I totally realize I'm not using vent heat enough. and loosing on the alacrity.. I've been doing the old thing and trying to keep my heat down... probably starving my dps... anyway I have questions about the rotation. I don't understand your opener graphic... are you suposed to read it left to right and perform that sequence then hit net? If net is was priority 1 so why wouldn't you fire it first?

Raw dps yeah they are still better, but Merc arsenal are pretty good off healers now. But I understand why people would still be hesitant to take a Merc.

I typically don't play smash... nothing wrong with it I just like carnage better. 1v1 I do ok against smashers... If my cool downs are up... if not they win I wouldn't call arsenals an easy win anymore. But I won't argue that smashers are still the back bone of most teams...

I have a Arsenal Merc and a Carnage Marauder. I've let my Marauder slide a bit gear wise he's lagging behind my Merc. Merc is five pieces away from full conqueror and the Marauder is 7, Since 2.0 I just think my merc is slightly more fun to play. When solo queueing It's much easier to play with my Merc. Marauder can be a little more difficult when everyone is not coordinated. I was just wondering what is more desirable on ranked team? I know Arsenal still has a stigma attached to it but I was wondering if they are now viable and are any teams in need of one... Of course my Marauder is a close second in my preference so I don't mind switching him back as my main. I just wanted to know before I decide to transfer.

I have not seen one in the game... If it exists it would have to be a quest reward of some kind. On my server I some times see the hellfire as little as 50k on the GTN. I was farming the npc on hoth when I gave up and just bought it on the gtn for 60k.

I've been on this server since launch... I've also played both sides... It's always been streaky on both sides in all (regular warzones) brackets. I solo queue every night for about 4 hours and play around 8-10 warzones a night. Some nights it seems I can't loose and some nights I can't seem to win... Most nights I'm about 50-50.

well when it's fixed my hellfire helmet with not be green and read... kind of a tough break but i'll survive :-)

Early in the game when I first leveled my merc, I leveled as a healer. This was when re-specing wasn't free. I used Mako the majority of the time. Other than heroics and operations the double healer was still plenty enough dps for all of the leveling content. It might take longer to kill stuff but I almost never died even when doing quests that were "red". I could basically do any quest up until the levels of the mobs made it impossible to hit them... and since I almost never needed to re-spawn I bet the trade off was a wash compared to using Mako with a dps build. What I'm getting at is the leveling content in this game is pretty easy and just about any spec you choose with be fine.

@OP Pre 2.0 I would have agreed with you whole heartedly... but with the improvements to the merc after 2.0 it's not as important to me anymore. I personally wanted to see more tools that allow the merc to cleanly escape and effectually kite and BW did a pretty good job with Arsenal. Arsenal has become a hit and fade "slash" semi-decent kiting class. A ranged root or stun is more important for a turret type class. Pre- 2.0 dps mercs where stuck in a state where no tactics applied and removing the range stun just pushed them further down the road of uselessness. If they did give it back I would be very happy indeed but not at the expense of taking away anything we currently have.

Well it's all relative... but in general when you start getting closer to level 55 that spec becomes very difficult to succeed with... the problem is with the current state of the game in regards to healing mechanics and long ttd when healers and tanks are around. Pyro just doesn't have any role that it shines in. Dps classes are very reliant on burst right now and pyro just doesn't have enough. It still can potentially do a lot of raw overall pvp dps because of the dot mechanic but it's very difficult to take out targets. Since healing is so good right now all that dot dps just gets swallowed up. The major advantage over Arsenal before 2.0 (mobility) has also been neutralized. Arsenal still isn't as mobile as pyro, but the gap is very narrow now. Also Arsenal can still deliver significant burst damage on the move (on cool down) where pyro cannot match this.

If you queue solo it's very streaky on both sides. I've had weeks where I get both my toon's weekly quests finished by Wednesday and there are some weeks I don't get them done in a week. I usually just play until I finish 4 of the daily quests (2 on each toon). As long as it's fun for you just keep playing... when you're getting toasted try to use that time to work on stuff you are not good at. Defend a node or put yourself in miss match situations on purpose in order to practice your defensive and escape moves.

From my point of view some one I don't even know just started telling me I suck totally unprovoked. Then started running down a list of reasons why I suck... So I was very unkind to that person strongly told that person to go to hell and put them on ignore. Sounds like an appropriate response to me. If you are defending that person then I really don't care about your respect quite frankly.

There is zero contradiction in that statement. ZERO. Arsenal mercs right now are the better spec all around. But Pyros in PvP do one thing slightly better. Sustainable dps because of dot mechanic. So all things being even good pyros do more overall damage in warzones especially regulars. I do about 10-15% more sustainable dps when I spec pyro because my dots are ticking while I'm moving. It was silly for Pade to start making comments about how I must suck at arsenal because I couldn't even out damage his pyro spec. Good Pyros should higher final overall damage numbers than me. They will have a much harder time bursting and actually killing targets but their final numbers should be higher. Running his/her mouth was totally unprovoked. Like I said before, the only thing I did say that whole time was meant to be a complement. I think maybe the other transfers posting here got it right. You guys are so used to a "toxic environment" you forgot how to be polite and you assume everyone else is an a-hole. Well my advice is to just chill out and count to ten before running your mouth at someone that was initially trying to be friendly.

