Swordsman Archive

I want to really learn this profession, not just grind it out. But I am a master pistoleer/master doc so I have no experience with the melee professions. I am a little confused by the weapon discussions. Could someone please tell me what the best weapon for PvE is to start out with? Then what should I switch to as I progress? I would really appreciate any feedback on the profession any of you have.

Looks like I'm giving up doc, which is hard for me to do. But I am more attached to my pistol than my healing and buffing abilities.

Thanks,

Smerdy

Master Pistoleer/Master doc/Aspiring Swordsman

Captain in the Rebel Alliance

2h curved sword, then power hammer once you're all the way up in skill tree. Swap sword and ph as needed to get past high resists in kinetic and blast. And drop your pistoleer defense lines last....

2hand sword is your friend, go through the techniques line for speed first with either a dmg sliced 2h sword or and speed sliced power hammer, you'll miss really often with the power hammer though.

if you have alot of combat exp saved up get the finesse line right away, that will give you more accuracy so you'll actually hit with the power hammer. the finesse line gets you the best part of swordsman too, the mind bleeds!

after that i say get the offense line, and start hitting the lairs ofmid lvl mobs(4k to 6k) with AoE's. they'll all agro you and you'll get about 2.5k for each kill and with a good power hammeryou'll only have to hit something 2 or 3 times before it dies.

don't forget to check resists on mobs too, sometimes the sword is better then the PH. my sword has half the dmg but twice the speed of my PH so the DPM is about the same and it all comes down to the resists

since you're a Doc you don't have to worry about buffs, make sure you have some high kenetic resist armor, i have 80+% adv comp, i take about 100dmg from a giant canyon krayt but i'm a master with dmg mit. 3

you'll have novice brawler so use warcry and intimadation on single mobs

Yeah dude, I got master swordsman too!

I got it also...and I will play (no grind)...Although I am a pistoleer I don't really mind to try the Swordsman profession! It is interesting and the community here looks really nice...

Manogr !

I got it too I always wanted to try it after I got my but kicked 1 one 1 when I was a MCM, Mind bleed me and was db before I could blink...

Holocron 1= Master Musician
Holocron 2= Master Image Designer
Holocron 3= Master Swordsman, in progress...

Thank god I finally got a cool profession. I was getting really depressed by all the time I spent in the cantina and not out in the field. I am glad to be back to killing again, and I will definately keep this profession.

Oh my Jabba, did you say you're attached to your pistol? Heheh I was master gunfighter some time ago. My suggestion is you flush the pistols down the drain, because they suck compared to swords. And I mean suck. The amount of damage you'll be doing as swordsman makes pistols look so dumb it's not funny.

Do this: Find mob, healthshot1;/healtshot2, then switch to sword. You'll level fast.

You're never going to look at pistols again, I swear.

-- Ypi

IM here because of it to. I was a fencer way back when. But im dropping master rifle to do this. Thanks for the info.

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You're in for a wild ride, my friend...

Well let me ask this. Can you tell me the pros and cons of fencer and swordsman? The blast damage you can do is really rare. But fencers have amazing speed and defences.

i got swordsmen holo about a month ago and decided to grind thru it as fast as possible....even though i took frequent breaks. i see nothing wrong with grinding thru but u learned a hell of a lot on the way. one month was not what i planned on but glad it ended up taking my time.

i dont plan on dropping master swordsmen...ever. and if i do ill be getting it back asap

i also got master swordsman in the xmas holo

up to 2hand3 right now, just picked up a sweet 2h curved sword and a nice power hammer for later

this profession looks to be quite fun

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