Title says it all, I'm on the Sith side and don't really know what I'll want to do. I play a healer in the other mmo, but I'm not sure if I want to continue healing in this one.

 

The two I'm leaning towards are Bounty Hunter and Imperial Agent, but I don't really know what I want to do in the world.

 

What's fun? What's not? Where can I get some in depth information about all the classes and what they do?

 

Thanks in advance;

Leadfoot352

ok the bounty hunter is amazingly fun.

I started one with alot of doubts, but instantly fell in love with the combat, its just amazing.

 

Imp agent you will love the cover based play, its awesome, theres nothing funner then seeing 3 enemies, diving behind cover, throwing a grenade that kills 2 of them, then popping up and dropping the last guy with your sniper rifle.

 

the other 2 classes are great fun aswell, especially if you love the whole lightsaber thing.

but they feel pretty standard in combat, melee wise. force lightning and force choke are hell fun though.

 

 

........ I didnt help did I:rolleyes:

play what interest YOU

Read around the forums, look into the classes in a bit more details.

 

Both the bounty hunter and agent are very fun classes to play. If I was to pick one I'd take the bounty hunter because the cover mechanic can be a little difficult to get used to at first and isn't for everyone. That's my personal choice though, you might find you prefer the agent.

 

Try them out, see how you go. If you don't like one it's not the end of the world, just swap over to a different class.

play what interest YOU

 

you know thats probably the worst answer to give right?

 

The reason people ask is because they want more info on the classes, based on peoples experiences with them, then if something sparks their interest, they can look closer at that class.

i started with imperial agent and havent looked back the story is pretty amazing and the combats a lot of fun. ive played bh a bit and theyre a ton of fun to

Title says it all, I'm on the Sith side and don't really know what I'll want to do. I play a healer in the other mmo, but I'm not sure if I want to continue healing in this one.

 

The two I'm leaning towards are Bounty Hunter and Imperial Agent, but I don't really know what I want to do in the world.

 

What's fun? What's not? Where can I get some in depth information about all the classes and what they do?

 

Thanks in advance;

Leadfoot352

 

Bounty hunter is more straight forward "pew pew" with blaster and gadzet usage.

 

Imperial agents are more tactical be it with cover system or stealth.

 

I found both stories fun, granted nothing beats the female IA voice

 

Imperial operative and bounty hunter mercenaries can dps or heal.

 

Bounty hunter powertech can dps or tank.

 

Sniper is all about dps.

 

Bounty hunters use one blaster pistol or dual wield them (depending on advanced class).

Imperial agents use a blaster shotgun thing or sniper rifle.

SI - sorc = range dps like playing a mage/warlock (or healing tree priest)

Assassin = stealth and burst dps

 

SW - like a warrior can tank or dps what ever one you prefer

up close and personal

 

BH - BOBA FETT !!!!! - gun wielding armour wearing toons - nice story

 

IA - Sniper (ronseal - does what it says on the tin)

operative - jack of all trades - healer

 

 

hope that helps

Edited December 17, 2011 by konrathai

Bounty Hunter is a good starter class. Edited December 17, 2011 by Sabredance

If you want to pvp and dont get chopped on sight by CC and whatnot play everything you like except the Sith warrior.

Do them all.

 

I have played the first 10 levels of each proffession during beta and the storylines for each are awesome. I really liked the gritty storyline for the bounty hunter. I felt like a space cowboy.

 

The agent story is awesome.

I don't know about the other classes but I can confirm that Bounty Hunter is a tonne of fun.

Play Imperial Agent. There's a huge shortage of them, and they're actually a really cool class even if their name doesn't sound as exciting as something with Sith in it. Edited December 18, 2011 by Axxar

Picking a class is up to you, if you are a healer get a healer, if you like ranged get ranged. If you like melee attacking get that, no one knows what your favorite play style is.

 

If other people read this and are just starting out, I'd recommend reading up on some threads to brush up your knowledge of SWTOR. There are some little things that you can find out that will help you out tons.

 

http://1stvideogame.com/?p=2568 <-- great list full of things people wish they knew when they started.

Ok, since your asking, the best advice to give you on choosing a class in this game is to look at the advanced classes of each class.

 

If you are interested in the Imperial Agent, but hate the idea of the cover system, that may not mean you're X'd out of the class, as not all of the advanced classes use it extensively. With the agent, you're looking at one of your adv classes having two trees of melee stealth and one of healing; while the other adv class has three specializations of ranged dps, one or two of which are heavily focused on the cover system.

 

As for the bounty hunter, you have an adv class of healing and two mid-range dps specs, while the other adv class uses a gun but plays almost like a melee class.

 

The lightsaber classes also pan out a bit, so your best interest is to research the adv class options of the base class that peaks your interest the most.

wait for Guild Wars 2.

if you go IA, don't go sniper. Cover too bugged

Play Imperial Agent. There's a huge shortage of them, and they're actually a really cool class even if their name doesn't sound as exciting as something with Sith in it.

 

Wrong, do not play an Operative, especially a healing one. There is a reason why no one really plays em, every other class is 10x better. The devs hate this class with a passion.

 

Case in point, three broken talents in med tree alone that will never get fixed.

 

Roll anything but an Agent, you have been warned.

Edited February 5, 2012 by fixit

We're fun, but we die a lot to melee.

You should take smuggler, its fun, and by fun i mean more star wars like... and guns and ship stuff, travelling, like star wars movie, like a family game but alone... ;S well play to tatooine and see it your self

Why of all threads did this one get necro'd

I would recommend IA. They are great healers if you choose operative but you can also choose the sniper advanced class for great dps. The story is most probably the best in the game.

 

EDIT: Oops, just read the OP's posting date. Well I trust he chose by now.

Edited April 9, 2012 by Pathlight-

Title says it all, I'm on the Sith side and don't really know what I'll want to do. I play a healer in the other mmo, but I'm not sure if I want to continue healing in this one.

 

The two I'm leaning towards are Bounty Hunter and Imperial Agent, but I don't really know what I want to do in the world.

 

What's fun? What's not? Where can I get some in depth information about all the classes and what they do?

 

Thanks in advance;

Leadfoot352

 

Know teh true power of the Dark Side. Roll a Sorc.

my suggestion to you is give some classes a change, play them till level 10 (or complete dromund kaas aswell). By that time you get a feeling of some classes and you usually get the idea if you like it or not.

 

Bounty hunter overall is the most fun for me. I have a level 50 sniper. It does good DPS, however if you ever want to tank / heal then sniper is out of the question. As mercenary you can heal and DPS, as powertech you can tank and DPS.