1. I'm not saying alacrity is bad, I did manage to pull 4100 dps with 10% alacrity, all single target damage. You may squeeze out an extra GCD but that damage loss equates to almost about the same amount of dps anyway (alacrity would still do a bit more though) because you are sacrificing bunch of stats for that grand total of 10% alacrity. I dont have all the answers for alacrity unfortunately. Power/Crit just seems to work better all round in regards to playing regs and arenas, although alacrity has the potential to outshine it in single target damage. 2. I haven't personally tried to reach 1400 crit rating due to the fact which you stated that snipers have a massive increased crit chance and crit multiplier tied into the rotation. I can assure you 100% that the numbers crunch of power vs mastery shows that power is definitely better. As for Crit I am not sure but I manage 3000 dps on average give or take 500 so I am content. Don't forget the luck factor aswell 3. You are correct, if you have a really good tank, guard swapping in a nice premade for ranked then yea... of course it makes no difference, but in your general solo ranked or reg warzones every little bit counts as you won't have your friendly neighbourhood tank to save you. Btw, the reason we don't blow up like mercs is because we technically have about 18 defensive abilities to use as well as a 25% defence chance when crouching.

1. I don't know what math you've used but power is 100% better. Maybe PvE but then I don't play PvE. Main Stat Augments used to be the way to go before expansion, but with the changes with Main stat, now mastery, Power is better for damage. 2. I've spent millions of credits theory crafting and spent hrs debating alacrity augs and what it shows is that say a 3% alacrity is a 3% burst increase but a -3% damage decrease. I have run 10% alacrity and got 4000dps but that was because it was an arena and I used every single GCD. You will definitely get less dmg in 8v8 warzones as you wont makes use of every GCD. While it CAN work for arenas you're better off going crit over alac as it is better all around. I also believe that bigger hits are better for grouped ranked as you time swaps and abilities. 3.You need 5% accuracy from enhancements because every class has 5% default defence and sorcs. juggs. sins have 10% default defence and you will find without this accuracy you will tend to miss a bit, and there is nothing more depressing than missing an Ambush. We don't get 110% accuracy because would you work out to be a dps loss. 4. Because orbital strike does no damage compared to Suppressive Fire, It can't be repositioned and could therefore be a waste of a GCD and do no damage.

