Hello everyone
Been playing for almost 6 days now, and really enjoying it. I rolled a Jedi Shadow off the bat for lulz. I didn't want to be the typical Knight that everyone would go right away (**** lightsaebur tiem im a jedai liek da movies, etc).
Looked at each class on both sides, and picked a Jedi Consular, unsure if I was going to go Tank or Healer. I have quite a bit of experience with MMO's but not much in terms of their respective end game content. Now, I normally run the following classes if available: Necromancer or equivalent, or a hunter. Now, I almost went with Bounty Hunter first, but I felt like trying something new, while still getting a lightsaber lol. I'm now level 19 at the time of this post, and have moved towards the tanking role vs DPS rogue like role.
I just have a few newb questions: *Note that I've read through most of the guide stickied at the top, hense this post in case I missed something / have questions that are not answered there*
1) Is there any build that represents an offtank like role? Being tough yet still able to dish out damage at the same time?
2) If 2 is a basic no (Or too complicated for a SWTOR beginner), then which of the 2 more popular builds (31/0/10) + (23/0/18) builds is more suited for PvE? Advantages and disadvantages of both? Note I'm a straight PvE Person. PvP I've never been good at with MMO's for some reason.
3) At what level should I feel Tanky at, or at least start filling the role, and how should I go about doing it? I've gone through almost every heroic in the past few levels with a Sage focused on me while I spam DoT skills and Mind Control, and have not died once. Even on the bosses focusing me the whole time. Got a comment yesterday on how I didn't need as much healing as some Knights.
Again, sorry if some questions have been answered elsewhere, but I feel mine are either too specific to search for or too broad to find a straight answer.
Thanks for reading, and thanks in advance for all tips and advice