Some of the Republic NPCs I've fought have used a Death from Above like ability against me, so it is there lore-wise.

I take rapid scan as one that you can rapidly scan. Obvious, it makes more sense for it to be fast cast.

Also sounds like the gun we get from Blizzz. I've kept all my orange guns and chest armor in my lockbox just incase I want the look later.

If Bounty Hunter gets a jet pack ability, just give Troopers a grappling hook or something similar... lore-allowable.

Twain Snodgrass is my Bodyguard's name.

Didn't think about it that way, but when you mentioned it and I look at it again it does seem to play out that way. Useful.

I have noticed there is a second or so from when you select the target area to when the missile is fired. So much for instant cast.

My problem is generating enough heat! (when playing correctly.)

I have mine bound to R, with rapid scan at E and healing scan at Q. Makes it a lot more accessible to me. While I do agree it would be nice to make it a 'target' ability, I like how you can cast it anywhere.

Useful, good advice. When I have downtime in healing I alternate on targets that I can stun or somehow knock out of the battle. One tip of my own: I think Ctrl + tab tabs between allies for most people, and is super useful to quickly target an ally in a tight healing spot. Jet boost is super useful to get rid of mobs near one of the many many pits they placed throughout the game. You just may lose the experience and the item from it, but in a tight spot is worth not wiping.

When I finally apprehended Tyresius, I was really down to kill him after watching him escape the whole time. Yet, when the conversation happened, the case he made really wasn't that bad... and playing as a dark but mostly greedy bounty hunter, I'd was happy to get a useful gunman and bounty credits. So far I really like the story.

Ah haha. My bad on that.. total mistype that didn't go fixed.

This is my biggest problem, asorbing too much threat because lack of tank.

Word. I sort of understand the 'turret' comments, but not entirely. Sure, there are moves you have to hold still for, but many are instacast I'm healing specced, and besides holding still to do rapid scan and healing scan, I am running around either healing or targetting an enemy with blaster fire or a missle. Now, you could say I'm only level 29 and don't even have tracer missle, so what do I know? Well, even if I had tracer and were arsenal specced, I still would be mobile because that is what many pvp situations require. I think mercenary is pretty versatile. All that said I am very interested in rolling a powertech to see the differences for my self. Melee combat as a bounty hunter would be interesting.

Had trouble on this as Mercenary at level 27 for a little bit. I cc'd Tyresiu with a concussion rocket, then drew the droid out to kill it first. Was a lot easier once the dps was safely wittled down.