tier 2 alac (1.3s gcd) is the way to go. stack crit/mastery after that you're also better off running the dot refresh on sweeping blasters/DFA tac. once you learn how to integrate it into your playstyle, your dps will skyrocket. it is the strongest tac for IO

LOL leth op, pyro pt, mara, sniper and even shieldtech pt played correctly in cleave would like to have a word with you

What kind of content are you looking to play? Your talent build will differ between regs/solos/granked/ops etc Stats: hit alacrity dr (1856 i believe gives you 15%) to get 1.3s global cd invest in crit after this

I think the most positive improvements are actually the restructuring of how we take talents. The new tiers allow for Bodyguard to take Tier 1: Jet Escape, Improved Vents, Gyroscopic Alignment Jets Tier 2: Power Shield, Energy Rebounder, Power Overrides Tier 3: Thrill of the Hunt, Trauma Regulators, Supercharged Defense This combo with the moving rapid scan tactical fixes most of the main issues with merc heals in high-end PvP. The interrupt protection from Power Shield AND Supercharged Defense is huge when you can still have the safety net of Trauma regs to tank damage and recover it while focus healing a teammate. Thrill of the Hunt with moving Rapid Scan increases mobility astronomically, allowing mercs to re-position more often without sacrificing HPS. When the crit set bonucs starts working, it'll feel even better. I'm very excited. Play Bodyguard on PTS is a night and day difference from Live.

Best? lol

Honestly, very excited about a lot of these things. The healing tacs all could all potentially be rad and could bring merc heals up to par in ranked pvp which would make me a real happy camper. 2 rocket outs its pretty chill for me. Can't count how many times i've gotten snagged on some random texture. A 2nd charge would fix that and just be incredibly useful when i'm not screwing up haha

The best madness sin ever was was in S2 when we could dot spread with a 30m death field Deception is for single target.

This is from a pvp perspective playing Hatred: Set Bonuses: Pretty meh. Nothing has stood out to be really impactful Tactical: Nothing improves the cleave/dotspread playstyle of hatred. The CD reset with + crit/cost on leaching strike can give you clutch self healing bonus and kinda burst, but that isn't the point of hatred. The force cost pretty much wrecks your force management as well Spreading slow on death field is pointless. if death field APPLIED force slow all on its own, maybe it could be dope Chance for creeping terror to tick on melee either needs to be increase or apply to discharge as well. probably both honestly Start focusing on what this spec is about: cleave/dotspread

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Most productive post on PvP forums right now. Plz bump

First of all, I clearly stated ranked arenas. On SS, there are maybe 4 merc healers total in q in a season. The number of operatives and the viability of operatives is much higher. Literally any spec in the game works in regs. You're clearly not hitting your actually healing potential if you're not paying attention to your positioning. Total heals also means nothing. HPS is a better indicator but still no the ONLY indicator of how efficient your healing is. It sounds like you're talking about regs and not ranked which is fine but every single spec in the game works in regs if you're good. That is not the case is ranked arenas which is what I'm talking about. Sorc is by far the best arena healer, followed by op and lastly merc which is where merc healing has been for the entirety of this game.

Honestly bud, you're high if you think that only operatives have to LoS and contribute to team control. You're also REALLY high if you think merc/mando heals are in a better spot than op/scound in arenas. Sorc is definitely the strongest healer but operatives are in a solid second place with amazing energy management, aoe heals, aoe insta mex and insta casts. They have the highest hps potential but lack in burst healing. Merc can keep itself alive better, maybe, but definitely not the team. I think you just need to work on your awareness and positioning.

There are plenty of times in lore where members of opposite factions share private communication. There are plenty of times where you work with members of opposite factions in the story line of this game. This does not break RP

lol yeah, dude got globalled first round. It was a bummer because that was shaping up to be a fun third round. GGs the last few days btw man

Rating system would theoretically work if we had a good population so that people actually would play with/against similarly skilled players (and if people weren't toxic but that never happens in any video game unfortunately.) But for the population size and attitude of swtor, it definitely needs to be changed. Overwatch has a much better system that takes into account your actual performance and not just wins/loss and your elo vs. theirs. It also has a better system for leavers/throwers etc. Amove towards a system like Overwatch's could be a good step imo There should also be decay at higher elo. This would incentivize people to keep playing to maintain that rating and also make it more difficult for those backfillers etc who have very little wins with high elo. They'd have to maintain it.

So, somewhere near where you drop down from your spawn is some piece of terrain that is bugged. 3rd round of a yolo match, i drop down and take maybe 1 step before being killed by Instant Death which is the new system for preventing players from getting to unintended areas. Just throwing this out as an FYI. hopefully it gets some attention and is fixed.

lol right? makes it fun to level rn

Personally, I find the 6-piece bonus very lackluster Suggestion: Make kolto missile work like lacerate for Hatred but for kolto shell. It will apply 2 stacks (i think 1 is too low as kolto shell is already the weakest "HoT" when compared to the actual HoT of op probes or the damage stop of sorc bubble) of kolto shell to all targets as long as it hits 1 target with kolto shell active this would allow us to more easily sustain kolto shell which is difficult to reapply mid fight in ranked arenas due to not having any extra GCDs with all our cast times and the heat cost of shell

Tier 1: Vent heat when stunned, lower cd on vent heat, lower cd on cc break tier 2: longer hydraulic overrides tier 3: double power surge, heal after shield goes down (you could take the lower cd on shield when taking damage instead of double power surge) tier 4: better kolto overload, supercharged gas buff (could take moving unload instead of supercharge gas buff) This is what i like. I run it for heals or dps in arenas

So I got my 60 data and got my Trader's Quarters access but the console has nothing available for me to buy. Am I missing something? EDIT: Nvm. Restarted the game and it showed up.

Great to see that we are in the exact same spot we were before 3.0. Worst DPS and worst healer. Why did I think anything would change after all these years of being at the bottom?

So many great memories playing with and against this guy. RiP Mexecutioner.

So many of these suggestions are OP as **** haha But heat venting on Rapid Shot crits while in Combat Support would solve the heat issue that merc healers run into.

If you're just playing regs, anything is viable. and many top teams run sin tanks in ranked anyway

ZK is too bad for anyone to hate. They're just kinda entertaining to watch. Like if the 3 Stooges played swtor and had their own guild.