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Thread: That defence for pistoleer is worthless
PeterNC09 wrote:
If you really want your defences to be effective, you should combine it with another profession. With my template, I am very rarely KD's or dizzied. It's great.
Froggoy wrote:
I'm 1041 bh 3043 pistoleer and I thought those +40 stun,dizzy,blind and that +50 plus kd would really help in pvp.
Guess what it doesn't do one thing for me I get KD and dizzyed just as easily when I didnt have that defence.Every time I fight there's always some guywith a kd and dizzy their first try I get kd and dizzy easily and I stay dizzy and kd able to do nothing.What's the use of bh skills if my pistoleer defence isn't working and I get kd and dizzy.
Doskk
BH 1041
Pistoleer 3043
well, you need to have a certain level for any of the def vs **** mods to really be a help to you at all. For pve, youcan get by with what you have, but for pvp you should have no less than 70 and that's just to effectively defend against stun, dizzy, kd...etc 50% of the time. The optimal number you need in pvp is at least 100+....but since you are a BH, you are out of luck since BH def sucks. The only way you can have exceptional or even good def mods is to sacrifice some firepower (BH)and stack 2 or more professions or a more expensive way is to buy SEA's (then you can keep BH)if you have the cash.
If anything, you want to get as much def vs dizzy and KD as possible if your gonna pvp.....that's about 99% of pvp opening attacks....dizzy and kd you.....so you have to defend against that.
This is one reason I don't like BH because of all the skill points it takes......
Message Edited by Drango on 06-23-2004 07:24 AM
Message Edited by Morath360 on 06-23-2004 05:47 AM
Drango wrote:
Buying SEAs for state defences is old hat. All you have to do is find your local Chef
Ithorian mist -- +50 to Def vs Dizzy (at least)
Thatkilo -- +90 to Def vs KD
If you aren't eating Chef foods to give you the edge, then you aren't ready for pvp
Message Edited by Drango on 06-23-2004 07:24 AM
Chef food is a good idea, but for someone like me who uses my stomach filling for mind, will, focus enhancement and synthsteak among other things.....using chef food for def vs mods that you can easily cap by stacking with another professions and add SEA's with that is better. That way, you can have your def vs mods high as you can get them, have your mind, willpower and focus boosted on top of entertainer buffs (powerboost if you have tka) and 40% synthsteak which further reduces damage taken.....overall, your defense will be good and you will last longer in pvp with the boosted mind stats since that's what most people target in pvp.
the good news is that BH will only require the exploration line as a prerequisite for bh instead of master scout pretty soon. So that's 42 more skill points freed up to dabble with and boost BH defense.
Oh yeah, KD and dizzy aren't the only things you need to defend against.....stun, blind and intimidate are some other area's that you should defend against also.....the real pvp'ers don't just depend on KD and dizzy......for instance, I'll intimidate, blind and stun you first....makes dizzy and KD stick much easier, lowers your opponents attack rate slightly, makes them miss more than normal, halves there damage output and so on. doing COB, having high def mods, high MD and RD, one of the profession specific defenses (block, dodge, counterattack, combat equilibrium) and you will have a significant edge in pvp.....sure it's hard to get all of them to stick....but it's not that hard.
A real defense is a well rounded one as well as a smart person behind the toon.....good luck! 