Sounds like you are on the right track. I'd continue allocating points the way you are, and when you get to level 20 dump all of your points into swimming.

Agree 100% - This guy speaks the truth. You wanted a dps class that can heal - you got it. Now you're crying about getting more abilities to help you survive better. Make a PT, then you can come here and cry about something else. "Wah, when I'm specced in ST, my damage sucks - and I got no heals!" Here's come the Wahhhhhbulance

PT is a great class, there's just something weird about meleeing with a pistol. And I'm not too crazy about the looks of our armours. But, mechanics wise - it's a solid class.

You mean "Bursting Flame" Yes I will be.

nvm I can see how getting Super Heated Rail can really help with venting heat. Thanks all for your replies!

Sweet. I thought at the very least I would have to spam flame burst after taking the 3 point talent to ensure the "snare" was always "on".

So in looking at the Pyro tree - I'm assuming that you need to take Superheated Gas and Rail to ensure the snare is always "proccing"?

I notice we have 2 snares. 1 in the Shield Tech Tree - Neurel Overload which procs off Ion Gas Cylinder and the other: Sweltering Heat in the Pyrotech line that procs off Combustible Gas Cylinder. Question: Does one proc more or is easier to trigger than the other? Thanks!

I notice our first robot that comes with ship - can heal for pve. He also comes with no gear - what stat should I increase in order to get the most out of his healing? Thanks!

Auto face in pvp is lame. Auto face in pve is for the lazy. I'll admit in pve I do get lazy and like the convenience. But imo it doesn't belong in pvp. If lag is your problem - buy a better computer.

I think instanced pvp is boring and stupid. I would much prefer one world dedicated to world pvp with destructible/capturable assets, politics, faction wars. Give me a reason to pvp and I will continue to subscribe to the game.

Excellent post. Sums up my thoughts exactly. Hope the dev's are listening!

Mako looks really hot as a slave girl. But she's a goodie two shoes. And it wrecks the immersion for me since I'm trying to play the BH class as the dark side. I find Kaliyo is really cool as a "bad girl", she lets me role play the dark side which I like. Too bad we can't choose the "temperment" of our companions to fit our playstyle/personalities.

This post is a joke right? I mean seriously I have played every single class - and Vanguard is amazing.

I've noticed that my companion gets new abilities as I level - but I can't seem to figure out how to move them around. They seemed "fixed" on the mini bar and if you expand them. It seems I can turm them on or off, but not move them? The reason I'm asking is because in the mini bar for the companion you get 4 abilities. Do they use all of their abilities or just the ones hotkeyed on their mini bar? Can I switch these 4 out? If I expand the mini bar for my companion it takes over my whole bottom row - for my main chracter hot keys. Thanks.