Rifleman Archive
Thread: question regarding other skills for best melee defence
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sthealth
Mon Jun 21, 2004 4:50 am
#1
thinking of dropping cm and getting better melee defence to go with rifleman. is it better (if your short of sp) to get the melee damage migrations 1 and 2 or the melee defence mods (i dont know what the migration does, if its bugged, or if its useful).
also whats a good melee profession to go with rifleman, ive done tk and i know it rocks, but are fencer or swordsman any good, i hear the pikeman sucks bad, just like carbineer.
XaverriJade7
Mon Jun 21, 2004 5:10 am
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I'm not sure how well Mitigation works in PvE, but it's better to have Mitigation than a littlemelee defense in PvP.Theexact calculation is much more comlex than this, but 1 point of melee defense is about equal to 0.5% chance of getting missed.
All melee professions can be good(even Pikeman!).
TKA: You've done it, so you know 
Swordsman: Great tanking ability, Blast damage, AP2, high power, good toughness, more Mind attacks
Fencer: Low power, amazing defenses, high speed, more Stun damage
Pikeman: More Block, good area attacks, Electrical damage, decent (status)defenses, style
Pikeman and Carbineer don't exactly 'suck', but they sure do need some love. Any combat profession is good if you can play it well enough-though not all professions fit everyone's play style. 
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