Sanger Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I took it off my action bars at level 10 and haven't looked back. It's way too high in heat cost, the aoe is extremely subpar and the single target damage isn't great either. Does anyone get any use out of this ability? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rothchilds Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 no 123456 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zynyzter Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 It only really use it to get a KB on a player if they're really low on health. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trucane Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I also took it off my bars. It's just not worth it for what it does, maybe if the AOE damage was better I would still keep it but as it is right now it's just way too expensive in heat for what it does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathorous Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I primarily use it for killing blows only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oneohm Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I use it in PvE for when I have multiple weak mobs on me and want to have some fun knocking them down. It is nice that it can be used on the move, I haven't PvP'd enough to determine how useful it is in that regard. I've always been a fan of the jump, spin, instant attack so your opponent doesn't gain ground on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThruTheRiznoof Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I also removed it from my bars. Way too little damage for the heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rheia Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Honestly, if efficiency is your concern = bye, bye missle blast. It's on a sidebar along the cosumables for me, for only one thing: fan factor against trash. As a bodyguard, I get no flashy moves (I'm looking at you powertechs/shieldtechs ), so making a random unfortunate greenie eat rocket to the face and fly off a few meters is worth it... once or twice a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldshatterhand Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 No, it's just like powershot after level 20. They are both utterly useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkerfox Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 No, it's just like powershot after level 20. They are both utterly useless. im till using power shot at 27+ atm >.> its extremely nice when it hits for 1k thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyuKazuha Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Fun. Knocking a weak mob around with it is just fun from time to time. Other than that... cashing KBs in PvP without wasting more usefull abillities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenStarkill Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I use it for knocking a mob down to follow up with a Shoulder Charge when I'm on the move.. Also good for finishing off mobs, following up a cast time shot that will get them close to death with a missile blast and they hit at about the same time(this is of course only when Rail Shot isn't available). The heat cost/dmg makes it useless most of the time, but it has situational use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAterTriAd Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I honestly don't understand this attitude. Short of unlocked abilities - like Thermal Detonator replacing Explosive Dart - why would you remove something from your bar that might be useful? (You have plenty of room for every ability if you turn on all your bars.) Yes, missile blast is expensive but that doesn't make it useless. As an arsenal merc I get improved damage on it so I might be a bit skewed but as other people have said it makes for a decent killing blow as it fires faster than any other attack I have short of rapid fire but it does 3x times the damage as rapid fire... More so, it's a tool. The knock back is incredibly useful for when I need to knock a mob a small distance to get my explosive dart/fusion missile to hit everyone. As I can use it on the run it means I can follow a target and quickly let a flamethrower rip out while all the mobs are stunned from the fusion missile. Finally, it's fun to bounce that last mob a couple of times. So yes, there are plenty of reasons to use it, but if you don't see them you're probably doing it wrong. Or, perhaps a lack of options makes life easier for you... Maybe I just enjoy diversity; _WAter_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick_Idiot Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 (edited) If you like to pvp and stay on the move its great. Edited January 20, 2012 by Slick_Idiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hadlis Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 If you like to pvp and stay on the move its great. I to took it off my toolbar when I was in my 30's...just generated to much heat...but I placed it back when I was 50. You need every bit of damage that is instant and does not have a cast time to be effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xceptonealpha Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Hmm strange, currently running my Merc which is now 35 and I use this on "oh crap" situations if I'm not pummelling mobs/players with tracer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amonet Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 i only use it in PvP to get multiple people off a flag cap in Alderaan or off the door in Voidstar, since its instant and even though the AoE dmg is negligible its enough to interrupt multiple people. In PvE however i almost never use it as Arsenal spec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puzzlybox Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 I find more use for it than Flamethrower, which is completely off my bars. It's a shame, since it's such an iconic BH move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranded_Law Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Good for kiting in crappy situations when you're out of your element. At 13 today (Yes I'm new) I solo'd a lvl 15 Boss "Shadowspawn" guy on Dromund by kiting him around the room for 4-5 minutes, only ever using non-instant attacks when electro dart was up, and then it was back to kiting. Every time my heat was depleted, I fired of 3-4 missile blasts in-between rail shots before letting it cool off with pistol shots (or w/e the free one is called). Flamethrower, Rocket Punch, Power Shot - all of those would have gotten me killed in a matter of 10-15 seconds. So I don't think I'll ever remove it completely from my bar. It won't be part of any rotation to speak of, but situationally...I'll be glad I have it. I used it a lot today in Huttball as well when I was chasing and kiting players. I believe it also freaks them out a bit, thinking it's something more than it is. I am a very mobile player, so I will always have any and all instant cast damage abilities close at hand...even if they're inefficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elumarom Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 in PVP it is useful to interrupt turret or door cappers beacuse it does AoE dmg and sometimes to finish a kill if it is running away from you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durzaka Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 in PVP it is useful to interrupt turret or door cappers beacuse it does AoE dmg and sometimes to finish a kill if it is running away from you This pretty much. For instant damage when you really really need it (usually a runner) and to instantly stop anyone from capping a door or flag without waiting for DFA to tick (or on CD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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