Saimeren Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 TLDR: Will my assassin tank become less squishy at L50 with actual pvp gear? TLDR: Will my Sorcerer get focused less, or become less squishy as I gain level past L12, and get more abilities? Assassin = Tank for support.. I don't want to die!!! Sorcerer = Most like a mage from WoW.. My main class. (Will it eventually become more like that as I gain more abilities) How do I overcome not being able to get behind a target that has guns? (They spin around with you automatically as a class mechanic when their shooting you..) Hey guys, First off, I want to say that I don't need the ******** answer of "The class is broken, go to _______ class if you want to 1 shot people" I know on every forum, for every game, everyone always thinks that their class is broken 90% of the time... I don't want to be Omnipotent, I just want to be viable, and have fun. With all that out of the way.. On to my question. My highest character is my Assassin, and I love it. I'm going tanking spec, and my goal with him, is to be support. Ball carrier, node defender Ect.. I like the thought of being able to use taunt, and guard to actually decrease the damage the opponent does to the people around me. I've always been a very defensive player in the aspect that I don't like to die. I don't really care if I don't do a hell of a lot of damage, as long as I have support mechanics. My Assassin being L36 right now, I find that I die fairly quickly in WZ's, so my question on this guy is.. When I hit L50 on him, and get actual survivalist pvp gear, will it make a difference? Will I become less squishy, and actually be able to take hits from several guys, or am I always going to be relatively squishy? Should I realistically just stick to dps at this point? I find that if there is guard on anyone, then there's no stealth. The second I get in range of that person, I'm out of stealth, and my opener is lost. The second issue I have is with the Sorcerer. Note that he's only L12, so I can't say much for the class at this point.. I'm not trying to say that their the best, or that I'll be the best on them or anything. I was in the BG's, and I would constantly get focused, and I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that I have a giant purple beam coming from my hands to the target so everyone always knows who's attacking who, and focus me down. I don't really have a problem with that, but my question is, without being able to get behind your target in this game (if you shoot someone, they automatically follow your character, and if you don't touch the mouse, they spin around and constantly look at you) will I become less squishy as I level and gain more abilities? I'm not the worlds best pvper, by far, but I can hold my own in almost every game I play. I'm decent when it comes to pvp, but I'm having these issues right now. With my static barrier, force speed, and force slow, it might make a difference, but I'd like the opinion of someone who has a little more experience with the class. I'm just trying to find out which character I like playing more, and if things will change for them in the future once I get higher levels, and actual gear. Thanks in advance -Saimeren
Kindran Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 (edited) TLDR: Will my assassin tank become less squishy at L50 with actual pvp gear? TLDR: Will my Sorcerer get focused less, or become less squishy as I gain level past L12, and get more abilities? Assassin = Tank for support.. I don't want to die!!! Sorcerer = Most like a mage from WoW.. My main class. (Will it eventually become more like that as I gain more abilities) With your assassin you can choose your battles and yes, it has good survivability. Your Sorcerer will be a high priority target at every level including 50 and 55. If you want to be like a Mage from WoW in PvP then Sorcerer is not for you. The similarities stop after looking past the caster role and "iceblock" ability in 2.0. The Sorcerer's 3 specs are Corruption (Disc Priest), Lightning (Ele Shaman), and Madness (Shadow Priest). Each spec is exactly like the 3 WoW counterparts with small differences in abilities and utilities. If you plan to pvp at level 55 in RotHC I would have to suggest to go as Assassin or Corruption (healing) Sorcerer. DPS Sorcerers are and still will be the squishiest class in SWToR. There are many threads in this forum discussing our problems, and if you care to look they are usually all in the top 5 or 6 non-stickied threads in the Sorcerer sub-forums. Edited April 4, 2013 by Kindran
Recommended Posts