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Thread: What is the best Vibro Blade you have seen?
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ob-gli
Mon Sep 27, 2004 2:24 pm
#1
it was one of my favorite weapons as a master fencer (Sad i know).. like u said ,the only fencer weapon with ap1 on it. hopefully things will change for fencer it was a great profession just lacking Good weapons.
ive spoken to multiple WS's in game and all have said about the same thing Trystram said.. my VB was about 205 dmg with max/min dmg pup.. it did allright against tuskens,jantas,mokks etc.. but against any high level mob fencer really has nothing in its aresenal to do any type of dmg what so ever.. unless your willing to pay huge dollars on a good stun baton (and be prepaired to mind screw yourself with the ham costs), i would suggest another profession , you are probably setting yourself up for a disappointment with the fencer trade as a primary profession/dmg dealer..
basicly anyone with pvp intentions using fencer in there template are stacking defences or filling in missing defences that their primary professions are lacking. I've tried mixing and matching professions with fencer and the one i found worked pretty decent was 4440 fencer 3004 CM .. It chews up quite a bit of Skill points due to having to take marksman/ranged 4. but poisons were the only way to effectively do any type of dmg to anything ,whether it be pvp or pve (high end mobs) .
I did get bored of the cm fencer mix though and dropped all of CM/marksmen and most of fencer ,now ive picked up swordsmen and am much happier with my weapons and ap2/ kinetic and blast dmg types. the only lines from fencer i kept were Footwork i beleive..to help with swordsmens lack of defense.
It sounds like you are where i was about a month ago ,looking for a beeter fencer weapon to win some duels etc..
My thinking on the VB as a viable weaopn was the same as your ,AP1. I thought well since TKA have a VK with ap1 and similiar DMG ranges/exact same dmg type.. we might be effective.. Truth is we arent/werent ..cuz ive tried it and it didnt work.
Just thought i give a little insight to what i think your were thinking..hoppefully i didnt misconstrue your question too badly.. Good luck.
ive spoken to multiple WS's in game and all have said about the same thing Trystram said.. my VB was about 205 dmg with max/min dmg pup.. it did allright against tuskens,jantas,mokks etc.. but against any high level mob fencer really has nothing in its aresenal to do any type of dmg what so ever.. unless your willing to pay huge dollars on a good stun baton (and be prepaired to mind screw yourself with the ham costs), i would suggest another profession , you are probably setting yourself up for a disappointment with the fencer trade as a primary profession/dmg dealer..
basicly anyone with pvp intentions using fencer in there template are stacking defences or filling in missing defences that their primary professions are lacking. I've tried mixing and matching professions with fencer and the one i found worked pretty decent was 4440 fencer 3004 CM .. It chews up quite a bit of Skill points due to having to take marksman/ranged 4. but poisons were the only way to effectively do any type of dmg to anything ,whether it be pvp or pve (high end mobs) .
I did get bored of the cm fencer mix though and dropped all of CM/marksmen and most of fencer ,now ive picked up swordsmen and am much happier with my weapons and ap2/ kinetic and blast dmg types. the only lines from fencer i kept were Footwork i beleive..to help with swordsmens lack of defense.
It sounds like you are where i was about a month ago ,looking for a beeter fencer weapon to win some duels etc..
My thinking on the VB as a viable weaopn was the same as your ,AP1. I thought well since TKA have a VK with ap1 and similiar DMG ranges/exact same dmg type.. we might be effective.. Truth is we arent/werent ..cuz ive tried it and it didnt work.
Just thought i give a little insight to what i think your were thinking..hoppefully i didnt misconstrue your question too badly.. Good luck.
Karbal
Mon Sep 27, 2004 2:52 pm
#2
Thanks for the input. In all my research I pretty much found out about fencers lack of damage output before I started the grind .. but .. fencer suits me great for my motives .. to kill Jedi. I'm a BH 3 0 0 0 Master Fencer and having great success with it. Primarily cause they can't wear armor. Now like you said, in regular 'ol pvp vs. armored opponents is a different story .. lol.
So they can be enhanced with the motors. That's good to hear. How many motors can be used in the crafting process and what kind of stats should I look for in a good motor? Do they have to have the same serial numbers like when using krayt tissues? Thanks again.
Karbal
SantosL
Mon Sep 27, 2004 4:38 pm
#3
Vibroblades only use one motor. They are pretty much the same setup as a Vibroknuckler. My VB's will be 147 unsliced, so if you find a Nym motor you would just add the damage amount to a base stat around 147. Get a +20 motor, and you're looking at a 167 vibroblade.
Or... if you're really crazy you can try to get a Nightsister vibromotor. Going to cost you an arm and a leg, and I wouldn't recommend it (a sliced acklay stun baton would more likely be a better choice and less expensive, though you lose the AP1).
Or... if you're really crazy you can try to get a Nightsister vibromotor. Going to cost you an arm and a leg, and I wouldn't recommend it (a sliced acklay stun baton would more likely be a better choice and less expensive, though you lose the AP1).
P__Day
Mon Sep 27, 2004 5:30 pm
#4
I found myself using my 300 max gaffi alot more than my 200 max Vibroblade, dont know why really just ended up being that way asi would switch to the powerhammer or scythe for anything high end the only thing i really loved about fencer was the ability to run mokk and janta missions in Hawtpants just for a laugh 
I figure that 4-4-4 fencer M.pike and M.swords would be pretty awsome PvE and PvP with the pike dots, the swordsman's mind hits with a good acklay hammer would kill people pretty good
Karbal
Tue Sep 28, 2004 12:00 am
#5
I'm new to the Fencer trade .. and I've heard all the suggestions about getting a hold of an aklay gaffi stick or stun baton .. but since the vibro blade is the only fencer weapon with AP1 I was just curious what kinda stats you weaponsmiths have seen on these things. Are there any components out there that can enchance a vibro blade (like those Nym motor things)? Thanks for your input.
Karbal
TrystramStrykker
Tue Sep 28, 2004 12:30 am
#6
a good damage slice on good normal vibroblades will get you into 190+ dmg range. vibro motors can enhanced the dmg too, getting them over 200 dmg, really depends on the slice. Best i've ever made was 211 with motors and a decent dmg slice. Really depends on the stats of the motors and the slice. But I think that the VB is underrated. the AP1 and low HAM cost makes for a great weapon to use while unbuffed or on medium to easier targets
Karbal wrote:
I'm new to the Fencer trade .. and I've heard all the suggestions about getting a hold of an aklay gaffi stick or stun baton .. but since the vibro blade is the only fencer weapon with AP1 I was just curious what kinda stats you weaponsmiths have seen on these things. Are there any components out there that can enchance a vibro blade (like those Nym motor things)? Thanks for your input.
Karbal
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