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Thread: To be Swordsman or not to be Swordsman.
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Smore
Fri Nov 19, 2004 5:24 pm
#1
I cannot decide between these 3 proffesions --> TKA, Fencer, Swordsman <- -and would like to know what you think is the best and why. So if you could plz post with your opion.
Bunker' Buster
AelricMistrider
Fri Nov 19, 2004 6:38 pm
#2
Swords = Best for PvE(Blast damage, good specials), Average for PvP(direct mind hit)
Fencer = Worst for PvE(low damage weaponry, kinetic focused), Best for PvP(state defenses, stun damage)
TKM = Average for PvE(speed, toughness, okay damage), Average for PvP(states, decent defenses)
Fencer = Worst for PvE(low damage weaponry, kinetic focused), Best for PvP(state defenses, stun damage)
TKM = Average for PvE(speed, toughness, okay damage), Average for PvP(states, decent defenses)
WolfWipeout
Fri Nov 19, 2004 7:41 pm
#3
Thats a nice summary
AelricMistrider wrote:
Swords = Best for PvE(Blast damage, good specials), Average for PvP(direct mind hit)
Fencer = Worst for PvE(low damage weaponry, kinetic focused), Best for PvP(state defenses, stun damage)
TKM = Average for PvE(speed, toughness, okay damage), Average for PvP(states, decent defenses)
KemaxAkasta
Fri Nov 19, 2004 7:53 pm
#4
AelricMistrider wrote:
Swords = Best for PvE(Blast damage, good specials), Average for PvP(direct mind hit)
Fencer = Worst for PvE(low damage weaponry, kinetic focused), Best for PvP(state defenses, stun damage)
TKM = Average for PvE(speed, toughness, okay damage), Average for PvP(states, decent defenses)
I disagree. Maybe by itself each of those is true, but you have 250 sp. You can put those into other things. My template uses swords as my attacking weapon and I am capped on def vs states. Blast damage can be just as damaging as Stun if not more.
AelricMistrider
Sat Nov 20, 2004 6:12 am
#5
I just gave the high and low points of each, of course he is free to throw them all together to experiment. I was just summarizing in a neat little package.
elneckio
Sat Nov 20, 2004 9:07 am
#6
If you have 250 skill points you can master all 3 at once 
I think Aelric got the points quite well.
If you want to do high end PvE without a doubt go Swordsman, I am currently Master TKA and Master Swords, hammer is way more usefull in PvE. If you have the points grab as many defences stacked on top of swordsman as you can (I will probably be doing this sometime soon by adding fencer state defences and droppingsome parts of TKA).
I don'tPvP a lot so can't be certainwhich is best for that (my guess would be fencer from what I have read on the forums), the char I do most PvP withis 4440 Doc, Master TKA and some fencer stacked on top and he does ok but would struggle against a completePvP defence stacked template.
AriasImmortal
Sat Nov 20, 2004 10:13 am
#7
AelricMistrider wrote:
Swords = Best for PvE(Blast damage, good specials),Best for PvP(direct mind hit, AP2)
Fencer = Worst for PvE(low damage weaponry, kinetic focused),Worst for PvP( any idiot with 40% stun armor and a PSG can completely nullify damage from a fencer, leaving the fencer utterly useless)
TKM = Average for PvE(speed, toughness, okay damage), Average for PvP(states, decent defenses)
Fixed
Xispin
Sat Nov 20, 2004 10:25 am
#8
/thumbsup
AriasImmortal wrote:
AelricMistrider wrote:
Swords = Best for PvE(Blast damage, good specials),Best for PvP(direct mind hit, AP2)
Fencer = Worst for PvE(low damage weaponry, kinetic focused),Worst for PvP( any idiot with 40% stun armor and a PSG can completely nullify damage from a fencer, leaving the fencer utterly useless)
TKM = Average for PvE(speed, toughness, okay damage), Average for PvP(states, decent defenses)
Fixed
Bkiddin
Sat Nov 20, 2004 3:56 pm
#10
AriasImmortal wrote:
AelricMistrider wrote:
Swords = Best for PvE(Blast damage, good specials),Best for PvP(direct mind hit, AP2)
Fencer = Worst for PvE(low damage weaponry, kinetic focused),Worst for PvP( any idiot with 40% stun armor and a PSG can completely nullify damage from a fencer, leaving the fencer utterly useless)
TKM = Average for PvE(speed, toughness, okay damage), Average for PvP(states, decent defenses)
Fixed
not really, if they have stun armor and a stun PSG on then you just switch to your gaffi (hopefully you'll have an acklay one)
JediForceSeeker
Sat Nov 20, 2004 4:51 pm
#11
Bkiddin wrote:
AriasImmortal wrote:
AelricMistrider wrote:
Swords = Best for PvE(Blast damage, good specials),Best for PvP(direct mind hit, AP2)
Fencer = Worst for PvE(low damage weaponry, kinetic focused),Worst for PvP( any idiot with 40% stun armor and a PSG can completely nullify damage from a fencer, leaving the fencer utterly useless)
TKM = Average for PvE(speed, toughness, okay damage), Average for PvP(states, decent defenses)
Fixed
not really, if they have stun armor and a stun PSG on then you just switch to your gaffi (hopefully you'll have an acklay one)
Although even at that a Gaderiffi Baton wont be that great in PvP, Average rating at most.
Benpimpin
Sun Nov 21, 2004 2:25 am
#12
Smore wrote:
I cannot decide between these 3 proffesions --> TKA, Fencer, Swordsman <- -and would like to know what you think is the best and why. So if you could plz post with your opion.
Totally depends on what you wanna do PvP or PvE and what the rest of your skills are, personally I loved TKM as it is good for PvP and PvE but not great at either by itself. Whereas a fencer is great defensively but without uber weapons you aren't gonna do much offense at all. Swordsman alone can do well in PvE but will struggle in PvP as there is little defense. The best bet is to choose whatever will complement your current skills the most.
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