As the creator of this build, I'd like to remind others this isn't pure DPS as others are hoping. It has OK Burst, but I designed it around the fact you can control the field with Guard, Root that bypasses Resolve(Jet Charge) Grapple, Jet Charge gap closer, Two interrupts and very good survival. Though sadly, it STILL out bursts Adv P. with more sustained, kinda sad really...

I have 12% expertise on my Powertech, and after the changes in 1.1 I'm lucky to get a 3.5k Rail Shot crit or even a TD that breaks 3k crit due to buffs no longer stacking. Friends Ops? 4-5k crits on ME with 12% Expertise still, and in way less time to set up. Rest of the time I'm critting for 1500 on Flameburst, 2.3k on Rocket Punch, and getting laughed at by smart DPS Sorc/Sages and god forbid trying to kill a geared Seer/Corruption, not happening.

It's my build actually. Called the Specialist Build from back in beta when I played a Vanguard, now called ST/Pyro for Powertech or ... ugh... Carolina Parakeet... zzz And you built it improperly as someone else posted. While the Shield tree is pretty easy to swap around for your preference, Pyro is set with only 2 options. Degauss or Scope/Sensors. You never take Sweltering unless you're running CGC/PC which my build never does for PvP.

Really now? Then why did two separate GM's tell me to post the dates and names of players who AFK in Warzones? Sure as hell isn't to reward them.

Wrong. AFK in Warzones is against the ToS since it interrupts others gameplay, due to it making the odds stacked against your team.

Hmmm, I normally like your builds, but this one makes no sense. You call it a nuker, but it's not. Your only "Nuke" is Railshot. What makes Pyro so strong, and why it's called the "Nuke" spec is because of one rotation. ES > IM > TD> RP > RS. That combo there is our "Nuke". By the time you Rocket Punch, TD goes off as your GCD becomes free for a Rail Shot so you can do A LOT of damage in a short time frame, especially if they all crit. Your build is all about spamming Flame Burst, our lowest hitting attack out of any combo other then Rapid Shots (I can hit 2.5k crits, but that's stacking all buffs and still pales in comparison to RP and RS in damage). If CC is your goal, should you instead pick up PES for Electro Dart? Wouldn't say... http://www.torhead.com/skill-calc#3010MZbsMrZfhMbdGhMM.1 Be much superior then your build? You trade 1% Tech crit chance(Only working on FB and RP since you didn't get TD, and Rail Shot would be the burst in your build and it goes off Ranged Damage), you drop ER since only 1 point in it is useless, you lose 6% crit to Flame Burst and gain 6% damage for Rail Shot and most importantly you gain a lower CD on Electro Dart. Just seems a waste to go that high up and not get TD just for interrupting. If for PvE, sure TD seems to be a DPS loss, but in PvP it's about control or burst, which your current build lacks in both respects. Edit: Or maybe: http://www.torhead.com/skill-calc#301hzZMsMrZfhMbdGhM.1 If your goal is to spam Flame Burst.

Hmmm... excuse me one sec.... (Looks at Kolto Overload and Adrenaline Rush) Ya... 15% health over 10 seconds on a 3 minute cooldown. Totally overpowered healing right there! This is another case of either didn't see the healer, or the person was Biochem.

Rift, WoW, etc etc. It's a visual bug it does reset every Tuesday, as others have said just click yes and it will cost (at 50) 1300 again.

To be fair... I made this whilst playing a Vanguard in beta. It was called the specialist build then since it dipped into both Specialist trees. They don't like that name for a BH though

It's actually 119.9-169.9 Called a tooltip bug. Easily noticed when you hover your mouse over it showing the actual damage. Nice freaking out there though, made me laugh.

Yep, that Pyro build is fine imho. Most don't take TD for PvE DPS, but I'm on a PvP server, I need the burst to live. I'd still take Sweltering Heat even for PvE, though some bosses can trigger GAJ. The endurance boost is hardly noticeable, so don't fret about not having it. As for 21/2/18 in PvE. It can tank all HM's no problem, but it's DPS, as I'm sure you've noticed, is far below Pyro. It's a control build. Meant to root, pull, guard, stun, interrupt and basically be a living hell for an opposing team. High survival with clutch burst to assist along with your team. As for what classes to avoid? As Pyro, you can pretty much 1v1 every class with our tools. Stealth Scan, Grapple, Electro and Carbonize combined with Quell to interrupt and CC. Just takes practice. As 21/2/18? Smart Sages/Sorcs will be your bane. Geared Ops/Scoundrel healers are a PITA too. Basically anyone that can run and heal will be a problem, anyone else you gently nomnom them to death depending on your gear vs theirs. These are all just my opinion based on my encounters though, I have no numbers to back any of it up.

