ETA on Advanced Class change?

They are clearly not totally different classes, because they share the same set of base class skills.

nailed it

I won't take credit for "nailing it." I think others have mentioned it before. Maybe even you yourself mentioned it.

You guys are still arguing about this? Its be like.....weeks.

I still have no idea how having the ability to change your AC would affect ANYONE else's gameplay negatively.

It won't. It will only affect you negatively if you have a massive pineapple stuck up somewhere where the sun don't shine. There is no one forcing you to change your AC. And if someone changed their AC, unless they told you you wouldn't know either.

You are correct and there was s statement that AC changing would "likely happen" at some undetermined point in the future although there has not been a peep from the devs about this since. That statement, however, did NOT contradict in any way their statement that AC's are different classes. They have remained steadfast about AC's being different classes.

We have yet to hear anything further about AC changes coming, so that statement about AC changing "likely" happening may have been an honest statement that they plan to implement it, although I would have expected to hear something further about it, especially given the number of threads for people asking to change class.

It may also have been a "soft no" regarding AC changes. They may have made that statement in order to appease those wishing to change class by making it appear that AC changes are coming, while at the same time keeping to their earlier stance of not allowing AC changes.

Which is the correct meaning of that statement? Only the devs know.

I paid my 5 pounds.

Good one.

The only time this would matter would be if the armor piece had no modification slots.

And as far as i know, there are VERY few items that drop in Operations/Flashpoints that don't have modification slots that are actually upgrades for anyone.

In other words, that marauder is just as likely to be competeing with the Juggernaut CURRENTLY as they would be in the future when AC changes are implemented, because it is not about the armor TYPE, but about the stats on that piece of armor's mods. There are plenty of armor _shells_ out there.

Obviously you have not seen the massive threads regarding loot rules and "social convention" If a marauder rolled on juggernaut gear or a juggernaut rolled on marauder gear, there would be such loud cries of "ninja" you would be able to hear them from miles away. The same would apply if the commando rolled on that tanking chest piece with aim over the vanguard tank, or any of the other classes, since the different classes may use the same primary stat, but they do not use the same secondary stats.

The fact that it can be changed now doesn't mean that it SHOULD be changed. The very fact that they have NOT changed it, nor have they given any indication that will change their stance that AC's a different classes says volumes. You'd think 80+ pages would have had a yellow post somewhere if their stance that AC's were different classes had been changed or if they actually intended to offer class changes.

Can a shadow heal? Can a sage stealth?

Can a commando taunt? Can a vanguard heal?


A shared set of skills, most of which are not even used by both classes does not in any way make them the same class.