This is the most accurate/ best guide you will find for a Marksman/Sharpshooter Sniper/Gunslinger! ROTATION: SINGLE TARGET: (Marksman) (Sharpshooter ) - Penetrating Blast - Penetrating Rounds - Sniper Volley - Burst Volley - Followthrough - Trickshot - Penetrating Blast - Penetrating Rounds - Followthrough - Trickshot - Snipe - Charged Burst - Snipe - Charged Burst - Followthrough - Trickshot - Laze Target - Smuggler's Luck - Target Acquired - Illegal Mod's - Ambush - Aimed Shot - Followthrough - Trickshot - (If <30% health) Takedown - (If <30% health) Quickdraw - Followthough - Trickshot -Repeat - Repeat (Use Corrosive Dart/Vital Shot First for 5% dmg increase at the start of the rotation if you are really trying to burst someone down)(It can be a waste of a GCD if the enemy can cleanse it or if they die instantly, which I why I rarely use it.) AOE: - Suppressive Fire/Sweeping Gunfire (use this aoe ability and only this aoe ability when there are 3 or more people) - Use Ambush/Aimed Shot on Cooldown on an unguarded target, otherwise just spam Suppressive Fire/Sweeping Gunfire . (Please note that this aoe "rotation" will help you to get the highest possible dps but it is not necessarily good dps, meaning that while you do get a high dps overall it's not helping your team play objectively or burst someone down or apply much pressure.) UTILITIES: Skillfull: - Ballistic Dampers / Ballistic Dampers - Snap Shot / Snap Shot - Imperial Efficiency / Efficient Ammo Masterful: - Augmented Shields / Hotwired Defences - Seek Cover / Heads Up - Pillbox Sniper / Lay Low Heroic: - Deployed Shields / Riot Screen This is my personal setup but you MUST also consider: - Seek Cover/Heads Up is good when the other team has a Sniper/Gunslinger or oil slick. - Sometimes I won't get Snap Shot and will get Pulse Screen instead. - Snap Shot isn't that great against assassain/shadow tanks or Powertechs/Vanguards. - Pulse Screen is good against Powertechs/Vanguards. - I always take Imperial Efficiency/ Efficient Ammo. - If I am not the target in ranked I will not take Augmented Shields/ Hotwired Defences and instead get Crippling Diversion. FOR SOLO RANKED: - Ballistic Dampers , Snap Shot , Pulse Screen , Augmented Shield/Hotwired Defences , Seek Cover/ Heads Up, Deployed Shields/ Riot Screen, Over-prepared/ Perfect Scheme. - you MUST be ready to get globalled GEAR: THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED: - 12 power augments - 2 crit augments - 2 accuracy enchancements (to hit 104.99% accuracy) - 5 crit/power enhancements - All mods must be power heavy - Mastery and Power Relics - Crit / Power implants / earpiece - All Datacrons DEFENSIVE ABILITIES: - Unfortunately these are all situational and can only be mastered with practice and understanding of other classes but I will list the basics: - Evasion/Dodge : Use to aviod White Ranged and Melee Damage Attacks I.E. Ravage,Rail shot, All sniper attacks, etc.. - Shield Probe/Defensive Screen : Use as your first defensive abilities when taking a lot of damage. - Entrenched/Hunker Down : Should be used the moment you become targeted to avoid stuns. - Ballistic Shield/Scrambling Shield : Use as your second defensive ability when you or team are taking a lot of damage. - Cover Pulse/Pulse Detonator: Use to create breathing room between you and a melee attacker OR to soak up YELLOW damage if you spec'd into the utility Pulse Screen. - Covered Escape/Hightail It: Use right before a timed burst ability like thermal detonator goes off or ambush, etc.. to avoid the damage of that ability as Covered Escape/ nullify it. - Imperial Preparation/Bag of Tricks: Simply use when all other defensives are on cooldown. - Leg Shot: Try to use in conjunction with Cover Pulse/Pulse Detonator. - Diversion: Best used on other Snipers/Gunslingers as it stops then from taking cover. Throw it on yourself if a melee attacker is on you or at a ranged attacker. -Hard/Soft stuns are to be used whenever you feel necessary. (For ranked I'd suggest saving Flash Bang/ for the enemy healer if they are not the focus target.) Hope this guide helped! A special thanks to One'Damage for helping me put part of this together. My Personal Best: https://imgur.com/69SCUQC One'Damages Personal Best: http://i.imgur.com/GlblB8r.jpg / http://i.imgur.com/RL2U2gK.jpg

THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED: - 12 power augments - 2 crit augments - 2 accuracy enchancements (to hit 104.99% accuracy) - 5 crit/power enhancements - All mods must be power heavy - Mastery and Power Relics - Crit / Power implants / earpiece Have confirmed this with One'damage, another sniper who holds highest dps for class https://imgur.com/69SCUQC http://i.imgur.com/GlblB8r.jpg You're welcome.

Notthh Sniper 30,109 Biggest Crit Reg https://imgur.com/Q13iklN

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Notthh Sniper 4094.66 DPS Arena https://imgur.com/69SCUQC

if it's so easy and anyone can do it, why haven't you lads? haha

Can you top it my harb peeps? http://imgur.com/6DfeCuF

I did some good dps on my madness sin highest ever? ^)^ http://imgur.com/6DfeCuF

The end is near?

I'm curious as to how other healers, particularly operatives and their mirror class, are doing arenas. It seems to be that regardless of how much heals we put out, the outcome of arenas are always based on how decent the dps is. I myself get about 1800hps on average in 8v8 warzones and have a pb of 2737 hps annnnnnnnnd my solo rating for arenas is almost under 1000 >_>' .... Are there any operatives/scoundrels out there who actually have a decent solo rating of like 2000 or more? I'd love to hear some tips from people who are. Do you play more agressive? defensive? Is it your positioning or a general strat that's working for you? List your tips below and help your fellow healers out!

Love the video champ =) Hope to see more of you tearing in up in 2.4!

Dam bob... just when I thought i'd had you, you pull something like this off D:

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