Commando Archive

first caps lock is NOT your friend. second, pull with a single target weapon.

I had no problem lvling with the launcher pistol in groups have been doing it since combat lvl 16. How? Well first i tell my group to try hard to pull singles so i can attack them. They say sure np pull out a pet and do it and everythign is fine.. SOMETIMES i get incapacitated from being aggroed but i heal my self and get back with the group ( or they heal me) seriously it all depends who u are playing with. If ur playing with idiots then yea ur screwed. If not then ur ok.. Now on the soloing part its basically the same aspect the only thing is i do not know where to solo for good exp thats about it.

you just have to be careful, and get a group that is understanding. be sure you ASK before fighting if its ok that you use AoE weapons.. I've had a few that said no, so I left (this was of course before master CM, which gives me something to fall back on)8 times out of 10 you'll get a cool GL and will pull mobs away from the spawn.

to my knowledge we dont get any non-aoe weapons. the proton rifle I have heard is in fact aoe. but thats just rumor atm.. since I have not seen one first hand and even if I did wouldnt really know till they fix it hehe.

I think the rocket launher doesnt have an Aoe...its what i use and the heavy particle beam cannon too...just let your target be pulled it does in fact shoot through enemies like it says

I used a good method to grind commando. I used a combination of weps depending on CL, but I'd use a pistol or rifle to pull one non agro creature off the heard. after neing far enough away, i'd root it, the pull out heavy wep and finish the job. I did most of this soloing Bols on dantooine. Got the occasional incap if root didn't work right, but overall a good tactic.

A Commando needs to be d**n careful and really know what weapons do what effect and what radius/cone/type of AOE attack.

Just this past weekend, I have seen MANY Commandos literally get booted off from an in-mission group because the aggro is too much. I have NEVER seen this done to a specific profession in my entire SWG experience.

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Warmaker01 wrote:
A Commando needs to be d**n careful and really know what weapons do what effect and what radius/cone/type of AOE attack.

Just this past weekend, I have seen MANY Commandos literally get booted off from an in-mission group because the aggro is too much. I have NEVER seen this done to a specific profession in my entire SWG experience.

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I usually ask the group leader if I can use my heavy wepons, if they say no, i just use my pistol or rifle. I find that sometimes I have solo in order to use em as alot of groups don't like em. But as i stated before, with the right tactics, aoe wepons can be used effectivly. Just don't use em in tight places. The DWB and mydryyyl caverns are not suitable for any aoe weps. I found that out the hard way.

Also, I don't show my master commando tag, I use shock trooper as a title. I find I've been turned down to join a group with MC as a tag. Evan after explaining I'll use pistol.

For better or for worse, pretty much everyone needs to cooperate in order to advance at any kind of speed. You need an understanding group for starters. The best course, I think if you are planning on a level 80 template, is to master your other chosen profession first. I hate to say this is the only way of doing this efficiently, since there are probably others, but the fact is, the acceleration of experience gain once you have mastered one profession will really speed your progression to a point that you can use the rocket launcher. The RL is busted right now, no AOE. The only thing anyone might object to is the explosion effects, and if you have a group that cannot put up with that for one shot on each MOB, find different people to play with. I would suggest pistoleer or smuggler to start off your career, even if you don't end up with either. People are less likely to be upset with an area root than other attacks when you start out with the launcher pistol. At least if you mess up and hit a couple of targets, they will remain managable. This has been listed as one of the top things that needs fixing: the lack of a non AOE weapon. Let's hope someone is listening.

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Warmaker01 wrote:
A Commando needs to be d**n careful and really know what weapons do what effect and what radius/cone/type of AOE attack.

Just this past weekend, I have seen MANY Commandos literally get booted off from an in-mission group because the aggro is too much. I have NEVER seen this done to a specific profession in my entire SWG experience.

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I usually ask the group leader if I can use my heavy wepons, if they say no, i just use my pistol or rifle. I find that sometimes I have solo in order to use em as alot of groups don't like em. But as i stated before, with the right tactics, aoe wepons can be used effectivly. Just don't use em in tight places. The DWB and mydryyyl caverns are not suitable for any aoe weps. I found that out the hard way.

Also, I don't show my master commando tag, I use shock trooper as a title. I find I've been turned down to join a group with MC as a tag. Evan after explaining I'll use pistol.

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When a player must refrain from using his primary weapon because it causes too many problems, there is something wrong. The fact that a player must ask permission to use his primary weapon is wrong.