Teras Kasi Archive

So, I'm seriously contemplating dropping TKA for a sword-skill like 2H swords or fencing. Have any of you had experience with these in terms of general theme? Are some more defensive/offensive?How are the available weapons for each? Is the HAM drain pretty much on the same pools as a TKA?

Okay i am a fencer. Even after all your nerfs, you are still lightyears beyond fencers. Go with Swordsman, they are way better.

I don't think TKA realize just how much better at melee they are than everyone else.

HAM drain on swords is comprable to TKA level HAM drains. I myself am novice Swordsman and Novice Fencer but it seems that Fencer is more of a TKA like profession, going for low damage, high frequency hits, while Swordsman go for higher damage, slightly slower hits. Swords get mind focused attacks, while fencer gets body based attacks. Neither uses knockdown skills, as they both rely on lunge/dizzy combo(unless you happen to be master brawler). Swords get an AOE posture change, and fencer gets and AOE dizzy. All in all, I feel all melee are equally gimped, and quite frankly tka have it best overall but that may just be my play style speaking.

So what you're all saying is that TKAs still have it the best in terms of melee viability?

Anyone care to back this up statistically or otherwise? I'm curious now. 2H Swords was my alt choice.

Well if your switching to Swordman for lower HAM costs on specials...................don't do it. I think maybe you guys are experiencing now what Swordman have experienced all the time. Were just used to it.

fencer > Tka, minus the knockdown imho. It's all in the weapon you have.

go for swordman if you like low HAM usage. Really, that 40/70/40 swords and 110/40/20 hammers will be much better then your knucklers

with armor and witout any enchances, i will die in about 10-15 sec by my specials. And they do not knockdown, you have to deal with your target as well

I'm working on Master Brawler, and if what I see up to that point is any indication of what's to come for those professions...

they can keep them.

Made me wish they just combined all the melee profesions into one so our defining trait could be variety of weapons