[SWORDMASTER] How you all finding the class?

[Fedaykin]

As topic says ^^

I rerolled from Runepriest and am in mid 20's at the moment

i have played around with both 2h and sword and shield, am finding S+S more useful at the moment as i don't see much of a dps increase when i switch to 2h and i play as a defensive tank more than an offensive one

how are the guys in the 30's and whove hit 40 finding it?

[Gahn]

I sincerly love the class, even more knowing that's far from finished (they had to rush it cause they changed it to be more TANKISH towards the end of the beta while before it was more MDPS).
The three mastery lines lean towards really different playstyles and hybrid specs are also viable.
Overall i really like the class, needs, as said, some finishing up to give it a more definitive and unique role.

[klasa]

Love the class so far. Thought that i would use my 2-hander more but after equipping the shield, and if you play with a good healer, I'm surprised at the beating you can take before going down.

Need to experiment more with the 2-hander though.

[Yma]

I have a 25/22 SM, really loving it, it's a little different than my IB as the magic styles are devoted to debuffing the enemy instead of buffing the friendlies, so his task is more to disrupt and soak damage in the frontline rather than guarding, knockbacking and knocking down that my IB seems to do better. You can switch playstyle rather quickly, as you have good defensive styles (+parry etc) and higher dps ones well mixed in all three balance stances.

[Cirandi]

I really like my SM!

I'm sword and board as well, doesn't seem to be much point in going 2-h atm... Lvl 34 now and it's when you get a chance to start toying with mastery paths the SM starts to come around. Currently a mix of Vaul and Hoeth, with Aethyric Armour and a couple of tanking tictacs from Vaul. My main goal for now is survivability, and i can sure take a beating with a pocket healer... PvE is a breeze as well, i just tend to farm PQ's (i often play weird hours, early morning and late night when there's not much scenario action) pulling 10-15 mobs my own or a level higher and aoeing them down.

A very good thing to increas your own effectiveness is to go apothecary and scavenger to be able to make your own heal pots (ingredients from humanoids) and thorn pots (gives a damage shield, anyone who hits you take damage, ingredients from forest spirits, dryads and such.). Helps a lot when mass pulling.

[Stazbumpa]

My main is a SM and I like him a lot. Wish I had dumped Talismans and gone Scav/Apoth though, the pots are very handy.

[Basic_X]

You people miss the point, the main reason people likes the class is becouse it looks sexyawesome! (at least mine does!)


(yea, and its more fun to play then my BW )