Pistoleer Archive

DISCLAIMER: You have seen this post a zillion times before.

I have snagged not two, not three, but four boxes in pistoleer, and do not even have Stances I yet. Am I doing something wrong? Combat xp is something like 1/10 of weapons xp, yes? By that rationale I should be close to Stances II by now.

There is no real reason for me to be whining about this, except that I cannot bloody wait to start pistol-whipping people *drool*

Educate me.

With my fourth box is pistoleer I was also elegible for Stances 2 by this time. I did skip out on support 4 in the marksman tree however, and that might be the difference.

There is an easy way to get comabt xp more quickly if you need it however. Do a bleed on a semi-low-level mob. Peace and unequip your gun. Throw a grenade at the mob. Peace again. Then run away until it dies. All of the xp you receive should be combat xp. (You unequip your gun because most of us have no brawler skills, this nets you more xp)

CaBhaal Lourn

Try a bleed .

They changed CM Poisons to give Combat XP, and I think it applies to other DoTs as well, but I'm not absolutely certain (thought I was, now I'm not ). Worth giving it a shot though, and seeing if your combat xp goes over 10% (many times using poison, I got MORE combat XP than pistol XP - finished the stances line before 2 of the others).

Just remembered that bleeds do not kill. So finish the mob off with a grenade instead after the bleed has done max damage. This should work jsut as well.

CaB

I haven't tested this with bleeds alone so take it for what it's worth. I hit my poisons and bleeds and then just fan shot or Kip Up.

I'm averaging anywhere from 500-1000 Combat XP on 2000 Pistol XP kills.

I enjoy being a CM. I buy all my items off the bazaar so it can be relatively expensive but the damage that can be done (and the healing!) is great.

It's definately a Top Heavy profession though. Really weak in the lower ends and strong at the top.

As to your current grouping situation, I find if I get one PMD1 Knockdown in I get a nicer crust of the Experience. Bleed Em and Knock 'em down in group situations.

Thanks for the quick help. Unfortunately, I have little interest in the CM profession and thus can't use poisons, but I'll invest in a grenade or two.

Perhaps my real problem, which I forgot to mention, was that I tend to do my Dantooine voritor missions with the guys from my guild, who tend overwhelmingly to be MCH's and MBH's

...how is CM, since you all seem to have it? I kind of like playing as a Medic but hate to be away from the battlefield for long, and was considering ditching Musician (if SOE doesn't make some serious changes to the Ent. trees as a whole, but that's another kettle of fish and a virulent rant nobody wants to hear [again]).

I was posting about this on the Tempest boards...tough to multiclass serious combat with serious anything else. Does Combat Medic allow you to take a good part in the fighting between ranged heals?

Thanks again.