Swordsman Archive

It is requiring ever sinlge drop of willpower and determination I can muster to not drop my Swords and pick up a blaster. Is anyone else finding themselves torn over what actualy WORKS and what you WANT to do?

I've long wanted to be a Master Swordsman and Master Teras Kasi. I finially master Teras Kasi, Swodsman's mastery is within arms reach...and suddenly this huge fix is sapping all of my motivation to carry on.

I find myself pushed between a rock and a hard place, and now that it comes to it, I wonder if I have the strength left to climb out, or if my strength will falter, forcing me to yeild.

I love SWG. Don't ask me why. Maybe becuase I have truly loved Star Wars since its inception, maybe becuase I was raised on it, maybey becuase I can identify with the characters...I don't know why. What I do know is that I shalln't abandon it for WoW or DAoC, I'll stick to it thick and thin...but is playing a melee class truly doomed to failure? Was this ride over for me before it began?

I just don't know anymore. I had a clear vision for my character once, had direction. Now all I have are memories and a sour taste in my mouth, coupled witha sobering realization that this is the way we will be treated as long as we play. Do I keep my chin up and endure...or hang my head and pick up a blaster...?

What would you do? What do you guys plan to do?

I am taking a break from it for a few daysand hoping that they fix it when i get back...I feel your pain

wow, I haven't noticed that much of a difference... I guess maybe cuz I didn't use berserk that much to begin with. But we all knew the bersrk nerf was coming, it was in the test center patch notes for a couple weeks at least. Other than that I am pretty much doing as well as I was before. hmm wierd that you guys are so upset.

i just wanna say capt morgan is an idiot.... U really dont know what the problem with bersek 1 and bersek 2 both being affected in the same way. Im not too worried though the money they lose from this patch alone will be enough to make more idiotic drastic changes. Well either way im out!!! Peace to all i plaeyd with and have fun, As im gonna now beg to play beta WoW... and i bet u money im gonna be happier

lol to the ^ poster, ur immature post is less than amusing and i'm sure it insults the intelligence of any who reads it.

Yes, ok, I'm the idiot....who only knows how to use one skill, berserk, and then when it gets changed I whine and pout like a little schoolgirl.

oh wait...that was you.

walk away.

The change to berserk does suck for solo swordsman.

As a full time grouper, though, I can honostly say that I don't miss it or even notice the change. I never used berserk anymore once I started travelling full time with medics or doctors. With them around I can spam intimidation til it lands, do warcrys all I want and not worry about the action or health costs. I don't activate berserk because doing so prevents me from doing other special moves.

Maybe it doesn't bother me as much because I come from old school EQ. In old school EQ, meleers were 100% worthless without a healer. SWG improves on that (and you can be your own healer), but you're still a lot better off with a medic following you around.

So my suggestion is if you like being a melee, join a guild, get some regular groups and you'll have plenty of fun with a medic to back you up.

This is more true now that creature handlers are thankfully nerfed and can't have 3 rancors (or worse) running around supertanking everything.