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        <title>pk — perfectworld-startrekonline</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 06:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>De-NERF the Bat'leth</title>
        <link>https://forum.arcgames.com/startrekonline/discussion/1231723/de-nerf-the-batleth</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2017 13:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Builds, Powers, and Game Mechanics</category>
        <dc:creator>skullp0ker</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[Canonically speaking, Starfleet has always feared being boarded by Klingons armed with the bat'leth sword, due to it's immense power in the close quarters of a starships' corridors. The same used to be true of the Bat'leth in-game. Long ago, one could switch the game into shooter mode and deliver powerful attacks with the bat'leth while moving, similar to how one can fire any energy weapon while moving. This allowed a skilled combatant to approach a ranged attacker with the defensive buffs of sprinting, slip around behind while starting a combination, and finish them off with a powerful flanking finish. Now, even in shooter mode, one must stop moving and set ones feet to swing the bat'leth, completely negating momentum and making a ripe target for a slow-reacting ranged combatant. Federation rightly feared the bat'leth, but now it is more of a liability than a terrifying warriors' blade. Why go to all the work of changing the mechanics of this weapon, only to destroy what that weapon has always been: the stuff of nightmares?<br /><br />
Not to mention it's very unbalanced to be able to move and fire, but not able to move and melee.]]>
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