My main is a sorcerer on the Harbinger and I do really well for myself as a dps sorc. I usually can get my 300k medal in any wz and my highest dps record is close to 800k in a huttball (there are other sorcs that are better than me on my server as well). The reason sorcs have a bad reputation for being a bad class is our skill gap is higher than other classes. It took me a whole year to get the skills I need to become competitive in wz's and duels. You have to really care about learning your class and take time to see where improvements can be made. Yes our dps could use a little buff and our survivability could use a little one too but you have the potential (If you work at it) to be a major factor in every wz (including rateds). Here are some tips to follow for any up and coming sorcerer:
1. always be on the move, example: if a mara/jugg leaps to you and then ravages move out of the way, do not tank a ravage as you can get away from the 3rd hit and maybe even the 2nd. Also, (you have to practice this) when they leap you can knock them back in mid air and hopefully you specced into electric bindings.
2. Be aware of your surroundings, move the camera in back of you real quick to see if anyone is coming so you can run away or to the sides of you.
3. Line of sight everything, keep a heal as an easy button to get to so as soon as you los incoming damage you can heal up fast. Also, have a place to line of sight already thought of in your mind and make sure you can get there with force speed. Do not use force speed to chase anyone down, use as an oh **** button when taking too much damage and speed to your los place.
4. Even when retreating you should still be doing damage. cast affliction on whoever as you force speed away and even force slow. Use affliction then force slow as openers in any fight.
5. Purge yourself of any slows you can such as force crush so you can get away easier. Also, when going up against another sorc do not purge affliction, only crushing darkness.
6. For force management in madness, you cannot stand there and tab dot everyone as you will run out of force too quickly. So, tab dot tab dot spam force lightning or you can tab dot three times and then spam force lightning to not run out of force. For healers, you have to go hybrid heals/lightning and use your hot then use your big heal to manage your force. Also, if you lack in the overall health department you should be biochem and use the rakata stim(reusable) and the fortitude stim for healers(boosts health).
7. Use your interrupt on stupid grav rounders and other sorcs/sages even on healers as well.
Well thats all that i can think of, if you have any questions, come on to the harbinger and visit with me. I am proud to be a sorc becuase we are underpowered and still kick the **** out of overpowered classes. That is how you know you are a good player, by being a good sorc.
