Commando Archive

1. Do you guys have problems running out of action? I know your weapons have high action drain (My alt is a Weapon Smith).


Yes, we have the highest SAC in the game.


2. Is there a commando weapon that can be crafted with a low enough SAC so that when you're low on action you can switch over to it temporarily for some action recovery? (Obviously this weapon will have a lower damage output, but I'm worried if I drop my flamethrower and equip a low SAC carbine, I'll be dropping defense, speed, and accuracy by about 50 points each until I switch back to a heavy weapon.


All Heavy Weapons are created equally with SAC costs. Our Cap is 100 SAC, and if you are a skilled weaponsmith and have good krayt tissues, you can get excellent damage and bring down the SAC costs (many of us here go all out with that). Or get it sliced on the SAC like we would with the loot drop, Proton Rifle.


3. Now that elemental damage is fixed, do you notice a big difference in combat? I know weapons can be experimented to increase the elemental damage, but from what I've read in the other posts, it's not a big enough imporovement to actually get a weapon fully experiemnted on elemental. Bottom line, did the elemental fix have a noticable imporovement?


It seems most of our high elemental dmg weapons are lower CL, for our Plasma FT and Lightning Beam Cannon I only have 90 and 148 elemental respectively. Its a nice advantage but it isn't a substitute for damage, rather it adds along with DoTs (very cumalative). Its not always best putting experimentation to elemental as that goes up slowly in the crafting process, and doesn't scale up.


4. Can you guys still set things on fire? I noticed that there's no commando specific specials (i.e. to replace flame single I ) so does the flamer set things on fire by itself? More specifically, does Commando still have a DoT?


Yes, Proton Grenades, Plasma Flamethrowers, and Lightning Beam Cannons (all CL54/CL50) have innate DoT abilities.


5. Have any range restrictions on commando weapons hurt the profession? (i.e. pistols only shooting like 32m.)


It varies with our weapons. The Plasma Flamethrower is 25 meters, the Lightning Beam Cannon is 40 meters, the Rocket Launcher (CL22) is 64 meters. Most of our weapons are about 40 meters in range, and our loot weapon off of necrosis, the Proton Rifle is 64 meters.


6. What's the best advice to give a friend that is considering dropping a master profession (ex. Carbineer) that he's had for a while in order to pick up Master Commando?


Don't. Commandos have an inability to generate damage without a ranged profession because of our lack of specials. The utility granted by our weapons add to damage (ie enhance), and aren't a substitute for damage dealing. Its better if he goes Master Carbineer and Master Commando as thats also a good supplement to the commando profession.

Message Edited by StarNick on 07-08-2005 04:43 PM

Message Edited by samijx on 07-08-2005 02:18 PM

Honestly, as a master commando, I stick with my laser rifle most of the time. Being forced to agro all the critters within 25m every time you shoot your flame thrower kinda sucks.

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MrBulwark wrote:
Honestly, as a master commando, I stick with my laser rifle most of the time. Being forced to agro all the critters within 25m every time you shoot your flame thrower kinda sucks.

Hold off on that respec until they decide what to do with commando.

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agreed, im using my Renegade pistol more than the commando weapons : |

just answer his question guys

Wow..... the correspondent for Commando recommends not going Commando at the moment. The Devs should take note.

No, I ment don't drop Master Carbineer in favor of Commando , you're going to need carbineer to do your job as a commando...