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Thread: The BIG Swordsman question thread! (Please answer what you can!)
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Leomi
Sun Feb 29, 2004 6:40 am
#1
How do Swordsman equal up in PvP and PvE?
I have a bunch o' questions that I'd like you all to answer:
(**Yes, I am a TKM right now. I'm not one of those l33t TKMs, just a normal player.)
PvP:
1.) How does Swordsman equal to other melee professions and in raids?
2.) To be good in PvP, do you need Master Brawler?
3.) How does CoB work in Swordsman? (TKs is broken and Fencers is completely awesome.)
4.) Are Swordsman all that fast? (Because TKs aren't all that powerful, they just KD and spam UH3, which UH3 normally does 1500-2000, and KD 3000 DMG. All that we truly have is speed in PvE.)
PvE:
1.) Hows that blast damage on the Power Hammer? =)
2.) How do you fair in PvE? (I know as TKM I solo one Rancor at a time in less than 15 seconds. Buffed of course.)
3.) Do you NEED armor for PvE?
4.) Whats your general PvE damage?
Assorted questions:
1.) Do you need Kinetic armor to PvE/PvP?
2.) What pool does your HAM cost come from? (On the Power Hammer or other weapons.)
3.) What are some of the hardest things you can solo? (TKM is restricted to Light Armor, and less than 50% Kinetic. Saying that, the Geonosian Caves and Nightsisters are nearly impossible.)
4.) Again, do you need Master Brawler to be good as a Swordsman?
5.) What are some of your better templates? (I was thinking Master Swordsman/Master Doctor, but that wont work out if I'm doing Master Brawler.)
6.) Is Swordsman a fun class to play? (Because after a week of being TKM...Spamming UH3 is getting a little...boring.)
I'd be very happy if you could answer those for me.Thank you. =)
Otin
Sun Feb 29, 2004 7:02 am
#2
PvP:
1.) How does Swordsman equal to other melee professions and in raids?
It all depends on the support you have from others. A TKM, Fencer, or Rifleman can take you 1v1, but if you have friends you can pretty much just run around wreckhing havoc.
2.) To be good in PvP, do you need Master Brawler?
It's not manditory but it helps.
3.) How does CoB work in Swordsman? (TKs is broken and Fencers is completely awesome.)
Not really sure on this one, I haven't done much PvP in the last few weeks.
4.) Are Swordsman all that fast? (Because TKs aren't all that powerful, they just KD and spam UH3, which UH3 normally does 1500-2000, and KD 3000 DMG. All that we truly have is speed in PvE.)
Swordsman can be fast depending on their weapon and how far into Swordsman they are. You won't be able to out speed a TKM/Fencer but the damage that you do makes up for that.
PvE:
1.) Hows that blast damage on the Power Hammer? =)
AWSOME, all those nasty creatures out there generally have kinetic resists so you get around that by using a blast weapon.
2.) How do you fair in PvE? (I know as TKM I solo one Rancor at a time in less than 15 seconds. Buffed of course.)
So far I have soloed everything but a Krayt and Kimo, I may not be able to take them down in 15 second, but they come down with little effort just takes a little longer cause of speed issues.
3.) Do you NEED armor for PvE?
It helps just so that you can take more damage.
4.) Whats your general PvE damage?
Hit 3 - 7000+, Head Hit 3 - 8000+ to mind pool, Area Attack 3 - 4000-5000
Assorted questions:
1.) Do you need Kinetic armor to PvE/PvP?
In PvP yes it helps alot, as for PvE refer to what I mentioned above.
2.) What pool does your HAM cost come from? (On the Power Hammer or other weapons.)
Mind/Action, you can take care of both those with good buffs, brandy, and if you need it Muon Gold.
3.) What are some of the hardest things you can solo? (TKM is restricted to Light Armor, and less than 50% Kinetic. Saying that, the Geonosian Caves and Nightsisters are nearly impossible.)
Hehe you will PWN geonosians easily, they have vulnerability to blast so pull out your PH and have at em. Fully buffed I can take out about 25-30 of them before they either overwhelm me or I run out of buffs.
4.) Again, do you need Master Brawler to be good as a Swordsman?
It helps but isnt reguired.
5.) What are some of your better templates? (I was thinking Master Swordsman/Master Doctor, but that wont work out if I'm doing Master Brawler.)
MHS/Doc is a good template. I am personally a Master TKA/Swordsman/Medic it works really good in PvP and PvE, but I am very prone to ranged attacks.
6.) Is Swordsman a fun class to play? (Because after a week of being TKM...Spamming UH3 is getting a little...boring.)
