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Which range mod is better, is it -10 or -14, or -8?

I am a new weaponsmith, would which to know more about weapons stat that combat class char are looking out for.

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juvestar15 wrote:

The higher the better. So -8 is the best.

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Thanks. I will pay more attention to the range mod in future weapon crafting.

the -30 range mod on PH doesnt really matter much if u r master swordsman. i will suggest weapsmiths make both high dmg/-30 range and low dmg/-10 range power hammers for different type of swordsman.

i just got master swordsman and im using a 186-633dmg @ 4.5spd power hammer (after sliced + powup) and it pretty much kick any a$$ that moves lol.

havent try it in pvp yet, cross fingers

You can at least on ahazi make + range power hammers. they're 1-7or so but they are + to hit. damage and speed take a hit but a low damage hit is better then a miss.. good starter hammers and still 2handhit2 for 2500+ about 1 k below the high damage -30 hammers. but you'll hit twice as much (atleast) its a alternative till you get speed and accuracy up to hit a little more regularly with the big hammers.

When I was a master swordsman, I felt I noticed a difference between a -19 hammer and a -31 ranged hammer. I noticed the dark troopers I was area 3 hitting where falling faster, that is why I leave my range at -21 when I make my hammers, and still have like 5.5 speed and 453 max dmg. I made a +3 hammer once. But the dmg was so low, and it was so slow, you might as well use a 2hcurved, unless there is something vulnerable to blast. the accurate ones I make are around -14 range, and 5.8 spd, and I think like 420 or 430 max dmg. I was wondering if anyone has seen where the difference in range mod doesn't matter, and also when you have sacrificed enough dmg and speed that your dps goes way down, though you may be hiting more. I am trying to run experiments on that, but I am no longer a HS, because I am holo grinding in the entertainer, marksmen, merchant lines, while still being master WS.

I'll say this and I KNOW THAT NO ONE WILL LISTEN....and why would you. Everyone on these boards is smarter then the last person that just posted.

But anyways....2hand is not a proffesion to dabble in really. Once you hit master things like range modifiers just dont matter anymore cause your accuracy is much higher. I wouldnt reccomend anyone waste their time with the power hammer till you atleast reach battlemaster. Its too slow and the slower you attack the better chance you stand of missing whatever your trying to hit. Work on your tecniques tree first...getting your speed up should be your top priority. Untill then use a curved sword. Theres really no point to even owning a hammer untill you get to battle master...your only slowing your own progress by using one.

After that get offense 1 and spam area attack....other then head hit 3 its the only good skill a heavy swordsman has.

Good points. I was a battlemaster way back and am picking up the old dusty blade again now. I did techs first last time, this time I'm doing defense first, then tech, then offense. I also am starting as 0012 cause of all my old exp. I find, right now at least, that a good 2handcurved is WAY better than my hammer. My sword is sliced for speed and I never use powerups cause of the damage to cond. is way faster. Hammer is sliced for speed too. 2handcurved is [email protected], and hammer is [email protected] I also have a damage sliced rancor enhanced 2hand curved that is around [email protected], if i remember correctly, but find that it is the worst option I have. I kick the crap out of most things I fight, but I think that is cause I drape myself in 3 layer comp helm and chest, while complimenting this with all 75% kinetic ubese, all sliced for encumb. If u got the dough, 75%ubese is the bread and butter for melee right now. Imec out

i am currently a 2/1/4/2 in swordsman. as a wookiee, i strongly reccomend that you start the defense tree FIRST. as we wooks dont get armor and PSGs suck butt, the melee dmg mitigation and defense vs. knockdown are a god send. the fact that wooks cant wear armor bugs me, so i am doing carbineer/swordsman to hopefully compensate until the devs fix the buggy PSG MKIIIs.

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