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I havn't decided yet which to go with. I know everybody goes tka, and i love it, but i want to be different. i am novice tka, and level III polearms. I am going to get novice pikeman, than see which one i like best. my question is, which do you think is best for soloing and pve? how well is pikeman in pvp?

I am not a pikeman but TKA/Fencer would be petter then a pikeman... I have heard that pikeman just plain sucks however you can master TK and Pikeman and Brawler (you have enough points) so... you can find out which is better for yourself. Everyone has an opinion you have to have your own to know if it is any good. I say TK owns but maybe you think it sucks... See what im saying? its all opinion so find out for yourself

i agree with you, its all about perspective. i just want one combat skill, so i'm trying to decide which one to get. i'm ch/chef/tka right now.

well Im a wookieemaster tka andI dueled a master pikeman that was wearing 64% Kinetic composite armorand I owned him.I wasnt wearing armor cause Im a wookieeandI didnt have my Vk equiped either. I was powerboosted though.

I think the main complaint I hear from pikeman is they tend to miss alot. My opinions bias tho, I love TK its the best profession ive ever played and I dont forsee ever giving it up.

im a pikeman, if u wanna kill stuff ALONE without any other classes to support u, tk is what u should do. if u do decide to go pikeman, it would be safe to pick up ch, doc, or both. ch cuz we cant tank anything, and doc cuz paying over 200 ham for a special that will most likely miss isnt fun but buffs really help. but pikeman makes the game a bit more interesting cuz u cant master it in like a day as i've seen in one TK's post. pvp.... is a joke, lol me ( 4 1 4 3 ) vs anyone with at least novice in an advanced prof, usually ends in a loss for me. i think i beat a novice marksman but it was close :3

Pikeman would be great if they had a 4x damage multiplier for polearm hit 3

The sad thing is the developers gave them more accuracy(which was much needed) but i mean look at their weapon accuracy modifiers! they should change the whole line of pikeman weapons..<3

P.S polearm hit 3 looks mighty cool with the new red streaks.

After making a few boxes in TKA novice, I decided to master brawler. After working on polearms a bit, I found that it's very comparable to the unarmed line in its difficulty. Until you get to long vibro axes or whatever they're called.

My main problem? The misses. What I did to work up polearms is go unarmed and land blind/stun on my target then equip my polearm and go to town. You don't get quite as much polearm xp BUT you do hit your target almost every time.

The long delay of the weapon and the misses REALLY hurt. Only way I could see them fixing it is increasing the accuracy of polearms or decreasing the damage spread. I mean hitting for under 200 one round and hitting for nearly 700 (on normal hits) the next is a little strange. But, maybe that's because I'm use to tka damage spreads and speed.

pikeman was the first profession i mastered. i stuck with it for quite awhile but recently dumped most of it since i also have master TK. there were just too many problems with the class and the developers arent doing anything about it (there not concerned with .25% of the people being unhappy).

i still use my pike skills when the situation calls for it (medium armor piercing and electric dmg come in handy) but there's just no comparison between pikeman and TK. i really hope they do fix pikeman in the future so i can get those skills back again.. i liked having both master pike and TK.

if you do decide to go with pikeman i suggest picking up some CH skills as well.. pikeman toughness is the lowest of all melee classes.

I mastered TKA on chilastra, going pikeman on shadowfire. I'm not very far up, (I got to novice pikeman on chilastra before I dumped it) but it's not a bad profession, IMO.

I'm no Pikeman, but what I hear sounds NICE:

massive action pool bleeds (tka does not have bleeds)

AE Knockdown (that would be so freakin cool)

MEDIUM armor piercing!



I hear some negatives about it also though:

bad HAM costs

Slow (you can't beat tka for speed)




Im a TKA and I would have to say go TKA. But pikeman sounds intriguing and I plan on experiencing it for myself.

If I were you, I would include fencer in your list of possible professions also



good luck

Yeah, exactly, once they fix the accuracy of the pikemen, it might just be the best melee profession there is. Because it will be the only one with both knockdown AND bleed. But as most have said, it's a bit broken right now. If you faith that it will be fixed, go for it, and be one of the few who will own all others for a while till the rest catches up to a new go(o)d profession

once they fix pikemen it should be one of the best melee skills. I am a chef/ch/ranger with novice tka and polearms 3. i love tka but also am very interested in pikeman. thanks for all the replies. i think i will build up to novice pikeman and see where that goes? i want to be original, and with this template i should be able to tank with my low level pet.