Swordsman Archive

I am currently at 2/2/4/4 Swordsman with Master Pistoleer as a back up. I have been frustrated with this class for awhile now. I was under the assumption that melee classes have a high defence modifier, but it is me that is missing more than the NPCs.

I usually open with /state and /warcry1, but I have found out that when I use /warcry1, I pause for almost as long as my target does. What benefit does this give me? And /state lasts all of a few seconds and am really not sure if it is doing anything. Is it working? And if so, isn't it suppose to add more defense to me?

Also, I had read that the use of a Power Hammer is best for PvE. Is this what the majority of you use? I have yet to find one with less than a 5.0 speed. I was using a 2-hand Curved Sword, because it is a little faster and seem to like it a little better, but the amount of damage is reduced obviously.

Basically, I need to know if becoming a Master will actually be worth the downside I am experiencing right now. Oh, and what exactly is this mitigation I keep hearing about? What is it and how can it benefit me?

As to the mitigation, not that I'm a swordsman mind you, but it lessens the gap of your damage variance by a percentage. Let's say you are hit by a sword that does 10-100 damage, and you have melee mitigation 5.567ver. 1a. Melee Mitigation 5.567ver. 1a decreases damage variance by 10%. So, that 10-100 weapon will now only hit you for 9-90.

I could be totally off my rocker but, like I said, I'm not a swordsman.

Since you're at 2/2/4/4, you have melee mitigation 2. You'll get mitigation 3 when you hit master. As for other opponents, you'll have to know what skills they have in order to know what mitigation they have.

You need at least Technique 4 to use a 5+ speed hammer effectively. I'vebeen using a 3.6spd 460dmg hammer, a switch from 5.5s 579dmg.

The damage mitigation is great or at least seems that way. I could maybe only take on a Tusken Warchief and 1 or 2 others at once. Now, thers nothing the Tuskens can throw at me I wont run up too. Ever seen how fast you can kill a Gore Lord, or any of those high level tuskens, kneel before you, get tripped up then get crushed with Hit 3 on the ground?

Ever seen one get back up? lol Me either

PvE Swordman is great. PvP, well, just hope who ever you are fighting is also Melee.

Swordsman is terrible. I can't beat a thing. I always get served. I dropped it as soon as I finished it. I suggest no one pick up a sword in a blaster world.

-- Ypi