Dev Post AmberGreen Posted March 4, 2013 Dev Post Share Posted March 4, 2013 Hi Foks, It's time for our daily SWTOR question: Tank, healer, damage dealer? What do you enjoy most and why? My personal answer: Healer all the way! The why depends on the situation, though. In PvE, I love the challenge, and fights where I have to CC, heal, cleanse, move, and really watch my Force usage are my favorites! However, healing during PvP Warzones is my favorite thing to do in the game. There's nothing better than healing so well that players on the other team abandon all objectives to hunt you down. We're looking forward to seeing what you say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eillack Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 (edited) My main is a Commando healer, I have a ton of fun on him....but the 1.2 nerfs haven't made him as fun as he used to be... Though I can pretty much heal with no issues if an Ops team is good / not goofing off. Edited March 4, 2013 by Eillack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icebergy Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I am a tank. I have been a tank since Burning Crusade and probably will be as long as I keep playing MMOs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadenGatekeeper Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 My main is a sage healer, and I've come to enjoy it quite a bit. PVE is my main focus so to me it's that the ops team is as good as it's healers, and my partner and I have pushed through some pretty intense fights and kept everyone standing. Healers are what make good groups in my opinion for that very reason. If they can't manage their resources and pay attention to everything around them, the group will fail. Top healers know their teams and every move that's made even without seeing it. Healer all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUXs Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Strangely, I prefer tanking in any other game I've played...but for some reason, I'm drawn to the DPS role in SWTOR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesjanicki Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I've always been a damage-dealer though I try to mix up which form I'm doing damage such as doing Range, melee, or casting. Though I like healing as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messiaah Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 (edited) In PvE i really love to play a damage dealer, because there is always space for improvements. If you play a tank or a healer you did fine if everybody is alive, but damage dealer have a higher skill cap and you always aspire after the perfect fight. Edited March 4, 2013 by Messiaah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalkingDinosaur Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 DPS all the way. There's nothing I love more than wailing on the enemy with devastating attacks and getting those big numbers on my screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuixupu Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I enjoy both healing and DPS. I'm currently playing a Lethality Sniper as my main, but I've got an Operative healer and a Mercenary healer, and currently leveling a Sorcerer healer. When it comes to PVP, I'm healing all the way. There is nothing more satisfying than keeping yourself and others alive through a massive onslaught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectreclees Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 (edited) My favorite Star Wars characters were Jedi Knights thus. I chose one as my main. Obi-Wan is up there with who I love. So of course I went Guardian I just love having the single blade in my hand ready to defend. I was a very good tank in WoW. (Played a Paladin) I love watching everyone hit me. Seeing all the blocks, parries, etc going through the logs. It's awesome! But I do love to dps too. Big numbers are nice. A second close favorite is ranged DPS. Which is why my Imperial main is a Mercenary. I use to love rolling an Archer class in fantasy games... WoW changed that for me when I rolled a paladin. I just love being the do gooder who meets out justice. Just like a Jedi. Edited March 4, 2013 by spectreclees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shudon Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Has to be Tank. I love being in the front leading the charge. I like setting up the fights and I think the tank position is the easiest to troubleshoot the fight from if there is a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glzmo Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 (edited) I like and play all three, depending on the mood I'm in. Tank is fun, as I can keep my groupmates alive. Damage dealer I usually use when I'm too tired to think. Healer I really like, but in this game it's really hard as I always miss the shouts for heals in /say, /yell and /emote because of the lack of chat bubbles. Edited March 4, 2013 by Glzmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewski Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Mine varies depending on how I'm playing. Tank - When grouping with friends. I find tanking PUGs to be less than rewarding, so although it's my favorite role, I only do it grouped with people I know. Heal - When PUG grouping. I also enjoy healing, and find it less annoying with random groups than tanking. DPS - All other content, including leveling and PvP. Sometimes you just want to dish out the hurt rather absorb it or heal it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwig_VanCover Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I really enjoy healing as well! *commando healer since pre-launch!