What is the point of playing a melee?

[zepfya]

Every time i attack someone in a warzone, i get knocked back/stunned etc and hit from ranged classes for 3k dmg and die in a matter of seconds. I know i am level 17 but how will 50 be any different really..

[hurja]

still the same at 47. charge a guy, get knocked or stunned and stand still rooted until dead.

[DervimNorth]

You're supposed to be hunting mercs

[Azaius]

The best is when an op/scoundrel crits you for 6k then stuns you and does it 3 more times in that stun.

 

in tank gear

Edited January 14, 2012 by Azaius

[IAJAKI]

In the next patch we're getting a huge boost to survivability. It'll get better.

[dcjoker]

In the next patch we're getting a huge boost to survivability. It'll get better.

 

This huge boost refering to the reduction in cooldown on endure pain?

 

If so i'm rolling my eyes.

[Aikagi]

Indeed, huge is a massive overstatement for that. Endure Pain CD being reduced is better, doesn't magically fix everything though. As for the push recharging charge, that doesn't solve kiting, it just makes juggernauts even better ball carriers.

[Pajac]

Using more force charge will just build up whoever your attacking's resolve bar faster. gogo 2sec immobalize kicking you in the balls later.

[Noth]

Using more force charge will just build up whoever your attacking's resolve bar faster. gogo 2sec immobalize kicking you in the balls later.

 

Force charge does not fill the resolve bar unless you spec'd it to stun.

[Sayc]

For fun.

[ReFlexionn]

i roll melee cause i can hear " vroom, vroom, vroom, everytime i wave my rod around

[Morsexy]

You rolled a melee class, that when geared is absolutely a 'juggernaut' in PvP. You have to get there first though.

 

 

You just can't be level 17, get hit by someone like me in 500 expertise and full Champion\Battlemaster\t3, and then incorrectly think the game is broken for us.

 

 

Trust me that level 27 operative who I crit for 7860 earlier today thinks juggernauts are broken to hell and back.

[Teioh_White]

Cool Downs aside, a tank of any sort isn't really that much better at taking damage than any other classes, as far as PVP is considered. Shields don't work on almost any player move aside from some glowstick and sniper specs, defense can't work if CC'd, so it doesn't help you getting focus fire'd at all, and pretty much everyone has close to no internal/elemental resist, so that hits the same.

 

Leaves tanks with about 20% more reduction through armor in tank stance, only against attacks that care about armor, of course. Even HP is pretty similar, since the way gear works in this game tanks only have more HP because their gear is weighted more heavily towards endurance, not due to anything intrinsic about the class. Other classes could take the high endurance gear and swap mods around, and have close to the same hp, if they wanted.

 

But yeah, those 10 seconds when the cool downs are on, look out! Great for Hutt Ball, and desperately trying to prevent enemy from capping while you wait for your better teamates to respawn and save the day.