There has been some strange behavior lately. Like the warzone button not activated until you reset your UI. And when a warzone loads sometimes I don't see the splash screen. This started happening before the patch and I kind of hoped it would be better after maintenance but no luck.

I never said a single word in that match until you decided to... out of the blue call me out for "not doing enough damage" at the end. So then yes after that I told you to go BLEEP yourself and put you on ignore. You are exactly one of the people I'm talking about. Before the match started I actually complemented your guild name because I thought it was "brilliant". "Wookie Leaks" is a a clever name. I hadn't seen it before. I often complement guild names when they are funny or clever. So if all of your hero talk is because you think I some how insulted you by saying "Wookie Leaks... brilliant!" Than you need to get a clue. I don't smack talk period. Unless people like you start it. When I talk in a warzone it's only to call out objectives or to give some one a complement. On rare occasions I might loose myself in frustration and say something like "where was the call?" BTW Learn how to insult people next time. Saying that an arsenal merc should be doing more over all damage than a pyro in pvp is a clear sign you don't know your class. Arsenals have much better burst, utility, and survivability than pyros right now... and killing someone with pyro is a lot harder but because of the dot mechanic they still do more raw dps in WZ because unload is the only important channeled ability. Read the merc forum next time. Also if I'm so bad why did I out damage you Mr Pyro... and your guld mate in the very next match... despite you both emoting the whole time? Maybe you were too busy emoting.

I think you misunderstand a little. It's not the quality of play it's the jerky attitudes. We have had inflated egos on the server since launch but for the most part since the transfers a lot of people have noticed an uptick in smack talk. Taking regular warzones way too seriously and deciding everyone else is beneath them. Again I don't think it's link to them being Aussie I just think we got a little unlucky here and got an influx of trash talkers, and what makes it worse they can't back their smack up with anything but average play.

I hate to stereotype anyone. I'm smart enough to realize that if an Australian acts like a jerk that doesn't mean they are all jerks. But since the transfered I've been "called out" by a couple of them. What makes it even more ridiculous was that each time immediately after a loss from a regular warzone and EACH time they had a premade or a partial premade. They loose and start talking trash about whomever they decide didn't pull their weight and seem to be fixated on who did the most damage, or whom they feel didn't do enough damage. shrug... I think we can just chalk it up to an intelligence problem with these select few... At first I would just jaw back at them... but now I just whisper a few obscenities then put them on ignore. Their delusions of grandeur are so out of whack their is no point talking to them.

My marauder is my slicer... that's probably my problem. He doesn't have a companion that has a slicing bonus. But I've done continuous missions since I hit 450 and haven't crit once. It's been over a week (almost 2). Is this the norm? I thought this was fixed? What am I doing wrong? Is slicing the only skill that gets you 450 mission discoveries? Because in addition to not getting Thermal regulator crits I haven't gotten one slicing mission from lockbox missions. Should I start leveling something else to get the 450 missions for slicing?

OK OK I think this is the best I can do: http://i1363.photobucket.com/albums/r713/choffware/bestboba_zps6ddadeef.png

yes it would seem so... as long as there isn't any bugs ;-)

I have not played one but going against them is no picnic. If you are talking tank spec... PTs are better than jugs from my point of view. Especially in a group. Solo they are ok but in a group they shine. Jug tanks don't seem that great to me at all... maybe mercs are scissors to their paper. Assassin tanks are very good also they seem to kill better than PT tanks but PT tanks can harras the hell out of the other team and seem un-killable at times. Jug smash spec are better over all but PT have a role when played well.

I like my Merc better than my marauder now! I created the marauder because mercs were terrible at pvp. I do all the pvp dailies on both toons every night. and I'm finding that my marauder is starting to feel more like work and Merc more Fun. This is not a dig on marauders just my personal play style. Merc arsenal now seems balanced. Not OP, not cannon fodder. It's still a class that requires you to evade and run more than any other class except maybe a sorc. Hit and fade is the term I always use. Chasing a merc now is not advised... before we were dropped in 4 seconds but now it's cool down dependent. Sorcs and Assassins can be difficult to deal with but if you think escape, run and kite you will do very well.

OMG get over it... I queue solo 90% of my matches... I play 12-14 matches ever night. Guess what... sometimes you loose. Premades are a part of mmo pvp. I'm sick of people that just crawl in a hole every time they face a difficult situation. Just play through it or don't queue. When I'm getting facerolled I use that time to practice. Practice your rotations and escapes. AND most of all practice staying calm and cool headed. That's the mark of a great player. Someone who doesn't panic. You don't really die in the WZ... just spawn and get back in and push yourself so your skills will improve.

Man you are fast some how you got the wrong image on the main post... Maybe it got screwed up when I edited it.... this one is right http://i1363.photobucket.com/albums/r713/choffware/boba_zpscb4140a4.png

actually this one is better http://i1363.photobucket.com/albums/r713/choffware/boba_zpscb4140a4.png