I ain't got a clue what that ramble was about, something about PvP gear being too expensive then too cheap then hackers wear it then you get abused........ Bye.

Firstly as i already stated, shield and defence don't offer the same protection as endurance does. Secondly, how many games have you joined where there is no healer? So you are asking all tanks to roll with the "stock" PvP gear and gimp themselves because you think that is how tanks should roll? It's not like DPS don't min / max their gear right? And healers don't min / max their gear mkay? This is a Bioware issue, you can't blame anyone that want's to get the best out of the gear available to them. Mods / Augs / enhancements can be swapped around for a reason.

This is about PvP not fighting Dragons and *****

No but i did notice something realy strange today. Can't remember the name of the map (the one with the canyon and bridge) but i was fighting an operative and knocked him off the bridge and then jumped down to finish him off. Well he rolled into the bridge (actualy inside it) where i couldn't attack him, he then started healing to full. I thought he fell through the map so carried on with the game, then there he is again (last man standing) so me and a Jug are chasing him and he runs to the same spot again and again rolls into the bridge - heals to full - stealth's and then opens up on me again. We killed him, next round he did it again.... It didn't change the outcome, we won. But it was annoying as hell because it stretched the game out. There must be a spot there where you can (using roll) actually go through the terrain.

That is all fine and dandy, but you can't nerf a tanks damage for being in the tanking stance until you fix how defence works in PvP with all the crits and super crits. You are asking for a tank to wear gear that doesn't mitigate crits, then how can they tank? Anyone with insta crit (everyone) would just walk right through them. Before you all cry for nerfs, look at the reasons people are using "hybrid" builds. It isn't to DPS, because their DPS is way way behind the DPS specs. it is to tank, high endurance builds are the only way to tank effectively, and Power comes with these Mods / enhancements and augments .... hence the higher DPS than a pure tank build using the shield defence augs / Mods and enhancements. I came across this build purely by chance, i was getting a new *** ripped every time i tried to guard using the stock armor. So i slowly changed to high Endurance and saw a massive boost to my survivability aswell as a boost to my damage. So before you cry "NERF NERF NERF" look at the reasons it is happening... and instead cry " FIX FIX FIX "

Actually you are wrong, unlike you i play every AC in the game including Sorc. You and people like you QQ every time they die and SCREAM for nerfs, a Jug tank can only annoy me when im on my Sorc, im sorry to hear they rip you a new one but that is a L2P issue and not a reason for nerfs. Again, unlike you, i have only ever asked for buffs to any AC on these forums. Namely a buff to rocket out for Merc's. I don't feel the need to cry on these boards. And like i said, coming from a Sorc.... Best self heals in the game - highest overall DPS - best mobility - best escape (or at the very least on par with Operative) Tell me again what gives you the right to call for nerfs. EDIT: I notice you are also posting in nerf PT threads.... just lol

A sorc winging about another class being OP? hahahahahahahahahahaha

Agreed. My Jug tank (full DPS / Endurance) averages 14 - 15k for my biggest hit in a WZ. The only time i have hit harder than that was in an arena where i targeted a Merc with 75k HP who was obviosly full PvE and even then i only got 18k. Stop with the BS please. These threads are like watching a virus take hold, two days a ago there was one thread, then a few PvE'ers see it and instead of adding to the existing thread they make their own threads even more Hyperbole than the original. There are now 3 threads on this lol. And not a single one offers anything new, they just out exaggerate each other ( if that is even a word )

I have both gear sets for my Guardian and i concur with you. As vigilance i can pull 30-40% more DPS than i can tank spec with all damage / endurance. What makes them good is how they are still in the fight after their healer has come back from respawn... thats where the DPS comes from. It's the fact they have little to no downtime.

This can be debated till the cows come home but the facts are that it is what it is and it won't be altered because it doesn't affect PvE in any negative way. I would love to see an immunity - three instant global's to DPS or heal - being unable to be leapt or ported to for 6 seconds..... Any of these would be nice but it won't happen. I just do my PvP daily's now on my Merc and stay as far away from Ranked as humanly possible. It's a shame that my Merc is the only class where people actually quit group when i join rated because they know they are handicapped before a shot is fired. I'm just lucky that i have all AC's so i can still enjoy all facets of PvP in this game. I pity anyone that only has a Merc, it means a portion of the game is closed off for them.

I think that rocket out would be fine as it is " pathing issues and all " if they just added a passive to it. Something similar to the one point skill in heroic. Like not being able to be leaped to or phase walked to for 6 seconds. Or having our heals activate instantly for the next 2-3 globals. The way it is at the moment it just takes you away from your group and isolates you, meaning you are in more trouble than you where. I play every AC at all levels of PvP and all classes barring Merc get an "oh **** " button that either allows a full reset of the fight or 3-6 seconds of virtual immunity. Merc, while still being an enjoyable class to play is the only one that has zero ways of getting out of dodge if they are focused. There is a reason that every time i join a ranked game i am immediately marked and then tunnelled by the opposition. It isn't because i can blow their healer up any quicker than a Jug or marauder or assassin or PT. It's because im a guaranteed kill if focused, unlike anyone else on my team.

