Swordsman Archive
Thread: Swordsman,best PVP profession?
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ChaliWookiee
Mon Jul 12, 2004 3:16 pm
#14
Yes stacking swords with another melee prof is the best. My swordsman on my alt is Master Swords, Master Brawler, Master TKA, Medic 0/0/4/0, and a line from fencer for KD defenses. I can hold my own with anyone even multiple player's pvp'ing me. Prolly the only prof that gives me the most difficulty are CM's cause of the mind poison DOT's. Dirty bastards 
raynedog
Mon Jul 12, 2004 5:27 pm
#16
I guess this brings to light a question I've always had about skill tapes for swordsmen. do they all work? Where is the best place to get em, and since +1 anything is all i can find, how rare are the +6speed I found on a vendor the other day, I mean it was only going for 1mil and sice all I ever see are +1 tapes I though the price was fairly cheap.
APEist_theReb
Mon Jul 12, 2004 6:11 pm
#17
Swordsman is one of the most deadly professions in the game.
but a lot of you ppl on this thread obviously dont pvp the way u all are talking.
ppl talking about using an acklay hammer if they are speed capped...LOL. and about doing massive mind dps, another laugh. even with our ap 2 weapons we dont do much dmg in pvp if ur opponent is using kinetic armor. even when using an awesome scythe i hit a person with melee mititagation 3 and 80% resist for 80 or so dmg, which is healed in about 3 seconds. but when they have 62 dodge/62 melee defense with intimidate on ull only get through 1 outta every 3 swings or so. btw i have 149 2-handed accuracy.
u might hit a melee temploiter once every 15 or so seconds (15 swings) but their mind wil regen before u can bat an eye.
lots of things u swordsman leave out is accuracy. +17 acc 2-handed curved is some times better than a scythe with +7 or so. at least u will hit them consistently. power hammers are USELESS in pvp except against ranged ppl, but then again how many ranged ppl do u see in pvp anymore??? 80% of the ppl i run into are melee. usually with stacked defense.
but anyways to get back to the point yes swordsman is deadly. very underestimdated at least. if ur interested in becoming swordsman DONT grind it. if u grind it u are basically holding your neck out for all the experienced swordsman in pvp. including me
Message Edited by APEist_theReb on 07-12-2004 06:16 PM
StGabriel
Mon Jul 12, 2004 6:47 pm
#18
hey drgn you just nmow lsited my template minus the 4003 TK (which caps melee and ranged defense) and give me power boost and meditation to get rid of wounds and poison/disease
Gaffyn has been playing that combo for a looooooong time. Bout 6 months now I reckon. Although recently he dropped some stuff to play around, but he'll be back.
Gaffyn has been playing that combo for a looooooong time.
Bout 6 months now I reckon. Although recently he dropped some stuff to play around, but he'll be back.
-Jess-
Tue Jul 13, 2004 1:00 am
#19
Well I am dropping master fencer. I NEVER use it. What do I need to pick up that will be more useful? and perhaps give me at least some of my defenses back?
AriasImmortal
Tue Jul 13, 2004 1:44 am
#20
the only thing I need to be a damage machine is 2h acc, which unfortunately i can't get my hands on. -39 range mods kinda **edit** me over when fighting smart def stackers.
sofrash
Tue Jul 13, 2004 1:54 am
#21
glycol wrote:
best for jedi killing
lol dude you pawned winsent at our base that was funny man whats the stats on yur hammer that was crazy and whats yur temp
Morrdak
Tue Jul 13, 2004 5:25 am
#22
APEist_theReb wrote:
even with our ap 2 weapons we dont do much dmg in pvp if ur opponent is using kinetic armor. even when using an awesome scythe i hit a person with melee mititagation 3 and 80% resist for 80 or so dmg, which is healed in about 3 seconds.
Get some speed tapes, Get a hammer which does blast damage and perhaps you should try that against someone that has kinetic armor.
If you can't PVP using a scythe or a hammer (which you claim useless) then perhaps you shouldn't PVP cause I never have problems unless its against another swordsman with a similar build to mine.
But to answer the actual over all question of this topic. Using the right combination in your build, I'd have to say yeah Swordsman is the best PVP unless your a CM/Rifleman. Eventually they'll change everything to make it more equal then there won't be a "best PVP Profession" or so they say.
Oh and grind through swordsman cause they don't get truely uber till Master.
Zarqon
Tue Jul 13, 2004 7:29 am
#23
Getting speed tapes are great tips... I've got +5 myself, however... it can be easier said than done. On my server the latest auction is not done yet for a +5 tape, it's already at 6 million for it. Can't afford too many of those... and it takes time to be found.
It would really be nice to see some advice for what you do without those tapes. A fast scythe is enough maybe?
Morrdak
Tue Jul 13, 2004 8:12 am
#24
Speed taps aren't needed all the time. If you have a good scythe your set... here's the speed formula
Speed = (weapon speed x delay) x (100 - your speed skill) / 100
If speed is less than 1, it is rounded to 1.
So if your a master Swordsman you have +80 to speed... the only time speed taps are needed is if you have a damage sliced weapon instead of a speed sliced weapon or if your using a hammer. With the rarity of finding a High damage scythe or a high damage hammer with low speed is rare... so if you can't afford speed taps you probably won't beable to afford the uber weapons. So for us poor people... just look for a nice speed sliced weapon with decent damage and you'll hold your own.
Morrdak
Tue Jul 13, 2004 8:26 am
#25
Morrdak wrote:
So if your a master Swordsman you have +80 to speed...
Correction... Master Swordsman with Master Brawler. 
AriasImmortal
Tue Jul 13, 2004 9:55 pm
#26
/shrug
its very good in PvP without speed tapes, as long as you have a good scythe. but i can honestly say that with speed tapes, acc tapes, and a good acklay PH, it is the single best melee PvP profession in the game bar none. So what if jedi can heal mind and **edit**, they still die to me
its very good in PvP without speed tapes, as long as you have a good scythe. but i can honestly say that with speed tapes, acc tapes, and a good acklay PH, it is the single best melee PvP profession in the game bar none. So what if jedi can heal mind and **edit**, they still die to me
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