It is by far the best class I have ever tried and I will more than likely keep it forever.
Rielyx
Sun Feb 29, 2004 9:55 am
#6
With a power hammer, health takes the bigest hit, lowest HAM hit to health i have seen on a PH was 104 the others were in the 30s. with the 2h curved sword it hits action for around 60 and the other two in the high 20s low 30s depending on how good a weapon it is. the new scythe hits them all moderatly hard with action taking the bigest hit. can't remeber the others of the top of my head but those are the ones you'll see most HSM using any way.
but with a good set of Dr buffs, your mind gets hosed, couple swigs of brandy before the fray takes the edge of that nicly though
Leomi
Sun Feb 29, 2004 12:34 pm
#7
Anymore ideas?
I'm wondering if its worth giving up TKM to try a new profession.
AgentDib
Sun Feb 29, 2004 7:47 pm
#8
I'm a master swordsman, master brawler, 0304 TKA and 4400 fencer on Chilastra.
PvP:
1.) How does Swordsman equal to other melee professions and in raids?
* Better than any other melee profession but you will still get owned by combat medics and master riflemen with jawa ion rifles.
2.) To be good in PvP, do you need Master Brawler?
* For now, yes. You can be 'ok' without it but it gives a 20 second delay, intimidation2 and the only knockdown move a swordsman will ever have (lunge2).
3.) How does CoB work in Swordsman? (TKs is broken and Fencers is completely awesome.)
* Not well.
4.) Are Swordsman all that fast? (Because TKs aren't all that powerful, they just KD and spam UH3, which UH3 normally does 1500-2000, and KD 3000 DMG. All that we truly have is speed in PvE.)
* As a master I use a 5.4 speed power hammer and have it at the 1.0 sec cap for normal attacks. My specials ranged between 1.0-2.0 second delays.
PvE:
1.) Hows that blast damage on the Power Hammer? =)
* Excellent for PvE. It's nice to be able to solo nightsisters while the other melee professions sit and watch.
2.) How do you fare in PvE? (I know as TKM I solo one Rancor at a time in less than 15 seconds. Buffed of course.)
* Best PvE imo. All the high level PvE stuff has blast resists and in shear dps the power hammer obliterates any other melee weapon.
3.) Do you NEED armor for PvE?
* Depends on what you are trying to kill. It always helps though, as you need to be buffed anyway to play as a swordsman.
4.) Whats your general PvE damage?
* HeadHit3 is extremely strong, a typical fight vs. an enraged rancor might take 5-6 seconds and require 4 headhit3's.
Assorted questions:
1.) Do you need Kinetic armor to PvE/PvP?
* It completely depends on what you are fighting. Ubese is fine vs. rancors and nightsisters, but i'd recommend Composite for PvP.
2.) What pool does your HAM cost come from? (On the Power Hammer or other weapons.)
* Almost entirely health. You *MUST* be buffed to use specials with a power hammer or you will incap yourself much faster than UA does with hit3. If you are strength and quickness buffed then of course it will just drain mind, but with stacked vasarian brandy's my ham cost is 0/0/0 for any special.
3.) What are some of the hardest things you can solo? (TKM is restricted to Light Armor, and less than 50% Kinetic. Saying that, the Geonosian Caves and Nightsisters are nearly impossible.)
* Nightsister Elders (with warcry2), 3-4 enraged kwi's at once. The only thing that really hurts me in the geonosian caves are the droidekas because i have no ranged damage mitigation.
4.) Again, do you need Master Brawler to be good as a Swordsman?
* Depends on if you want to PvP or PvE. It helps significantly right now but the devs are going to nerf warcry2 and at that point it might not matter as much.
5.) What are some of your better templates? (I was thinking Master Swordsman/Master Doctor, but that wont work out if I'm doing Master Brawler.)
* Master Swordsman, Master Brawler, 0304 TKA, 4400 Fencer, Novice Medic. You can take anything butMaster Riflemen with jawa ion's and Combat Medics. TKM's, Master Fencers, Master Commandos, Master Pistoleers, Master Carbineers (eat KD food), even Pistol-BH can't keep up with the mind damage and dps inflicted by good swordsmen.
6.) Is Swordsman a fun class to play? (Because after a week of being TKM...Spamming UH3 is getting a little...boring.)
* Swordsman is great fun if you play smart. You do insane amounts of damage but because swordsman has little to no defense mods other than counterattack it helps if you can pick up a line of defense from one of the other professions.
I'd be very happy if you could answer those for me.Thank you. =)
* You're welcome.
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