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Why do you think Merc/Commando is 3x more popular than Powertech/Vanguard?

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Why do you think Merc/Commando is 3x more popular than Powertech/Vanguard?
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Darth_Wicked
08.15.2014 , 05:48 AM | #21
Quote: Originally Posted by mokkh View Post
They do, they are the only tank class to have both types of gap closers.
Juggs/guardians have leap, sins/shadows have pull, van/pt have leap and pull.
Shadows / Assassins actually had both at one point but it was removed. Enemy NPC's still have that ability, though in their case it is actually channeled.

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AlaricSevGirl
08.15.2014 , 05:53 AM | #22
The obvious answer is that merc and commando can heal.
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ryniloym
08.15.2014 , 06:52 AM | #23
Quote: Originally Posted by Daekarus View Post
don't they realize that those massive guns look completely silly?
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just kidding. I run a vanguard tank and I have a leveled commando. I like the vanguard more for the survivability.

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ryniloym
08.15.2014 , 06:54 AM | #24
Quote: Originally Posted by Jeweledleah View Post
unless you are a powertech/vanguard tank... you are the slowest melee dps of all the melee dps. operatives roll. assassins force speed. both warriors, whether juggs or marauders - leap. and powertech... kinda sorta slowly tries to make it to the things that need to die, while everyone is already hitting them, and hydraulic overrides are nice, but their speed boost component is just... laughable to be honest.

at least that was the problem for me when it comes to dpsing on either. I have one of each and they are both tanks. but.. thing is... very few people like playing tanks. and there you have it.

in short - vanguards powertech need a better gap closer. heck, if they take that tanking tree talent and just make it baseline?... that would be nice.
If you're tanking as a vanguard/powertech you get a force leapesque ability that a lot of people forget you have.. You also get the hook. The Vanguard has tons of utility.

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Horacio
08.15.2014 , 06:56 AM | #25
While PT/VG DPS is essentially melee, we have enough ranged ability to make closing the gap less of an issue. If a mob jumps or ports away and warriors/knights jump to it, sins/shadows force speed, we're firing on the run while we get there, at least.

I rolled my PT when the game launched and was very disappointed to get to fleet and discover that I could only use a pistol....I thought for sure I could use a blaster rifle (Its not like the most iconic bounty hunter in the SW universe used one or something.....sigh)

I'd like to see a wider array of available weapons used by all classes but thats a different rant altogether.
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Warrgames
08.15.2014 , 07:07 AM | #26
Quote: Originally Posted by Jeweledleah View Post
and tanks are soooo happy when you grapple that one single mob away from them. its useful when you are pulling ranged mob into a melee clamp for some AoE.. but you need to get to that group first.

and yeah, as its been mentioned... can't grapple a boss. and even if you could.. that would be... a very bad idea as a dps, since with bosses positioning tends to be very important.
Me DPS me no understand. Me grapple everything so me see big numbers sooner. Me sad boss no move when I grapple so me can't see big numbers sooner. BW fix this me want to grapple boss so me see big number sooner.

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Pagy
08.15.2014 , 07:11 AM | #27
Quote: Originally Posted by Reno_Tarshil View Post
4 words:

Tracer Missile/Grav Round
another 4 fours:
not the best spec

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Quraswren
08.15.2014 , 07:48 AM | #28
Why more mercs than vanguards?

It's a fairly easy class to play given it's DPS rotation, has some base healing even when DPS as well as bring some nice utility as a DPS.

Then you have the option to turn full heals PLUS you get to carry this BIG CANNON.

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brutall
08.15.2014 , 07:50 AM | #29
why i picked commando over vangaurd/pt is i feel like vg and pt got realy boring looking ability's :P

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TUXs
08.15.2014 , 09:36 AM | #30
Quote: Originally Posted by mokkh View Post
I have one of each... guess they are all equal to me

/shrug
Likewise...I played Commando in beta, and never gave another class a chance. The ability to knock NPCs off a ledge to their death, sealed the deal for me. Vanguard is nearly as fun, just not quite imo.
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