AngelaBeth Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I hit fifty a about a week ago, but I'm finally getting around to concentrating on my Vanguard again. Now, gearing him up, where do I start? I was running around Fleet checking all the vendors. I'm just trying to build myself a good starter tanking set. I came across one of the PvP vendors that sold stuff for credits. I don't remember what it's called but it had pieces in there for pvp tanks. I was curious, would buying that stuff up be good for starters? I have no tank gear since I lvl'd Assualt spec so it would be quicker. I'll be playing my friends, a Sent, Sage and a Gunslinger. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshohelp Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 well first off respec to a shield/ tactics hybrid you want tactics for the stockstrike ion pulse boost.. nothing more.. and basically put your points in shield spec you also want to get a good shield generator before thinking about taking and then you want to focus on the armor that has these threee stats Endurance,Shield, and defense are the primary stats for vanguards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me_unknown Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 errr. no. for pvp you primary stats are damage stats. don't care for defense, enither for shield or absorb. total useless stats (well mostly). using a shield in offhand can be slightly usefull with some specific talents. though for most builds and playstyles a generator is better (in my opinion in ANY but one single case). if you want to go full assault than the eliminator set is quite usefull due to the 4 piece set bonus. otherwise the technician set is the way to go nearly in any case. only if you mainly are pve oriented, playing as a tank with far more points in chieldspec than are usefull for pvp you may chose the supercommando set. a good alternative is also the supercommando set but replacing its mods and enhancement with the one from the techniccian. but this is quite expensive. use damage mods and enhancements. every single point of defensive attributes on your gear are gimping you in pvp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riogha Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Combat tech and a 10/31/0 tactics build is alot of fun, run in iron cell.It's not easy to say whats great what isn't it's about player prefference and fun you will get doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelaBeth Posted April 21, 2012 Author Share Posted April 21, 2012 Sorry, I should've specified, I'm talking about getting into PvE tanking. The pvp gear I'm refering to has Def, Shield rating and absorbtion on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riogha Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Sorry, I should've specified, I'm talking about getting into PvE tanking. The pvp gear I'm refering to has Def, Shield rating and absorbtion on it. Then just go full defence and look at rakata or columi armor sets m8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelaBeth Posted April 21, 2012 Author Share Posted April 21, 2012 Then just go full defence and look at rakata or columi armor sets m8. Ok, but I can't buy that for money right? Or can I? I need to go back and look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me_unknown Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 oh, it's about pve tanking? well, then forget about my post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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