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Thread: Excellent post on defensive stacking by Fencer correspondent
Raphayl, the Fencer correspondent, has put together an absolutly excelent post on how passive defensive mods like dodge, counterattack, etc. currently work in the game. It's worth a read for anyone interested.
The Real Scoop on Dodge, Pistoleer/Fencer, Stacking Issues, and Nerfs
Very interesting, thanks to the fencer correspondant. I posted the link on my home server.
I read this a few days ago. Very impressive work.
That man deserves a cookie. 
I just find it a bit dissapointing that a correspondant needed to perform this work. The Dev's should have all this info at their finger tips... A competant Dev could have just told us how this was working...
Col. Cristos Diaz While other professions can currently stack defense mods, I don't expect that to last long. Of course, there's no official word from the devs on that.
Pistoleer/fencer will probably be the next FotM. The defensive bonuess you'll have by combining ranged and melee mitigation, plus stacked dodge bonuses and the best CoB in the game will be, well, intense.
The fencer/pistoleer combo has the additional benefit of targeting the same HAM bar, Health. Swordsman targets Mind, while Carbineer targets action. Similarly, pikeman targets action while rifleman targets mind. You could stack 2 pistol health bleeds, then close in and stack 2 fencer heal bleeds, then spam Health Hit 3 with your gaffi stick with CoB going and just never get hit.
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I just looked at a character builder, and it looks like you have exactly enough skill points to do the following
Master Fencer
Master Pistoleer
Dirty Fighting 4
Novice Scout with exploration1
Novice Medic
Not really a TKA topic, but interesting none the less.
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Message Edited by Mister_Heavy on 12-09-2003 10:19 AM
OMG....FOUR stackable bleeds AND CoB...thats insane. NERF NERF NERF.... nerf those pistoleer/fencers, nerf them to hell and back and then nerf them some more
Just Kidding.... GOOD FOR THEM. Im kind of happy there going to be doing so well.
NOW FIX PIKEMAN AND SWORDSMAN FOR GOD SAKE