I agree merc doesn't have any tools to do anything usefull against mara and pt and limited tools against other ranged classes. I think PT and mara do not need nerf it just merc need buff. Let merc cast on the move and problem solved.

Rotation difficulty is the same as other classes. I have all classes except operative and see no difference. PT are strong because have all their attacks instant on the move and ranged with high burst. You can kite and dps at the same time. If you start kiting on sorc or commando your dps is going down drastically always.

Nobody play madness and lethality in rated.

How about removing flame burst from GCD, would be nice fireworks:)

Madness doesn't have a burst and is stationary spec with heavy rely on chaining Telekinetic throw. Annigilation use way too much buttons and limited to 4 meters range. Marksman is stationary, relies on long casting and channeling and do white damage only. Rage doesn't have descent single target burst and limited to 4 meters. Pyro has huge burst on the move from the distance with automatic autoslow and needs very few buttons. PYRO ROCKS, I would not play anything else than my VG in warzones until BW change balance a lot.

Who need that crap, it is actually pretty much keybinds for useless abilities. As a Assault Vanguard I use 2 buttons and almost always top dps NUMBER ONE.

Agreed, let me finish leveling my recently rerolled vanguard and grind full WH, they can nerf it later. They could nerf PT/VG few months ago but but didn't do that, so now is not the correct time.

Could you please do a favor for European players, we will sleep that time. Would be nice if you upload full stream to torrent or youtube:)

Here we go from best to worst PvP DPS: Vanguard Sentinel Gunslinger Guardian ------------------ all is below not welcome into rated Commando Operative Shadow Sage PvP HEALING: Operative Commando ------------- spec below is not welcome into rated Sage PvP TANKING: Shadow vanguard Guardian PvP BALL CARRYING: Guardian Shadow Vanguard

I think sorc/sage is not underpowered in PvP, it is just not playable. All attacks on the move restricted due to bad force management. Force in balance doesn't have proper target selection. All sages can do is to root them selves for long casting/ channeling abilities and wait until PT or mara came to kill them.

PT player detected:)

I played all classes. The is no class balance here obviously, some classes are strong and other are week. The problem not only in damage numbers and survivability but in game mechanics. Here we go. Sage - class is not competitive in pvp. All spec relies on long cast(self roots), this is not ok for class with light armor and no defencive abilities. Add to that bad energy management and this class has done. Sage could heal and dps at the same time but deu to lack of force it cannot even dps properly. All classes have at least autoattack with no force cost, but sage doesn't. If sage run out of force all you can do it is 4m lightsaber attack. Vanguard is an opposite to sage. Class is excellent all taacks are ranged and instant you can use them on the move, abuse light of sight,. Descent defencive cooldowns, plenty of utility, heavy armor, amazing burst. Good energy management, if you run out of ammo you can use autoattack which hit hard place fire dot and auto slow target for free no energy use. Let's compare guard with sentinel. Sentinel has way better survivability due to excellent defensive abilities excellent burst, self heal and no dead zone and plenty of team utility. Guard has dead zone4 -10 meters, self heal is crap, burst is bad the class is actually crap.

I think i have a clue how BW balance classes. They balance them not by performance but the amount played. So they nerf mostly played classes and buff underplayed. many people play sorc/sages they nerfed this class to the ground to force people reroll something different.

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Mouses are very strong against cats. Whilst one mouse can attract the cat attention hiding in the hole and make noisy sounds another mouse can steal a cheese.

I would go with 4 good vanguards who proper use taunts and good at abusing LOS. As healers I would take 2 scoundrel healers. For tanking we have more choice, one kinetic shadow and one hybrid guardian, or two kinetic shadows. I see the best approach is to stack OP and FOTM classes and abuse their mechanic advantages.

I would like to look at rated team ratings on my server. Would be pleased if anyone give me advice where I can find ranked team scoreboard.

tanks and healers are always the most desired for raids. Currently sage healer is very desired for raids.

What are you taking about vanguard cannot heal and don't have a stealth but powertech can fly.

I think the only way to balance classes is to collect stats about ranked team performance and their composition and buff classes with lowest performance in rated teams. We need a web access to team ratings and their composition.

Powertechs are OP, buff Vanguards instead.

Pyro merc is not the worst ac for ranked. There other classes in far worse state: DPS operative, Sorc all specs and DPS assasin.

Nobody is focusing sage healer except occasional arsenal merc:)

Yes i have this troubles. You cannot use it on the move. Let's say you are kiting marauder and use only instant abilities, if you stay for 0.5 sec you dead. You need also add time for camera rotation, cause then you are circle strafing sometimes you do not see what is in your back. I need to use this ability on the move.

You know where is no madness sins and sorcs in top rated teams. To be competitive in high PvP level you have to use macros.