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Thread: Returned to Commando

Caleban
Fri Jul 22, 2005 6:23 am
#1

I have always loved Commando. That and Smuggler. I was both pretty much from the start. Imagine my surprise that a wookie commando smuggler wasnt the best combo early on.. In any case Im back to one of my favorite professions.


Right after CU i dropped it because of AOE and not understanding how to use my weapons. I have since learned to face the group attacking the lair and not attack in the same direction. Especially important when facing 20 pikets at their lair LOL.


However I am not overly impressed by my damage. We are now refered to as Utility? Not damage dealers? I fail to see the over all utility. Elemental damage isnt all that much and since you cant see what a creature is weakest to (that I can tell) how would ytou know what the best weapon to use is?


Either way I love the profession and Ill still play it. I just want to figure out what advantage if any the profesion truly has. The more I read the more it seems our stuff is so broken that it isnt really helping me other than giving me my other combat prof for level 80.


So I guess what Im looking for is the good news. What does the profession help me with that I can focus as a benefit? I dont want to hear so much about what I cant do ( enough threads about that) What CAN I do with commando?


RoastyToasty
Fri Jul 22, 2005 7:15 am
#2

You can mitigate a decent amount of damage with CoB and all that Heavy Weapons Defense.
As a Smuggler you can mez a whole lot of mobs and players at once.
You have two out of five professions needed to take down a base.
If a Commando has a good damage profession and some nice tanking Armor/Food he/she can use their DoT's do slowly wear down a whole group of Mobs / players. What I mean is that as you land a DoT (or set) on one mob you switch to the next and do the same thus making full use of our DoT's on the group of attackers as a whole. Add in the AOE elemental damage and you get a nice result. Of course this requires a LOT of tanking, especially if not in a group. If in a good group a healer will be able to help you (just try to keep the aggro off of them by attacking everything you possibly can as soon as they heal you). Your group members may be pleasantly surprised to find that after killing the initial target, the next ones are already significantly damaged. So, as a whole, the group of enemies is killed faster. Don't get me started with the idea of your usefulness in AOE groups!

I think the biggest thing holding Commando's back is that others (and many Commandos) don't quite understand how best to work with and take advantage of our unique AOE ability. That's one thing about Vode Inya that sparks my interest (if only I had more time! dumb job). A guild of Commandos who understand how to grind, fight, and have fun with other Commandos.
Caleban
Fri Jul 22, 2005 8:35 am
#3

A full commando unit /drool. I love the idea. If you actually has a guild of commandos who each had a complimentary profession. Say all are commando plus ... A combat medic, riflemen, smuggler, etc. Be pretty cool. Imagine a mob getting hit by 8 Plasma Flame Throwers. Im onKettemoor PM me if someone is doing this on my server.


Ryubushi
Fri Jul 22, 2005 8:50 am
#4






Caleban wrote:

A full commando unit /drool. I love the idea. If you actually has a guild of commandos who each had a complimentary profession. Say all are commando plus ... A combat medic, riflemen, smuggler, etc. Be pretty cool. Imagine a mob getting hit by 8 Plasma Flame Throwers. Im onKettemoor PM me if someone is doing this on my server.








The dedicated commando guild is on StarSider, after a lengthy vote of which server to go to, and we all have backup professions.


I know we have at least one combat medic/commando, one squad leader commando, and a carbineer/commando. I don't know what everyone is, since the guild list has about 30-someodd names on it.


You're welcome to join us by making a new toon on StarSider, or having your existing commando transferred to StarSider. We want all the commandos we can get so that we may storm the server and claim it for ourselves!







***Valcyn - Lt. Colonel Ryubushi [ONE] of the Empire (the Tank Maniac); Career Master Commando, Master Carbineer, and extremely Anti-NGE.
***Eclipse - Ryushidosha, freelancer; Scaley Master Carbineer, ranger, merc for hire, and general sociopath...that despises the NGE.
***StarSider - Ja'ahn Woo [PYRO] of the Alliance - The Galaxy's first Jawa commando/carbineer...who also hates the NGE.

People like me...because I force them to...with violence!

Caleban
Fri Jul 22, 2005 10:42 am
#5

I just started over on Kettemoor. Just got done grinding out two toons. I wish this was on kettemoor. Oh well. BTW I played on valcyn before.
Caleban
Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:25 am
#6

I gave in and made a Commando on Star Sider. Please PM with contact info. Well hes not a commando yet. Long way to grind and Id appreciate the help.




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