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I'm a former master CH & pistoleer.

My new template is going to be a master brawler + swordsman + tka. I'm not there yet but lately I've been relying on doctors for buffs and I eat more food than before. I guess that's because I used to letmy pets tank.

My question is: Is my template a good one?

I do mainly PvE and so far I'm surviving but I just wonder if I'm pure melee with some medic skills.

Anyone with the same combo have any tips?

for purely pve, that isn't a bad combo really. the only times you'll have trouble is if you take on human npcs since they like to kite you. the solution for that is to get within 15-20M range and use lunge1 or lunge2 to posturechange them til you get close enough to use the good specials.

for pvp, that combo will make you dead often though. you really need at least a little bit of some ranged proffesion to deal with ppl that attack you from 64M out or else you will be completely and totally frustrated.

i am master swordsman with some pistoleer and the smuggler dirty fighting line thrown in and i found i am almost totally unstoppable with buffs. i do almost just as well unbuffed if i eat 1 ryshcate, 1 veghash and 2 sunburns even. that keeps me from killing myself heh.

Hmm. Thanksfor the tips. I guess I don't plan to PvP much considering the item decay penalty.

I'm having second thoughts about mastering 2 melee classes in addition to master brawler which I already am.

It seems though that you're in the same dilemna I am; having to rely on food and buffs.

If I chose one of the more popular templates such as Swordsman/doctor then I guess it wouldn't be too bad.

Heyas Neitz.

I like the template, in fact I am pursuing much the same. I've had Master Heavy Swordsman and Master Brawler for awhile now and with CoB I couldn't be happier. I am taking on 4004 TKA for the additional melee defenses, which do appear to stack, and for the killer meditation line. Lately though, I am considering expanding that some more in favor of mastering TK as well.

I think against humanoid NPCs, TKM is where it's at. Beyond that, I have to say I prefer Swordsman. The Medium AP and bleeds are fantastic. Anyway, I think mastering both really gives some flexibility to the melee professional who wants to tank.

Oh, the doctor buffs certainly do help alot. My alternate char is TKM/Doc and it is very effective but in reality, I think I hang in there much better with the SM/Brawler combo even without the buffs. I just keep spices handy for emergencies. Otherwise its /intimidate2;/warcry2;/center all the way.

Good luck in whichever choice you make,

Crazy'Horse

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~ Crazy'Horse ~
Teräs Käsi Master :: Master Commando
...needed a change...now needing a change even more, ugh Commando

I was a master swordsman but as time went on i found myself never using the the skills in the defensive and offensive skill trees...So i gave the 2 trees up!

I replaced those 2 trees with the meditate tree and defensive tree from TKA and man what a difference it made. My melee defense over doubled, i got powerboost (which i use ten fold compared to the skills i gave up from swordsman), and i also got the ability to cure bleeds, poison, and disease from meditate skillas well.

also....

Master Brawler

Doctor 0-4-3-0

If i could just find some more points id grab some marksman!!!!!!