andrewmarsh Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 So i am leveling up a Marauder and i get creamed by everything and i don't know why ? could it be my armor the mods am using or weapons or do i just suck ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoastmos Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I had that same issue when I started. So check your stance first..juyo=annihilation for example..then search these threads for the best rotation and make sure your gear is up to par. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distracted Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 The Marauders defence is based solely on killing the enemy before they kill you. Along with the obvious 'make sure your gear/mods are upto date (within 5 levels of your current level), also use a DPS companion & keep its gear up to date (mods & adaptable gear are the best way to do this is utilizing the x12 bonus). Tank & healer companions are generally worthless for a Marauder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadra Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) Tank & healer companions are generally worthless for a Marauder. I don't agree. I actually find a healer companion to perform way better than a DD one. DD comps don't do nearly as much damage as you do even if geared on par. I leveled my main to 50 with Jaesa, then I switched to Malavai to try him out as a healer and he was so much easier to play with, though not as interesting, cause with Jaesa I had to actually use some tactics to beat some nasty boss. Today you probably won't have any problems, cause there's a ton of commendations dropping, but back after the game start you basically used any green/blue gear you could find while progressing through the story and companions just got the scraps. Edited June 24, 2015 by Kadra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distracted Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Jaesa is actually pretty terrible as a lightside comp & not much better as a darkside one. I much prefer Vette because of her tendency to constantly land huge criticals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karkais Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Tank & healer companions are generally worthless for a Marauder. This is absolutely false. Healer is just as good with marauder as with other classes. My main character is a marauder and I regularly use Quinn the healer as my companion of choice to avoid dying to accidental extra aggro. Sure you can beat enemies faster with a dps companion, but you will spend more time resting that way. Healer would be my pick for a companion during leveling. Having difficulty in PVE leveling can be a result of many things, that are difficult for us to determine when answering someones posts: - bad gear - bad gear on the companion (the most common condition) - trying to battle NPCs that are too high level in comparison - Not resting between mobs - pulling extra aggro - just don't know how to play Overall NPC mobs during leveling are quite easy outside Makeb and few special locations, and I cant imagine any of the classes would have been nerfed to such extent that they would have trouble with those, assuming they know how to play the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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