Commando Archive

MBH/Carbineer/0400CM

Good template and lethal.

Sadly, it's not a commando template

Commando, unlike all the other Combat Professions... or ANY other profession... can't stand by itself, even as a Master Commando.

If you intend to be a Commando, you need to master another combat profession.

Do not expect to deal significant damage or inflict good DOTs. We were supposed to deal alot of damage, but we don't.

Some professions that go well with Master Commando are:
Smuggler, Carbineer, Pistoleer. Some choose Rifleman, but I disagree with that choice (I'll get into it later).

Smuggler - I know of a fair number of Commandos with Smuggler, but I've never tried the profession at all in this game. Can't give a fair assessment on what they positively bring to Commando.

Carbineer - Good damage special (Impr.Leg Shot), great ranged KD (Impr.Charge Shot), great ranged snare (Impr.Crippling Shot). Carbineer's outstanding Area Attacks are wasted on Commando, however, since Heavy Weapons will not use the wide and very effective cones of Carbineer. Brings balanced defenses.

Pistoleer - Good target control, IMO. Impr.Stopping Shot for a reliable Root that doesn't break on damage (unlike Smuggler's Concussion Shot which does). Burst Shot to Stun the target. Warning Shot for Intimidation. Overwhelming Shot to reduce state resistance (supposedly). Panic Shot / Low Blow(attack delay). However, Pistoleer doesn't bring good damage specials. You need to look elsewhere for that. Brings good defenses, but slanted more to Melee Defense.

Rifleman - Not too many useful things in Rifleman that contribute significantly to Commando. Impr.Head Shot is a good damage special. That's it. Sniper Shots have a 20m minimum range, and that's a huge negative for Commando with its mostly medium and short ranges, especially with the Flamethrowers. Cover's useless for most situations, even more so with Commando's shorter ranges. Brings good Ranged Defense, but poor Melee Defense.

Master Bounty Hunter - I used to dream of MBH / MCommando being a wonderful, "Mandalorian Template" just before the CU. Sadly, this isn't the case, mostly since Commando is weak. MBH is a great profession. However, having Master Commando go with it is like adding a ball and chain to a man's leg while wandering a desert with no water. MBH has steep prerequisites, just like M.Commando. But MBH has the power to show for it. However, M.Commando also has steep prerequisites to suck away alot of Skill Points, but has little combat ability to show for it.
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With what I have experienced, either Carbineer or Pistoleer is a good mix with Master Commando. Pistoleer brings target control and defense. Carbineer is a good mix of target positional control and damage. Again, I never tried Smuggler, so I dunno what it brings to the table.

Message Edited by Warmaker01 on 10-03-2005 06:24 PM

Some decent all combat Commando templates that I've tried:

M.Commando / M.Pistoleer / Carbineer 0440
M.Commando / M.Carbineer / Pistoleer 0404