Swordsman Archive

Whats up fellow swordsmen. I just wanted to get some insight from you on our profession. I read our guide that is stickied on the forums but there are still some questions left unanswered personally for me. I guess the biggest one in my head right now is how exactly can we use our profession to the best of our ability pve and pvp. As of right now i am masterswordsmen and doc 4/4/4/0 but soon plan to drop doctor because i find it easier to have someone else buff me instead of me doing it and it's also cheaper since buff packs cost 25k each stat.

Templates:

I hear alot about us needing master brawler (so I have started grinding for it however it is a bit tedious atm because the xp gains aren't as plentiful) if we are to stand a chance against any type of pvp action and it has it's benifits in pve. I have been a pure swordsmen since publish 3 and recently returned to the game at publish 13. I still mostly stay away from PVP because i personally feel it's pointless for me to make an attempt, however i did duel a jedi pawadan. I did lose as expected but i was surprised that I was Blind,dizzied,stuned,and intimidated all at the same time. As swordsmen how exactly can we hold our own

against all the other professions out there? What should we be using template wise???

Armor:

This is a back forth issue for me as I hear alot of different points of veiw. Should we wear any type of armor at all in pvp and pve or should we stick with BE clothing or should we have a mix of the two? I see swordsmen in full suits of armor while i see others wearing robes or plain clothing in battle and out. What should we be wearing to our battles?

Foods,enhancement drugs,drinks:

Yet another back and forth issue which is why i refered to the food sticky. However there is no way our stomachs have that type of capacity to eat all those foods at once. So my question on this is simply, which foods should be the norm in our satchels and should we use drug enhancements at all?

Weaponry:

Not much to this part, but personally I hate the power hammer. I also hate the fact that it is the only weapon we truely use and it kinda robs us of variety. Yes we do have the scythe and I am very grateful we have that weapon, however it barely out shines a cleaver unsliced and still falls short of a standard power hammer if it did get a good dmg slice. Also it appears that we don't seem to get much loot towards our profession even though I have seen screens of exceptional twoH curved swords, and the emporer's TH sword which the people who have gotten them are very fortunante, but I don't think theres alot out there for us as a whole. If you guys think or know different please enlighten me on this one. How can we effectivly use ALL of our weapons? Should we fight for different weaponry?

Our Tactics:

Well on this subject I want to get a better knowledge of what works for every swordsmen. Are macros used?Should they be used? What special moves do you prefer to use in pve and pvp and do they work? I know we have two dizzy moves that stick at random however I usually get this in many if not all of my fights:

Your oppnent looks dizzy

Posture change failed

posture change failed

Your opponent kneels (at the same time the dizzy state goes away) <-----if i had a nickel for every time that has happened I'd realistically have about 15 dollars in my pocket right now.

What are the best tactics to use pve and pvp?

These aremy questions to all of my fellow swordsmen, any and all feedback from your own expeiences are much apperciated as I am really looking to make the most of this profession as I will not drop it.