Teras Kasi Archive

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FernGully wrote:
So, I'm hangin up the guns I've toted around for a year or so and going back to the playstyle I love: melee. I love PvE, and I'm looking to put a template together with an emphasis on tanking and self sufficiency with as much offense as I can muster. So far, I've definitely decided on two components of the template: Teras Kasi Master and Doctor4004. I'm wanting to spend the rest of my points in either pikeman, swordsman, or fencer (haven't made a decision on that yet, but leaning towards pikes), but I realize that I'll not be able to master. I looked through the stickies, but didn't find any answers to these brief questions.

1) CL80. For PvP, CL may not matter much, but for PvE, it definitely does. If I don't have a double mastery template, but rather a TKM+doc dabble+elite melee dabble template, will I not make it to CL80?

2) TKA Armor: At master, TKA armor is +60. This is roughly equivalent to 6000 in all resists (energy, kinetic, elemental, etc) in player armor, right?

3) Weapon/Innate Armor compatibility: If I dabble in Pikeman and equip a pike while I fight, does that "unequip" my innate armor? Do I have to fight unarmed for my TKA innate armor to work?

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/salute

I remember you! I too am just coming back to my old favorite template. Damn those respecs and their tempting ways!

So after Double Exp week I've gotten myself back to TK 3,4,4,2 and I'm going back to TKM/Doc keeping a line of scout. It's definately a bit different than it was "back in the day".

I'm curious what are best attacks are now? Combo is (pardon my french) crap. I've mainly been using the meleeHit/Strike/Assualt specials. Had to make a macro to meditate correctly too (/sit; /pause 1; /meditate

I dropped literally everything else so with my current temp (tk3442, NovMedic, Scout 4000) I'm only cl44.... truly sad since about a week ago I was happily slaughtering everything in sight as a cl80.

So.. advice on attacks? Will TKM/Doc = CL80 again or do I need to find something to add to that?

(didn't wanna hijack ya.. just say howdy, welcome back.. and see if I could get a lil advice at the sametime! /bowrespectfully)

So, I'm hangin up the guns I've toted around for a year or so and going back to the playstyle I love: melee. I love PvE, and I'm looking to put a template together with an emphasis on tanking and self sufficiency with as much offense as I can muster. So far, I've definitely decided on two components of the template: Teras Kasi Master and Doctor4004. I'm wanting to spend the rest of my points in either pikeman, swordsman, or fencer (haven't made a decision on that yet, but leaning towards pikes), but I realize that I'll not be able to master. I looked through the stickies, but didn't find any answers to these brief questions.

1) CL80. For PvP, CL may not matter much, but for PvE, it definitely does. If I don't have a double mastery template, but rather a TKM+doc dabble+elite melee dabble template, will I not make it to CL80?

2) TKA Armor: At master, TKA armor is +60. This is roughly equivalent to 6000 in all resists (energy, kinetic, elemental, etc) in player armor, right?

3) Weapon/Innate Armor compatibility: If I dabble in Pikeman and equip a pike while I fight, does that "unequip" my innate armor? Do I have to fight unarmed for my TKA innate armor to work?

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FernGully wrote:

1) CL80. For PvP, CL may not matter much, but for PvE, it definitely does. If I don't have a double mastery template, but rather a TKM+doc dabble+elite melee dabble template, will I not make it to CL80?

I don't think anyone has figured out how CL is computed, so the answer is: it depends. Sometimes you hit CL80 without two Master Professions, sometimes you only reach 74-78ish.

2) TKA Armor: At master, TKA armor is +60. This is roughly equivalent to 6000 in all resists (energy, kinetic, elemental, etc) in player armor, right?

Yes, at least energy/kinetic; although I'm not sure about elemental... maybe someone else knows something definite about that?

3) Weapon/Innate Armor compatibility: If I dabble in Pikeman and equip a pike while I fight, does that "unequip" my innate armor? Do I have to fight unarmed for my TKA innate armor to work?

You only negate your Innate armor when you equip crafted armor (even one piece) - weapons don't affect Innate Armor at all.

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Thanks for the info! Good to hear about the innate armor/weapon thingy. As for the CL thing, well, guess I'll just go ahead and build out my template, and see what happens, then adjust as necessery (tho I have a feeling a support prof like Doc won't push it up the way an elite combat prof would).

I love Master doc, was a Master Doc, Master Medic, Master rifle and some FS. I got tired of teh melee wher ei tanked cause of the damage i did or healing i did and looing ar my armor desitegrate. so i respec to TKM, Master doc, etc i am CL 80

the lower skills (say 2/x/x/x) it will only add 1 or 2 to your character level,you get a boost of 4 or 6 at master of either putting you at CL80.

Definately a fun template tho.