NottyWizard Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Hey guys, So finally after going to loads and loads of posts, I've decided to go for a DPS Merc since I rarely (if at all) play PvP. I prefer DPS'ing over healing and I do love ranged attacks. My main decision now is which discipline to go for. I'm very torn between Arsenal and IO. Whilst I do love AoEs, IO sounds to be so powerful for single targets. The 3.0 guide on Dulfy unfortunately did not help in deciding. Would love to hear your thoughts. As a side note, any suggestions on crew skills? I was thinking of scavenging, slicing and bioanalysis. All 3 meant just for getting more creds, not a big fan of crafting stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryokusen Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 It really depends for what kind of content. If you want to get into super hardcore endgame raiding, start with IO since it is the highest damage spec and then learn arsenal for the couple of bosses that requiere tons of target switching . Also because missiles -> burning pebbles For casual grind' dailies and stuff I'd recommend arsenal, but you may wanna learn IO for high hp bosses like the ones on hm flashpoints. IO needs a lot of practice and parsing to be worth since a mediocre IO rotation will get outdps by a mediocre arsenal rotation, at least in my experience, but in the end I'd trying both specs and see whats more fun for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NottyWizard Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share Posted March 26, 2015 Thanks for the reply. So what you're saying is I should start with IO for leveling and then switch to arsenal? Sounds like a good plan as any Will check both out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergz Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 I play Arsenal and its a great spec. Really good damage output plenty mobile and lots of tricks you can use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MASOLIZ Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 (edited) I play Arsenal and its a great spec. Really good damage output plenty mobile and lots of tricks you can use We'll both specs can be mobile these days but IO is less forgiving in terms of heat management. I run IO myself on all 3.0 op fights besides commanders. Cuz as I said heat management sucks cleared it the first time just ran into heat bl**s in IO it's a joke in arsenal tho especially for the fourth fight in ToS especially for aoe. That's the only fight I ru for tho so take it with a grain of salt. Just giving my personal experiences is all. Gyro and the Zorz rotations are great Btw Edit: Btw the Gyro's PvE 3.0 dps rotations are on the official forums, top sticky and such Edited March 31, 2015 by MASOLIZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrvwbug Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Arsenal is by far the easier and more forgiving rotation and a much better choice for leveling. IO is capable of quite a bit more single target dps, but the rotation (actually more like 3-4 different rotations depending on fight phase and heat level) is incredibly difficult and unforgiving with heat management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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