Ok, this is going to get weird, so stick with me...
I guess this is a vanity build/fun/weird build because it's mainly about looks/lore, but I want to play a commando type dps trooper who uses a blaster rifle, not an assault cannon.
People tell me to go dps Vanguard, but dammit to hell I don't want to be hitting mob's with my rifle (stockstrike)! It's a rifle! I want to shoot things!
But I ALSO don't want to use an Assault Cannon; they're fugly as fug!
I want to have a toon with light'ish armor (think biker scout, or Endor rebel commando) who uses a blaster rifle for ranged dps.
Some will tell me to go Imperial Agent, and I would, except all my friends are playing pub! So I have to find a way to play this sort of character on pub side.
So basically I'm thinking I'll play a standard dps Gunnery Commando, but use a blaster rifle over the cannon. I know my dps will suffer.
My concern is, will I get kicked out of groups? lol