Huh do you not think i didnt play merc in 4.0 ? Yeah you could easily kiite anything not named powertech .. maurders could kie 2 of them at a time. Merc was the only class that basically could out one v one an operative in 4.0 im not sure where you think merc doesnt or didnt have the tools to kite. If you had trouble kiting as a merc or have trouble now I'd beware of who your pointing fingers at and yelling baddie. Again use your crutch have fun with it when it goes well see if your the one thats able to adapt.

Huh smash was pretty easy to shut down and they were squishy as hell..smash monkeys were a noobie killing only spec.

QFE could not have said it better myself gold star post here. In 4.0 outside of solo rank which is just tunnel tactics as its the lowest common denominator they were super good in regs I'd argue one of the best DPS classes to take in regs. In the history of PVP in MMO's you have classes that are Prey that you feast on and that same class has Predators classes that feast on them those classes are Priority Kill classes. When a Class no longer has Predators and everything is just Prey you move into OP'ness and that's where merc is currently ATM. I don't want to take away your DCD's use em but that burst has to go. Range burst should be the domain of sniper/slingers. Be as tanky as you like but no more *** bust.

I only go overt in theed, mos eisley just lags with it wrected hive of noobery

Yeah seems all post 9 not alot of jedi would risk it pre 9. Tkm/mando was awesome at one time early game knock down then flamer but they got nerfed. Pikes was only as you said. Your jedi spec was spot on as the 80 saber block along with healing and fr3 yoy were a wrecking ball, I stayed some form a tkm until the nge

I have toons all over the place mostly play my sin or sent on JC

Yeah im sure thats the case that the merc population has sky rocketed cause they are middle of the pack balance wise. I see to many people are invested in keeping their "skill". Ill wait for the impending nerf if it comes as validation. Until then keeping thinking your skilled and balanced. Im guessing you were cm 4xx4 doc 3x4c mr in pre cu and thought you were. Balanced

Nope i dont begurge a range class there ablity to kite not at all. I do begrudge a range class best choice is just to face tank. If you out kite me /tiphat but facetanking going blow for blow as merc burst/damage is as lethal as anything in this game shows that the class is overtuned FYI i dont begurge hard damage stop either i just think 3 of them are silly

Is that why you're so adamant in your defense of your precious cause you can't PVP you way out of a wet paper bag. Myself I'm good I've been KOS since way back in UO. I know how to handle them there bit ridiculous atm but workable as long as all my dcd's are off cooldown. Most are just reroll sh.tters that a easily to kill, you won't beat a good one to many toys.

The thing is everyone that saw the leaked data mined seen this coming every single decent pvp'er knew this was going to happen when you give great mobility great burst and then great survivability you get an FOTM this was a short-sided reaction by the design team with a history of short-sided reactions and believe me I never ever seen a more incompetent design team ever (good coder's most of its bug free). I'm sure the nerf well be a serve as the buff. The class has become a bastion for the typical pvp shi*.tter who can't play anything else outside of face tanking everything with the can't touch me buttons and out bursting everyone.

Let em keep their DCD in current from just nerf their burst down to lighting sorc levels

Honestly, if I had to resort to playing merc in this game I would just uninstall. Talk about telling the entire game you're a shi.ttter and need a class to carry you.

Thats the one class that got the shaft in 5.0 well them and juggs. PT just got nothing I support all the mercs buffs going to pt.

Except they were easy to shut down and even easier to kite..had zero dcd.. A true glass cannon. . Choke and force crush granted singularity. Crush was 18 sec and choke was 60 secs.. You treat them the same a a carange marauder now. I dont even count them as being one of truley op specs in swtor. Good for killing noobs nothing else

Most mercs are trash fotm rerollers.. You well not beat a proper played merc on any class.

Clicker never keybind and keybinders never click. Your APM goes up by a huge amount by key binding. Often im 2 or 3 moves ahead. I couldn't even imagine how horrblie it would be to be a clicker. I ve been binding since 99 so it just second nature to me.

Nope but all the trash is over on merc

If this was a game of one on one sure no problem, but honest I run out a cc when in 8 v 8 half the team is mercs(plus noobies breaking perfect mezzs). It's whatever I know why they are on the class, their trash players that need a class to carry them. I'd be pisse'd if I was a long time merc player and see all these trash players invading my class cause they dumbed it down to window licker level. I was piss'd when they did it to madness and couldn't wait for the nerf. The good news it going to be nerfed we know that it just how many cxp ranks can you grind out prior to being nerfed. I'll feel for the long time mando but I'll lol at the trash having to grind at 0 cxp on thier next fotm. And just so you know out side of solo ranked which only a hanful of class could play Merc 4.0 was really a beast

It hard to evaluate the class in its current form there is alot of bug things that are going on with deception that causing an OP'ness that would normal be there once these bugs are fixed.

Im lost.. Or is this now the aggregated intelligence of the people who now play merc. Manifesting it's self in this one post

Laugh now cry later or he who laughs last laughs the loudest. we all know it getting nerfed just like we all knew it was going to be op.

Just roll a merc and you can face tank everything

Ive main a sin have since launch only play other classes so I know how to beat them. Happy with sin atm it bit better then 4.0. Most notable is the sustainability in dps you can really keep up the pressure now. Mara are the same aviod the gore window take avantage of there lack of control. Juggs sames as always cc/cloak enure wirlwind saber and kite reflect. Lol at ravage now. Ops seem weaker or it might be just idiots manning them now. Sorcs are garbage outside heals and free kills PT are horrible they got no new goodies and there burst isnt all the impressive with the new health pool. Merc even in 4.0 it was advantage merc a good one should never lose to a sin or atleast have the sin cloak out. 5.0 I have to treat them like jugs cc the 2 dcd control there gap openers and hpoe the person playing it is a window licker even then its 50- 50. Still have the ace card if i dont like it i cloak.out. only if i dont have 4 to 5 nets on me as there are so many *******s playing this class.

I do give you credit in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary your ablity to hold the line is remarkable. I shall dub thee Fox News. Just so you know it the combanation of things with merc top 2 burst, Top 2 suvivability as dps, the ablity to have near 100% uptime as its range class. Bad players are bad players they need a class to put them on = footing. Hence the carry class and there is overwhelming amount of baddies on mercs. There just annoying to kill. Plus the perma electro net thing gets old. So if your good with the changes, i guess you support carnage mara getting 2 heal to fulls place one on undying rage snd the other on saber ward plus add a refeclt to it. And make all there moves 30m.

Merc was pretty good 4.0 it needed a couple tweaks but for that lol burst from the saftey of range there should be a downside. All they did was idiot proof the class like Jugg so any window licker can play it but unlike jugg which requires a bit of situational aweness in the fur ball of the melee scrum. Merc is ranged so even your average back peddling key board turning clicker baddie can succed on this class. Just facetank everything. Good players are good players irregardless of class. Baddies need a class to carry them so they make excuses, misdirect or use strawman arguements to protect there new found precious. Those that are good players saw this coming from the first datamined, it wasnt a sercet they/we knew it was an overbuff to a simple problem of mercs not able to handle the dog pile in ranked. My advice enjoy it why it last if your it for the class then you'll be fine when the over adjustment comes. FOTMs well just quit cause the way cxp works now.