Kodyy Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Can't decide out of tactics or assault specialist for pvp, which is better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezrafetch Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Either/or. They both work well in PvP. Just play the one you prefer. Tactics is less squishier now, but you probably won't have the same amount of pure burst as Assault. Though, Pulse Cannon spam will still get you crazy DPS numbers in a WZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noodlehaus Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 i've played both so far and at the moment, playing assault. what i like about tactics is the utility it provides. you don't burst down stuff, but you're really great when it comes to staying up unhindered trying to keep a node from being capped, running the ball, or annoying the crap out of healers. the movement speed increase, shortened interrupt cd, shortened harpoon cd, shortened cryo cd, 8-second immunity twice a minute -- it all just reeks of control and utility. really fun to play. oh then there's the pulse canon on steroids. for assault, well, you burn stuff down. incendiary round being 10m now, it's still farther than gut's 4m. plastique + sticky grenade + incendiary round then the HIB procs (reset it with stockstrike and ion pulse) are just too good in burning people down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchArcher Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Assault, it just works better for me, way more damage. I don't like pulse cannon, I don't like to stop, I want to stay mobile and do damage, which assault spec gives me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belly Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Just a matter of taste, yeah. You'll put out more damage as assault, but Tactics gives you a little more mobility overall with the 15% run speed, and cc immunity. It's more...well...tactical! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noodlehaus Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Assault, it just works better for me, way more damage. I don't like pulse cannon, I don't like to stop, I want to stay mobile and do damage, which assault spec gives me. yeah, assault is still the way to go if you love melting faces. the damage is just awesome right now, especially when you get lucky with HiB reset procs. i just love the splat sound of HiB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meandetb Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 I'm liking Assault spec as well. Question though, am I right by using Plasma Cell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchArcher Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 yeah, assault is still the way to go if you love melting faces. the damage is just awesome right now, especially when you get lucky with HiB reset procs. i just love the splat sound of HiB Yeah start of with HiB and stockstrike, usually you can fire away another one Insane quick dmg. I tried to spec to tactics some time ago and really wanted it to work, but it's just nothing compeared to assault :/ Many times lost 1vs1 encounters and I knew that if I were on assault, I would have won this ''duel''. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerro Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 I'm liking Assault spec as well. Question though, am I right by using Plasma Cell? as a assault there are no other cell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiQuaeQuod Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 (edited) as a assault there are no other cell! Plasma cell = Face melting cell. Set that pesky Mara on fire in two different ways (one of which slows them), throw two different grenades on them, knock his teeth out with the stock of your weapon, stun him and ... ...Walk off into the foreground and don't look back as he burns then explodes into tiny pieces - , after all. Edited December 9, 2012 by QuiQuaeQuod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryowolf Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Buy Field Respec and learn to play both, IMO. Huttball - Tactics: HtL, plus the reduced CD on Harpoon, Stun. Civil War - Assault: Bursting node defenders to cap before reinforcements arrive. Novare Coast - Either: Assault's burst or Tactics' AoE for clearing the objectives. Void Star - Either: Same as Novare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurseDonut Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) For PvP, tactics vs assault is a matter of preference. I prefer tactics. More control, more mobility, you can almost ignore your ammo bar. When enemies bunch up, you can really punish them. And it is not too detrimental to switch to ion cell if the situation demands guarding. Assault is fantastic for dropping one target. Lots of burst. But I find I have range, control, and energy issues. And if you ever switch out of plasma cell, you become pretty worthless. But now respecs are free. And war hero gear is cheap. So, you don't need to stick to one. Do whichever you want. And when you don't want to do it anymore, switch. Edited December 12, 2012 by NurseDonut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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