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  1. Hey All, I have 3 lvl 50s - a DPS Shadow in full optimized 63's, Gunslinger in mostly 61's, and Sent in 58/61's. I have been part of a raiding guild which cleared HM TFB a long time ago, and is 1/4 NiM EC. However, due to various factors, people leaving, etc. we have not been able to progress since then. I am looking to join a new guild that has strong PVE and wants to push progress in 2.0. I am mainly available on Tuesdays and Sundays for raiding, and prefer times starting at 9 EST or later. I would love to give your guild a try in the couple weeks before 2.0 and hopefully find a good home to assault Makeb!
  2. Hey All, I'm trying to work on maximizing my DPS output as an infil shadow - I am in full DG gear, and generally lead my raid team in DPS, but we're having problems with NiM EC Tanks right now. Here's a parse against the dummy (1773 dps) - I was using an exo stim, but no adrenal. I saw a parse a few pages back of over 1900 for Infil Shadow - was wondering if I could get some help diagnosing the differences. Was his parse just luckier than mine? How much dps can you add by using adrenals (not biochem, so I very rarely use them)? Any help would be appreciated! http://www.torparse.com/a/146180/27/0/Damage+Dealt
  3. I know that 1.7 launches tomorrow, but I know before they've given very little prior notice with these - they could possibly even do one later today (although if they aren't planning it already, probably not) I'd be very happy even having one a few days after the event has started - may actually be better because people will be able to actually ask questions about the event, rep system, etc. after they've used it for a few days. Plus, I want to let them know that for updates in the future (even if it is too late for this one), the live Q&As are great!
  4. Hey BW! For the last few big updates, BW has done a livestream Dev Q&A which has been very informative and given players a more clear idea of the direction the game is going. I understand that this patch may be "smaller" than 1.5/1.6, and lots of resources are probably going towards Makeb (hopefully in 6-8 weeks???), but would it be possible to get a livestream Dev Q&A? Is this something that you're planning on? I know I'd really appreciate one, and I'm sure I'm not the only person!
  5. Doesn't look like it... hopefully that means they're putting 1.7 on PTS!
  6. So, my guild just starting working on NiM EC Firebrand/Stormcaller (8-man), and I was wondering what the DPS requirements are to avoid the second DD, which seems pretty important. We quickly realized that we couldn't make this DPS check, and started trying some sort of strategy where we had 3 people DPSing Firebrand to push the phases faster, then we will switch and focus Stormcaller later on with more DPS to share DD with on the Stormcaller tank, but will we run into hard enrage issues if we need to use this strategy? Also, are there any good ideas of required DPS numbers on the fight to clear it? I want to know about how much we need to step it up as a raid, whether it is through more fully optomizing our DG gear, working on maximizing DPS uptime, rotation work, etc. Any advice is appreciated!
  7. I agree with the above posters - if your DPS are at around 1000, that's just not quite enough. I know that our dps generally pull from 1100 for the lowest up to 1700+ for our best ranged who also AOEs the little adds. As for ways to pull more dps, I'd first look at gear - make sure that people are in full augmented campaign/black hole, and also that they have optimized some of the mods/enhancements. Your gear doesn't need to be perfect for this fight, but if you're in Rakata it will be very very tough. Also, just by knowing the locations the boss "pops up" and the order that he moves around the room can greatly increase melee dps uptime - I know that just by practicing the fight, I've increased my personal dps by over 100 just by knowing where the boss is going to move to, where the safe spots are to drop the yellow circles, etc. If none of that works, then you really need to get your dps to work on their rotations with a dummy to up their output - no other way around it. Hope that helps, and good luck!
  8. From what I saw on PTS, the dread guard relics were +endurance, and then damage proc or 30 sec power, and were still generally below WH power relics even for PVE. However, logging on today, here are the stats of the relics: Dread Guard Relic of Boundless Ages +64 End +47 Power Increase Power by 350 for 30 sec Dread Guard Relic of Dark Radiance +64 end +47 Pwer 30% chance of 210 internal, not more than 4.5 sec Did they stealth switch some of the endurance to the new static power boost? Does this put the relics above the WH power relics for PVE?
  9. Tionese is unnecessary for HM FPs and even story mode ops. The recruit MK-2, plus some skill with rotation, should be more than sufficient for most HM FPs and story mode ops. From there, Columi drops like candy, and with a bit of Columi, you're good to go into HM EV/KP for Rakata drops, then SM EC/TFB to fill out your Rakata set.
  10. I'll try to clear up a few things The gear progression is Tionese -> Columi -> Rakata -> Campaign -> Dread Guard. Black Hole is the equivalent of Campaign, but without the set bonus. In order to do HM MP, you honestly could probably use mostly recruit or battlemaster (PVP) gear, although a few columi pieces would help. You get columi either from doing HM FPs or doing story mode Ops (EV and KP). Personally, I'd try to do a SM EV run - with a good group it shouldn't take more than an hour, and if you're geared in recruit, it should be fine as long as you know how to play, stay out of fire, etc. That should get you a couple columi pieces. Once you get columi, if you want to get some Rakata, I'd do HM EV and KP, although you definitely do NOT need Rakata to do HM MP. If you get a BH piece or two from comms, you'd be more than set - you get BH comms from HM EC (but that requires rakata gear to start), black hole dailies (8/wk), and the group finder ops/HM FPs (both of which you could do with recruit/battlemaster, except Lost Island). Hope that helps!
  11. I ran through some of SM TFB last night with my guild, just to get the basic mechanics down before HM, and I was vey very surprised to see the large amounts of credits dropping from the trash! Not to mention the little mini-boss which also dropped tons of crafting mats. Definitely a very nice surprise and a great way to incentivize killing trash mobs, bw - well done!
  12. Bumping because it is an awesome idea! Personally I'd integrate it into a revamped Nar Shaddaa casino area - make it a "spectator sport" that people can watch, bet on, etc.
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