Commando Archive
Thread: Commando worth keeping?
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Ahiwa
Tue Mar 16, 2004 11:01 am
#1
Is commando worth keeping after master...
or should i go tera kasi like 50% of the server..
MBH, MCM, 
Ster
Tue Mar 16, 2004 2:01 pm
#2
TennerRavenstar wrote:
Right now, I'm sad to say, it's not worth it. I doubt you'll find anything that you could do better as a commando than you could as a TKA, and a whole lot of things you could do better as a TKA.. for less skill points.
If your the stubourn type, wait a couple of weeks untill we get a better idea of what the combat revamp will do. Else, pack your bags and head for greener pastures.
I have been with the prof for way too long and am insanley stubborn, however I would recomend anyone go up the tree until after Pub 8 just to see what they do. you are already there so it is really your choice, but I hear that rifleman and TKA are insane at this juncture.
Wolfmann31
Tue Mar 16, 2004 2:17 pm
#3
For any newcommers: Heck no!
for stubborn old grumps like myself: Give it up man..You can't win...
And I keep ignoring my own advice...*sigh*
Ster
Tue Mar 16, 2004 2:24 pm
#4
Wolfmann31 wrote:
For any newcommers: Heck no!
for stubborn old grumps like myself: Give it up man..You can't win...
And I keep ignoring my own advice...*sigh*
Stay strong man... stay strong.
shutout
Tue Mar 16, 2004 9:42 pm
#5
i have been contemplating this myself a lot lately. i've been a commando since the beginning. through all the thick and thin, i stuck with it. but as of right now, it's really ticking me off. i even went so far as to have a krayt jawa ion rifle made, incase i did drop commando and pick up rifleman (yes, i already have a kraty flamer, i didn't waste the tissues 
). there's only 2 things really that are keeping me a commando. 1) i'm one of those stubborn fools that will refuse to quit. you get master commando the wayi did it (before the fix) and you appreciate the work you put in more. now it can be mastered in a day (helped a hologrinding friend do it last week) so the pride isn't there for others i guess. and 2) i have this nagging feeling that the combat revamp will make master commando a viable profession, but the trip to get to it will be tough. at least, that's what i think will happen.
). there's only 2 things really that are keeping me a commando. 1) i'm one of those stubborn fools that will refuse to quit. you get master commando the wayi did it (before the fix) and you appreciate the work you put in more. now it can be mastered in a day (helped a hologrinding friend do it last week) so the pride isn't there for others i guess. and 2) i have this nagging feeling that the combat revamp will make master commando a viable profession, but the trip to get to it will be tough. at least, that's what i think will happen.mostly, its just me being stubborn though. look, my other toon is a pikeman
ToraNoShi
Tue Mar 16, 2004 9:58 pm
#6
WOW!
EVERY PROF. WHINES!
Look, the Flamethrower sliced for speed, or just the Flamethrower in itself owns. ALl u got to do is hit your target with FS1 then get away and watch them burn. Even in PvP the FT does tremendous wound damage regardless if you win or lose, that fellow player will feel the burn so to speak.
Ive played a few characters, the only thing the Commando lacks is a "knockdown" attack, but all in all, being a TKA, BH (TOTAL SUCK), Smuggler, Carbineer, and I would say for Pve there is nothing better than the Commando, and for Pvp it is okay (I mean everyone knows the TKA rules in Pvp).
I just do not think whining (and I am not trying to flame anyone) gets anything done. All professions whine so I just think you will find something else to whine about.
TennerRavenstar
Wed Mar 17, 2004 1:42 am
#7
Right now, I'm sad to say, it's not worth it. I doubt you'll find anything that you could do better as a commando than you could as a TKA, and a whole lot of things you could do better as a TKA.. for less skill points.
If your the stubourn type, wait a couple of weeks untill we get a better idea of what the combat revamp will do. Else, pack your bags and head for greener pastures.
TennerRavenstar
Wed Mar 17, 2004 1:14 pm
#9
ToraNoShi wrote:
WOW!
EVERY PROF. WHINES!
Look, the Flamethrower sliced for speed, or just the Flamethrower in itself owns. ALl u got to do is hit your target with FS1 then get away and watch them burn. Even in PvP the FT does tremendous wound damage regardless if you win or lose, that fellow player will feel the burn so to speak.
