Teras Kasi Archive
Thread: Input on templates.
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K1k1nth3m0uff
Sun Jun 26, 2005 3:54 pm
#14
currently im # 3 and loving it 
pve its a supreme tank
pvp its just all around good
PeteCJ1970
Mon Jun 27, 2005 11:02 am
#15
ghrian_ wrote:
I am trying TKM, MCM at the moment. It *is* nice. Especially the AoE heals which do 2 things at once: healing all around me (normally fellow tanks) and getting aggro back.
I have no idea, how I can hold aggro without them / or with weakened aggro in publish 19 -no AoE taunt hurts for a tank.
AndI miss the "cool" animations. The TK special animations are way better than this "throw" of the MCM :-(
Well it looks like you cant have anything.
Still no final spec-decision for me ...
- TKM, MCM, something additional
- TKM, MDoc, MBrawler
- TKM, 4-something in MS|MP|MF, MDoc
- TKM, MSwords|MPike|MFencer, 4000 Doc
I hate this game
Message Edited by ghrian_ on 06-26-2005 10:22 AM
I've gone back and forth too. I don't think I'd ever drop TKM because of the defensive benefits and the longer PB, so I always have that. Since coming back for the CU, I've tried MBH, MSword Doc 4000, and MCM. I've found something that didn't suit my style about all of them. My needs might be unique, though.
I like to be the healer/tank in groups, but play a lot solo because I can only play after 9pm Pacific when a group can't always be found for high level content. As TKM/MSword/Doc4000 I came within 4K of soloing a Gorax and probably could have done it had I tried again with improved tactics, but found it hard to hold aggro with only Taunts in groups. I liked doing Jedi missions as an MBH, but didn't have skills left over for heals I wanted. The MCM debuffs were great, but given that I rarely PvP they didn't do much against high level MOBs.
I'm on my way to trying out TKM/Sword1044/Doc 4004 with Medic 4440 so I can keep at least a low level Bacta Spray. My hope is that the moves from Sword along with the Doc buff line and Bacta Infusion will serve me well for high level PvE.
The thing I like best about the CU, though, is that there are so many options and so many of them are viable depending upon your play style. TKM, forever, though.
ShadowJJ
Tue Jun 28, 2005 11:10 am
#16
Man did you say it Pete! There are tons of options with TKM but none of them are "perfect" which is the point of the CU. In theory you need someone else to make you complete.
I love the ability to heal so I've vascillated back and forth with what level Doc I want: MDoc, 4000, 4004 - sigh.
I think next I'll try TKM, MDoc and see how much CM I can get 
(or vice versa). My real problem is deciding how much difference the damage is with TKM if you don't Master another melee prof. Anyone tested that? I've seen plenty of posts comparing Pike to Sword to Fencer but what about plain TKM and not another melee prof? Maybe I've read it and forgot.....lots of good talk about these options. Maybe I'll try that tonight......
(or vice versa). My real problem is deciding how much difference the damage is with TKM if you don't Master another melee prof. Anyone tested that? I've seen plenty of posts comparing Pike to Sword to Fencer but what about plain TKM and not another melee prof? Maybe I've read it and forgot.....lots of good talk about these options. Maybe I'll try that tonight......
bikebum
Tue Jun 28, 2005 11:37 am
#17
Shadow, I have been playing with the TKM, Mdoc, xx4x Sword and find my damage, while weak, is at least bearable if I can land armor break. The real problem I have is with multiple high health or elite mobs (higher than CL82), I find that eventually I start to run out of mind for healing. Against 1 or 2 elite mobs I am okay as long as they don't have insane regen or insane dps. After pub 19 I have a feeling that TKM, Msword, 4xxx Doc is going to be by far the best balance of damage, defense, and healing we can get. Yeah the template is pretty bland. Yeah it is pretty cookie-cutter. But I have a feeling TKM defense while using a PowerHammer is going to allow soloing of creatures I cannot do now as a Mdoc / TKM.
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