Orotiagito Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Pyro, all level 40 PVP gear, I'm so glad I decided Powertech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RasputinTS Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I have a 50 jugg tank for pve, but am loving my power tech pvp alt. It's unfair how good it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon_Starfire Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Pyro, all level 40 PVP gear, I'm so glad I decided Powertech.Are you Full DPS? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orotiagito Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 Yes, Pyrotech is a DPS tree and Thermal Detonator combined with rail shot is the MOST burst damage in the game. If not best, equally as good as the best burst class. So, I don't think there are ANY viable hybrid specs with Pyro because TD is just so good, you really will love taking people to 55% hp in 2-3 abilities. I read somewhere that the developers didn't indeed for people to branch into two trees. I mean Powertech's, are amazing, Grapple, Rocket Punch that refreshes your Rail Shot, like a 50% chance with talents. Incendiary Missile hits decent when it crits with talents, and it adds a DoT, along with your CGC DoT you get the satisfaction of watching your opponent's literally burn to death. I can confidently say Powertech's are a dangerous class to 1v1, I mean they're practically tanks in any spec, I haven't tried Shieldtech but if I did I presume I'd never die - although I'll probably stay Pyrotech because you'll average 100-200k more DMG a warzone if you know your rotation you won't need any more mitigation because you'll destroy them twice in a row before they can finish you. I have played since December 21st, a day after release, my friend Axello achieved realm first Sith Assassin, so I always get good tips on a wide spread amount of information about the game from a level capped perspective. I'm glad I played so casual, I'm giving them time to adjust things, and make my overall game play experience a lot better. I am sad I missed a few "openings" to get a better start like the Slicing money train, I'm 400 Slicing, Scavenging, and Cybertech with only 4 companions, I achieved 400 Slicing with only two companions, I am also level 30 valor rank. They also nerfed the Biochem stimpack recently, which was a huge addition to any class that used it up until this point. (I enjoyed selling the 340 Biochem missions for 50k tho). Also with everyone going a certain crew skill it leaves a better economy and overall "need" in the games market for other skills. I really took in this game, on my outdated computer, I didn't need to run this game on max to have fun and actually commit to a "functional" MMO. I can't wait for the big patch in March, seeing a new warzone, and hopefully more of my guild will be active and raid (Many people hate the PVP grind, I enjoy it as the apex predator Chronicle 2012 Move Reference, I really feel like I belong in top 3 "viable" classes. Seeing my class is capable of almost 700k DMG is amazing, I've seen 500k and 600k in warzones, but 700k is the most I've seen, that's crazy, my friend is happy to get the 300k medal lol. Now I haven't reached level 50 yet, and I'm sure some of these classes like Marauder are going to become trouble with gear, as they are indeed, a gear dependent class like the Warrior from WoW. Also Thermal Detonator (Pyrotechs last talent) combined with Cybertechs Reusable Gadget + Rail Shot that ignores 30% armor (with talents) and is a instant cast, and as I said before has a 50% chance to refresh itself when Rocket Punch is used, Those 3 abilities and consumable leads to a **** ton of burst, that only gets better. Sorry I get off subject a lot, and I'm not sure this this thread even had a purpose other than the fun of trying to describe my little strategies and the fact that some people don't just come on forums to complain, now I'm heading to the "suggestions" forum, to add the idea of animal mounts, like lizards and ****. Ask any questions btw, I see myself as a decent player, I'll be streaming some gameplay on Twitchtv soon, probably around level 49, highest in the first warzone bracket, literally walking over people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryotknife Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 (edited) sigh, i remembered when i loved my pt in pvp in 11-49 as CP then i hit 50, now my level 11 sorc does more damage in wz than my 50 pt with half champ and half cent. almost makes me want to reroll a new pt just to play in the 11-49 bracket and ditch the 50 pt forever. Edited February 9, 2012 by Ryotknife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericdjobs Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 sigh, i remembered when i loved my pt in pvp in 11-49 as CP then i hit 50, now my level 11 sorc does more damage in wz than my 50 pt with half champ and half cent. almost makes me want to reroll a new pt just to play in the 11-49 bracket and ditch the 50 pt forever. You have to reitemize the items with different enhancements to be effective, IMO. the best enhancement we can get is the one from the Agent's Enforcer's headgear It's like +48 power and +30 surge or something.. either way it's hands down the best enhancement for us. Pyrotech powertech ABSOLUTELY WRECKS in PVP TD crits for 4k+ Railshot crits anywhere from 4.2-5.1k CGC DoT and IM do a ****ton of damage, elemeental unmitigated Railshot ignores 90% of armor Flame Burst is unmitigated elemental damage We have some of the highest burst damage potential in the game, combined with one of the best PVP burst cooldowns in the game (explosive fuel) that scales AMAZINGLY well with power adrenals/trinkets. There's not a single person on my server who can survive more than 4 GCDs of me attacking them with Explosive Fuel, rakata adrenal, and power trinket up. Not a single one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakamp Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 sigh, i remembered when i loved my pt in pvp in 11-49 as CP then i hit 50, now my level 11 sorc does more damage in wz than my 50 pt with half champ and half cent. almost makes me want to reroll a new pt just to play in the 11-49 bracket and ditch the 50 pt forever. i do the same thing, lol. to OP , i loved my class when i was lv1~lv4x. