collinc Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Just played through a few missions on Rishi. With no explosive probe, no orbital strike, no corrosive dart my rotation has become: Grenade, shoot, shoot, shoot, grenade, shoot, shoot, shoot. Occasionally I'll run up and debilitate and backstab and shiv, but those have rather long cooldowns. Why exactly did we need to lose 3 attack abilities? Or are we not supposed to spec heal unless we're running in a group now? Because this is just boring and time consuming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transairion Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Because this is just boring and time consuming. That's what ALL healers are/are meant to be like when solo healing PvE. You're basically immortal, but it's dull and slow. It's why I never spec heals for Dailies. If you were doing similar to DPS speed of killing, while specced heals, then there was a big problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydogclimbstree Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Before someone jumps in and says, "Just spec dps!", please remember your healers can't respec while in a PvP que... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotharofxev Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 You got more flexibility. Just ask some of the posters around here. Now suck it up Buttercup. (*) (*) Please note that was sarcasm and not intended as a flame of the OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinc Posted December 2, 2014 Author Share Posted December 2, 2014 If you were doing similar to DPS speed of killing, while specced heals, then there was a big problem. I killed things a lot slower than other dps before. This isn't even an issue of kill speed. It's an issue that there are 2 skills to use and one of them is the default shoot. There are also 2 melee skills, but one of them you have to be behind for. And I have a freaking gun, I should be able to use some ranged things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrutchCricket Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 It sounds like you should be shanking more, but otherwise it's as I expected. A fun class reduced to tedium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrittneyNB Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 What about shiv and back stab. I have never used explosive probe and rarely used OS, things died before it did anything anyway. I really enjoy solo content on my op healer, still do in 3.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinc Posted December 2, 2014 Author Share Posted December 2, 2014 What about shiv and back stab. I have never used explosive probe and rarely used OS, things died before it did anything anyway. I really enjoy solo content on my op healer, still do in 3.0. Shiv works well enough but that means I have to run up and be close to everyone, and as I said I have a gun. Backstab you have to be behind for that, and I'll probably only ever be able to get that off if I stun them first. Unless I run with a tank comp I guess. Then you probably weren't using os right. Start an attack off with it, it knocks down weak and standard npc's and you could focus on strong and elite npc's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrutchCricket Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Shiv works well enough but that means I have to run up and be close to everyone, and as I said I have a gun. Backstab you have to be behind for that, and I'll probably only ever be able to get that off if I stun them first. Unless I run with a tank comp I guess. Then you probably weren't using os right. Start an attack off with it, it knocks down weak and standard npc's and you could focus on strong and elite npc's. Dude I'm with you that these changes suck. But I don't think you're op'ing right. You have a gun but you're not really a ranged class. You're a stealth melee. In more than one sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeweledleah Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 this is what I was afraid of when it comes to removal of hybrids. then again... they gave more healing abilities to dps specs :/ guess I'm going dps on all my healers for leveling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinc Posted December 2, 2014 Author Share Posted December 2, 2014 Dude I'm with you that these changes suck. But I don't think you're op'ing right. You have a gun but you're not really a ranged class. You're a stealth melee. In more than one sense. Yeah I know that's what they want, but then we need more than 2 skills for melee. Not like I can sit there and shiv over and over again. I'm with you too though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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