To all the geared tanks out there! What augments would you recommend going for at this point? In full MK-2 duelist gear, I have 24% defense chance, 29.7% shield chance, and 33% shield absorption. Far cry from the previous 34/64/62 I had back at L50. It seems that stats across the board are less inflated now. Now, of course, I'm not after the "golden goose" of hp. The massively exaggerated hp numbers are for epeen-flexion. With 36k, I've had no trouble staying alive in the current content. Thank the makers for our cooldowns. Anyway, that's not even mentioning that a set of 72s alone would drastically boost hp. So! Straight up Def/Shield/Absorb? If so, what are the ideal numbers these days? Along with percentages, would you mind giving me a specific rating per stat? Thanks, guys!

I was Vlek Drynn, mando on Farstar. Great to see some familiar names! Man, I've missed hangin' with you guys! The memories. Good, good memories.

Good point. I just don't understand why I'm pulling such higher dps with it than with arsenal. Got the perfect rotation down for both and everything. 'Tis beyond me. Any ideas?

That's true. What is the ops boss resistance % to elemental damage?

As of 1.2 -----> "The Tracer Missile debuff that increases Heatseeker Missile damage now only benefits the Bounty Hunter that applied it." Maybe I missed it in my scan of patch notes since 1.2, but does anyone know if there's been a change? Even an "unnoticed" one like the sniper's Shatter Shot debuff not technically working as intended?

http://www.torhead.com/skill-calc#300McZ0cZcGrbzGGrs.1

Greetings! I've done extensive testing with both the arsenal and pyro specs, and have personally found my pyro build to pull a considerable amount more damage than my arsenal build. I've read Aerro's amazing guide and posts here, and I must say, wow! Those are some crazy awesome numbers. Well done, sir. Yet, try as I might, I can't seem to hit anywhere near that range. I used my own rotation and the one recommended by Aerro, which actually were identical. I'm not quite as geared (552 power, 865.1 tech bonus dmg, 32.77% crit, and 73.87% surge), but I'm well on the way. So, from all my tests, my results on average were this: arsenal yields about 1100-1250 and pyro 1300-1500. Thus, I have decided that I quite love using pyro in raiding and all other things. Out of curiosity, what sort of numbers are the other raiding pyro fans out there seeing?