* I love having to watch for cleanses (BTW thanks for the debuff icon settings in 2.0!!!!), healing, and CC and even at sometimes watching who not to heal (DARN HM TFB Dread Guard Fight!). Healing is just so awesome. Its an art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silensaint Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 (edited) My personal fav is Tanking I have all 3 tank classes at max Lv But I find Jug tanking a lot harder to generate threat so I enjoy playing her the most because I have to really work Edited March 4, 2013 by Silensaint Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenovan Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Two years ago I'd have a simple answer for this, but SWTOR is the first game where I've actively wanted to play something besides DPS. Yay? XD DPS - Specifically ranged DPS, this is the role I've been taking for years. I enjoy being able to stand back from the chaos of melee, and perhaps mow down stray mobs while the tank is busy with the main force of enemies. As an added bonus, on my Merc I can throw in some emergency heals if need be -- flexibility is awesome. Tank - Still leveling my tanks (both melee), but I'm loving the idea of managing the battlefield, and the challenge of survivability -- I can't run away or dump aggro, my party is counting on me to defend them! Since the tank often ends up calling the shots in group play (logically, since they most often start the fights...), I'm cautiously excited about taking that role; I generally don't seek to lead, but I do have a pretty good grasp of most of the Flashpoints by now, so hopefully that will be helpful when my tanks hit 50. Looking forward to it! (Healing's still very new to me, but I want to eventually branch into that as well! Keeping everyone alive is a big responsibility and a tempting challenge...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToxicityGarden Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 For Mindless entertainment: DPS. Me hit stuff good. Bad guy make dead. Tanking is also really fun when you have a good group together. With a not so good group though... it's a lesson in patience. That might just be because I'm a terribad tank though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugattiboy Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 PvE DPS. I like killing stuff fast. I do PvE because I'm not a fan of dick measuring contests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthTHC Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I think I equally enjoy healing on my Sage and tanking on my Shadow. Tanking offers quite a bit of excitement and forces me to pay much greater more to what's going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryRow Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I really like tanking. I'm especially glad you guys designed it a little differently in this game compared to "that other game" where the tank is actually somewhat challenged to hold as many mobs as possible and the dps don't just hit whatever the tank is hitting. In boss fights I find the tank is dealing with most of the mechanics, compared to squeezing out optimal dps from a rotation (looking at a fight organically instead of numbers). I like tanking in pvp too, but I find that the two teams need to be pretty evenly matched for a good tank to really make a difference. In a one sided match, no matter what side you're on, you'll end up feeling like dead weight and/or frustrated. Close games where good tanking has a real impact make it worth it. The other roles are pretty fun too (especially dps - let's face it, killing things, esp. other players, is fun) but tanking is where it's at for me. Right now my biggest problem is coming up with a new forum signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaEkotte Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 For leveling, tank all the way, esp with a healer companion, I can do all of the class quests on the planet without before I do a single side quest. For end-game I love dps, it is jsut wicked awsome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwipe Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I play healer in all MMOs with a healer class. There is just some satisfaction from playing a healer that you can't get from other classes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izorii Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 DPS is by far the most fun to play quick fights with lots of damage. That said my main character is a healer I like being wanted on any flashpoint, and as a RPer I like the idea of sending compaions off who can soak up damage and keeping them alive while my robe wearing healer avoids damage and strikes from behind a wall of metal and flesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spongeyform Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 For me it will be healer all the way - I have always played healers - atm I have 3 lvl 50s, 2 Healers (Op/Sage) and a Tank (Sin), but I'm currently levelling my third healer Reason: I like the responsibility of healing in both PvP and PvE, and I get a certain amount of satisfaction from it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyneigh Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I play healer in all MMOs with a healer class. There is just some satisfaction from playing a healer that you can't get from other classes It's true! I always heal, too. DPSing is fun... tanking is work... but healing is responsibility. I love being the one that's responsible for reacting to incoming damage and keeping everyone alive. Nothing feels better than downing a tough boss with no deaths! Or defending/attacking a pvp objective and keeping your teammates up and fighting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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