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Thread: Swordsman vs Fencer
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Cakins7005
Thu Feb 05, 2004 2:36 am
#1
Swordsman is tied for the best PvE class right now with Commandos. Commandos do more damage but Swordsmen hit much faster and have much higher defense and toughness. After the one Dot per person rule goes live, Swordsman will be the best PvE class. The Commando advantage of 4 Dots versus 2 will no longer exist. Fencer is a weird class that few people Master as their main profession. The defenses are awesome but the offense is pretty crappy. In PvP its a toss upin who would win between those two classes. If you want to PvP, the only brawler that is good in PvP is the TKM. PvP is for TKM's, Riflemen, andCombat Medics only.
shutout
Thu Feb 05, 2004 3:05 am
#2
no commando is not the best for pve. yes, right now commandos have 4 DoT's, but have you ever heard of a commando solo'ing a krayt dragon? i did a while back before the dragons were beefed up, but i also had a pet tanking for me (also, before the ch nerf), so it wasn't really solo'ing. swordsman, however, have solo'd the newer krayts. commandos would get killed after applying the first flamer special. swordsman can stack both and keep hitting the mind pool over and over.
i play both classes. i have very good weapons for both classes, and swordsman by far is the better profession for pve.
pvp, i'd say fencer. stick center of being on a loop macro, and you're extremely hard to hit. especially with a power hammer. but yeah, pvp right now is centered around combat medics, riflemen, and tka's.
Message Edited by shutout on 02-05-2004 02:06 AM
Raidon03
Thu Feb 05, 2004 5:03 am
#3
Thanks for the help guys my main character is currently a TKM (2nd proffesion is undecided due to halogrinding) He does fairly well in pvp not as good as other tkas or other proffesions. This is cause I do not wear any advanced composite for defense and I do not use a good VK so the people I fight with advanced composite normenly win most of the pvp battles. Anyways as for my alt character I think I am going to make her a swordsman since it is good in pvp and I want to use her for farming cash and other items with her at st since my main is now a rebel i dont have that advantige or enough points. So she will probebly either be swordsman/rifelman or swordsman/dancer/merchant (for the special pimp beach house) 
I have played around with novice swordsman it is alot of fun and different from tka. After playing tka for months on my main I am enjoying useing a weapon in melee combat I just wish swordsman can use light sabers for there swords
I have played around with novice swordsman it is alot of fun and different from tka. After playing tka for months on my main I am enjoying useing a weapon in melee combat I just wish swordsman can use light sabers for there swords
sorry for spelling and grammer that is not my thing 
Message Edited by Raidon03 on 02-05-2004 04:07 AM
Raidon03
Thu Feb 05, 2004 5:09 am
#4
Ewww I cant even think about going pikeman that has to be the worse melee class in the game 
I sure hope my last proffesion is not that.
I sure hope my last proffesion is not that.
KristianMR
Thu Feb 05, 2004 8:19 am
#6
i have ben master Fencer, if u get master brawler with fencer u are just as good in PvP as TKA is, u wont believe how good the dodge is, so ill say go Fencer if u want PvP and PvE, and in PvE it might take some time to defeat your Victim but with the defence u get its should be no problem
Cakins7005
Thu Feb 05, 2004 11:45 am
#7
Yes, I have seen commandos solo high level content after the HAM boost. I competed with one for kills. I assume most commandos get the Dirty Fighting line in Smuggler since the requirements overlap so much.
Raidon03
Thu Feb 05, 2004 1:53 pm
#8
what are the benefits and peneltys for these 2 classes which one is the best for pvp/pve. What is the difference between these two clases I got a 2nd account and trying to figure out which one i want to go for on my alt character.
shutout
Thu Feb 05, 2004 10:02 pm
#10
flamesingle1, flamesingle2, flamecone1, flamecone2. add healthshot1 in there, and they actually have 5 health DoTs.
and the DoT's don't count for loot rights or xp, yet, so i fail to see how you had to compete with a commando for kills. they can hit anywhere from 3k to 7k with flamesingle2 every 7 or so seconds. i can hit the mind from 2k-4k every second. i outdamage commandos all the time.
JiveTimeMofo
Fri Feb 06, 2004 11:21 am
#11
shutout wrote:
flamesingle1, flamesingle2, flamecone1, flamecone2. add healthshot1 in there, and they actually have 5 health DoTs.
and the DoT's don't count for loot rights or xp, yet, so i fail to see how you had to compete with a commando for kills. they can hit anywhere from 3k to 7k with flamesingle2 every 7 or so seconds. i can hit the mind from 2k-4k every second. i outdamage commandos all the time.
you forgot action shot 1and mind shot 1 from master marksman
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