Pikeman Archive
Thread: FS XP Question
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RebelKangaroo
Tue Sep 14, 2004 6:35 pm
#1
I've been looking at melee for a while and I've finally decided to try it. I have enough skill points to master 1 melee profession and get all of the FS trees so my question is this..how long does it normally take you guys to get the 900k xp cap with pikeman? I've narrowed my selection down to pikeman and swordsman, but I'm leaning more towards pikes because they look cool and I'm an ex-carbineer (loved that profession) so it's kinda the same...but with pikes instead of lasers.
Thanks for the info.
Thanks for the info.
annelid0
Tue Sep 14, 2004 7:35 pm
#2
Obviously it depends on what you're fighting, but I do know I got about 500k last night in roughly an hour and a half just playing regularly (not consciously grinding).
If you're leaning towards pikes, go with pikes. We're far cooler than swordsmen, and can get xp perfectly fine.
If you're leaning towards pikes, go with pikes. We're far cooler than swordsmen, and can get xp perfectly fine.
Khoivo
Tue Sep 14, 2004 8:54 pm
#3
I can get 900Kroughly between2and 2 and a half hours. Having a nice stick and superb area attacks helps out alot. But ya make yer money with the combat xp since the change over rate is 1 to 3, ya max out Combat xp and 3 and a half buff sessions and trade it in for 100K FS xp. If all you do is grind, it will take a little over a week to get an entire branch. That is of course, that you have no life, and all you do is play SWG. We can also say this, it will take 36,750,000 regular weapons xp to get the required 1,225,000 FS xp for and entire branch since the change over rate is 30 to 1. Wanna make it even more mind boggling? To unlock your FS character you need 7,410,000 FS xp, that is all six branches needed, that turns into 225,000,000 regular xp. SO...... you will need to max out REGULAR WEAPONS XP 2,500 times, roughly 5,000 hours of play time (using max out at 2 hours at a time). WHOOOHOOO, gotta love it. If ya don't believe me, check my math, you will see that it is correct. If you are a casual player, triple all that time, not to mention, the wait between phases.
Excuse all the math, I am an Architect (in rl), and math is a passion of mine.
Message Edited by Khoivo on 09-14-2004 08:55 PM
fsarfino
Tue Sep 14, 2004 10:29 pm
#4
Myself I can get 900k of pike xp in about 1 hour killing wild rancor lairs on dath. this is using area attack 2 with a 475 max damage LVA. I also have +16 speed tapes so I'm sure that helps
RebelKangaroo
Wed Sep 15, 2004 3:29 pm
#5
Thanks for the replies guys, I decided that I am doing pikes and went to my favorite weaponsmith yesterday. 
Funny thing is so am I, well, at school for it anyway (read: very casual SWG player due to projects every few days). I know it's gonna take a while which is why I wanted to find a proffession I really like to do it with. Carbines was great, but without the BH line it's really not that great for getting xp and such. And as I only have enough skillpoints for one combat profession anyway I needed to shop around a bit (I'm also an armorsmith).
I've started down the path and now it's just a matter of finishing, but it's awesome so far.
Khoivo wrote:
Excuse all the math, I am an Architect (in rl)
Funny thing is so am I, well, at school for it anyway (read: very casual SWG player due to projects every few days). I know it's gonna take a while which is why I wanted to find a proffession I really like to do it with. Carbines was great, but without the BH line it's really not that great for getting xp and such. And as I only have enough skillpoints for one combat profession anyway I needed to shop around a bit (I'm also an armorsmith).
I've started down the path and now it's just a matter of finishing, but it's awesome so far.
Shinjo_Kanzaki
Wed Sep 15, 2004 11:14 pm
#6
i capped both pike and fencer with 150k of combat last night in 2 hours.
Bongzai
Wed Sep 15, 2004 11:18 pm
#7
Pikes is great for the exp cap, as im a master doc too, i have to just use the pikes and combat exp. Ive changed my way of "grinding" so its not so much of a grind, i hunt NS for my exp, takes long than if u were doing rancors sure but the fun factor is 10 fold and i dont know many rancors dropping Dot lances
Sawro
Thu Sep 16, 2004 6:37 am
#8
Bongzai wrote:
Pikes is great for the exp cap, as im a master doc too, i have to just use the pikes and combat exp. Ive changed my way of "grinding" so its not so much of a grind, i hunt NS for my exp, takes long than if u were doing rancors sure but the fun factor is 10 fold and i dont know many rancors dropping Dot lances
Rancors do drop Exceptional weapons though. I have never gotten one, but it has happened.
Jasper_nl
Thu Sep 16, 2004 1:52 pm
#9
Some math:
1.225.000 FS xp per branch, this converts to 36.750.000 weapon xp. Since you also get combat xp you can halve this.
18.375.000 weapon xp is needed then to learn an entire branch. Divide by 900k weapons xp and you will see that you need to max out your weapon xp 20.4 times.
If you need 2 hours to max your weapon xp this will take you 41 hours and a bit extra to fly to the village and back.
All 6 branches will then take you 246 hours of playtime, not 5000 hours as a previous poster suggested.
1.225.000 FS xp per branch, this converts to 36.750.000 weapon xp. Since you also get combat xp you can halve this.
18.375.000 weapon xp is needed then to learn an entire branch. Divide by 900k weapons xp and you will see that you need to max out your weapon xp 20.4 times.
If you need 2 hours to max your weapon xp this will take you 41 hours and a bit extra to fly to the village and back.
All 6 branches will then take you 246 hours of playtime, not 5000 hours as a previous poster suggested.
RPMayhem
Thu Sep 16, 2004 2:44 pm
#10
Jasper_nl wrote:
Some math:
1.225.000 FS xp per branch, this converts to 36.750.000 weapon xp. Since you also get combat xp you can halve this.
18.375.000 weapon xp is needed then to learn an entire branch. Divide by 900k weapons xp and you will see that you need to max out your weapon xp 20.4 times.
If you need 2 hours to max your weapon xp this will take you 41 hours and a bit extra to fly to the village and back.
All 6 branches will then take you 246 hours of playtime, not 5000 hours as a previous poster suggested.
The "previous poster" wasn't including combat xp...but that doesn't totally account for the inflated number. He had an extra "0" on the number of times you'd have to max out pikeman xp...2500 should have been 250. Just a small math mistake, nothing serious...just don't do it when designing a building 
Jasper's numbers look right...i'll have to add them up.
Khoivo
Sat Sep 18, 2004 4:52 am
#12
Yep, yer right, I added an extra 0, lol. Also, ho win the blue hell can you max out so damn fast. I do the random Rancor lairs on Dath as well, and it still takes me about 2 hours to max out weapons xp. Especially to the guy who says he can max out 2 profs in 90 minutes. Not sure how you are doing it.
Message Edited by Khoivo on 09-18-2004 04:54 AM
Jasper_nl
Sat Sep 18, 2004 5:19 am
#13
I am a speedcapped pikeman using player crafted LVAs. I can cap my weapons xp in about 50 minutes on dathomir just walking from rancor lair to lair (piles of rocks). Area attack is my friend. Downside is i have to fly 15 minutes across dath to the village and then back I usually cap twice in a buff session.
I usually cap twice in a buff session.
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