I use a Logitech 12 button mouse, so i have never needed to use macros either. However a friend of mine uses macros all the time with the same mouse as mine (different game) because he has arthritis in his left hand due to a work injury. It doesn't give him any advantage but it does allow him to play at a very high level instead of being a keyboard turner / clicker so i understand the need for them for some people.

Thanks alot for this, its massively appreciated. All i wanted was a tried and tested setup that i could work on, now i have it. Thanks again

hey all, I know this is a thread about openers, but as a new concealment Operative i feel that i do ok in this department and have this down. My problems lie in constantly being rooted so i have to eat damage because i can't roll. I have tried multiple utility setup's but just can't replicate the feats i see being pulled off by other Ops / scrappers. I can 1 v 1 most people i come across but as soon as more than one person is involved and i eat a root or snare im screwed. I see other Ops rolling and healing and laughing while there are 1-2-3 people chasing them.... i take one snare and im dead. What utility points are optimal to be able to kite a few players around till help arrives? Once i know a proven setup i can then work at it.

I totally disagree, when i play DPS tank i can tie up 2-3-4 of the opposing teams DPS while my team caps. I can defend nodes solo and kill the guy coming to cap without the need to call for help. Every spec has its place, i wouldn't use it in rated but for solo queue its a blast to play

In exactly the same order? 1-2-3-4-5 all within a second..... Im not saying that they are used on a regular basis either. I said that there are alot of PvP videos out there where you can see them being used plain as day. These vids all emanate from the same few guys though.

There is a second tell tail sign, i just didn't think that i had to do all your thinking for you. Look at their ability keys, you can see them being pressed in the same pattern within milliseconds of each other. If they are using 1-2-3 on the same macro button for example you will see the 1-2-3 buttons being pressed within 0.1 seconds of each other. But i suppose its like hacking, it just doesn't happen in this game....... ah mi right? EDIT: I just tried this out myself on my Guardian. I set 4 skills with cooldowns of 12-6 seconds to the same mouse button with a 0.2 second space between them and hit the dummy...... guess what? Yeah they executed, i pressed the same button 4 times and used 4 different skills in the priority order i put them in. I wouldn't use this method myself because i prefer my own muscle memory and keybinds, but it CAN be done and IS being done.

Macros are against the tos, However..... You only have to watch the plethora of PvP videos on youtube to realise that they are used frequently. The only way i see this being possible is with an MMO mouse with reprogrammable thumb buttons. They do have a macro feature. One of the tell tail signs is seeing the red chat all over the screen saying "this skill can not be used at this time". I know from other games that this is from people having one or more skill macro'd to the same button, it will only execute one skill at a time but the others will try to execute... hence the error message.

Hey all, I have been in a couple of WZ's recently where people kept leaving before the game started. I messaged one of these guys and asked him why he left for the second WZ in a row, before the game had even started. His reply was .... " f*k this dude, the other team is a guild premade, i'm not gonna waste my time ". Now how do you get to see who is on the opposition team before it starts ? There was also a Sentinel on the other team that was calling me out for a 1vs1 off to the side because i embarrassed him in a previous game... but he was calling me out before the match started so how the hell did he know i was in the opposition team? Im sure there is an easy way to do it and im gonna look a fool when it's pointed out.

You know what, i can understand people being upset. But to ask for another class to get nerfed invalidates everything else you say. Having a Merc on your team means you can free cast, because every fker with a glowstick is chasing them for the easy kill. Merc is head and shoulders the weakest PvP class in the game, to ask for nerfs to them just because we took a hit makes you look a total tw@

Thanks alot, ill give this a try

I have a Sorc and Sage both playing "madness" and its mirror @level 64 atm. They will both ding 65 today hopefully and have 32k comms between them to buy a shared armour set and the weapons and accessory's for each toon. I'm really confused which way to gear, do i go high alacrity - or do i go high crit - or a mix of crit / power? I do well in a larger group setting (8v8) but really struggle when i'm singled out by any melee class. I prefer to stay on the fringes and escape when i get focused.... totally different to when i play melee where i'm balls to the wall. What do you guys think would suit my play-style best? High alacrity or higher burst with crit or power? I don't want to waste all them comms gearing wrong, i still have a lvl63 operative that could realy use any left over comms

This is amazing. You said he 3 shot you, and yet you where spinning the camera around during the fight and you also state that his health kept going up. So what was it? Was it really a longer fight than you claim and that is how you got to see this "unnatural health regen" so you where lying about being hit for 20k - 20k - 20k. Or did he really three shot you and you made the rest up so you don't feel so foolish for being schooled by the better player? Please tell me, im intrigued .....

So nerf them because you couldn't 1v1 them? What if i can't kill you on the class you play, should that class be nerfed because i don't know how to fight you? It's rock-paper-scissors, sniper have an anti-class.... anything that can DOT them up then LOS. Seems fair to me

Hi there. I have a level 65 Carnage marauder and yes... it gets a whole lot better, with a healer in the group you become a wrecking ball on speed. I also have a lvl29 marauder coz i love low level PvP. My advice is to play Fury at low levels and choose your targets carefully, as Fury at lower levels you can easily take down Sorc's and any melee classes, i just stay clear of the PT's/Vanguards unless they engage me. They take too long to kill while everyone else is taking pot shots at you.