Skill question

noel · Post by **noel** » April 11, 2005, 3:15 pm

Miir, or anyone else...

Do you know of a definitive guide that shows which skills get replaced with what as a swashbuckler levels up?

I've looked on the Scout's Sanctuary and am still looking, but if you know of a site offhand, I'd appreciate it.

Thanks.

Lynnsie · Post by **Lynnsie** » April 11, 2005, 3:25 pm

Hi Swashbucklers suck, reroll a Warlock and do great dps like me! j/p but nuking for 800+ kinda makes ya proud at lvl 32

*edit* Just for you Miir, 1600+dmg per cast of Nil Distortion at lvl 38..can your bruiser do that?

Fyredragn · Post by **Fyredragn** » April 11, 2005, 3:26 pm

http://eq2.ogaming.com/db/list/abilitie ... uckler.php

There's a semi complete guide to swashbuckler skills, can read description to sorta figure out which ones upgrade the others. If any specific questions on abilities can feel free to ask.

noel · Post by **noel** » April 11, 2005, 3:38 pm

Thanks,

I'm just trying to put together a list of skill progression...

Like sneak -> Smuggler's Talen -> Snoop

Backstab -> Unfriendly Reminder

Etc.

I think I remember seeing one, but now I can't find it.

miir · Post by **miir** » April 11, 2005, 3:39 pm

Basically, your skills get 'upgraded' every 14 levels (with some exceptions).

For example:
You get backstab at 10. It's upgrade, Unfriendly Reminder you get at level 24.

At 26 you get Disarming Grin and Snap of the Wrist (omg supergay limp wrist attack). Supergay attack gets upgraded to Uncanny Speed at level 40. Disarming Grin does not.

Some advice on upgrading skills.
When you first get a skill, it's generally not very good (you haven't mastered it yet). The skill it replaces will (if upgraded to App4 or Adept1) be slightly better for a few levels, until you "learn" the new skill a bit better.

miir · Post by **miir** » April 11, 2005, 3:40 pm

Lynnsie wrote:Hi Swashbucklers suck, reroll a Warlock and do great dps like me! j/p but nuking for 800+ kinda makes ya proud at lvl 32

Bruisers > Warlocks

noel · Post by **noel** » April 11, 2005, 3:41 pm

Thanks. I wasn't aware there was a 14 level upgrade concept, so that's helpful. I might try throwing together a chart like I've seen for some of the other classes.

Zygar_ Cthulhukin · Post by **Zygar_ Cthulhukin** » April 11, 2005, 3:43 pm

Is it true that disarming smirk is a taunt and not a mez? It's 14 levels later and starts with disarming....weird.

miir · Post by **miir** » April 11, 2005, 3:50 pm

Zygar_ Cthulhukin wrote:Is it true that disarming smirk is a taunt and not a mez? It's 14 levels later and starts with disarming....weird.

You could be right.
I was just going by the info on ogaming...

shrug

Fyredragn · Post by **Fyredragn** » April 11, 2005, 4:59 pm

It actually is a mez, not a taunt as listed.

Kilmoll the Sexy · Post by **Kilmoll the Sexy** » April 11, 2005, 5:58 pm

One thing you really need to be aware of is the new training skills. Research the hell out of those and plan a path with them that will carry you through the higher levels. I went with Mrylokars Quickening which is a double attack that adds short haste to you and it stacks with everything.

As a Swashbuckler at 46, I can self buff my haste up over 120% for short durations and up around 150% if I can get my rare HO to come up.

Madwands · Post by **Madwands** » April 18, 2005, 6:13 pm

Kilmoll the Sexy wrote:One thing you really need to be aware of is the new training skills. Research the hell out of those and plan a path with them that will carry you through the higher levels.

If you make a mistake you can always /respec

I joined a raiding guild and had to change my skills to some group cures.
I think you can use it twice in your eq2 lifetime.

Don't use it unless you want to re-specialize though, once you kick it off you have to go thru with it.

miir · Post by **miir** » April 18, 2005, 6:22 pm

They gave players a /respec once when they changed the training skills and another time when they updated the descriptions of the skills.

Any character created after the changes will not have the option to respec....

Xzion · Post by **Xzion** » April 19, 2005, 7:46 am

Kilmoll the Sexy wrote:One thing you really need to be aware of is the new training skills. Research the hell out of those and plan a path with them that will carry you through the higher levels. I went with Mrylokars Quickening which is a double attack that adds short haste to you and it stacks with everything.

As a Swashbuckler at 46, I can self buff my haste up over 120% for short durations and up around 150% if I can get my rare HO to come up.

those skills are essentially an "adept 2" so there not as important at higher levels if you have the means to buy adept 3s or masters

miir · Post by **miir** » April 19, 2005, 9:11 am

Not entirely true, xzion.

An example is the level 10 cleric group cure noxious. That is one of the most important raid spells a cleric can have.

The level 30 and 40 training skills for wiz and warlock are some of their best dps spells at level 50.