Commando Archive
Thread: Novice Commando Help
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Teelor
Mon Mar 29, 2004 4:44 am
#1
Hi,
Is it worth becoming a commando just for flame 4 and the launcher pistol or will i be better off as a pistoleer/carbineer or rifleman.
I mainly do PVE and will also be a master ch.
Much appreciated
Zaax
Mon Mar 29, 2004 5:46 am
#2
cant tell ya about the other ones, but i am a CH lvl 19 (3 boxes - wont be going higher atm ) and almost master commando. i love the combination for PvE. i do a lot of soloing, and having a pet do the tanking, with your flamer doing lotsa damage is fun. (yea i know a master pistoleer can outdamage us in DPS etc...)
be mindfull though that the higher mobs have high heat resists. in some cases this can be taked care of using the acid rifle (rancors, grauls, and as i discovered last night, the NPC's in the spider cult cave - they have higher heat than acid resist) but inmany cases, they will have high acid resist too.
but you only want Flame IV anyway so this is a moot point.
though haveing a lvl 70 pet can definetly make up for it.
(the LP is not worth doing it for btw, and also dont try to use rocket launchers at novice lvl either. see other threads regarding how to lvl up to flame IV)
i would advise you to try it out - i personaly love it. if you get frustrated you can leave it, but IMHO its really worth a try.
Teelor
Mon Mar 29, 2004 6:46 am
#3
I think ill give it a bash, ill mostly be soloing anyway hunting for rare pets.
Thanks
RapCom
Mon Jan 10, 2005 9:25 am
#4
Could you guys give me some help! I am a new novice commando (took about 2 weeks to get here) and I am new to SWG in general (tarquinas galaxy).
I have sith Warrior armor with pretty much 80 somthing percents accross the board
I have a flame thrower at about 900 max and I dont know the speed (at work)
Launcher pistol at about high 200 max and speed of 2.2 or 2.0
I am looking for some guidance on what is considered a good weapon and good armor.
I am also looking for ways to get some good XP and for missions and some places to do some good high end hunting. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Raptar
jdfranz
Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:59 am
#5
Heya Raptor,
If you are an imp or trying to become an imp send a tell to Krosa in game. I would be happy to help you. I was once a master commando and have decided to come back to the way of the flame thrower.
Krosa
Ryubushi
Mon Jan 10, 2005 12:20 pm
#6
RapCom wrote:
Could you guys give me some help! I am a new novice commando (took about 2 weeks to get here) and I am new to SWG in general (tarquinas galaxy).
I have sith Warrior armor with pretty much 80 somthing percents accross the board
I have a flame thrower at about 900 max and I dont know the speed (at work)
Launcher pistol at about high 200 max and speed of 2.2 or 2.0
I am looking for some guidance on what is considered a good weapon and good armor.
I am also looking for ways to get some good XP and for missions and some places to do some good high end hunting. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Raptar
I'm going to assume that your "Sith Warrior" armor is actually composite with a fancy name to encourage people to buy it. Still, 80-something percent resists are good, damn good.
The flamethrower you have sounds pretty good, assuming it's not already sliced.
The best places for grinding commando is probably Dantooine, going after quenkers or the Squill Cave on Tatooine (that's where I did my work on commando, but this was way before they revamped the cave). But, you should wander around Tatooine and blast anything that moves with your launcher pistol unti you have Flamers 3. Until you have flamers 3, you won't be able to hit the broad side of a Death Star at point blank with your flamethrower.
cornbredx
Mon Jan 10, 2005 2:45 pm
#7
yeah comp is the best armor so far and a good FT would depend on some things. I know I usually travel with at least 3 FTs. One for grinding which is 948 max dmg4.0 spd I think which is decent but not great. I have a 1100 max dmg 5.0 spd for when I wanna hit hard but its really slow. I also have a 840 max dmg 3.2 spd for when I need speed (usually in PvP). These r all useful but not stupendous. The great ones r Krayted which means they were made from Krayt Dragon tissues and they usually have a good mix of high max dmg and a fast speed usually lower than 3.0 if made well. Thats all I can think of for now....
Cpl_Fisher
Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:40 pm
#8
I would get some BH pistols, and then blast things with your launcher pistols, the speed mods in BH pistols are better than the entire pistoleer proffesion. also the scout which is a prereq will help you escape Hairy situations while you are still working your way up.
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