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LightningLdr

Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:07 pm

Hello everybody!

This is my first post, so hi! lol... I already did a search on the boards and read topics similar to this, but havn't really found a good discussion to my specific choice... I am having trouble deciding whether commando or BH. I currently have Master Marksman, and Master Rifleman. I want to go commando, because all the weapons look cool, and like they could be a lot of fun. However, the people I've talked to say BH is better and commando isn't worth anything... So nowI do not know which to go... Is commando really that bad? and/or is BH really that good? Any thoughts/comments/suggestions are greatly apprectiated!

Thanks in advance,

- LightningLdr180

Master Marksman/Master Rifleman

Uthyr

Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:17 pm

#2

Welcome, LightningLdr.

I played around with Master Commando a bit on testcenter before the CU was released, and wasn't at all impressed with it (no offense to any MCommandosout there--I never played with it long enough to get good with it) I'm a MRM/MBH now and love it, and would highly recommend it. You get a lot of good mods and specials that compliment Rifleman nicely.

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LightningLdr

Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:27 pm

#3

Thanks for your speedy / friendly reply!

It seems that BH would be the better choice because it has many different abilities to use while commando has none?! Anyway, anybody else haev any input on this, feel free to post away...

Thanks again in advance,

- LightningLdr

Master Markstman / Master Rifleman

Disci

Sat Aug 27, 2005 2:30 am

#4

I was a Master Commando for a while, and while it was fun, no specials killed it for me. Only benifit from it is the modifiers, and the rocket launcher (plays havok on melee during PvP). Sugest the MBH.

Mythor

Sat Aug 27, 2005 5:46 am

#5

Commando seems best paired with a profession that offers a lot of good specials to use with the Commando weapons. Things like Stopping Shot (Pistoleer) or Charge Shot/Underhand Shot (Carbineer/Bounty Hunter) for example - AoE + root/KD = very cool.

Rifleman really seems more suited to having BH paired with it. BH offers some useful skills (particularly a knockdown and a defensive move (Duelist Stance)) as well as accentuating the strength of a rifleman - putting a lot of hurt on one target.

That's not to say you couldn't be quite successful as a Rifleman/Commando, it's just my experience that it's not a great way to go.

LightningLdr

Sun Aug 28, 2005 11:57 am

#6

Yea, right now I've pretty much decidided to go with BH... I mean, commando sounds cool, but it seems everyone's had a not so great experience with commando, especially due to the lack of specials. IfI get bored with BH, i could always switch... Although, maybe i'll start a character on another server that can be a commando... Thanks everybody for their input, and if anybody else has any comments on this, feel free to post. Others can use this to help in their decision...

Iron-Monkey

Thu Sep 08, 2005 11:14 am

#7

Mythor wrote:
Commando seems best paired with a profession that offers a lot of good specials to use with the Commando weapons. Things like Stopping Shot (Pistoleer) or Charge Shot/Underhand Shot (Carbineer/Bounty Hunter) for example - AoE + root/KD = very cool.

Rifleman really seems more suited to having BH paired with it. BH offers some useful skills (particularly a knockdown and a defensive move (Duelist Stance)) as well as accentuating the strength of a rifleman - putting a lot of hurt on one target.

That's not to say you couldn't be quite successful as a Rifleman/Commando, it's just my experience that it's not a great way to go.

Pairing up Commando with Smugglerand/or Pistoleer is by far the best way to be a havoc dealer in group PvP. Can be a devasting combination, however, if you do find yourself alone the template is good to mez/root, and get the hell out of there, the lack of offense (and defense) will kill you.

BH, is better suited to pair with Rifleman for more solo stuff.

I used to be a very effective Rifle/Commando, until they changed the way startle shot worked. I used to be able to do a KD/startle shot combo in one hit with a Rocket Launcher, target would stayKDed for a while until struck, that does not work anymore in PvE or PvP

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