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Thread: In this thread we praise me.
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Stonelegs
Mon Feb 02, 2004 6:33 am
#1
Hello, I'm Stonelegs.
When I picked up this game in July, my intention was to become an Armorsmith. As soon as I started down that path, I realized that I needed the ability to gather my own hides. So, I ask guildchat "Hey, what's the absolute worst combat profession." The response, of course, was "Pikeman". So, in my never-ending desire to make the best of the worst, I picked up a wooden staff and got to work. I slowly gained polearm XP as I proceeded to kill gnorts, ikopis, and even the mighty Peko Pekos for their lucious hides. I gained all the necessary Merchant, Artisan, and Armorsmith skills for running a good business and in the process I capped my polearm XP and my combat XP after obtaining Polearms IV. It was this way for the next few months. Every day I would read the Pikeman, Armorsmith, and Merchant boards. Every day I would work on my business.
I became quite successful as an Armorsmith. Most everyone on Lowca knows of my business and the quality of my product. I was proud of my work and I tirelessly labored at becoming a better and more informed Armorsmith. Nevertheless, the dream of Mastering Pikeman still lingered in the back of my overinflated head(I have a huge ego). I thought to myself "I am going to prove them wrong. I know Pikeman will be unbelievably awesome at Master. These people just get so frustrated with the process of Mastering Pikeman that they give up." Oh, how I was wrong.
After hitting a certain amount of credits, I announced my retirement from Armorsmith and pursued more combat-oriented ventures. The first thing I did was Master Brawler. Savage Quenkers, Doc/Ent buffs, Savage Quenkers, and 2 hours later I'm training the Master Brawler box. Then I decide to put my saved up XP to use and I shuffle on over to the Pikeman trainer. I thought to myself "Here comes the long haul". That wasn't quite the case.
Master Pikeman was easy. I grouped with my AT-ST and pulled level 59 Savage Quenker missions. It was a matter of days. So, I thought to myself, "Why not get TKM so I can meditate!". The next day I was training the Master box of TKM (Thank you, Savage Quenkers).
There I was. Master Pikeman, Master Brawler, Teras Kasi Master. What could go wrong? How could Pikeman possibly suck now? Hell, I've got the best armor in the game... fantastic Doc/Ent buffs... all the food and drugs a combat duder needs... what do I have to worry about?
I'll tell you what I have to worry about. Tuskens. TUS-KENS. I went there, primed for killin', and every time I got swarmed by Tuskens I had to switch to my VKs to out-kill the Novice Dabblers and their Republic Blasters. Not only that, but whenever I had my LVA out I was getting my ass handed to me. I switched back to my VKs, tossed on CoB, and it's tanking time!
So, in my ultimate frustration, I dump Pikeman after only a week and a half at Master. Ever since I did so last week I've been in a semi-panic about the ramifications of the decision I made. Then the "We got an accuracy fix" came about. Come to find out that we're still waaaay down in the negatives. "Whew", I says to myself, "I made the right choice".
Time passes. We grow older. Old men think of days gone by. The Sun rises and sets.
In a passing moment of interest I check the Pikeman forums. What's this? A 10 Answers thread? YOU DON'T SAY! What jewels of knowledge will be passed on to the lowly Pikemen? WHAT DOST THOU HAVETH FOR THY LORD STONELEGS??!?...
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Come to find out... nothing. 10 questions of pure, 100%, Grade-A, Boneless, Skinless Runaround(tm). An endless parade of "LOL COMBAT PASS U R GONA WAIT F U PIKEYS". Just what I feared... but moreover just what I expected.
And in the end... here I sit... TKM, Master Brawler, and various medic/scout skills. I am a ruthless killing machine. I slaughterify all that comes in my path (as long as I avoid Nightsisters). No longer am I weighed down with doubts over my relinquishment of a profession that I loved so dearly. Pikeman... my heart is truly with you... I consider myself a Pikeman (mostly because I have a Starsider character who is a Pikeman named Pikeman)... but most of all, I would like to express the following:
YOU ARE SCREWED. GIVE UP NOW. NOBODY LOVES YOU.
I gave up Pikeman after a long, loving relationship, and it turned out to be the right decision. Think of this like an abusive spouse. Sure, you love your partner, but it's best that you just put it behind you and move on to bigger and better things...
For the "TOO LONG; DIDN'T READ" crowd. Everyone should worship me because I didn't see this coming but I guessed and it turned out to be right so now I'm going to fake like I saw it coming and act all brash about my awesomeness and garner hatred from the Pikeman community by typing one long run-on sentence thank you drive through.
MadAtGravity
Mon Feb 02, 2004 9:42 am
#3
LOL! Yeah I thought I was starting to kick some serious butt as a 1343 Pikeman/Master Doctoruntil I went to the Tusken Fort totally buffed and got DBd by the first Tusken I ran up to outside the entrance. I thought maybe I just needed more skill points, from what you're saying Master isn't going to help. Maybe I'll wait for the "Combat Pass" patch and try again.
I don't know... something about spending 5 minutes riding out from Mos Espa to the Tusken Fort for a 15 second battle doesn't sound too appealing. Rock on!
OutbackWookiee
Tue Feb 03, 2004 12:42 pm
#4
/target stonelegs;/deepbow;/yell 'ALL HAILSTONELEGS!!'
There, that should keep your ego fed for a bit.
DevastatorX
Tue Feb 03, 2004 3:10 pm
#5
Stonelegs wrote:
slaughterify
I will praise you just cuz that one word made my day.
/praise
T_Rikimouri
Wed Feb 04, 2004 1:00 am
#7
Legwand wrote:
/target stonelegs;/deepbow;/yell 'ALL HAILSTONELEGS!!'
There, that should keep your ego fed for a bit.
hahahaha...........................O_O
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