Hi All, I stopped playing a few months after launch and the trailer for the new xpac got me excited so I'm trying to get back into the swing of things. I play a Sith Marauder and i'm looking for a guild to play with and help me get back into the swing of things. A lot has changed. Character is Shamite

World of Logs is a site that uses a logging addon for wow to pretty much disclose every peice of information for a raid. From damage taken to healing done. Its hard to explain beyond that but it will tell you everything you could possibly need to know about a given encounter.

I have had a conversation between my self and others regarding meters and the following idea came up. This was not my idea but I support it fully. What if SWTOR by default supported a logging system such as World of Logs. A Ops leader could elect to run a log and it recorded stats such as healing/dps and damage taken. I think this would server two purposes. First it solves the meter problem allowing raiding guilds to really evaluate their players. Second it stops the elitist mentality of "your 400dps to short...BOOOT". Under a system similar to this it allows the serious raider to improve, yet in my opinion not hindering the individual casual player. Would like to hear your thoughts. regards,

I was dueling my buddy last night and I have to say his merc (not tracer spam) was the hardest I have ever fought 1v1. There was nothing to int and his mobility killed me. I only won 1 of the fights out of like 10. I found the key was to make him miss his opening and if pulled that off right I had a chance but it was still tough. Now if I met him in a wz where he didn't have ideal conditions to pull of his opener perfectly I would destroy but in a duel the hardest I have fought.

Poked around today, seems great. Hope to see it grow, i will be a frequenter.

See that's the problem yeah its easy but its stupid that some of my abilities that are used often in fights I can't use. Seems like it was just overlooked. Plus the quicker I kill the damn thing the quicker i can sit there and do nothing However there are much bigger things to fix. I just wanted to make sure i wasnt missing anything.

What lvl are you. For me it really started to take off about lvl 30. Also marauders are not easy to play they take good micro managment with cooldowns and priority. I play ann and rarely find my self rage starved just my abilities are all on cool down, just fill it with vic slash if you have sufficient rage. Always make sure you have enough rage to use your core abilities. Also force choke is not a real cc nor is it supposed to be one. Marauders are not force users and specialize in melee prowess in fact they are not that in tune with the force, according to lore. So for them to be able to sustain a forcechoke while not focusing on it seems like a bad idea. Use force choke for what its worth. If you are 2 or 3 rage from an annihilate and your target is low and you are low force choke him for those extra rage and then finish him off with the annihilate. That is one of my favorite things to do in pvp.

Besides the resolve bar those are only problems for a some people. I have never had my force choke not work. My camo works great saved my self at 1% a few times last night when my council member bugged out. Whats next marauders need a buff because they can not solo the mob on council. The class is not broken. It may have its problems for some but the class is most certainly not broken.

I would def not say we are the easiest class to kill. I have been able to kill every class 1v1. Now I'm not saying i win every battle but I can win. Heck I can even sometimes kill one of the guys when I'm fighting 1v2. Marauders are definitely not broken and the ability delay is not a class wide thing because I do not suffer from it. Now that doesn't mean its on the player end just that there is some circumstance that is making it happen for some not all. I Just don't like when people call a class broken because they are having issues with some things (not mechanics). Like force choke and ravage, they work fine for me but apparently the class is broken cause some people have problems with it.

Mine always fires and just skips it's animation that i can tell. I also do this with my cc. I will force leap as soon as the cast bar finishes and skip shooting the bolt at it. I also could have not noticed my retaliation working/not working as intended cause I was not really worrying about it but i def did not notice a problem. My only issues are with force leap throwing me in front of the boss instead of behind or only half way to the boss.

So last night I was totally screwing my group because two of our great abilities cause you to get the debuff so your guy doesn't take damage for 1min. Is there a way to use berserk an the 15% damage buff on that fight. Kind of annoying that it seems you can't when they are helpful. I had no problem killing any of the three types but still I would love to use berserk at least the crit on bleeds is nice.

both work for me fine as of last night, we kept bugging council and i used it all the time to escape with my life lol..

I do not have the ability delay problem so in my opinion marauders are just fine and tons of fun. We are a bit squishy but if cool downs are used right its not really a big deal. Aroun lvl 30 they really start to hit hard. I love mine and enjoy it tons. My only annoyance really is when force charge puts you in weird positions. Like yesterday on the pylons in ev i would force leap to an add and only cover half the distance lol.

You do not need to be 3 lvls above everything. Just make sure you are using your defensive cool downs properly and that your companion has proper gear.

So I think the combat may not be as fluid as wow yet, but it is not nearly as bad as people make it out to be. Also i press force leap and i force leap instantly like im supposed to so I don't think there is an actual problem. I think the issue here is that people are not used to it. It looks different then wow and feels different than wow. Does wow seem a little more fluid, maybe like a said but clunky is a complete exaggeration. Its different and throwing a lot of people off. I need to turn of the queue thing though I hate that. And unless there is a way to turn it off wow auto corrects the camera when you run without changing the angle with your mouse and holding it.