Teras Kasi Archive
Thread: May dump pistols for TKA, is this profession 100% working?
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NikolaTesla
Tue Aug 24, 2004 6:50 pm
#1
Just wanted to make sure everything was in order before jumping the pistol ship.
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Utess
Tue Aug 24, 2004 7:29 pm
#3
Only one real bug in the profession. Our two unarmed combo attacks incorrectly report the damage they do in the combat spam.
The only other major "flaw" is that our secondary defense mod(defensive accuity) is so weak that people often mistake it for broken. It isn't, it just doesn't fire anywhere close to dodge/counter attack/block. Also, people often think that, because of its description, it stacks with dodge/counter attack/block, but it is its own seperate mod just like the others.
Everything else works fine, just remember that you will be limited to kinetic damage.
3D4D
Tue Aug 24, 2004 7:29 pm
#4
We are one of the best working professions in the game. I would say we are 85% working.
Our center of being doesn't work and our combo attacks are redundant, but other than that or profession is great.
Trucho-G
Tue Aug 24, 2004 9:41 pm
#5
Master Pistoleer+bh pistols is much stronger then TKA many more damage types+nice damage
ArsonistSavior
Tue Aug 24, 2004 9:51 pm
#6
I have to agree that bh pistols and pistoleer is very nice. But I wouldn't necessarily say it is more powerfull than tkm especially if you have the points to put into master brawler. I have switched professions several times and tried many things including bh pistolswith pistoleer but no matter what template I make I always find myself grinding back up to TKM. It is my bread and butter. I say give it a try, if you like it then stay with it. It is a very well rounded profession and if you master it you won't be using the combo attacks anyway. And as far as only having kinetic dmg, it never really bothered me much except in PvP but PvP is kind of a joke for now anyway.
Pedjo_Gormsenal
Wed Aug 25, 2004 1:37 am
#7
Well the first time I PvPed I took out a Master BHin 20 sec... I dont think its more powerful just different... it has different apeals to different players. I have been pistoleer for 11 months and I enjoy TKM much better. I will be the triple threat so I dont get kited =D. But all in all I would say it is one of the best workin profs in the game!
Nanuu
Wed Aug 25, 2004 1:19 pm
#8
ArsonistSavior wrote:
It is a very well rounded profession and if you master it you won't be using the combo attacks anyway.
If you aren't using unarmedCombo1 then you are not using the profession to it's full potential. Research has shown that unarmedCombo1 actually has a higher DPS to the health bar than any other move including unarmedHealthHit1 and unarmedHit3.
RedMoose
Wed Aug 25, 2004 3:11 pm
#9
My 2 credits.
I made the exact same switch you're contemplating.
I didn't master pistoleer, butI did get up to trickshot.
Ican tell you that you willbe aneffective combatant much sooner in your character development using TKA.
As soon as you reach TK novice you can reap the benefits of your profession, and you only get better, (way better) from there.
I was starting to achieve that same result in pistoleer, but only after adding 4 boxes to get fanshot.
One drawback, which has been stated, is that you only have one damage type, and if your target is immune, you either give up, tank for someone else, or switch weapons to a different profession (if you have one).
Another which i don't see mentioned is that instead of just rotating and pointing to your next target, (as in ranged combat), you will either have to seek out your opponents, or make them come to you. this was a disconcerting change for me at first, since my mindset was solidly pistoleer. I am used to it now, though.
Good luck.
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