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrothgar Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 So what happened at lvl 50 that has people so turned off? I am only lvl 20 right now, I have a few characters pushing along, and would be interested in knowing what looms ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exphryl Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 So what happened at lvl 50 that has people so turned off? I am only lvl 20 right now, I have a few characters pushing along, and would be interested in knowing what looms ahead. I love the class at 50. Not sure why people would be automatically turned off of it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryotknife Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 (edited) So what happened at lvl 50 that has people so turned off? I am only lvl 20 right now, I have a few characters pushing along, and would be interested in knowing what looms ahead. pts get most of their useful abilities at like 30. since most classes have more utility than pts at 50(other than huttball where our utility is actually equal to every other class), the level 11-49 will see a much more even playing field utility wise for pts. that and the damage spread is much more even for pts in 11-49 compared to 50. that, and the PT champ/cent pvp sets are one of the worst itemized sets in the history of mmos. remoding each piece of gear costs at least 100k credits (on my server) if you buy the stuff from the AH. When i was pvping extensively in the 11-49 bracket, i naturally assumed that my pvp toolset would get significantly larger at 50 since i had so few tools compared to my assassin or sorc. pts do not need electrodart or carbonize (which is a joke of a cc). if pts are meant to be VIP protectors, then these two abilities do not fit its style. rather see them both scrapped and give us an aoe snare or immobilize and an escape tool. or hell, even a single target immobilize. grapple is the best utility we bring, and even that is mediocre considering its harsh limitations and compared to what some other classes get. gaurd/taunt/aoe taunt are all very useful in huttball, but their usefulness drops drastically in void or ald where quite honestly killing the other team means more than extending the fights. Edited February 10, 2012 by Ryotknife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umpire Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 i loved my class from 1-50 and i still love it at 50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frmorrison Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Taunt is an underused ability, any PT can use it and it reduces damage by 30% if the target isn't hitting you. I just started a Pyro PT and it is great, I can top the damage at level 14 (I am normally a Sorcerer). I don't see many PTs at 50 though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arngrim Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I don't know why people would ditch a level 50 PT. I just broke about 500 expertise (still not that high) and it's amazing what I can do to people. 10+ Medals a match with high survivability and insane burst? Yes please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon_Starfire Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I don't know why people would ditch a level 50 PT. I just broke about 500 expertise (still not that high) and it's amazing what I can do to people. 10+ Medals a match with high survivability and insane burst? Yes please! What's your gear? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryotknife Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 (edited) I don't know why people would ditch a level 50 PT. I just broke about 500 expertise (still not that high) and it's amazing what I can do to people. 10+ Medals a match with high survivability and insane burst? Yes please! high survivability? with no defensive tools, no escape tools, and mitigation that is useless in pvp except against one class? my assassin makes my pt look like some kind of a joke when it comes to survivability. half of our tools involves reducing damage done to OTHER people, and is rendered useless if a pt is targeted. pts are one of the worst classes to carry the ball for a good reason. we are amazing at ESCORTING the ball, but not carrying. a shieldtech/CP pt is a bit better at carrying the ball, but assassin/juggs (@#$% force speed) still perform the task better. i despite these downfalls that i listed, i would still bring 1 pt on an ideal huttball premade because, like i mentioned, the one thing pts do very well is escorting and protecting other people, even if the pt is incapable of defending itself in any way. pyro does decent damage (and it is an interesting gameplay style for its damage), but its burst is nowhere even in the remote vicinity of insane. average AT BEST. a geared pt is one of the few classes that has NEVER killed me in short amount of time, in fact most of my battles (against a bm pt) last at LEAST 20 seconds. other than a sniper, a pt is the class that i fear the least (as another pt) and is one that i can safely ignore for a period of time. removing our stuns and giving pts escape tools would go a long ways to giving pts the same amount of tools to use in any situation like the other classes get. a root, aoe snare, or aoe root can all be used for escorting, escape tool (well maybe not the aoe snare), and for ball carrying rather than having half of our utility be focused on being useful in a very narrow band of scenarios. that and im sure people will appreciate less stuns being in the game. Edited February 11, 2012 by Ryotknife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arngrim Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 (edited) What's your gear? Thanks Mostly Champion gear with a couple centurion, pieces nothing special. Also I don't know why people think PT burst is average. Maybe time your abilities a little better? Edited February 11, 2012 by Arngrim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryotknife Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Mostly Champion gear with a couple centurion, pieces nothing special. Also I don't know why people think PT burst is average. Maybe time your abilities a little better? pts are one of the simplest classes ive ever played in a mmo (due to their lack of tools or any kind of finesse), screwing up playing as a pt is nearly impossible. in half champ and cent, pryos damage is nothing to brag about. it is average at best. still takes at least 20 seconds to kill something, which is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arngrim Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 20 seconds on a tank MAYBE. Most classes in similar gear go down in about 10-12 seconds, which sure isn't amazing, but only few classes outgun me in a 1v1 situation with similar gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdstephen Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 pts are one of the simplest classes ive ever played in a mmo (due to their lack of tools or any kind of finesse), screwing up playing as a pt is nearly impossible. in half champ and cent, pryos damage is nothing to brag about. it is average at best. still takes at least 20 seconds to kill something, which is fine. Simpler than an arsenal mercenary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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