Ironic considering Raging Burst hits for a reasonably high amount and all that.

People do care, Exo, and whether people like it or not, the game needs to be balanced for both PVP & PVE.

Right now the front loaded burst with Deception is insane. It needs no improvements. I don't think it needs a major nerf either purely because right now it's one of the only things comparable to Ranged DPS damage, Smash and Healing. Obviously I'm not going to get into what changes needs to be made to those aspects of the game since it's an entire meta game that's messed up right now. But in line with that, Madness needs some love. The problem is that outside of giving it stupid amounts of internal damage, Madness Assassins will always be a bit of an open wound in PVP and definitely not viable in a Rated team where Ranged and Smash rule the roost at the moment. Providing dots that reapply when cleansed would be a start, so would a reduced cost of maul/shock/lightning since they're signature moves for an Assassin and currently useless for Madness. Let's hope this is looked at.

Highest Protection 602424 Biggest Hit 10134 Damage 1174089 Highest DPS 1298.77 Waddap/Yolow - Deception Assassin - The Progenitor. I have another Damage record but didn't screenie like a pansy. Shall check again some day!

Can I ask what gear you're using? I'm using my Min-Maxed PVP setup from Live plus the Partisan Implants/Earpieces. My crits on the parses I do always tend to be around 20% because my actual crit is around 18% buffed.

Hard to disagree with what's written thus far. I swap regularly between 23/1/17 and 0/27/14 because of the sheer utility available from both specs. Now Bioware have basically said '**** you, play a pure spec'. However, they're giving me less reasons to play Deception or Madness than before. GG as always, Bioware.

Well at least this time it'll make a little more sense when you do it. Not much more though. However trusting you, you'll start stacking strength on your Sage for extra melee damage. FYI, that guy up there isn't me. He just recognized that you're a massive weirdo as well.

Which guild are you in?

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls and players of 18+ only, I am proud to present to The Imperial Syndicate. The Imperial Syndicate is born from the ashes of Enigma, a fairly prominent PVP Guild on the server, and we are officially recruiting. We are simple folk, so here's a simple edict. We are looking for active & enthusiastic players looking to take part in Level 50 Warzones and strengthen our ranks. Preferably DPS and Healers. As a member of the Imperial Syndicate, you'd be taking part in the madness that is us, but also hopefully the fun that we have. Anyone's who's interested, please let me know on here or whisper either Dominion or myself (Valkyrst) in game and we'll be happy to discuss membership. No frills, lots of thrills. Ciao!

I might have missed the link to that spec. Was it in the thread? Thanks.

Apologies chaps, just lost my way on this thread spec wise. Right now I'm sporting a 32/7/2 spec for PVP, and whilst my numbers tend to be 75k-150k protection and 50k-100k damage, the Rated Warzones are causing a problem in terms of the amount of damage I'm doing. It's a bit of an issue since it means my actual tanking style doesn't always serve the team too well in the Rated games. What spec would you recommend to improve on the damage whilst maintaining a high level of survivability/defense? I'm almost full War Hero, only got the Shield/One Relic/Lightsaber left. Mainly I just want to be a bit more than a punching bag for my opponents in certain matches! Thanks.