JonnyBigBoss Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Despite my initial impressions, I am extremely impressed with what I've seen from Operatives. They look cool, have lots of utility, and are flexible. Quite frankly, it's the only class I would consider re-rolling. It's extremely surprising that it's arguably he least played AC on Empire. We need to raise awareness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FelipeLetsGo Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 The less the better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dissentus Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 The less the better Yeah, I'd call it a boon, myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MastaGigs Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I seem to find alot of them as im leveling, Nearly every group i have been in has had an Op. Being a sniper it is a tad annoying have to compete for gear and drops with em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fentz Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 you sure? I see a lot more ops than snipers running around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pridethunder Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I'm actually very glad you're enjoying the class. There are enough players who come and vent their frustrations and imagined miseries on MMO forums, and not enough who actually say they enjoy their character and the game they're playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GengisKahn Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Despite my initial impressions, I am extremely impressed with what I've seen from Operatives. They look cool, have lots of utility, and are flexible. Quite frankly, it's the only class I would consider re-rolling. It's extremely surprising that it's arguably he least played AC on Empire. We need to raise awareness! Shhhh. The last thing we should do is to raise awareness. Let them keep their inquisitors while we have fun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phated Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) Yea...the class is amazing, I won't argue with you on that point. However, we certainly do NOT need to raise awareness. I'm perfectly happy being one of the few. Less competition for gear and group/guild slots. Not to mention the more ops in pvp the more the likelihood of whining and eventual nerfs to the point of being the least popular class for a reason... Edited December 19, 2011 by Phated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashorian Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 i'm currently the only concealment operative in my entire guild at least... and probably will be the only one in my raiding group i am really liking the playstyle of concealment AND medic (having tried a bit of both in FPs and such) it's great all the way up to where i am (26) and i don't see it going downhill anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzushiiro Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) I think one of the main reasons why IA is unpopular is because there's no iconic major movie character to represent it. SI/SW have all the dark Jedi characters, Bounty Hunters have Boba Fett, but there haven't been any major Imperial spy characters in Star Wars. I'd imagine that Smuggler is significantly more popular despite being the same class due to being the class of Han Solo. Class population balance will probably level out over time- Force classes will always be more popular, but it'll probably be more like 1.5-2:1 SI/SW:BH/IA instead of the 5-10:1 we have now. I'm just hoping that the people who rolled IA first don't get an elitist hipster "I was here before it was cool" attitude over the people who ran around with a lightsaber first. Edited December 19, 2011 by Suzushiiro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Foy Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) I see a lot of Operatives, I think it may be more popular than you suspect. :> Edited December 19, 2011 by _Foy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qqemokitty Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I'm the only IA, let alone Op spec, in my guild of like 20-30 people. It's wacky, lol. I'm having a blast on the character personally. I made an SI first and wanted my alt to be an IA, now I've shelved the SI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanctioned Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 In my guild last I remember, about 10 or so. 6 of them are inquisitors, 1bh, and 3 imperial agents. The other one was low level so I don't think he chose yet, but I'm the only Operative. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beatmiser Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I started out as a sniper, made it to 17 and rerolled to an operative. It wasn't that it was difficult, rather that it was just boring. Operative feels a lot more 'hands on'. As a sniper there was very little room for variation - most everything good only happens in cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinSolo Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Delete this thread to prevent spread of awareness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lykurgos Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) Got my Operative to 40 today and i have to admit, that i was really not that pleased with my class before, thoughts of rerolling where in my mind. I lvl with a Mercanary and a Sith Sorc (he heals) and the Mercanary does so much more dmg then me, but after i got lvl 40 it blows, sooo much dmg, I am giggling most of the time because i have so much fun. Oh and in pvp he is a beast! I am really happy now Edited December 19, 2011 by Lykurgos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poirot Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Got my Operative to 40 today and i have to admit, that i was really not that pleased with my class before, thoughts of rerolling where in my mind. I lvl with a Mercanary and a Sith Sorc (he heals) and the Mercanary does so much more dmg then me, but after i got lvl 40 it blows, sooo much dmg, I am giggling most of the time because i have so much fun. Oh and in pvp he is a beast! I am really happy now Not to disagree with you one bit but this is something that has me worried about the class (especially the concealment role) how so much of its damage output is tied up into one talent/ability. Anyone who played WoW during the days of 15% Hunger for Blood can probably remember the kind of headaches their devs had balancing such a talent, Acid Blade is no different. It's just so much tied into one ability that it has severe implications to all current AND succeeding abilities the Operative has/ever will have. Every ability they roll out for this class (and the baseline/shared Agent abilities) will have to be balanced around the Acid Blade buff and odds are this will lead to many abilities that would just look kind of "meh" before the 50% Armor Penetration is figured in. Don't get me wrong I love the ability it's tons of fun and quite amusing to see such a massive spike in your damage output but I kind of wish it was toned down and that damage spread around and folded in the rest of the tree and skills, otherwise it's gonna be "Hunger for Blood" all over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lykurgos Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 You are right and the concealment Tree is all about Acid Blade, the dmg is nice but the +50% armor penetration is what let you do so much dmg. So yeah i have to say that the Operative is far far behind in dmg if he wouldn't have this skill. The Conc. Operative raise and fall with this skill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galteos Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 i'm absolutely loving my Lethality Op, i love the ability to be effective at longer and short ranges, makes PvP very diverse and fun with the things you can pull off.. i can sit back and dot someone up, plinking away with Rifle Shot/Snipe if things look too dangerous, and once things settle down i can move in for some sweet Shiv/Overload Shot/Cull action. amazing fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlkalineKitten Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Can't lie, I abandoned by PT BH for an Agent with the intent of Sniping, but Operative looks so tempting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasen Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I always loved the Agent. I first played a Sniper in beta and decided to play an Operative for launch and have been loving it even more. Love how we fight and how effective and versatile we can be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aesthym Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Let's not mention the amazing spaceship either. Ssh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogishu Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 (edited) I refuse to play a force using class. I am anti-force! So I made both a BH and IA. Powertech BH for tanking and Operative IA for heals, I am currently leveling both at about the same pace, but I am finding that I may get the IA to 50 first because I am really enjoy it more over the BH Powertech. Edited December 20, 2011 by mogishu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masahiko Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I think ill end up having both Op and Sin at max level. Then i can Tank heal and DPS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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