The answer to any questions about tertiary stats for non-tank specs is "Power". Of course, for DD specs, this applies after you get your "Accuracy" to 100/110%. So...go Power. Go Power all the way.

That is very optimistic of you. Completely unrealistic given Biowares track record, but I admire your positive attitude. I wish reality hadn't already ground down my hopeful nature, but perhaps I can have faith in them through you.

Bioware is going to keep the legacy level at 40 and I'll tell you why if you haven't been able to figure it out already: Since the majority of the player-base (as evident by this thread and others like it) doesn't have a legacy level that high, it will mean they will be more willing to pay via Cartel Coins to unlock the companion. Thereby circumventing the legacy level requirement; thereby making Bioware more money. It's a perfectly reasonable decision from a business standpoint. Not something I intend to reward with my money, but it's their decision.

Haha, gotta love when we start getting CAKE lyrics quoted in threads. xD

Gear your most to least used companions? *shrug*

You stated that sometimes (situation A) always leads to (situation B). This implies that sometimes (situation A) does not always lead to (situation B), even though always is an absolute.

I love you so much. Hahaha, oh man, that is seriously hilarious! "sometimes 2 will always lead to 1" he says. Comedy. Gold. Much love to you, brother. Another gem: I love that you aren't mad, but you just had to use ALL CAPS for effect. Again, much love to you. lol

It has worked fine for me every time I've used it on my 55 Vanguard tank. Not sure what you're on about...

While his actions are incredibly juvenile and unpleasant, might I offer a suggestion in the meantime? Place him on 'ignore' in-game and for the love of all that is good, change your TS info so he can't access it any longer. The fact that your officers haven't done this yet is mind-boggling.

Not in this instance, no. If you actually read what you copied, you would see that it pertains exclusively to impersonating Bioware and/or EA staff. It says nothing about pretending to be another player in the game.

^This. the 51 tech power is a default number for the game to show that it's a main hand / off hand item. It does not provide any additional amount once the item has been slotted.

A comic book drawn by Rob Liefeld?

Captain Katzin. http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn110/Alekxander00/3c9f862b-521c-47f8-a15a-38ee1d0db352.jpg

Also, just for the record; Commandos make for poor tanks.

Well aren't you just a bundle of joy.

Actually, I've noticed a texture issue with multiple Tortugas. Sometimes it's the head that is all pink with words written across every inch, or the body texture that is completely checkered. It looks like someone at Bioware messed up a line of code that involved the poor Tortuga.

'Cause there ain't no rest for the wicked and money don't grow on trees. I got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed, there ain't nothing in this world for free.

There were so, so many things I absolutely adored about CoX. From the 8-man, bring whoever you want teams (8 blasters? Watch spawns implode on sight. 8 defenders? Watch spawns melt to all the buffed up, debuff spewing "healers". 8 masterminds? Haha, it's like having 4 teams! ...I could seriously list how awesome each type of team makeup is, but I'll stop here.) to the incredible ease of playing with people at any time, at any level (you're 50, but your friends just made new characters? Doesn't matter! Join as a team and exemplar down to their level, or sidekick them to your level!). I will never purchase another NCSoft title again, f**k that company.

Shingara, I have (sadly) read all of your posts in this thread. Nothing you have said in relation to this topic has provided any value and in fact has only caused confusion due to your rampant twisting of words and back pedalling of stances. I can state emphatically that you are a troll of the highest order. My hat is off to you, sir. With that said, I have securely deduced that nothing you post in this forum will be of use to any persons who wish to engage in common sense or reasoned debate. Welcome to /ignore.

All the time. Of course, I'm Shield Spec, so that might have something to do with it.

Shield Specialist Vanguard: + Strong snap aggro and AoE threat + Arguably the best passive mitigation (smoother damage intake) + Some 10-30m abilities make kiting generally easier to accomplish + + Obviously the best looking tank. Obviously - - Hands down the worst/least amount of defensive cooldowns - Arguably weakest single target threat I haven't touched my CM since shortly after 1.2 gutted her. From what I hear with 2.0 now is they're in a better place than post-1.2, which is nice. CMs have great single target heals but crappy multi-target abilities; weak mobility and I lost my train of thought, sorry. -__-

I generally enjoy tanking but occassionally mix it up with a bit of healing from time to time. I haven't leveled my operative to 55 yet, but I've got my vanguard gearing up to 69s and I've seen the amount of work my healers have to go through to keep a group up in some of the new HM FPs. With that knowledge, I just wanted to stop and say, "Thanks guys." Seems like you got the pointy end of the stick with this expansion and as a tank, I appreciate everything you do to keep us up. I promise to keep using my cooldowns as much as possible so you won't pull out your hair.

It'd be nice for hot tracking if Bioware included a "track your buffs" on ops frames. Just sayin'. >_>

Hey, no hard feelings on this end. As long as one's reasoning for their spec is explained and it doesn't completely defy game logic, I consider it good conversation. Let me preface by clarifying that I don't really consider myself one of those, "LoL I can tank and DPS at the same time!" guys. I've tried a few times to roll a dps class/spec and can never make it past mid-game in any MMO I've played. I've always been more a fan of tanking or healing! Since I don't have enough free time to devote myself to a guild that raids regularly though, this spec serves me well in group finder FPs. Believe me, my choices are for the sole intention to make sure nobody else gets hit and to survive that fact. In regards to Brutal Impact, HIB is a regular part of my rotation so I consider a 6% flat damage/threat increase to that attack pretty decent; coupled with the boost from Focused Impact it feels even more beneficial. Granted, it has a decently long cooldown and if I were in an endgame raiding guild, I would definitely consider replacing Brutal Impact with Rebraced Armor. Charge!, as I stated before, is a personal preference over Shrap Satchel. Since I've taken it, I've found that it very rarely falls off during the course of a normal fight and it allows me to reposition myself or mobs more quickly should they be facing the wrong way or should they be straying away from my grouping and it has helped me escape boss AoE more reliably. Demolition was more of a gut feeling, since I reasoned a majority of our attacks were elemental. I've since realized that only 2-3 attacks are elemental; Ion Pulse, Ion Cell and Pulse Cannon. With that knowledge, I've decided to split those 2 points into maxing out Frontline Offense (for the flat 6% increase to Ion Pulse, our bread and butter attack) and putting 1 point into Tactical Tools for the reasons Justcae (and yourself) mentioned. I was under the impression that Harpoon acted like a taunt, since it did no damage but if that isn't the case, it may be worth using more often than to snag runners or if my 2 other taunts are on CD (hopefully that doesn't happen, lol). I believe you may be slightly misinformed about Heavy Stock. The benefit is a flat 8% increase to damage, not crit. This makes it quite a bit more useful, especially since it's our hardest hitting/highest threat ability and we can finish the cooldown with Static Shield.

I wasn't aware they taught algebra in the 3rd grade now-a-days. Color me surprised.