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Thread: Effectiveness of creatures when hunting jedi?
First of all I am a (MBH /MRif. / Pis. 0404/ C. Rflx. 0400.) and have never played with any creature in combat...
I am thinking about changing MRifles for Master-Creature-Handler (skill points are even, if you change rifle in marksman branch for scout 0040 - have scout 4000 from BH). Or going MBH/ MPist. / CRflx. 0400/ with a Creature handler 0440.
Questions:
As I understand it a MCH can have 3 pets (lvl 70) guard him/her - is this true for pvp? (I would buy pets from a B.E. - guess they are better for combat). How effective is having 3 lvl 70 B.E. pets in a 1 on 1 match? I understand it all depends, all I want to know is if they can do good damage (i.e. more than 25 pt nips) and if they can have enough defense to not be killed in 3-4 hits. I know when grinding they do, but does this transfer the same when used by a MCH in pvp? Basically how much damage do creatures do against a good defense lvl 80 character (who knows how to play), and how much damage can they take against one? (I understand some creatures might be able to, and some may not - I want to know if any can - and f so which).
Being Pis. 0404, I would hope to use root and underhand to keep a distance, then blind to weaken, and unarm to keep attack advantage, doing critical shot and torso for my major damage. Will creatures play well with this? If they can all be killed during one 20 sec root, obviously not. However, when not rooted, I would imagine I would be focus of attack. So if they can survive a few roots, and deal decent (maybe 50 pts per attack) - all 3 = 150), I could see them as a difference maker.
I was also considering doing CH 0440, or CH 0200 (for guard ability). Granted I could only have 1 and they would be lower in lvl. So does the lvl. of your pet act as a huge factor in their combat effectiveness - i.e. a lvl 30-50 creature is more like a mosquito then a threat when grinding... is it the same in pvp. I understand this may seem to be an obvious question, but I have never had a creature and am not sure. (The stupid question is the one not asked).
I posted this on both BH and CH boards do see both thoughts
Thank you for your time and any replies.
CH is worthless for Jedi hunting. At MCH, you can have 3 pets with a combined level of 70 out, or 2 pets with a combined level of 70 out, or 1 level 70 pet out, not 3 level 70 pets (that was way WAY back when CH was "overpowered" and got hit with the first nerf bat).
In fact, I'm getting the impression that CH is facing the firing squad as a useful profession. It is fun, it is kinda neat, but useful in Combat? Nope, not really. Pets used to be great pullers, but they whacked that in Pub 20, so now, they are just gnats to add lag to any combat.
I will likely not be a CH much longer, which is too bad, as I've been a MBH/CH since I achieved MBH back in '03.