I know what parsley shows, but are vanguards & power techs that bad in boss fights?

I saw 1 post a while ago mention that they were fantastic in nightmare runs, but I don't know why. I'd like to level my tactics vanguard as a dps, but i don't want to be crippled to half damage of every other dps

 

and plasmatech vanguard is fine too

Edited February 23, 2021 by Letsjet

Lol. look at the starparse records for accurate numbers. Vanguards are #1 on almost all hm bosses in dps. http://ixparse.com/rating/

PT performs poorly on dummies, but they're pretty much gods in most 'real' fights.

PT's have multiple ways where taking damage makes you deal damage, which all disappear on dummy parses. They are very capable in boss fights.

If you want fight performance look at fight parses.

The dummy parse is nice to cmpare your ability to play the class,but that is all.

On starparse you can also check operation parses for every single boss and pt is the top dps in like 80%+ of the time

Nice. Hard numbers that validate what I've heard in passing

I know what parsley shows, but are vanguards & power techs that bad in boss fights?

I saw 1 post a while ago mention that they were fantastic in nightmare runs, but I don't know why. I'd like to level my tactics vanguard as a dps, but i don't want to be crippled to half damage of every other dps

 

and plasmatech vanguard is fine too

 

As a summary of what others are saying, VGs are the signature class for "the more pain you feel, the more hurt you deal".

 

Power yield on a dps alone gives 2-10% more damage for a long time as long as you keep taking hits, and Sonic Rebounder is a major cheat ability if timed right (Corruptor Zero's Gravity field is a great opportunity to deal all the hurt from an otherwise helpless teammate back on that bucket of bolts!)

Thanks for the real world high end exp on the class. Edited March 21, 2021 by Letsjet