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    Do you need to buy the Expansion for level 55?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Because the patch notes were written in a convoluted fashion, it left me without an answer to the following question...

     

    Do you need to purchase the expansion to level up to 55? Is the expansion only the new planet/gear?

     

    Any clarity or a link to a better written summary would be appreciated (search feature didn't result in anything helpful).

    Best (Under 50) PvP Build?

    in Shadow / Assassin

    Posted

    At 31 I am running 2/3/17 I am eventually going for the 24/1/17, I was running 8/1/13 but I find the extra dmg on thrash and insta WW is awesome. I put 3 in the maul proc since the 2 points in another tree at the moment do not provide anything better.

     

    I love this insta WW in Hypergate catching the fools out in the bomb if you time it right you can sap 1, WW another and speed back in. Besides I figure gotta enjoy the WW while I can before 2.0 drops

     

    I use a Thrash, Shock, DF plus Maul on proc rotation in some order. I like to run the tank charge for guard. When I get some more points I will likely mess around with Decption as well. I would recommend changing specs and seeing what you like and depending on your level you need to adapt the build.

    Would your burst with those pts in Madness be significantly lower than Deception-oriented specs?

     

     

    Also Waka's build felt great for me when I had Recklessness available to use (I'm talking 100-0 targets in like 5 GCDs with a Duplicity proc.) But it didn't feel nearly as bursty as full Deception without it. Maybe I played it bad, I dunno. I've seen Waka's stream and he didn't have that problem. You're also tankier with full Deception due to 30% increased armor, and you can permanently kite or catch any target since talented Force Slow's duration matches its CD.

    With Waka's build, he doesn't put those 2 points in "Insulation" to get the 30% extra armor rating, does he?

     

    Also, isn't armor worthless in PvP due to it not helping with yellow damage attacks (correct me if I am wrong on this please!)

    Lowbie PvP [Expertise or Critical] ??

    in Shadow / Assassin

    Posted

    Like with all other rating stats, how much you need for a certain percentage goes up as you level up so it doesn't saty constant. Running it trough my spreadsheet, 2 expertise crystals at level 20 (it doesn't start scaling until then, so this applies for level 1-19 too) will give you:

    Damage increase 4,9179514617

    Damage reduction 4,6874261203

    Healing bonus 2,6550152143

     

    At level 35:

    Damage increase 2,8724415977

    Damage reduction 2,7922362424

    Healing bonus 1,5472053304

     

    And at level 50:

    Damage increase 2,0284822093

    Damage reduction 1,9881528818

    Healing bonus 1,0916151816

     

     

    (also worth mentioning: contrary to popular belief, the damage increase being higher than the damage reduction does not mean that 2 players each adding 100 expertise will do more damage to each other - assuming equal expertise, the damage increase and reduction cancel each other out perfectly since the damage reduction is applied to the boosted damage rather than base damage - for example, if you have 100% damage bonus and I have 50% damage reduction you'll do double the damage, but I'll cut it in half again so it's back at its normal level. A DPS and healer doing the same will mean the healer has an easier time surviving though since the damage reduction cancel out the damage increase, but the healer also get his healing boosted a bit more. )

     

    So are those crystals better spent on Critical or Power? Or is this analysis saying that Expertise is more valuable? (Deception build)

    Best (Under 50) PvP Build?

    in Shadow / Assassin

    Posted

    Thank you all for the excellent tips so far. I am definitely going to experiment with the specs you guys have listed.

     

    For that Wakajinn build, what does your rotation/priority look like? Also should I put points into Deception or Madness 1st (I believe I have 20 pts to distribute atm)

    Lowbie PvP [Expertise or Critical] ??

    in Shadow / Assassin

    Posted

    If you're running a spec like 23/1/17, then you're not focusing on doing damage anyway (thats a very utility-heavy spec.) Moreover, the only real crit-heavy spec is full Deception. If you aren't running that, go with Expertise pre-50. At 50, I'd run Power Crystals no matter what build (unless full tank.)

     

    For Pre-50 would it make more sense to go full deception? I would definitely like to be pumping out more damage than I am right now (pretty much full darkness atm based on level).

    Mercenary to Powertech question!

    in Combat Styles

    Posted

    Play what is fun, not what is "good right now" because as soon as PT gets hit with the nerf stick, people are going to lose their....stomachs. and that's drama you are not going to want to deal with.

    People keep saying things like that, how often are these classes getting nerfed that severely?

    Mercenary to Powertech question!

    in Combat Styles

    Posted

    Thanks, I have just been having a tough time so far (only started up a week ago).

     

    I have a 26 Sith Assassin and 19 BH Mercenary - I started out liking them, then the more experience I get... the more I find them lacking (or at least for me).

     

    If I create a PT.. I have read that Pyro is the way to go for PvE. Is that also the PvP spec that people are claiming is very good?

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