Elandir Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 hello there, I'm a Vanguard Trooper and i'm unhappy with the "melee" approach of the class... so i'm thinking about switching to a commando. My big question is, how good can a commando do ranged dps ? specially in pvp ? Ty very much =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetallicaRulez Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Gunnery is one of the highest Ranged DPS specs in the game. In PvP, you have amazing burst, decent sustained damage, but VERY low mobility. It's great against pugs who don't know to focus you. Once you become focused though, your escape cooldowns have long-ish cooldowns and don't have a huge effect overall. Basically, if you can stand and shoot without being harassed, you will do well. If you can't you won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elandir Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 Gunnery is one of the highest Ranged DPS specs in the game. In PvP, you have amazing burst, decent sustained damage, but VERY low mobility. It's great against pugs who don't know to focus you. Once you become focused though, your escape cooldowns have long-ish cooldowns and don't have a huge effect overall. Basically, if you can stand and shoot without being harassed, you will do well. If you can't you won't. Ty for the input... what can you tell me about the others trees ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidt Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Basically the assault-line gives you alot more movement whilst PvPing. It seems, that there are more instant casts, and more damage over time effects, which may make assault more viable for pvp. But that's just philosophy I think. Personally I like to survive in pvp, I rather am a walking fortress and stun and slow everyone around me, than to kill every single enemy in a split second. What do you like? Going down and drag at least 3-4 enemys with you, cause you seriously DoT'ed their asses? Go assault. You like bursting and getting badly focused once the community figured out how 'bursty' commandos can be? Go gunnery. In the end it only matters how clever you are pvp-wise. Hope these thoughts helped you a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elandir Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 Basically the assault-line gives you alot more movement whilst PvPing. It seems, that there are more instant casts, and more damage over time effects, which may make assault more viable for pvp. But that's just philosophy I think. Personally I like to survive in pvp, I rather am a walking fortress and stun and slow everyone around me, than to kill every single enemy in a split second. What do you like? Going down and drag at least 3-4 enemys with you, cause you seriously DoT'ed their asses? Go assault. You like bursting and getting badly focused once the community figured out how 'bursty' commandos can be? Go gunnery. In the end it only matters how clever you are pvp-wise. Hope these thoughts helped you a little. Sure they did, i rather go with the build that die less... maybe assault will be my choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzxzxz Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 hello there, I'm a Vanguard Trooper and i'm unhappy with the "melee" approach of the class... so i'm thinking about switching to a commando. My big question is, how good can a commando do ranged dps ? specially in pvp ? Ty very much =) Bad part about that is if you do go Commando you will have to make a new Trooper. You can't change your AC after you pick it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elandir Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 Bad part about that is if you do go Commando you will have to make a new Trooper. You can't change your AC after you pick it. already deleted my vanguard, to keep the name hehe i was lvl 18 though... not a big problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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