Not intending this hostile sounding, but more of an obvservation. Is it just me or do the pubs seem to function better random pvp? Seems like most times i go against a pub team on my 50s they just tend to play better. Even in close games they tend to pull it out in the clutch. Is this a thing of demographics and certain types of players tend to pick particular factions. Ie the more functional pvpers tend to lean republic. Not saying imps are all crap players. far from it. Just seems to be a deeper concentration of less well played toons vs the republic. Just want to see if they is just my luck of the draw in matches or if others notice it too. I cant really make the same assumptions about other servers so i decided to post on ours to see what other locals think

Oh wow i didnt even think about 1.6. That is a hugely valid point there. I am still having fun at pre50 pvp for the most part. Guess if i need to break up the pvp grind i can play one of my alts i just enjoy the story on. Thanks so much for that insight.

I am trying to decide how impprtant this really is. I have a little over a thousand ranked coms and its getting a little painful to do more. Mostly because i just want to get to 50 and get back to the fun pvp. At first i wanted to max my comms so i could grab a few extra pieces right at 50, especially a weapon. Now I am almost thinking it can wait. Do most of you prefer to grind the comms first or does it really not make much difference in the transition to the 50 tier?

So I have resubbed after probably about six months. I am mostly a pvper and am trying to settle in on a character to focus on. I have a 50 PT but got burnt out on her. I tried a few rounds with her this week and just felt meh about it. Also have a 44 sorc I do very well in buy the play is kinda boring after a while. This leaves my Mara and sin. Both are around 22. I have been flipping back and forth between the two and I am really struggling on who to focus on. I am wondering which really tends to shine in later levels and especially at 50. I am looking for the one that is the most satisfying to play well but isnt overly complicated for the seer sake of being complicated. Hopefully people understand what i mean by that. I have tried to watch videos and streams and do all the research I can but I cant seem to find a clear answer. Thus why i am asking probably an over asked question in the hopes of experienced people on both classes can give me some insight. Figure the best source of info are people who have been through it. Thanks in advance :-)

I can kind of understand that at least. Still has a more pve utility vibe to me for whatever reason. I have run low on force a few times, but usually there's enough of a break between fights for me to do a quick seethe. even if im only getting 20% or so its still enough to keep me going. All that comes down to a playstyle thing which kind of was my original point. edit: oh i bet its one of those cases where you got so used to the mana return from that talent that adjusting to a build without it kinda blows for you. I'm sure if i started out that way id be similarly spoiled

Must just mean you suck at madness. I have zero issues putting up great numbers. Top damage most kbs and way up there on objectives. I was always full madness. Saw cl spam as being too dependant on aoe damage to look good.

Wth does the american school system have to with knowing dps? Must have missed the mmo jargon 101 class when i was in school. Got some weird classes where you are from. Guess it was after snarkiness 202 and advanced broad generalizations 222. I caught the error too and funny thing is all i thought oh he meant total damage no biggie. But hey i knew it at least. I r musta had that fancy shmancy european learning.

anybody? Beuller?

Well at the moment I mostly pvp. I run with guildies from time to time, but mostly I am on my own.

I have been tweaking my build from a rail shot focused build to one that includes thermal detonator. I currently have 3 points in the armor bypass for rail shot for 60% and 2 points in the aim increase for 6%. my question is the extra 3% worth the 20% loss to rail shot. I know that will make rail shot hit harder even though it bypasses less armor and make all my other abilities hit harder especially thermal. I'm just torn since its a 15 sec cd and i can fire off 3 or so rail shots in that time if procs go my way.

I'm going to level a Knight and I was thinking about taking cybertech, scavenging and slicing. i figure the basic mods are decent enough for leveling and the extra credits are always welcome. does anyone go that route or think its a bad idea? guess it may help to mention that i don't have any plans to do anything other than experience the story with this toon.

nice i didnt even think about a dps guardian spec. food for thought i suppose. would biochem be the way to go. or artifice or synthweaving to keep gear more current?

I'm planning on making a knight purely for the story. I just can't decide which AC or spec will allow me to enjoy the pve experience with minimal aggravation. I would assume a tank spec guardian, but I could be way off. I guess I'm looking or some insight from people who have gone in for the duration and found their leveling experience to be enjoyable. As i said i have no desire to do anything but pvp with this character. my main is a PT so she gets used for all the fun stuff. I'm just looking to enjoy all the stories on the side now. Any and all insight is most welcome. thanks in advance.

I'm currently looking for a server where the republic side is at least evenly matched in WZ's. I'm currently on the Telos server with my powertech. its basically a dead server. long waits sub50 and its non existent at 50. One of my plans was to roll a vanguard on another server so i can basically have the same gameplay with a new story. only issue is I don't want to be steamrolled every single match. I'd be happy with even chances so like only 50% steamrolled. so any repub people out there please let me know if your server goes along that lines with a solid population and lowish wait times.

the server merges needs to happen fast. my server is about dead and rerolling all my characters would be huge pain. I put a lot of time into them and basically being punished for picking a server at random doesn't sit well with me. it is almost 5pm right now and there are only 10 people on the imperial fleet. that seems exceedingly bad. by about 10 or so I'll be lucky to even see 20-30 on the fleet.