iMPorts Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 So I just hit 50 today and have begun the uphill battle in pvp with no gear. I was wondering on what spec people would recommend in pvp. I've used Rage from lvl 20 until now but i find that if i am knocked back or the target is moving Smash wont work well so I'm curious as to what spec you guys would suggest. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orielensis Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I am in the exact same situation, completed my first WZ daily as a lvl 50 mara yesterday. I am specced carnage and intend to stay that way as I really enjoy it. Certainly tough when I have about 5,000 less hitpoints than almost everyone else in the WZ, but I'm doing ok so far. If people focussed on me I would die constantly but I guess people are being intelligent and judging that a new 50 with poor gear can be left alone a bit safely. My main strategy so far is using all protective / escape abilities when off cooldown and hanging around the edges of the fights diving in to pick off enemies who are already under attack. Like the OP, all advice appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGoldCrayon Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) http://www.torhead.com/skill-calc#100bZhMMZRrMrkrMdGR.1 Current build. Specced from Carnage when I hit 50 to this, and haven't regretted it. Most of your dps will be around smash, but if you are in voidstar and civil war alot, this works to your advantage. I've seen some people criticize the build for being nothing more than splash damage, but the build has some advantages. The build offers the most passive damage reduction, the ability to keep Predation up at all times (so long as you can hit 2 other party members with it too), a heal off your unleash, and another gap closer. I've found that the best strat is to sit on an enemy healer and just keep pounding him. The melee dps on you will get caught in the aoe, which adds to the stress of the healer. The standard rotation is easy, and ramp up time is fairly short. Force Charge => Crush => Battering Assault => Smash => Force Choke => Obliterate => Smash That's the basics, though there is room for variance. Obviously defensive cooldowns and interupts can be inserted where needed. If your smash rotation is on CD and you have rage to dump, VS will be your most economical due to the 15% added crit chance. The biggest weakness of the build is that Smash can sometimes be glitchy. Using it as you're getting knocked away, or trying to hit an unsnared opponent with it will often times result in a missed smash. The latter can usually be avoided with crippling slash. Edited January 27, 2012 by AGoldCrayon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMPorts Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 I was looking more for a new spec between maybe Carnage or Annihilation. I've been using rage for quite a long time but it is far to heavily reliant on smash for me when it bugs out or i miss it due to knockbacks etc. With low gear im finding it extremely hard to get the 2.5k crits as well through other peoples defenses. So would anyone recommend a good carnage/anni spec? Or is rage still pretty good early in 50? All advice is greatly appreciated thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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