A) The shield is our ONLY DEFENSIVE CD- Other classes have multiple:
Marauders- Stealth/99%/Charge (can be used defensively) etc
Juggernaught- Its a tank... do i need to say more?
Operatives- Vanish, Evasion (removes DOTs) Shield
Sniper- AOE knockback with root, shield (I think)
Merc- Shield that makes them not die (two of them...)
Powertech- Again, a tank, with knockbacks and shields
Assassin- Vanish, Immunity, Sprint
Meanwhile, sorcs get a shield that absorbs 3.5k every 17 seconds (if using 2 pc), a sprint, and a knockback. The shield can be specced to blind, once every 17 seconds, and the knockback can be traited into.
HOW TO COUNTER...
- Shield blind: Move away, use a quick ranged attack to deal last bit of dmg (root + run away)
- Knockback: Cannot really counter except if you have a pull/cleanse, can keep a mental tab on the CD of knockback, and if he uses once then you stun about when it is going to be off CD to make its essential CD longer.
- Sprint: Save root for when they use the sprint, or stuns... its 2 seconds on a 20s cd
GG?
