Teras Kasi Archive
Thread: Just a though
1st of all... I'm not a natural english speaker... all the english I know is learned from EQ playtime 
When I saw SWG was planning a martial artist class, I was happy, and I'm now playing a TKA novice happyly (a bit less happy from the last patch, who nerfed my VK a bit). Just was reading this board when servers are down (it means a lot) and read some things I don't understand...
Why you say TKA must be unarmed?
IMO, people thinks we must be unarmed because we reach the TKA novicing through the Unarmed Brawler branch... I think this is a good idea, we use our feet as good as our hands or our head(s) (yes, heads... why SWG doesn't show two headed species? )
But... after reach the novice title, we become martial artists... this means: we are the ultimate warriors, using our bodies AS GOOD AS any weapon. I know we are not fencers, swordmen nor pikemen... but swordmen's weapon is a great hammer...
If you see martial arts movies (I'm a freak, I know) you can see the MAs using all things on range as a weapon (including some awesome moves with their long hair tails).
Why we cannot fight moving?
Just see some Jackie Chan's movie... he is moving all time when fight... if I use my keyboard to move a bit when fighting, my modifier downs to -50 (and I think I don't launch a hit)... A true MA could jump, turn in the air, catch a hanged cooked chicken and hit his opponent with one of the chicken's legs while starts to eat the other...
Why we cannot dodge a shoot?
I know blasters are faster than arrows, but we can try... If aMA could see where the weapon is aimed to, he must move to evade the shoot... We are not Neo's nor Superman, but we were trained from our childhood in the ways of evade damage
My demands:
1- Give us more weapons... you don't need really to give them stats... I am ready to forgot my VK's nice damage if I can wear a spiked chain or a pair of claws with no damage nor HAM's modifiers... I think most of us chosed this class for the look and role-play... I don't care if my tonfa makes less damage than a ruined VK, I like to use a tonfa... and of course, nunchakus could be a nice item to see in my hands (what about paired sais??)
2- Make some additions to the meditate skill... not sure wich could be, but I'm using meditate only for its look... all people puts their butts in the ground just while I kneel with an awesome peace attitude... but it's the only use I gave to med... will be the last branch of my career, just because I cannot spend my unarmed xp in a useless skill... maybe add some heal effect (almost in the mind pool)
3- Allow us to hit while moving... we must outrun all these freak shooters if not...
4- Create a new elite-elite profession... Blackbelted TKA (not sure which name could give to them)... with new moves, more meditation and so... I'm not asking for improved damage nor benefits, just another specialization to my fav class... what about a TKA shooter? (yes, all you think I'm thinking in a shuriken-jitsu, but... well, yes, i was...)
My offers: (to balance my demands)
1- I promise to forget the use of my VK (atm I'm using them almost all time, unequipping before make some nice moves or become berserker, and equipping again after them)
2- Change the exp needed to raise Med branch... someone asked you to create meditate experience... sounds fine with me... If you want to prevent AFK cheating, just make something to the meditate time... something as make philosofical thoughs while med, and puting a msgbox in our screen... if the meditating TKA don't push an "OK"button in that msgbox, he will stop the meditation trance
3- Don't allow us to make special moves while moving, cap our moving damage, etc...
4- I don't need to offer nothing... I will spend my skill points there, and will need to forget another classes
And now...
All you can start to blame and flame me... I'm a TKA, and if I could do all my unarmed without VK (I discovered them just two days before the patch), I can resist all flames you can send to my peaceful soul
Bowing in respect (/bow2),
Chulin Singermorning, Wanderhom
TKA Novice
CH Novice
Musician Novice
omw to reach smuggler and/or pistoleer to prevent being kitted by imperial followers...
I have no flames for you my teras kasi brother.
A now useless TKA,
Wanderhome DeBonzai.
Sounds like a plan Maud, these changes sound good. Especially the elite TKA profession. That wouold be sweet, but unfortunately would make us FAR too powerful.
-J
FAR too powerful?
You checked the Pistoleer class? They have a Body Shot 3!! What about a TKA elite who has more located hits? If we can land a combo to 2 pools... why we cannot land a combo on the same pool?
Think on it:
Arms Combo 1: powerful move who hits both arms of your opponent
With Body Shot 1 (ONE) I can solo a rogue bantha with no damage on me (only the HAM cost for BS1)... In melee combat, I have some troubles to do it with a lot of damage (injuries AND wounds)... this is so far unbalanced, I started to kill banthas with my scout blaster at Expert Pistol Skill (third box on the NOVICE profession), and had to wait til have the novice TKA (EXPERT profession, after thousands of unarmed combat exp) to do it unarmed... what is unbalanced here???
Chulin Singermorning, Wanderhome