Commando Archive

Well first off...do you play more PvE or PvP? Or do you prefer a template that is good for both...

TKA gives you great defenses and a solid Melee Range fighter...Combat Medic, from what I hear, gives you a nice ranged attack DoT...This is a good balance for PvP and PvE...

If you drop some or all of CM to get some Commando you are working your templete more towards a PvE character only...The reason being that our big damage weapon has a range restriction of 16m on all it's attacks...without a valid ranged attack you are defenseless to Kiters...Personally I don't play much PvP so I myself am a Master Commando / Master TKA...This combo makes you your own tank with hit defenses and nice strong close range attacks (love KD plus Flame Special)...

The big drawback will come when the Dev's remove cross profession defense stacking...this will mean that everytime you equip the FT, your defenses will severely drop and you'll be extremely vunerable if you try to use a FT special...this could be the death of our profession...we'll have to wait and see what the new Combat Balance actually does...

If you want to play more PvP then PvE or a combo of both, I'd pick up an elite ranged profession like Pistoleer/Smuggler or just Rifleman....That way you'll have TKA for close range and your ranged attacks will deal with kiters (you can also kite other melee opponents yourself)...

I definitely wouldn't give up TKA...personally I love meditate for out of battle healing...