I can hit 3700 np on a dummy with engine. Real importance is what you do during a raid. In my old group I was always the top 2 dps in the operations. So engine is certainly viable. Only lurker can give anyone a little trouble if group doesn't do everything right.

Hats of to you....Outstanding healing guide!!!!

I believe you are about right as I do about the same with Engine..HM or Nim ops I switch to Hybrid as I can sustain about 2400. And I'm not that good at playing Hybrid. I don't think the Dev's have done their homework enough to keep the specs Equal as sometimes the Roll is needed for the extra dps to match the other specs and you can't be Rolling around in HM or NIM Ops. . Most Snipes that I know for max dps right now is the Hybrid during a OP Raid. . I sure wish I had a better answer for you. Most raid groups do a ton of cc and are scared of having an Engineering sniper in Hm due to the aoe type spec that it is.( They always Police me when I get in there with my snipes) I will say this. for the few hundred dps loss. I still like the Engineering Spec..In the End I do believe you are doing just fine.

Best one to us for now is the rakata if your biochem. If I remember correctly its 1575 armor buff for 15 sec. Or if you can find the old exotech ones they work the best.

For the most part crit can be anywhere between 75 and 150 depending on how you set your toon up. I've found the end results about the same in most cases so it doesn't have to be exact. I do play all 3 tree's. Lethality needs closer to 150 but the other 2..can be lower. My personal favorite is engineering...Its harder to play but for me its the most )fun..

I've been around since beta..and yes there are very few left...but the issue is still there...only not very often anymore.

Don't feel left out...I used to pvp a lot and stopped due to how crazy and uneven the classes were...but I do still hit the pvp here and there. There were a lot of hacks in game to which it was really bad. There are still a few that use them. For example. I was on my mara just a few weeks ago and doing ok in a match. Then I ran into a group that I could not even kill one person. They would get to about 2300hp and no matter what you did..they would not die and all of a sudden go back to full health. So....that being said there are still some cheaters out there...I don't think mara's are dead in pvp. Some classes are still just better than others..as are the players

I'll second that no

You can't do that with tanks...you Must add up and do the math...Just doesn't work any other way...Can't be lazy with tank stat mitigation...will get you and your raid team killed fast.

I'll give my motivation factor...first person who fails in their part buys everyone beer. Great motivation...worked for us

I run Engineering and I found the best crit rating of around 75..all cunning power and surge

You need all 4 not just 2...just the correct amount of all 4...And it depends on which spec for the amount of crit...which is still small anyway

There ya go Toasty......spread that good sense of humor out there...some need it.....lol

I agree. Some of us old timers did get tired of the disrespect to other players instead of just having fun...After all this is just a game.

Carnage and the reason being as in a lot of boss fights the high burst and movement you need to do. Anni is great dps on a test dummy but for overall dps during an operation..Carnage is better.