Swordsman Archive

Hello, i was looking for some clarification, on this. I was hoping to go TKA, but was thinking of possibly going...swordsman...in order to get the COunterattack...while TKAing...DOES counterattack work while you arent using a sword?

No, it doesn't work. (well, i think you would get the, what is it, 5% base chance that everyone gets to CA)

yes the counterattacvk you get from swordman will aply to your tka skills because it is not a weapon spacific skill. but if it said two-handed counter attack then it will only be for swordman.

but if your just going to go swordman for counter attack it's not that efficent you might want to get fencer though because dodge is really strong. he's tka to and the dodge works for when he's tkaing up it up he rarely gets hit.

as long as you have cob on counter attack is sweet. very sweet.. in fact the duesl I have with master fencers or tka look like 2 blind men fighting, a lot of misses on both side. Th cob aslo gets around the knockdown dizzy. So, keep the cob flying and you'll be straight. Get some booze and spice to eliminate ham costs and you are pretty much a juggernaught in melee range. It is the same for ranged, but you have to chase them down. that is the trickiest part.

Thank you for the replies! And this is why i was asking...i am working on a Commando who cannot be damaged.

He is going to have Master Marksman...Then Commando Novice, to Flamethrower 4 (cuzz flamethrowers rock)

Scout novice, then up to exploration 3

Brawler Novice, then up to Unarmed 4 (for my commando)

Novice Carbineer, then up to level 4 of whichever it is that gives counterattack.

Novice Pistoleer, then whichever it is that gives u dodge...

Novice RIfleman-and whichever it is that gives block...

And now, with your suggestion, possibly going Novice Fencer, as you suggested, since you think +75 Dodge is better than +80 counter attack?

In this situation, i will have Flamethrower 4, decent speed (scout) +155 dodge, +80 counterattack, and +80 Block...

I will be fighting with my flamethrower. Does this seem like it will be strong? I can also use my 6 remaining skill points to get +40 vs stun...

Might wanna look at http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=pistoleer&message.id=26354

The pistoleer correspondent tested, and found that dodge(and presumably block and counterattack) only work when using a weapon that grants it.

umm yeah well me and my friends ran our OWN test and every time he dodge 3 out of 4 of my hits. with and with out his daggar out.

it is not weapon spacific. trust me we have tested it.

Only COB, Toughness, speed and accuracy are weapon spacific you can see this by it has the name of the proffession you got from it infront of it's name.

And btw 75 to dodge works better then ourcounter attack of 80 IMO. Just seen dodge work more often then counter.But when we use COB counter attack is better then dodge. just an observation not fact.

did he have a weapon at all? or just unarmed. Cuz remember defence aquity of teras can do all 3 if he was unarmed.

I'm currently working on testing whetther or not the Caribine counter attack mod, stacks with our own. So far with a cdef Carbine, i'm counterattacking at a rate that seems comparable to my powerhammer. Which is a good indication that it will work. Won't know for sure until I get a few skill boxes of Carbine defese. I should have 1 or 2 today.

People on the fencer boards seem to claim that pistoleer dodge stacks with fencer dodge. I wonder if you go swordsman/carbineer and then turn on Center of Being with a sword in your hand would it give you a huge counterattack chance.