FierceJesus Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Hey all, I've recently made my yearly return to SWTOR. Ever since they removed gear stats for companions, I'm almost always ran my comp as a healer and set my character as DPS. Is this the most common way to run missions/heroics with a companion? Every time I've ever really set my comp to DPS we take much more damage and are 2x more likely to die and to be honest I don't think I ever ran a comp as a tank. Just curious what majority of you run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
istvana Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Healer unless things are very easy in which case DPS to save time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turlo_lomon Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Depends on my role. I am having quite good success with my sniper when my companion is set to tank. It allows me to really dish out the damage. My mercenary, I use all three roles depending on where i am at. My default is healer, though. That is what my other classes use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebamcfan Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 I tend to use my companions in their original roles (e.g Vette as DPS, Quinn as healer, Qyzen as tank). But for the most part, I ran with a DPS companion, with myself as DPS too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlameYOL Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 It depends, I mostly tend to set my companion as DPS whenever I'm doing dailies. But I set them to heals for some heroics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LD_Little_Dragon Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 For levelling I have companions set to dps or passive. It's the only way to learn more than your basic abilities. By endgame for regular open-world I either run with a dps companion, or no companion at all. For harder content (solo'ing vet/master flashpoints) the comp is usually set to heal while I run as dps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediQuaker Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 (edited) During solo play I always have my comp set to heals (and I'm always DPS). I've experimented with other setups, but haven't found any real benefit to doing otherwise. If I set my comp to DPS, then the fights go faster, but we have to stop constantly to heal up - so, overall, same time spent. I never set my companion to tank - in solo PvE there's really no need for a tank. Note - even when set to heal, the companion can still do some damage when they don't need to heal (which, of course, depends upon the strength of the foes, etc). Also, a melee healer such as Bowdaar, will act somewhat as a tank while set to heals. (They don't Taunt or "hold agro", but they do tend to keep the foes busy - especially if you are ranged.) Occasionally, during group play - such as in a Flashpoint when someone DCs or quits, and they're replaced by a companion - the companion's role may depend upon the make up of the rest of the group. Note also that all the companions I use regularly are influence level 50 Edited September 11, 2020 by JediQuaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepochop Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Mostly healer, but when I play a class with selfheals i set them to dps. That means, Merc, Sin and Sage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balameb Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Like most people i use healing comp for DPS toons unless too easy content like daylies were DPS+DPS makes things a lot faster. I also play tanks and while a lot of pople decide to gain max lvl as DPS and then respect to tank, i prefer leveling as tank. For that i use DPS companion. tank toon + healer comp you can render yourself extreamly hard to kill but takes too long for you to kill things. I try to avoid that except for really difficult stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuulem Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 DPS most of the time, doesn't matter what class I'm playing. Not gonna learn to use my cooldowns properly if I'm being babysat through content by a healing comp. Well, that's my opinion anyway. However, if I'm soloing something I really shouldn't, then they get set to heal.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erevan_Kindelar Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 (edited) DPS for everything, except for the Champions in Heroics. For those, I set the companion to Heals and then wave my glowstick in the mob's face until he dies of old age. Edited May 19, 2019 by Erevan_Kindelar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anduhar Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 I usually set my companions to DPS to make things quicker. For tougher fights, setting them to Tank is often preferable over Healing for me. When companions Tank, they still spend time attacking and dealing damage in addition to tanking damage. This way you get the benefit of taking less damage yourself while also having a companion that deals damage. When a companion is set to Heal, they often spend most of their time healing rather than doing anything else. This is still the best option for very tough fights, but I personally prioritize setting a companion to DPS, then Tank, and then Heal based on how tough fights are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyNameIsVikn Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Tank mostly for my main. Im a burst dps operative. I have enough heals to save myself if im losing HP. If im soloing group content I take heals though. One of my probes, usually H2WF or the simple probe droid. Not sure what to take for my sin tank alt though, lvl 30 and i alternate dps or heals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merovejec Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Always set on DPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldefail Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 I set them as DPS. I'll switch to heals for heroics or particularly difficult encounters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbomagnus Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Healer most of the time, DPS when it's a bunch of weak mobs I just want to tear through, rarely Tank since they don't seem to work well in that role... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Automnal Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 If I'm playing one of my DPS or tanks, they are usually set to heal. If I'm on one of my healers, they become a tank or, very rarely, DPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josephcunha Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 in most cases healer when u get stronger u might wanna use tank or hitter when in pinch but mostly healer and dont forget to lvl up influence it will help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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