Pikeman Archive

I see many Master Pikesman using various breakouts on templates etc.

My main question is this: Is this primarily to augment their Pikesman skills OR is this to take advantage of the versatility that other weapon types present?

I've seen a various mix of TKM/Pike - for those that are masters of both, do you use solely your pike for taking down mobs (by this I mean anything you would fight) or switch between the two?

I would like to augment my blooming Pike char, but I'm concerned that I'll have to be constantly be switching between unarmed and the like - is this pretty much the scenario with a similar build? I'm hoping its pure pike and the rest are just augmentations to the pike.

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Saeleck wrote:

I would like to augment my blooming Pike char, but I'm concerned that I'll have to be constantly be switching between unarmed and the like - is this pretty much the scenario with a similar build? I'm hoping its pure pike and the rest are just augmentations to the pike.

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For me, the Pike is the main weapon(now with kinetic, electric and energy damage). My template is a pikeMan/TKA/++ combination, and I use the other profession mainly as support.

There are times when I have felt the need to use unarmed yes, but the Pike always wins over the temptation.

I use Pike as my primary means of damage. I have several NS weapons that can dot all the HAM pools and have disease, poison and fire dots. However, I also go after all the defensive mods I can from other melee professions like TKA, fencer and sword. I am in a quandry as to whether or not to go 0/0/4/0 in sword or stay 2/0/0/0 in medic (I like the ability "First Aid" as I can stop any bleed that gets put on me, very helpful if you get a mind bleed). As an added bonus I do have both of the Fencer bleeds and do use them too. I also use HeadHit 1 alot too and mind hit from TKA. I can take over 300 points a tick in mind so I need thos mind attacks to finish my enemy. So, yeah I do use some of the other attacks but mostly pike.

As it stands right now my template is;

2004 TKA

2000 Fencer

0010 Swordsman

Master Pikeman/Brawler

The only times I'm using the other weapons is for xp. If I'm going to fight something 'tough', like a nightsister, I have to use my pike. No other weapon comes close to the damage it deals out. The sole reason for the other profs is just to make me a better piker. Once I'm done with the xp grind in the other profs,I see no need to ever use one of the other weapons.