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it seems while talking to mbh's in the game they have recommeded i take tkm as they can tank and that bh don't really have any defense. i was told this after telling him i was going to try rifle/bh i am total newb and it just ended up that way no planning on my part. well i can't figure out how they are tanks other classes can where assult armor. now i am not 100% sure what the cu table means that bh is mitigation, i know that it reduced the hinderance of armor, but all classes have that.

so please let me know how bh is a tank. why does it seem that recon armor is much better then assult, espically since we fight people with ENERGY GUNS!!!. well i am confused about this class, but i like there story.

oh also what armor should a bh ware? or does everyone have all armor? also i am only lvl 23 should i get armor as novice rifle/bh seems there is armor from 1000-6000 protections but eith the different armor mitigation skills i not sure what i should get. creatures my lvl KICK my arse and i need some armor improvment. i now use all the lvl 22 guns which helps but not enough they still hit me for 200+ damage.

so please inform this newb.

ZoranMa

Message Edited by desfile on 08-20-2005 06:20 PM

You want to be a Tank? Go a temp with 4-0-0-0 Doc and TKA 0-1-0-0.

You want to hunt Jedi? Go MBH

Yeah this has been a big complaint since cu. The only thing even close to giving us a "tank" advantage is duelist stance .. and that's only +250 defense .. and it has to charge up which means no movement allowed .. and it only lasts 30 seconds .. so all in all it's pretty freakin weak.

My vote would be for it to generate +500 (like force aura/improved cob) and for it to be instantaneous .. no warm up (so we can freakin kite like we're supposed to).

That would at least put us into the ballpark of being "tanks". Right now I would say we're in the category of maybe "weak suv's".

so where does this leave bh in the cu chart if we arnt tanks? how do u use this stance successfully in combat?

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desfile wrote:
so where does this leave bh in the cu chart if we arnt tanks? how do u use this stance successfully in combat?

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Just pick up Master Combat Medic

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Cpl_Fisher wrote:

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HawkBurn wrote:

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desfile wrote:
so where does this leave bh in the cu chart if we arnt tanks? how do u use this stance successfully in combat?

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Just pick up Master Combat Medic

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Jedi hate MBH MCM's

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Yay for people like me And jedi only hate us until they learn how to beat us, but that doesn't mean we die easy

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desfile wrote:
it seems while talking to mbh's in the game they have recommeded i take tkm as they can tank and that bh don't really have any defense. i was told this after telling him i was going to try rifle/bh i am total newb and it just ended up that way no planning on my part. well i can't figure out how they are tanks other classes can where assult armor. now i am not 100% sure what the cu table means that bh is mitigation, i know that it reduced the hinderance of armor, but all classes have that.

so please let me know how bh is a tank. why does it seem that recon armor is much better then assult, espically since we fight people with ENERGY GUNS!!!. well i am confused about this class, but i like there story.

oh also what armor should a bh ware? or does everyone have all armor? also i am only lvl 23 should i get armor as novice rifle/bh seems there is armor from 1000-6000 protections but eith the different armor mitigation skills i not sure what i should get. creatures my lvl KICK my arse and i need some armor improvment. i now use all the lvl 22 guns which helps but not enough they still hit me for 200+ damage.

so please inform this newb.

ZoranMa

Message Edited by desfile on 08-20-2005 06:20 PM

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How are they tanks? Two things make them tanks: (1) +250 duelist stance, and (2) armor certifications for assault armor that gives bonuses to kinetic resists -- the type of damage you would receive when you're up in a mob's face tanking.

how do you use the stance properly in combat if it takes so long to use and you can't move

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desfile wrote:
how do you use the stance properly in combat if it takes so long to use and you can't move

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well, a tank's role is not to run around and kite. a tank's role is to stand rooted in one place and hold aggro on a mob. thus, you do not need to move. stand planted in one place, and make a duelist stance macro that activates every 28 seconds. eat pikatta pie and other dodge/block foods. in between duelist stance activations make sure you're dealing good damage to hold aggro. with assault armor you should be able to take a lot of kinetic damage.

this is how a bounty hunter is a tank.

Message Edited by Algren_Earth-Stormer on 08-21-2005 01:32 AM