If you want ranged with not that great of mobility roll merc. (boring 2 button mashing as well)
If you want melee with awesome mobilty roll tech...I was doing just as much damage and sometimes more then my buddy who is a merc dps spec and I was a pyrotech dps granted in pvp but he had 15 levels on me (more talents and abilities)
People who are saying that powertechs are weak on dps ect... thank you your making my class stay the sleeper class that it is.