You can't use it against players or elite+ mobs at all. It's good for quickly killing standard and strong mobs while questing though.

The equivalent to Pyrotech is Assault Specialist, as far as I know they're completely identical. You can just copy your old spec, the equivalent skills are all in the same spots.

That's quite an impressive paragraph you have there.

I can confirm that there is no such DOT, yes. My targets stop taking damage as soon as I move the cone off of them.

Yeah, Vanguards use the same rifle Stockstrike animation early troopers do. Flame Burst's equivalent is Ion Pulse, which looks like a quick burst of electricity from your rifle. Sorta like Pulse Cannon but smaller and brief. Flame Sweep's equivalent is Explosive Surge, which looks like the Vanguard presses a button and sends an explosion in all directions from their armor. Edit: Not sure how I managed to time that to only one minute after you gave up on the question.

Yeah, I accidentally pulled a boss from quite a ways outside of his normal aggro radius while standing behind the other group members, because I was stealthed. He turned to me, put a giant orange target over my head that destealthed me and ran past the tank to pummel me.

I personally like it, but don't use it as often on my shadow. I actually dislike the inquisitor animations, force lightning is cool but it seems like almost every one of their abilities is some variation of the same purple lightning. I prefer a bit more variety.

I agree with this, I've been recognizing almost everyone in my warzone matches, on both sides. It's interesting to encounter rivals or people you've worked well with in the past.

I'm on a lower population RP server and we still get mostly geared out 50 premades.

I think they just prioritize the most injured group member, or at least that's how it's seemed to me thus far.

I only did that once, when a scoundrel saved me and vanished immediately before I could catch their name. Sneaky stealthers...

I like it, but I'm a fan of Star Fox and Panzer Dragoon. Rail shooters are fine with me.

Yes I'd say the scoundrel scrapper is closer to a rogue than shadows are. They're very reliant on stealth and positionals, with high burst damage from stealth later on with shoot first and flechette round. I've been focusing on sawbones healing myself though, so I can't go into that much detail on it. I hear scoundrel scrappers are sitting ducks if caught before their stealth opener but shadows aren't overly reliant on stealth.

I dunno about you, but I'm pretty intimidated by Lord Pinky there. The dark side power evoked by his pinkness brings about a palpable aura of adorable dread.