Pikeman Archive

So during play last night, I travelled around like usual, jumping between several planets and cities. Now, there used to be 3-4 pikemen on Kauri at any one time, total. Gradually a few more joined in, then the holocron insanity increased the numbers up to about 15-18 at any given time, but they came and went like all game destroyers holocron followers. I used to have a list of every pikeman on the server, sent out an email to them all once, even.

However, lately and especially after talk of increased accuracy, I have been seeing many more pikemen. I've been outbid often on polearm attachments and looted pikes by people I've either never heard of or people I knew as something else. Just last night, I saw 11 pikemen I have never seen before. 11 new pikemen in one night! And I had three more players I knew tell me they were going to go pikeman, especially since accuracy was being improved.

In Coronet alone there were 5 pikemen moving through the starport when I landed.A few minutes later in Theed, 3 more in front of the starport, then during an effort to free Anchorhead from instability, there were 4 more pikemen involved in the fighting (although, half were firing blasters). And I saw a few more here and there.

Some of these guys I've trained myself and all, but there are more and more each day. Kauri must have well over 30-35 pikemen now, most non-holocroners it seems. I can't keep track of us all anymore, and it sounds like more will be joining.

We're no longer such a small community, I think. Maybe Kauri is an exception?

antares
master pikeman

Yeah, it's hard to say. I can estimate 30-35, but it might be 50 as well.

antares
master pikeman

yeah, definately more pikeMen on Radiant server too

Hi everyone,

Its the same way one Valcyn server too.

I cant believe the numbers I'm seeing. I see at least 2 or 3 in most of the major starports everytime I pass through. Not to mention,all of the other people asking if we are any good cause they too want to try out Pikeman.

I believe thatalot of the new Pikeman we see started out chasingHolo's, but have since then, fallen in love with Pikeman. Also, since we are supposedly getting fixed with the upcoming combat pass, more people might be willing to try us out.

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Dynastar wrote:

Gone are the days of being the first Master Pikeman someone has seen in 4 months of playing.

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yeah I can finally almost put together a pikeMan group and go hunting

Ayup, between the holo christmas gifts and that grind. Add the new acc and we are prolly seeing alot of the previous grinders, dabblers who enjoyed pike are coming back. Add all the acc you want though, imo with out a revamp on the defensive end we are still broken.

I do see a lot more people running around with pikeman weapons than I used to. Still, I'd wager 90% of them are holocron-induced, only mastering brawler, or holding an uncerted nightsister lance.

I've noticed slightly more on Corbantis also, mostly I think its because of two reasons:

1) Holocron induced psychosis leaving some people so burned out of grinding after x amount of professions that they end up staying Pikea while longer (and the rare few who stop with us because they actually enjoy it).

2) With the swirling rumored nerfssurrounding TK and afew other classes,people are starting to look for the "next big thing".

same thing hapend to riflemen a while back... there used to be 4-5 of us on tempest, now half the people who pvp are rifle/TK

now its happening to pike!? damnit! i came here to avoid the crowds... gues its time to take chef... doh! new food... DE? gah! droid invasion! if the devs fix pike... its quite posible that no profession could be left as the most horible / undesireable... then what will i do