Commando Archive

Good point.

I'm looking for a commando combo of some type (not even novice yet) and right now, there doesn't seem to be much incentive of doing anything other than the FT line... Hopefully with a few upcoming changes.. the profession as a whole will seem a little better. I haven't even started the proffesion yet and already I can see that the diversity of weapons worth using doesn't seem to be as much as I first believed..

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The incentive is now in master..which im glad

however its too few and too much for the proffession and just for 1 skill box now

at midway thru commando, you still cant PvP

yet at Master you can hit 3-4 times more than at midway..should only be about 2 times more in my opinion

maybe they could spread it out or give more and spread that out and about (we are laxing in ranged def a bit, and thats gonna be important since we're getting melee mitigation) or some def mods against states

of course having all those things at master is nice too..since if they're spread out..you gotta get a good chunk of the prof to get em..same with master, but I have a problem with how we are SO incredibly weak at around midway of the proffession and cant really fight effectively until we get to the very top..meanwhile look at pistoleer..from the extreme right tree they get +10 melee def in each box, then +5 in master..thats +45 melee def for master pistoleer..and they can take TKA or/and another ranged prof or a support class

meanwhile we get like +5 melee def somehwere in the terrain tree, then get +25 in master..to me..thats not very balanced

and besides..the talk that pistoleers should get more def mods than a commando (or an elite vs a hybrid) is just plain and stupid. class wise a pistoleer should get less Melee def than a commando..

but slightly or around the same ranged def as commando...we should get more melee def, and slightly or around same ranged def

carb melee and ranged def at the same, riflemen more ranged than melee

then BH would have the most ranged of all..but pretty weak melee

So...Pistoleer would be a high ranged def, slightly lower than high ranged

carb high ranged def, medium melee

and rifleman very high ranged, low melee

With BH: Very High ranged, medium melee

With Commando: High Ranged, High melee or Medium Ranged, Medium Melee or Medium Ranged, High Melee (most logical way id say would be with the first..since we should have almost equal ranged/melee plus that we're also a MASTER marksman while pistoleer is not [hence more ranged] and we're on a higher lvl of weapon training [would contribute BOTH to ranged and melee since we're a combo of both])

but instead in reality pistoleers have alot more def for both ranged and melee than a BH and a commando..can get even more so since they dont need to master as many skill pts

to me..they have no right to complain about uberness not being granted to them - cuz they already got it

I think the regular elite proffessions SHOULD be encouraged to dabble or be dabbled in, while the Hybrids should NOT - thus you would get hybrids that have important strengths/weaknesses and/or have more def mods than your average pistoleer - BUT that pistoleer has the option of acquiring more proffessions to gain more defense than you

In conclusion, we wouldnt be as overpowered as ppl would think...no, we would be balanced. Commandos should not be support, commandos should be a group of elite avatars in battle..like how commandos are SUPPOUSED to be - besides, the risk factor in time delay using specials, plus the lack of def mods vs states (and we cant acquire as much as pistoleer or BH or Tka or whatever in most cases or in the elite prof's dabbling too), plus the slowness of our weapons (both rate of regular fire and slowing our char down) and the expenses to get weapons, the range of our specials, and lastly the accuracy of our weapons (at most we get +100 accuracy...while on most hvy weapons we get around +60 or +80..forget which, meanwhile at master marksman in pistols I have +10-30 less than that from JUST the pre-req..not the actual proffession!

Martinb4 you make a Good point .....However it does inspire the "Nerf Flamethrower" cries from commandos too.....hehehe, But if they Fix the HAR and grenades...and the Heavy weapons....I Would Gladly take a Flamer Nerf

If you recall, at launch, nothing really worked for the class. They made the FT work and it gave the class the problems it has now. Only because it's not balanced with the rest of our choices. If it get's nerfed for some reason, it's not likey they would take the time to fix the whole class. They might just improve the launcher pistol so it's better then the FT and leave it at that.

Every combat forum i go into there is at least one reference to not being as Uber as Commandos. Where are these ppl getting this info? Are we not the only ones with 3 broken trees? I'm kind of hoping they nerf the hell out of us. Even to the point of gimping the FT to HAR status. Maybe then, with nothing working, they'll fix a thing or two. Honestly, i'm sick having only one working thing.

One of the biggest sellers for me on this profession was variety. Look at how many grenades types, launcher types, the FT, HAR, and the LP we have. Wow, that's a lot of choices. Only to learn that you can only really rely on one, broke my heart. Not only that, but the only weapon that's good to us, is also the weapon that has and will continue to destroy us. Why? Cause as long as it works so well, making everything else work would overpower us even more (not according to me but everyone else, it would seem).

We have the worst rep out of any profession out there, honestly. Giving us fixes would cause an uproar, I guess. So as far as i'm concerned, you can have it. Take the FT out if the game if you have to, just give me the other 4 weapons back. Something. I'm probably dropping Commando soon, only had master for about a month and a half or so. Don't get me wrong, I would love nothing more than to get master back. Always have and always will love this profession, wanted it since day one. But taking away the variety, just simply is not worth the skill points, IMHO. 169 sp (master) or 126 (FT line) is a waste to just use one weapon with a dps ratio that is not much better that any other combat profession at master level. Just cause of the DOT, everyone is pissed and we get ignored as far as our shortcomings. Btw, I'm not trying to sound childish, I'm not "taking my ball and going home." Just seems like the latest fixes haven't really done much. Extra accuracy?I didn't really miss all too much before. Don't think accuracy was a bigger problem than the HAR's complte incompetencyin anyone's eyes. Anyways...

Bottom line:I love commando, not my FT. I'll sacrificy it to get my profession back. Flame on, after all you all got flamethrowers

Vericona, very true. I've been speaking to a few commandos (some ex) this week, andI got a good history lesson on the profession. I started to play this game the last week in August, and did not make novice probably till early October. At that point, the FT had been in full swing, so I never had it as rough as some did in the first place.

I do, however, think that time the proffesion will get fixed. The Devs have very clearly, through their actions/patches, shown us where SOE's priorities lie at the moment. The main objective at the moment is not whether the HAR accuracies stack, but rather would the HAR "own" a player of a different proffesion. "Balancing" seems to be more important than things working as intended, for the time being. They are even reworking the whole combat system, six months after publish.

I have faith it will get done, eventually. In the meantime, I'm gonna go try out Doc. Being buffed out of your mind everytime you log on, sounds....well....great. I was just really upset the other day after going in to other forums and seeing ppl talk about Commandosthis, Commandos that (with obviously no idea ofwhat it is like). Somebody even said something along the lines of...If they only wanted Commandos getting Holocrons... Uh huh, yeah. Try flamesingle2 on a force sensitve, and see what he does to you in the remaining 6.5 secs with the Melee multiplier in between your specials. Maybe you got a bunch of pets? Maybe you got Feign Death? Maybe you also have TKM and you can switch to VKs while you wait? Spending your remainig skill points wisely, I guess, makes us Uber and unbalanced in the eyes of other players. So sad it is...

Well as soon as I get my Badge, I'm outty. Hopefully see you guys soon. When all the balancing is done, I'll be back for sure. Thank you all that post on here, I could not have gotten to Master without your help, you guys rocks. Off to the Medic/Doctor boardsI go....