Letsjet Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 I'm thinking of trying out some pvp as I've done mostly pve in this game. What classes come to mind that get their best abilities the quickest in level? Like I know everyone likes mara's but don't they get trashed in the beginning? I'm thinking 1st 30 levels and all I can come up with is sage/sorc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackNader Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 merc - healer spec spamming standard bounty hunter damage rotation and the AOE heal every 6 seconds = faceroll in lowbie. (it gets weaker post 30 tho by a large margin and you have to spec into a full tree) marauder - garbage prior to 26 jug - average sorc - good sniper - faceroll operative healer - not too shabby powertech - average assassin - pretty reasonable because of maul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gocard Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 From recent experience, these two advanced classes stand out: Sage/Sorc, you can heal or dps really well in 10-29 PvP. No need to respec either because of bolstering. If you hit the heal abilities, you're heal spec. If you attack, you're DPS spec Vanguard/Powertech, you can dish out massive damage in 10-29 PvP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sziroten Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 merc - healer spec spamming standard bounty hunter damage rotation and the AOE heal every 6 seconds = faceroll in lowbie. (it gets weaker post 30 tho by a large margin and you have to spec into a full tree) marauder - garbage prior to 26 jug - average sorc - good sniper - faceroll operative healer - not too shabby powertech - average assassin - pretty reasonable because of maul Sorc, sniper, merc and powertech pretty neat to play, other classes are getting their "useful" things only few lvl short to lvl 30 or above. Merc and sorc may come out on top because they can heal as well... (had 5! mercs which threw ae heal around... was a real pain). Vanguard/Powertech, you can dish out massive damage in 10-29 PvP. Overall damage yes though I think sniper would win regarding single target dps because it's just sick how fast people drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seireeni Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Sniper are great since they get their execute ability so soon, they can deal a ton of damage in 10-29. The problem is, though, that they have to spam snipe quite often, and snipe eats a bunch of energy, so the energy management while waiting that your hard-hitting abilities get off cd is a little tricky. Also, I have to say that my smash jugg (level 17 atm I think) is doing kind nicely in lowbie, though the problem quite usually is the lack of abilities healers have at this level. They just can't necessarily keep up people in the middle of a melee zerg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTomorrow Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Sniper are great since they get their execute ability so soon, they can deal a ton of damage in 10-29. The problem is, though, that they have to spam snipe quite often, and snipe eats a bunch of energy, so the energy management while waiting that your hard-hitting abilities get off cd is a little tricky. Also, I have to say that my smash jugg (level 17 atm I think) is doing kind nicely in lowbie, though the problem quite usually is the lack of abilities healers have at this level. They just can't necessarily keep up people in the middle of a melee zerg. snipers are easily counterable in 10-29 simply because they have no instants outside of snap shot snipe. a few dots will ruin snipers royally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyhigh Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 No matter what you pick going from PvE to PvP is a totally different animal. Follow what YOU think you want to do and work at it. You won't be good at it immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feeblezak Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 I'm thinking of trying out some pvp as I've done mostly pve in this game. What classes come to mind that get their best abilities the quickest in level? Like I know everyone likes mara's but don't they get trashed in the beginning? I'm thinking 1st 30 levels and all I can come up with is sage/sorc. Flavour of the month player here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atramar Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Flavour of the month player here. more like 'I'm getting my behind handed to me in pieces on competetive pvp, I want to pwn in lowbie pvp to get my epeen up' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crewthiefthor Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 more like 'I'm getting my behind handed to me in pieces on competetive pvp, I want to pwn in lowbie pvp to get my epeen up' LOL. Sort of like those terrible players in lowbie PvP that will run through the entire enemy team to reach the lowest level toon in the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Beers Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Best class for lowbie PvP? Who cares unless you plan on twinking, you're not going to be in lowbie forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurneyslabb Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Sniper is ungodly faceroll, they may take some damage but their damage output is ungodly broken since 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulzii Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Best class for lowbie PvP? Who cares unless you plan on twinking, you're not going to be in lowbie forever. mores the pity. With bolster in place, i only could dream BW would give us a toggle to not gain xp now. all pre-55 WZs are infinitely more fun than the crap that is lvl55 pvp. Back on topic, all classes are easy to pvp with, but the sorc, sniper and merc and sin are all really powerful from lvl 11 upwards. They get most of their hardest hitting dps really early, whereas classes like mara/jug do not really begin shine until the 30's when they unlock skills like