Well, since I'm currently having to play Pyro for DPS instead of my build, this is what I found. Get a healer/guard friend! Ok seriously lol. Basically you can live a long time, but the kicker is to use LoS when possible, interrupts, Carbonize, Electro Dart on others then just your main nuke target to save your ***. You do a lot of burst, and with lucky crits can take someone from 90% health to 0. Sadly you won't have the armor and minor shielding from 21/2/18. Fair trade off though imho. Parakeet build(I hate you Chain/Tung) = 3k Rail Shots and 2.5 Rocket Punches with 50% DR in champ gear from armor. Pyro = 5k Rail Shots with 5k'ish+ TD's for yummy burst but only 24% DR from armor.

You were probably not in combat with Sprint Active. Sprint is faster then Pneumatic Boots, thus when you disabled EGC nothing changed.

Hate on Faction all you want, but they are a good player. This is coming from someone on their server, Imperial side(Komari, Powertech Tank Hybrid, Concilium Guild). Under-geared opponents or not, they still fought 1 vs many and won. This is related to player skill more then gear, simple fact to be honest. The only thing I would say needs "nerfed/changed" is Bio. The stims and med packs are extremely strong in PvP, so much that once I finish making my grenades as a Cybertech that I'll be switching. Good vids Faction, maybe someday I'll spec Pyro again to abuse the burst to kill you again

Yep, still sticking to 21 in ST for now. I've been saying for a while that SR is junk in PvP, hence not taking the 10% SR talents. Others said I was crazy... but meh... Glad someone else noticed at least. I still use a Shield Generator though. I enjoy team play a lot, so wanted a build that could control the field, yet do decent burst if needed and protect. I still enjoy me some nice Pyro fun going 31 up as well, though my respec costs are getting silly... Waiting on next weeks reset to cost to play Pyro again. Oh, and if anyone wants to test this before I say it's a fact. Jet Charge working on fully Resolved players? I've had poor results in my tests thus far, sometimes it still roots, other times it doesn't so looking for a controlled tester.

Well, if you're referring to the Specialist build I made(I'm sorry, I can't call it a parakeet!), I only have it for the CD reset on RP and Heat dissipation. Good to see your posts here though, don't let the haters get to you, which I doubt they will.

Hey now! I started as a Vanguard in Beta =P I'm not a Trooper Nerd! Just hated a few animation bugs that were never fixed, that and old friend convinced me to go Empire with him.

Shield Generator, so tank.

Rocket Punch is Tech Damage. Rail Shot is Ranged damage. Thankfully our ranged weapon has Tech on it as well as our Generator/Shield. You can open your skill menu, default 'P', and on the right it says what damage type various skills are.

I've noticed you keep bashing my spec every chance you can get, so I'm rather curious... Why? Is it because it's a hybrid? Is it because you've encountered it in PvP and hate it's survival in conjunction with it's damage output? Or is it simply because you're a pathetic troll who hates people playing the game they want to, yet still succeeding at it? My guess would be out of all of that, just pathetic would do. God forbid someone creates something fun and enjoyable to them and wanting to share it with others due to it's strong presence in team play.

I won't say it's a bad name for my build, just never envisioned it being named after an extinct bird. What does shock me is how the hell you found out this information...

IGC. CGC is just talented to reach the essential points higher in the tree or for doing DPS in 4 man FP's.

I... ... So, specialist build won't work since it's on a BH huh? I honestly don't know what to say about the name, I have no words.

Whichever you enjoy the most. Specialist build is mostly support with decent damage. 31 Pyro is wtfBOOM awesome fun burst.

Defense is an Amazing stat for Powertech tanks. Why do you think it's bad? Chance to fully avoid an attack, or chance to shield an attack then that shielded attack checks your absorb rating. Both are really good stats for tanking, the higher your combined defense and SR is, the less likely you'll ever be hit by a non shielded attack. Works out wonderfully in my honest opinion. And the comment about needing to shield for ability procs? There's an internal cool down on those talents, shielding more won't lessen the cool down, you still have to wait for it to proc again no matter how many attacks you just shielded. God, imagine infinite heat venting and Rocket Punches if not CD on it, hehehe.