CKNORTH Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 I am Spring cleaning my characters looking to give a pure DPS a go in hopes one day I can actually stop procrastinating and run some OP's. So the Question would be which Pure DPS is most enjoyable for me. I like them both Equally but it seems range is the overall best at the moment in my mind, but then Jedi Sents are quite fun in there own respects.... I am curious what others have as there favorite pure DPS Class and why? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkside Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 I am Spring cleaning my characters looking to give a pure DPS a go in hopes one day I can actually stop procrastinating and run some OP's. So the Question would be which Pure DPS is most enjoyable for me. I like them both Equally but it seems range is the overall best at the moment in my mind, but then Jedi Sents are quite fun in there own respects.... I am curious what others have as there favorite pure DPS Class and why? Thanks. My favorite dps class is the one that goes "PEW PEW PEW.......PEW PEW". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Girl Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 I'd go with trooper. It's the most fun Republic ranged DPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halinalle Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Out of the two pure dps classes: gunslinger Saboteur is just pure fun and other two disciplines aren't too bad dps wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Udoroththefinal Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Slingers are the most powerful due to dps and defenses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithros Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 I'd go with trooper. It's the most fun Republic ranged DPS. Only gunslingers and sentinels (and snipers and marauders on the Imperial side) are "pure" DPS. Troopers have either heal (commando) or tank (vanguard) options. Of those two, I prefer the gunslinger. A dual-blaster wielding smuggler just works better for me than a dual-saber wielding Jedi. I also find range easier to play than close combat. Just played a guardian through the Knight class story again and while I certainly can not say that it was "difficult" (zero deaths), it was clunky for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmbuddah Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Dirty fighting gunslinger is my favorite. Healer is Scoundrel. Tank is VG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediQuaker Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 My favourite classes are my 2 Gunslingers, my Sentinel, my Marauder, and my (new) Sniper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yomitako Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 I've always had a great time with my Sharpshooter gunslinger in PVE. Been playing it for quite some time now. I just love the "punch holes through the boss" feel to it once the rotation gets going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rion_Starkiller Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 (edited) I used to be Watchman for Ops, Concentration for PvP. I recently learned the Combat spec for sentinel. So fun! Combat is simple, elegant, high damage, and FAST. Because I have to be purely focused on what I'm doing, it's perfect for a brain that's easily distracted by squirrels.... SQUIRREL! Edited April 14, 2017 by Rion_Starkiller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayOfTheWarriorx Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 I am Spring cleaning my characters looking to give a pure DPS a go in hopes one day I can actually stop procrastinating and run some OP's. So the Question would be which Pure DPS is most enjoyable for me. I like them both Equally but it seems range is the overall best at the moment in my mind, but then Jedi Sents are quite fun in there own respects.... I am curious what others have as there favorite pure DPS Class and why? Thanks. There really is no question that ranged is the better preforming currently [ sadly ], if you are mainly concerned about a top preformer, ranged is the better route. That's not to say marauders aren't excellent at putting out the pain, they can still wreck havok, it's just that it's more difficult to put out the top numbers as a melee in this meta and has a higher skill cap overall to use the class to it's potential. All things considered, range is easier to play as well. - That's not to say that Sniper/Gunslinger dont have high skill sets needed for optinal performance, they simply have more going for them currently and they dont have as many concerns to consider as melee do. 5.0 Is the Era of Ranged for sure. That said, a skilled Sent/Marauder can be a terrifying opponent more than capable of enviable destruction and can carry his own weight for sure. As a long time player of a Carnage Marauder, all I can say is that even in this range heavy meta, I have never once considered switching to a ranged class. Sents/Maras can still bring the house down and are a blast to play once you really get your hands around the class. Playing what you enjoy the most is always the best way to go, If you love what your playing you will do better with it than you would with the runner up choice in most instances. Trust your gut. Best of luck to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valceanu Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Playing what you enjoy the most is always the best way to go, If you love what your playing you will do better with it than you would with the runner up choice in most instances. Trust your gut. Best of luck to you. QFT ... well said mate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuaRya Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Dirty fighting gunslinger is my favorite. Healer is Scoundrel. Tank is VG This is me too. My slinger is a mirror of my sniper and gets all the gear hand me downs. That's the cool thing about Galactic Command. I've geared up a Merc/Commando that way as well. I'm biased towards ranged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmbuddah Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 This is me too. My slinger is a mirror of my sniper and gets all the gear hand me downs. That's the cool thing about Galactic Command. I've geared up a Merc/Commando that way as well. I'm biased towards ranged. I have a lot more characters, but I cant agree about GC, because that is the main reason I stopped playing anything but my 3 mains. And even that is annoying because I used to dual spec my VG and Scoundrel, but doing that now is too much of a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoopicus Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 (edited) For PvP, for highly skilled players, Sentinels and Gunslingers are the top, if played well. Both are survivable and super nasty. Both take considerably more skill than Commandos to play well but will crank out the kills. That said Commandos are up there too, but are far, far easier to play. At more median skill levels, Commandos are far more survivable than Sentinels; in fact they are far more survivable than Vanguards or Guardians too, which is why everyone wants them nerfed. On paper they are more survivable than slingers too, but a skilled gunslinger is extremely hard to kill. I play all of these as alts but I main a Jugg, and when fighting pubs it's the slingers and sents that I worry about. Edited April 15, 2017 by stoopicus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forestguard Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 There really is no question that ranged is the better preforming currently [ sadly ], if you are mainly concerned about a top preformer, ranged is the better route. ... Playing what you enjoy the most is always the best way to go, If you love what your playing you will do better with it than you would with the runner up choice in most instances. Trust your gut. Best of luck to you. This was what I was gonna suggest. Slingers are currently the top, mainly Dirty Fighting, but at least Watchman Sents aren't too far behind (if you like the sustained DPS of DoTs). It's been a while since I played a Sentinel, amd I've only played each AC to around 50ish, so I don't have the greatest knowledge. You'll mainly running more often as a melee, but most of your abilities are instant, so that balances out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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