Ive played a few characters, the only thing the Commando lacks is a "knockdown" attack, but all in all, being a TKA, BH (TOTAL SUCK), Smuggler, Carbineer, and I would say for Pve there is nothing better than the Commando, and for Pvp it is okay (I mean everyone knows the TKA rules in Pvp).
I just do not think whining (and I am not trying to flame anyone) gets anything done. All professions whine so I just think you will find something else to whine about.
Heh.. No offense, but i think your a bit behind on the current state of affairs. With the recent DoT changes / nerfs.. well.. our fire DoT dosen't work to well anymore. I got both a Commando and a TKA.. and i promise you, the commando dosen't have a light to hold against the TKA's fire in neither PvP or PvE. Best thing we can hope for is that Pub 8 will finally bring some much needed fixes and changes to the proffesion.
La-grange
Wed Mar 17, 2004 8:51 pm
#10
Im gonna keep commando for a while. At least until carbineer gets the ham requirements fixed and they get nerfed out of the flavor of the month status that they are going to have.
Raptor2k1
Wed Mar 17, 2004 10:55 pm
#11
Sadly, I think the first profession I drop to pursue my next holocron is going to be commando (getting rid of FT line last of course.) Pistoleer is far more effective for general purposes, and even in most situations as well (plus, it doesn't hog skill points.)
Maybe by publish 8 things will start to look up, I really hope so.
KeziEka
Thu Mar 18, 2004 1:46 am
#12
ToraNoShi wrote:
WOW!
EVERY PROF. WHINES!
Look, the Flamethrower sliced for speed, or just the Flamethrower in itself owns. ALl u got to do is hit your target with FS1 then get away and watch them burn. Even in PvP the FT does tremendous wound damage regardless if you win or lose, that fellow player will feel the burn so to speak.
Ive played a few characters, the only thing the Commando lacks is a "knockdown" attack, but all in all, being a TKA, BH (TOTAL SUCK), Smuggler, Carbineer, and I would say for Pve there is nothing better than the Commando, and for Pvp it is okay (I mean everyone knows the TKA rules in Pvp).
I just do not think whining (and I am not trying to flame anyone) gets anything done. All professions whine so I just think you will find something else to whine about.
Are you kidding me??
Yeah. The flamethrower owns against mobs with low or no fire resists. That's good for medium level critters, but we're completely useless on higher level beasts, such as rancors, nightsisters, kimos, the whole geo dungeon, ect, ect. The DoT has been nerfed pretty bad, and the initial damage usually does a majority of the damage. Now, other than the flamethrower, what else do we have?? The HAR? LOL! The damage, speed, and HAM costs make this thing useless (even after their supposed HAR "fix"). Heavy weapons? Even more useless and consumable. RL aren't bad, but on my server they're rare, and you have to be kneeling to shoot it. Forget about hitting a moving target. Grenades? Don't even get me started on that one.
In PvP we're more than bad. We completely suck. I missed 95% of the time on most PvP templates, even at Master and using aim. When I do hit, comp armor limits the damage. The DoT is nerfed weak enough to be completely managable. See above on trying to use any other weapon in PvP; they're useless in PvE and they're useless in PvP as well.
Yes, a commando lacks a "knockdown" attack. Know what else we lack? AP, for one. We're heavy weapons specialists, yet there is no AP. Specials for the LP, grenades, Heavy Weapons. How about any other weapon other than the Flamethrower? Or more than two different working specials?
And every profession DOESN'T whine. TKA's and Rifleman have the life right now. Go to their forums, and you will see more calls for nerfs than whines. I'm not saying they should nerf either of those, but they need to add MUCH more Commando content and fix the profession, as it's in a sad state right now. And as long as this perception that Commandos are gods in PvP and PvE continues, we're going to end up being left in the dust.
Civil_CH
Thu Mar 18, 2004 1:54 am
#13
Sadly, I think I'm going to drop Commando. The Flamethrower does nice damage, but thats all we got. I like to hunt higher level game and like many posters have already stated, their resist to heat is high. I've only been Master Commando for like a week or so and I'm already dropping it. *sigh*
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