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i dont know but whenever i go in partys to kill stuff on lok or endor i feel like a 5th wheel since everything is heat resist. and i dont feel like i can do anything to help out. i am 4/4/4/2 and **edit** when somehting is 70% heat resist i am the weakest guy. i try and use the acid rifle but that thing is slow and weak. i think i should just stick to the war and kill Storm troopers and AT-ST's

nope just you hehe kidding. You might try using charged based weapons. Might be a bit expensive, but you will be the damage king of your group hehe.

Well I personally go solo hunting on Dantooine and Dathomir. I just use my atst as a meat shield and wail away at a safe distance with my flamethrower. Although, this would only work if you're Imperial and from reading your post it seems that this is not the case.

So just switch up your weapons. Granted the acid rifle and launcher pistol don't dish out the damage as much as the flamethrower, but they give you something else to use. I only rarely see creatures that have high resistances to heat, acid, and blast. You just have to be flexible. Good luck!

Use the charged items. Me, personally, I have to be careful / go slow or no one else in the group gets any exp... =)

ive seen stuff that is both 100% heat and Acid resist, i think i might need to master another profession

Nah.. just switch to the launcher pistol. Even if the creature has blast resist, you'll pump out enough damage to get a decent cut of the exp.

ive never had a problem.

I never have a problem, and I am a relatively new Commando at 1-0-2-0. I have taken down everything that comes at me, excluding the Kimogilas that attack on Lok from time to time. They like to warp. Wut i do is fire with my launcher pistol a Healthshot1 and Healthshot2, then i fire away with Warningshot to get the creature running away. I follow behind the scared creature, not firing, and wait till it stops to turn around. At that point, I fire Suppressionfire, then run in and do a Flameshot1 on the beast. Usually this hits for 5000 damage or so, and bleeds the beat for a little less than 2000 per turn. This is when i run away fast. I switch back to the launcher and just keep doing the yo-yo game until the creature is dead.

Just an example. I went to Dathomir yesterday to hunt Rancors. Found one alone without a pack and used my method to kill it. I managed to get a Healthshot1, Healthshot2, Flameshot1, and Flamecone onto the Rancor before it died. If you do it right, you can solo just about anything, with exception to the warping creatures like Kimos. I wish I could kill those...

You have to pretty much carry a bag with 3-5 weapons in it. I am on Dathomir and some of the Night Sisters are 100% vs Heat but vulnerable to Acid. I found a guy on my server who can make a HAR that is nearly as powerful as my Flamer (approx 450-785) though it is a bit slower. Don't know how he does it and I don't ask...I just buy 'em. I think a big problem is that some of us try to be "1 trick ponies" and use only a Flamer. You can't do that......not if you want to hunt the big boys. Also, the limited use items like Particle Beam or Heavy Lightning Cannon are good additions but I always try other avenues because of the cost involved.

even if the critter is 100% heat resistance just hit them with a special and watch them die from the dot, the dot is 1/3 of the damage it deal before the resistance. soo you won't do any damage on the initial hits, but they still take alot damage from dots.

As stated by others, the burn dot is unaffected by resists currently.

Use that to your advantage. If you truly feel like a 5th wheel, and dislike expending the cash on charged weapons or grenades, flame them then switch to a carbine or pistol via marksmen cert. The combination of burn damage plus the nominal weapon damage will easily make you a productive group member.

I, however, second the suggestion of using expendable weapons or grenades. you'll do a signifigant amount of damage quiet quickly.