will still make your dps better with sabers than powers. Also, once you get to master powers, half your attacks aren't always usable because they are area. The lower level intimidate is a single target thing, but the improved one is an area attack. This is great if your group can handle the mass-aggro that comes from it (for grinding), but can mean quick death someplace like the deathwatch bunker (made that mistake the other day).

Actually I think if they ever get around to making states meaningful, Powers will be hugely boosted by that since we can do them all from a distance -- except blind I think ... why don't we have that one? Anyway, most of our attacks are state attacks ... consequently we are not getting nearly the bang out of them we are supposed to be -- except for lightning and a couple force whack-em-on-the-noogies things.

If by good trade you mean is it fun to play -- H**l yeah. I think so anyway. So if you want to 'trade up your dps' you should likely stay sabers and farm some crystals/pearls. Otherwise come on over to the choke & cloak crowd.

Kiti

Message Edited by Kitibacca on 09-14-2005 04:11 PM

Hmm yeah if you are more into PvE I think you are better off with MLS even if your saber sucks.
For PvP against non Jedi and for the coolness factor I'd say go Powers.
I'd love to get a respec on TC to test powers out some day.

Powers (now) use less Force then the rest of the Jedi skills. If you get MFW you can do a vast amount of damage. as for defence you are almost left with nothing so have to back it up with MDef
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Ok I don't want you to get the wrong impression of Powers from the above post.

Force powers do not use less force than sabers, they use quite a bit more force. Choke 160fc, Force KD 225fc, Force Throw 75fc, Improved Lightning 85fc, Breach 200fc, Cloak 150fc, Mind Blast 75fc, Force Hit 45fc, Force Intimidate 100fc, Force Weaken 200fc, Force Strike 75fc.

Action costs are also something to be aware of with Powers. Choke 20%, Mind Blast 10%, Force Throw 10%, Force KD 10%, Force Lightning 20%, Force hit 5%, Force Intimidate 10%, Force Weaken 10%, Force Strike 10%.

Also they are very slow. Choke 15 second cooldown, Improved Lightning 2sec execution 4sec cooldown, you get the idea.

This being said it is very important to consider having Chanel and Force Speed 2 in your template so that you can attack at a decent speed and recover force as needed.

In General your saber needs to be pretty bad to have a lower damage per force cost and damage per combat round than powers. But having a little sabers AND MPowers is very deadly versus non Jedi.



Buku
Naritus

Powers gets way better cloak and dots than sabers. I tried sabers cloak and it doesnt work at all

Aight... i may be biased cuz i have both lolzerz... MLS/MP/enh 2xx3/nov healer... i swear there is nothing more fun than having those fun moves in powers... i chose MLS cuz i... like lightsabers lol... plus this is my favorite dark jedi template