2h Swordmaster

[Falkenauge]

actually i want to share my knowledge with all of you who are playing in a party with my ... or those who are trying build up a SM

so i begin with my 2h setup which is the setup i use most in PvP or RvR ... and even if i'm running solo scs

whispering wind style

career build :
http://www.wardb.com/career.aspx?id=17#11:2176:0:0:13:8736:29:9043:9045:9063:9062:14169:14171:15122:606:9057:9058:613

i'm using "Isha's Protection" always when i'm running a grp with healers
when i'm running solo i change that tactic to "Potent Enchantments" to put out some extra dmg (its extremely effective when you're running "Nature's Blade" in zerg fights cause when i'm using "Wrath of Hoeth" in the middle of destros it's almost guaranteed that "Nature's Blade" triggers and then every destro within 30 feet looses stats that you and your grp benefit from whilst they even recieve dmg)

some words to the morales i'm using :
M1 - armor debuff + dot (good for 1v1 or focusing healers)

M2 - the "must have" for every SM ... provides good agility in combat like catching up to that damn squiggy thats attacking you the whole time from the backrows ... or a situation that every tank hates : you're guarding a WL (like Avf or Ayleen) and you wanna keep them alive but suddenly they pounce away from you (most times in the middle of the zerg) whilst you stay behind out of guarding range ... the solution : just jump after them with this ability -> you focus dmg with your dps and don't loose guard abilities

M3 - this is extremely good to keep you alive in the heat of the zerg whilst dealing dmg at the same time

M4 - standard


and now my gearup :
i'm using 3 Sov + 3 Warlord + 2 Inv pieces for tripple +Str
and Shroud of Nehekharan Assassins + jewelry
+ pledged wanderer's band

so i'm running with around 800 Str, 800 Wou and 400 Tou

for everyone who thinks now "Thats to squishy!" just note that SM has the ability "Wall of Darting Steel" which is extremely useful to keep yourself alive in situations like when Prise or Dancer are shouting "tanks to the front" and you're approaching the zerg ... i know it's not the same as hold the line but atleast you and the one you're guarding have a slight better chance to survive

thats all for now and now i want to hear your feedback (especially from you Dancer)
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[Avfenles]

well i gotta agree with you on that m2, you have been guarding me a couple of times now and you do follow me around pretty good except when i get to pounce happy or i ge you killed via guard dmg
anyway your a good guard and good at assisting aswell imo

[Korsbror]

How much survivability do you miss out on versus going offensive s'n'b setup?

I have a lowbie SM that is too squishy with 2h (and shit gear) yet, but got a nice shield (WL pq one) and wondered about going semi offensive with sword and board for some survivability. (mainly guardbotduty for melee dps)

[Dancer]

cant really comment on your setup as dps Falk it seems fairly solid, maybe switch in CoT for EA thats it.

[Falkenauge]

[Korsbror]

Only negative thing about WDS is that it's an active ability, you can't do much else while it's up.

I've gone full turtle mode on my lowbie, but with STR tallies in every orifice :d

[Tituspullo]

Go all the way dps!

3 sov 3 warlord 2 invader, get lotd weapon and rings/cloak. All talis should be str only the cloves should be +35 melee power and shoulders a +4 crit. All renown points on str and meleecrit.
You should be on 900 str or something, dunno about the melee power for SMs.

And finally take focused offensive, yes you will die fast, but you will put out insane dps. Eventually talk with arkegde about the dps spec for SMs. I have done scens with him afew times and we always ended top dps and top KB.

Hehe just for fun, group with an IB or knight and SMs can really be awesome.

Everyone says that with this spec we will be to weak and useless to the group. Useless, nah we can outdps everyone. To weak, maybe. Remember when you use this fullout dps spec you must be more carefull. Choose your targets wisely, target mostly healers, sorcs and enraged choppas, avoid AOE if you can, go behind and kill the healers, if you get focused(and you will) either get the fuck out or die like a hero trying to kill their healers.
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[bruttus]

exually, i'm starting to like to go dps, i enjoyed myself to kill so manny destro's, for me it was alot, but with a good pockethealer.

but still, i was i tank, so mine thoughnes is 670, coming from 900 thoughnes, lower then that, maybe, or maybe not
strenght is already 800 and wounds are 9k, so i think i'm good

wearing 5 pieces of WL <--------> 3% crit melee and 2 pieces of inv
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[Dancer]

2hander for smal scale, but when your fiting the blob your better be snb and holding the line like your life depends on it the 15% stacks upto 3x.