gore, shockwave, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpickney Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Commando does insane damage 10-29 same as merc, went for that meself, one on one will beat all other classes if you play smart. One of the best things is tho the aoe damage can melt a whole team if they are dumb enuff to stand in one spot and not see you sneak in, just thro ur timed nade, hit em with a cyber tec quake nade to keep em there then mortar and watch em melt away, then finish em of with ur grenades forget the name of it , does a small aoe. love doing that tho dont always meet groups dumb enuff to stay in one spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leafy_Bug Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 (edited) snipers are easily counterable in 10-29 simply because they have no instants outside of snap shot snipe. a few dots will ruin snipers royally. Lolz 700k damage done at level 24 with my sniper. 10k followthroughs and you say they are easily counterable? Thank god we have shadows cos without them the Sniper would lube anyone and anything. Its funny to see how far you go for that broken class. Before I actually played one, I said, maybe these guys have it bad and I should see what the fuss is about. I rape EVERYONE with it! Edited June 24, 2013 by Leafy_Bug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jherad Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 (edited) Back on topic, all classes are easy to pvp with, but the sorc, sniper and merc and sin are all really powerful from lvl 11 upwards. Pretty much this. The ranged classes all do well as most melee don't have effective counters in the early game, and the dark horse of the bunch was my lowbie sin. I was getting 10-11.2k mauls *every* match in the late 20s wearing blue gear. Lawl. Edited June 24, 2013 by Jherad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordFlasheart Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Lolz 700k damage done at level 24 with my sniper. 10k followthroughs and you say they are easily counterable? Thank god we have shadows cos without them the Sniper would lube anyone and anything. Its funny to see how far you go for that broken class. Before I actually played one, I said, maybe these guys have it bad and I should see what the fuss is about. I rape EVERYONE with it! Considering you don't get followthrough until 30 I'd say your just lying out your ***. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atramar Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Considering you don't get followthrough until 30 I'd say your just lying out your ***. pretty sure he ment ambush. it does hit hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordFlasheart Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 pretty sure he ment ambush. it does hit hard. As Ambush is a 2.5 sec cast it doesn't help his point, it is pretty easy to LoS if you are a DoT class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atramar Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 As Ambush is a 2.5 sec cast it doesn't help his point, it is pretty easy to LoS if you are a DoT class. could also mean takedown. your guess is good as mine. unless he lied, but FT is hardly a hard hitter. los yes, but depends on positioning (plus leg shot), and on low brackets, not many people go DoTs, as there aren't many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheronFett Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Sniper, without a doubt, will wreck everyone in lowbie PvP. They get a lot of abilities early, including their 30% finisher, which a lot of classes don't get until much later on. Any Sniper worth a crap can easily put up 500-800k per match in lowbie PvP and can 1v1 any other class at that level with practically no problems. Merc and Sorc are also pretty nasty at lower levels. Truth is, most classes don't really hit their stride until around level 30. A good player will be able to make any class work well, but at least in my opinion, a legally blind toadstool could play a Sniper in lowbies. Sniper eventually levels out and other classes catch up, but in the 10-29 bracket, he who has range is king. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islander Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 (edited) Sniper, hands down. It's blatantly OP until endgame now. Even in 30-54, but it's not comedically OP like it is in 10-29. Most of the good melee defenses come very late in the game. It's a well balanced class at 55, which is a somewhat rude awakening for fotm baddies who faceroll their way to 55 and then wonder why it doesn't continue. Edited June 24, 2013 by islander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islander Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 (edited) As Ambush is a 2.5 sec cast it doesn't help his point, it is pretty easy to LoS if you are a DoT class. Not if you're MM and using it properly. The ONLY time I use ambush with that full 2.5 seconds is if my opponent is flash banged and I'm using the time to regenerate some energy because he is eating the mez. Well that, and its great to troll sorcs/sages with their bubble. If I'm waiting to kill him, I see his channel drop to a couple seconds and I just load it up and watch him realize his death is imminent. Even if he force run flees. It's very trolly of me, I know. Edited June 24, 2013 by islander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatsheput Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Sorc is ridiculous followed by sniper and merc. Then pts followed by the melees. Melees just dont have to defenses gap closers to compete in this bracket with a competent ranged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadescythe Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Sniper> all before 30. Main defense (cover) comes standard, big hitting abilities, execute, and root early on. But it's the player not the class. You can say melee is at a disadvantage and you're somewhat right, but that doesn't stop me from topping damage at level 13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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