Swordsman Archive

What makes Swordsman a good PvE? Most mobs seem resistant to Kinetic and Blast, so wouldn't Fencer (stun + never gets hit) be better suited? Or is Medium Armor Piercing that beneficial? Or is AreaAttack3 really awesome (I haven't gotten it yet)?

Partly, it's the ability to take damage while in a toe-to-toe fight that makes Swordsmen pretty cool. That, and the fact that while many things have a partial resistance to kinetic and/or blast, few have significant amounts of both and the damage outlay a Swordsman can bring is significant enough that it gets just about any job done. It was pretty rediculous before the NPCs got repaired such that they use specials again, but a Swordsman is still excellent dealer of damage.

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its becuase even with some mobs having resistance to kinetic or blast, few things are COMPLETELY protected against them (were one of the few classes who can deal lots of damage to night sisters and elders and such) and even with the resistances, a swordsman with a speed of around 95-100 and a good hammer of around 550-650+ damage, with a decent speed, can deal out ALOT of damage quickly, which makes up for any protections. fencer is good becuase of the stuf, but look at there weapon damages. the highest damage stun button iv seen was like 300 and that was an exceptional one. average scyths run around that much. and power hammers can shoot up past 700 in damage easily. and yes, AOE3 is a very good move for crowds. how many moves deal alot of damage, change the posture, and put a dizzy on multiple people at the same time? only ones i know of are in pikeman.

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Mastered Professions so far: * Brawler *TKA * Fencer * Swordsman * Pikeman * Marksman * Rifleman * Scout * Creature Handler * Medic

Swordsman is the best melee prof for PvE

you can Tank anything pretty much

Swordsman is a great Krayt soloer (might need novice medic)

Scythes are very very uber weapons. Probably my favorite of all. Mine's only 420 max, but I still love it.

Then my hammer, is a 754 max (acklay bone enhanced), it's really good against the whole Geonosian Cave and Nightsisters.

Try and get some 2-handed speed attachments, so you can hit the speed cap even with a Hammer.

Is it better than fencer or worse but still "good enough"? Or does the damage dealt make the fight shorter so defenses don't matter as much with a fencer?