Swashbucklers

Teh_Peso · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2011 12:26 am

Nicely done.

Tragonis · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2011 1:40 am

TheBladeMasta wrote:

A swashie needs fast weapons to get those four attacks. Hell, my sprite swash would get seven attacks hasted using certain combos.

If I were to wager a guess, I'd say that it is because defensive stance drops the effective speed of a weapon. I'd guess that defensive stance would drop the speed of both weapons for a swashie, hitting them with a double loss in speed.
It would be fine if defensive stance gave swashies a bonus to riposte to make up for that, or something along those lines.

From the testing I have done, this is not accurate.

TheBladeMasta · **Joined:** Mon Nov 15, 2004 9:03 pm **Posts:** 855

Mind I haven't played a swashbuckler since Strai. But that was the conclusion I came to back then.
I may be wrong of course.

Tragonis · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2011 4:32 pm

Maybe with the latest stance changes something was affected, or it is different for sprites. But swashies are getting the shaft compared to the other warrior classes when going defensive, or even the other stances. They need something comparable to fury, and spec, that modifies their weapon speed. Even with the quickest weapon in the game, they have trouble getting 3 attacks a round when defensive. While their warrior counter parts can easily get four and more with the right spells. Please help them Dulrik!

TheBladeMasta · **Joined:** Mon Nov 15, 2004 9:03 pm **Posts:** 855

We'll see how much of a difference the buff to riposte makes.

Personally I think if a swashbuckler was focusing on defense, they shouldn't get a whole lot of attacks. But should get bonuses to parry/eparry/riposte so it is a nigh on impossible to hit them while the damage they do put out comes from ripostes.

Tragonis · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:02 pm

Too bad that massive weapons still destroy them.

ninja_ardith · **Joined:** Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:21 pm **Posts:** 4452

Massive weapons destroy everything.

Deathadder · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:12 pm

Massive weapons don't kill people. I kill people.

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