Khalous Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I am about done with gearing out my gunnery commando, but I am considering upgrading from the conq weapon to a pve 72 barrel with whatever other mods/enh I can afford. Has anyone tried this out before? What tech bonus damage did you get, and how much expertise did you lose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khalous Posted June 20, 2013 Author Share Posted June 20, 2013 I bought it. the 72 barrel is just barely better than the conq cannon, with 66 mod and enh. lost about 2% damage bonus from exp, gained about 4% bonus tech damage, among other things. If anyone cares, or is alive; I can post hard numbers tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Yeah, I'm using a 69 barrel instead of the partisan barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 (edited) This thread got me thinking (and Mathing), and I've found that my PVE cannon with 72 barrel and 69 mods + power crystal +66 aug IS more powerful in WZ's due to bolster AND more powerful in open world pvp. My Aug'd Partisan cannon is several percentage points weaker in both scenarios. A commando truly is only as powerful as his barrel. Edited June 20, 2013 by Tweaked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macroeconomics Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 The ironic thing is that the most powerful pvp weapons are level 55 green guns. Bolster. LOL.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khalous Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 A buddy gave me a crafted 54 purple... even with the most recent patch, it tests out as 50dmg higher than the 72, and much higher than the conq. Very little vitality on it though. The pve cannon gives me more health and damage, with only 2% more damage taken... the 54 is less than a fraction of a percent though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khalous Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 Transferred the 72 barrel and mods to a Merc I just finished leveling. Did 11162 DR with Conq weapon /full pvp gear. http://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww269/wyrmh/Screenshot_2013-07-07_22_53_35_912398_zps3c87d9c4.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyronamics Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 To a merc eh? I reach up to 10k+ on my merc, 72 assault cannon and generator everything else part/conq. Main requirement is for the target to be some pansy *** dress wearer or a FOTM gun class with extra points if they are badly geared so they have low expertise and low stats. Maximum crits are also affected by Surge (which you boost by abandoning accuracy) and whether you are under the effects of temporary damage boosters at the time such as a SA relic. I do have accuracy because I'm not keen on Unload missing or High Impact Bolt however the highest player base dodge chance is consulars on 10% who take sick damage from anything that doesn't miss. Minimum is the 5% that bounty hunters have. I roll with 97ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khalous Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share Posted July 9, 2013 That shot was with full conq/part gear. As shown on the screen shot. Used legacy to transfer the pve barrel/weapon to a recently 55 merc... which is now one of the best geared toons in most of its pvp matches. Why are people not preparing for 55 pvp anymore? So many are queueing with sub 24k health. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashogy_reborn Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 That shot was with full conq/part gear. As shown on the screen shot. Used legacy to transfer the pve barrel/weapon to a recently 55 merc... which is now one of the best geared toons in most of its pvp matches. Why are people not preparing for 55 pvp anymore? So many are queueing with sub 24k health. 2x XP makes it really hard to max out comms while leveling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nezyrworks Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 To a merc eh? I reach up to 10k+ on my merc, 72 assault cannon and generator everything else part/conq. Main requirement is for the target to be some pansy *** dress wearer or a FOTM gun class with extra points if they are badly geared so they have low expertise and low stats. Maximum crits are also affected by Surge (which you boost by abandoning accuracy) and whether you are under the effects of temporary damage boosters at the time such as a SA relic. I do have accuracy because I'm not keen on Unload missing or High Impact Bolt however the highest player base dodge chance is consulars on 10% who take sick damage from anything that doesn't miss. Minimum is the 5% that bounty hunters have. I roll with 97ish. So far, the best weapon for warzones is still the 54 purple crafted cannon. Because Tech power and base barrel damage is bolstered, you relay on stats, and this weapon have the best pointwise stats (190+ power and 110 surge makes up for endurance loss) and is still bolstered better than 72 mods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khalous Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 That is true, which I already tested. Bioware will eventually fix this... Currently wondering if I will still be playing this game by October and the new tier of gear is released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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