Commando Archive

I finally got enough combat pts. to become a novice bh last night; however, I am contemplating saving those pts. and using them to become a commando. Though I thought the time (and exp.) would never come, I now have to make a decision and want to hear about the advantages and disadvantages of being a commando.

Flamethrower is good becuase you get big damage (like 4000 points) and at the same time you set them on fire. You can stack 3 fires at flame 4.

BH's get more state effects, have 3 good trees, and can hunt jedi PC/s. Commandos are the most powerful plyers in PVE with exception of maybe Creature Handlers. The Flame singles and cones add up and can knock out anything. I am a master and have no doubt i could kill anything in the game solo with the exception of maybe the giant dune kimogilas, ancient kryats maybe, and other similar super monsters. A Rancor are no problem, 3 Rancors is interesting, 5 rancors and I start to get in trouble.

Commandos can put a flame on a creature that would otherwise be insanely difficult to kill, and it drops in a minute or two instead of taking hours. It's mostly because the flame DOT is broken - you hit for4 damageafter a Krayt's resists, or what have you, but the DOT hits for 4000 each tick.

I started this game with no interest in any profession but Bounty Hunter. I was going to hunt people down for money, what could be better? Well, if you think the grind for the combat xp to go BH or Commando was hard, wait until you start investigation. Early on, especially, I spent about as much as I was making, so it takes a while for the prof. to be viable in bringing in disposable income. Between droids, shuttles, better weapons and armor, it gets expensive. Not to say I haven't sunk a lot into commando, since I've switched, but it has been a much more favorable outcome. The flame DoT is outstanding, even against the upper level monsters. While not without it's downfalls, I still vastly prefer commando at this point, to what I experienced as a bounty hunter. While not at all a PvP God, you can hold your own after you work your way up, and in faction raids, dealing that blast damage to enemy turrets is invaluable to your squad.

I have been a bh and now im acommando...just stay go with bh and try it out... Since you dont need combat xp you stack a whole mess load of it... if you dont like it just go Commando.... youll have loads of combat if you want to change your mind...

Where's Beavis? I'm sure he could answer this question rather eloquently....

FIRE, FIRE, FIRE!!!!!!

What's so great abot being a commando?

Several things

3. You are the best in PvE

2. You get the best DoT in game

1. You get to blow up sh*t!!!

Be true to the violent echo reverbrating throughout your soul! Join the Commando ranks and crispify the heathens with your hallowed flamer! Lay waste to all who would oppose the wrath of our all-mighty burninator! Litter the galaxy with the burnt corpses of the unbelieving masses! Destroy! Destroy! DESTROY!

I had never even considered commando until my 4th holocron directed me that way. I wasn't anti, just hadn't given it any thought. 2 weeks in--it's awesome. I've barely scratched the surface at 4,0,3,0, but wow--it's unreal.

As a master smuggler/pistoleer/high-level CH I took on a few rancors with grand wrixes, grauls, bile-drenched quenkers, etc, and it was touch and go. 2 days ago I mowed through a nest of ancient bull rancors solo with no pets, couldn't believe it. If you like the idea of owning every mob in the game, commando just might be your ticket...

Well you get to let yourself hang out in the wind, without the elastic prison to keep you pent up.... Oh wait, the other going commando....

You get to let your friends ooo and ahhhh over your pretty explosions, laugh at you for blowing yourself up instead of your target with grenades, and you can burn the snot outta anything.

I thought they were going to make the Flame burn DOT alterable by a mob or PC's resist to burn damage?

yeah burns rule i burn for 7-11k he he

-Crunchey-

If you are a pure commando, you will be good if you can hit your target first. However, you will get owned by melee. If you dabble, in say pistoleer, smuggler, TKA, or a different master prifession, then you will fare much better. In PVP, just pick your battles, stand back, and lets the flames fly!

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