Take current damage / healing output in pvp. Reduce healing output by 40% Reduce damage output by 30% Augment respawn time by 25% Do you think that would make the pvp more fun ? Less fun ? PS: Numbers are arbitrary, but I think you get my point : nerf damage, then balance heals and respawn times accordingly. My thought is that most mechanics of the game (like resolve) would benefit from a longer average fight time. Like in the launch period of the game.

I just got strangled by a wet noodle.

Spam chargeburst for MAXIMUM damage !

My scoundrel is a black blonde cyborg with an epic moustache. He is wearing a special ops vest with orange arms and an awesome green scarf. On top of that he wears the manliest goggles you have ever seen. He is quite unique. And manly.

If stealth is a gap closer, you have to agree that stealth scan is a long lasting 30 yard aoe bump. Stealth is not a gap closer. It's its own unique thing : stealth. It's like saying rifle shot is gap closer because it allows you to make damage at range even if you are a melee class. That's just completely beside the point.

I get a bit angry every time I read or hear that marauders/sents are more difficult to play than X. IMO, marauders are one of the easiest class to play in juyo and shi-cho. I still give some credits to ataru though. Having a massive amount of powerfull defensive/offensive tools doesn't make the class difficult to play. On the contrary, it makes it way easier. If two classes are perfectly equal except that one gets a gap closer and the other don't, the one with a gap closer is easier to play. Somehow, some people think it's the opposite.

Happened to me once too. And that's everything I have to say actually.

Yeah. Forum are the perfect place to not give advice, to mislead people, to not help people, to not discuss and to not share point of view. Riiiiight.

IMHO, engineering is : Fantastic for solo PvE. Fantastic for group PvE. Good for raids. Difficult to play and probably not as good as the other specs for PvP. The only really good stuff in PvP compared to the other specs is the monstruous orbital strike. And it's easily dodgeable. Everything else is equal or weaker than other specs. (The Marksman/Engineer hybrid still is awesome though. But it's played like a Marksman).

We suffer from a fun tax. Would we be equal to other class, we would be the most fun. So we are toned down a bit to equalise everything.

Op healers start getting good at lvl 30. Op scrapper start getting good at lvl 36, and really need lvl 40 to shine. Op dotter start getting good at lvl 48 or so, when you can start getting a good hot&dot hybrid. Sniper start getting good at lvl 12 (or 14 ? I don't remember. When you get the root.) Both AC take a HUGE hit when they get to lvl 50. I don't fear to say they are the most gear dependant class to dps. However, the transition is smoother for Ops. Because of their healing tree.

Scrapper aren't bad. They are "fine" (read that as not the best, but still pretty good). However, some AC (namely sentinels) are clearly performing better. It may or may not be intended. If it's intended, it's because they are a pure dps AC. But in that case gunslingers are clearly underperforming. If it's not intended, they may be toned down someday. Having said that, it's necessary to point out that some fights are atrocious for scoundrels in particular. Take Kephess for example. If you are unlucky, you are going to have a fair share of inactive time due to not being in range. If you have to burst an add who is far from your raid, you are going to run and pew pew for 8 seconds while every other AC is going to jump/sprint/rangedps. Generally speaking, we are fine. Fine as in : fun and efficient. But some situations are infuriating. TLDR : you are fine for mostly everything. But you are gimped in some precise encounters.

It seems the most powerful move against concealment/scrapper is to unsubscribe. Whenever enough people unsubscribes, they get nerfed.

Yeah. And stealth scan is an aoe bump.

What in the name of the Galaxy are you talking about ? Please, that's creepy.