Best tanking tree?

[Forever_Alone]

Whats the best way to spend talent points to spec a full tank?

 

Use this.

 

Thanks.

[Ralos]

Try building one and putting up yourself. People will comment if you do that, otherwise you just look a bit lazy.

[Guurzak]

PVE or PVP?

[Forever_Alone]

How's this?

 

I want to be a PVE tank by the way.

Edited December 26, 2011 by Forever_Alone

[Dubblebass]

How's this?

 

I want to be a PVE tank by the way.

 

This is where I was taking my vanguard...also as PvE tank.

[Forever_Alone]

Can any level 40+'s comment on the build I posted?

[doubleaction]

Can any level 40+'s comment on the build I posted?

 

Dump the points from the PvP skills into the PvE ones, and take Gut instead of Energy Blast.

[Ralos]

I'm only 38, but I'd drop Steely Resolve for Shield Cylinder in a heart beat.

[LordXalas]

What about this build? i heard people saying that gut is better then the energy blast.

[Ralos]

It's still in debate. Gut costs ammo, Energy Blast provides ammo. Gut is spamable, EB has a 15 second cool down. Gut adds a DOT, Energy Blast has a higher base damage. Gut's dot makes it less useful to be spamed and to get full use out of it you need more points in Tactics.

 

Here is what I'm looking at for PvP/PVE tanking.

[LordXalas]

It's still in debate. Gut costs ammo, Energy Blast provides ammo. Gut is spamable, EB has a 15 second cool down. Gut adds a DOT, Energy Blast has a higher base damage. Gut's dot makes it less useful to be spamed and to get full use out of it you need more points in Tactics.

 

Here is what I'm looking at for PvP/PVE tanking.

 

its just that i heard gut does more base damage and adds a dot which generates more threat then energy blast will ever do. Also to note is that the animation for energy blast takes forever to do so its really not ideal to spam it since your rotation will be out of wack and you will lose threat in the process.

[Xezkaiel]

I go with gut as I dont have ammo problems, it seems to generate more threat, AND its just freaking awesome....slicing someone with a blade of metal will always be more satisfying than a cauterizing lightsaber strike =D

[Trevalon]

Your spec needs alot of work...

 

read around these forums to find better ideas on how to spec...

[mercturq]

It's still in debate. Gut costs ammo, Energy Blast provides ammo. Gut is spamable, EB has a 15 second cool down. Gut adds a DOT, Energy Blast has a higher base damage. Gut's dot makes it less useful to be spamed and to get full use out of it you need more points in Tactics.

 

Here is what I'm looking at for PvP/PVE tanking.

 

hmm, you are going for a PvE/PvP build here and you don't want to take gut? I don't think you are fully aware of how useful a DoT is in PvP. Stops people from being able to re-stealth, stops people from being able to cap a control point, forces healers to cleanse or heal through the DoT while you focus on dealing damage on another target (healers rip their hair out!).

 

Unless you have severe ammo problems, examples would be that you run out of ammo before you are able to finish one opponent off in PVP (PvE, you shouldn't have ammo problems at all, bottom line), then I would highly suggest gut > energy. Not to mention how energy makes your character take a knee >