Swordsman Archive
Thread: Who is best for crowd control, Swordsman or Pikeman?
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Gremmy
Wed Jun 01, 2005 9:48 am
#1
Hello gang,
I am interested in playing a mellee class that can stop the buggers from running away. Do any mellee classes have roots or a way to stop them from running while we beat them senseless?
(I am new so forgive my questions)
KreyMerr
Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:06 am
#2
Gremmy wrote:Hello gang,I am interested in playing a mellee class that can stop the buggers from running away. Do any mellee classes have roots or a way to stop them from running while we beat them senseless?(I am new so forgive my questions)
probably swordsman alone comes in last. there really is no great way to keep people from running away, but fencer can be good in pvp. lunge2 is nice for a longer range attack, as well as the snare.
Iridescence
Wed Jun 01, 2005 11:08 am
#3
Pikeman is far and away a better crowd control profession than Swordsman. I'd even go as far as to say Swordsman is nearly the worst melee crowd control, heh.
Pikeman gets Spin Attack, Improved Sweep (area KD), a Stun attack, Intimidate, and Warcry.
However no matter what melee profession you have, you will still have problems with ranged people kiting you. You just have to be quick with that lunge and burstrun. Fencer gets a better lunge and a Snare attack which supposedly slows the target, but I've never really noticed it working all that well. All of us [that is, those of us not still exploiting bugged weapons] have 5m range, and 10m with lunge.
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