This post is from December 2015...

To be honest.. I wouldn't even say PT/VG are "op". Sure they have high burst, but they die so fast if you actually play as a team. They don't have a "null all damage" or "Stealth out of combat" like Sorc/Assasin.

Yeah the Root on Rocket Punch is so stupid it's unreal. You root them and by the time you clear a gap between you and them, they just close it again. Mara/Jug Leap Powertech Pull/Boost Operative Roll Assassin/Sorc (not that Sorc need one) Force Speed Sniper .. well, I don't need to go into detail on this one. Merc Net

Nerf heals and we'll go back to 8v8 DPS. Might aswell remove healers and tanks altogether.

I'm in the same boat. I swap characters A LOT. That being said, Assassin is probably the class I've played most of... and so I've min maxed it purely for any Ranked play I ever want to do.

The green 162 gear from Shadow of Revan storyline works well. Or, you can buy 148 blue mods from fleet vendor and then use a 162 barrel/hilt in MH/OH with 148 mods there too. I tend to do this around level 55-56 then just get the last few levels through PvP. They increased XP now and PvP gear is far cheaper so by the time you hit 60 you can buy a fresh set.

I actively play all classes at end-game PvP (if you want to call it that). So I'm by no means being bias, but I wouldn't mind a 'nerf' for roll, atleast if you're carrying ball. Reduce the roll range by half or only allow 1 full roll/CD. That being said.. been this way for ages, I doubt it'll be changed now. Right now I'm happier face tanking 4 people with my Sage healer then pulling ball carrier to end. The enemy team must be really bad if you can carry the ball as a tank to end-line with no Guard/Heals. Operative can do it as a DPS with no Guard/Heal. That's IF you can get a charge. Operative can roll to end-line pretty much all the time.

Not a huge fan of Annihilation, though I have seen a fair few people using it. I love Rage for the 6 sec CC immune though. Not only that, but getting off an auto-crit on your 2 main hitters at the beginning of any match is a major win-win for me.

IO has really good pressure and an absolute ton of DoT. Though, like others have said.. it has a long build up and is absolutely disgusting for target swapping.

Don't people get bored of making these posts? They were funny at first, now they're just boring and cringe. Atleast put some effort in please..

Operative or Assassin. Operative wins if you can get a stunlock off. Assassin wins if Operative doesn't get stunlock off. Assassin is essentially a less bursty Operative, but has the added bonus of being able to face tank a full fight rather than run to heal.

Mara ain't that great in Regs unless you have healer. Pretty good in Ranked though.

Let's give up Force Camo because one guy asks for it! Enemy is still stunned after Choke ends, you can get off another attack or two.

Honestly disappointed. Clicked on this expecting... Just kidding!

nvm...

Yeah.. noticed some issues with medals myself. Healing a whole hypergate and on final wave I get medal for 90k healing, but finish on something like 1.9m Meh..

I think OP is drowning in sorrow

Sorc Heals are extremely fun to play at the moment. They buffed heals at the cost of extra force spent. Though, I still have absolutely no issues controling my Force.. so a major buff in my eyes. I'm getting seriously good heals on my Sage now, and have noticed several occasions where I can survive even 3 Assassins beating on me for a while.

I'm so confused... Clearly this thread has gone down a different path and I'm at a loss as to where it's ended up.

Until you get proper PvP gear, the best you can have (as far as I'm aware) is the level 162 purple gear for basic commendations with 148 mods in weapons. Although, I've tried using a 162 Barrel with 148 mod/enh and gained stats with no loss of Expertise. I wouldn't worry too much about your gear at the moment as 60 is just around the corner. Though, I would suggest getting comms pre-60 while it's still relatively easy to mash face. Just go for Shield/Absorb rating. Take defence if it's there, but you don't gain much % from stats so it's not all that worth it.

You really need to play them at 60 before they even out. On my Sentinel 2 out of 3 trees and I can pretty much mash abilities and never need to use default attack to build Focus (Rage). Same for my Merc, can spam abilities and barely ever go above 40% heat. My PT on the other hand CAN go to quite high heat if I want some serious burst off, but nothing I can't handle.

Very true. This would stop anyone 'twinking' (whatever you want to call it these days) to get the best out of the Bolster system. Presumably people would argue that this makes everyone equal, but anyone who's played PvP for any length of time knows that player ability is far more important than gear.

Bad idea, believe me. Many moons ago (all be it less stat gains then) I tried a DPS Assassin coupled with a lot of defence (even the relic) and there really didn't feel like much of a difference. You were dodging far too little, and even then.. you can't control exactly what attack you dodge. The DPS you lose though, is very noticeable.

I spent a small fortune on these Robes a while ago and I absolutely love the design on them. That being said, there's a front flap on them that just has so many damn clipping issues and it ruins and otherwise perfect Robe.

Don't get me wrong I actually play a lot of my Merc aswell, but it's one of the few classes where I stop playing it because I get so stressed out when I get several matches in a row being focused. I really enjoy my Merc in regs right now, the odd game where you can go unfocused is a ton of fun. I'm not quite sure what to play right now. As I say, Assassin was my go-to but I'm really not enjoying the DoT spread right now and Deception feels to clunky for my liking.