Swordsman Archive

I was wondering just what exactly are the melee bonuses in the next patch that are currently on the TC.

I understand that all melee get a defense buff ability, but what do Swordsmen specifically (besides our Finess box being finally filled)?

Also, I remember that the TKA version of the defense ability gave something like +100 more than any other profession. I recall people saying it was a bug - has that been fixed? Or do TKA's still get an butt load in this patch on top of what they already have?

And all my notes are at home, this is what I think I remember....

1. Swordsman get +100 Counterattack at Master (1H gets dodge, TKA gets dodge/counterattack/miss, pikemen get forgotten)

2. Swordsman get about +20 to melee defense ( but pistoleers get much more than this)

3. I haven't read where the TKA changes were a bug, and last I checked on TC, they were the same

4. Pikemen get, well, the Dev's forgot that pikeman exist, so they get nothing.

5. All the Gun classes getmuch better ranged and melee defenses, while the melee classes get slightly better melee defense, and I don't remember any more ranged defense.

6. I have no idea how Center of Being works at the higher levels, it's pretty crappy at lowers levels. Like it works for 1 attack.

7. The swordsman motto (along with carboneer, I hear) is still:You can't kill me asfast as I can kill me

The TKA bug that people thinks is one, but has not been confirmed is in the intermediate (or is it expert?)box where they get +110 to defense acuity, more than any 2or 3other boxes combined. If it follows the pattern for all other active defenses, this is a typo and should be 15. (The other boxes are all 15 in the tree i believe.)

--Rorrimot