Looks like I am pre-ordering. Over the past several betas, I got a BH-Merc to 22, Inquisitor-Assassin to lvl 18 and Infiltrator-Sniper to lvl 20.
The Sniper is a solo PvE/PvP machine. The amount of burst dmg he can put out is amazing but the cover mechanic makes group PvE kinda worthless as most groups mop up enemies before you can really benefit. I ended up close range shot gunning most mobs just to keep up with the group. The no healing talents hurts when bad pulls happen.
In PvP, playing against baddies, I score top dmg and kills regardless of levels. If people are dumb enough to let me sit there and ambush and snipe all day long, then it was easy. Playing against good players was a different story as they would never allow you to get cover and with no healing talents and little CC, it was hard to manage.
The Sniper didn't seem so suited for group play either PvE or PvP. The range is nice but you don't get much group synergy when you are trying to be 25m away from the fight.
I just didn't get the point of the inquisitor-assassin. I mean, a light armor wearing cloaking tank? The double bladed sword and the armor looks amazing but the play style was confusing. The backstab does not do a lot of damage for the positional requirement. In groups, I wasn't sure if I was the tank or the dps because I was not good at either. I could not hold aggro, did not have much mitigation, not enough evasion and not much HP. As a dps, I had several normal melee attacks and some force attacks.
Not sure but probably one of those classes that develop slow but completely dominate in end-game.
I'm not going to roll an inquisitor-assassin during launch.
The BH-Merc is very interesting. I specced mostly in arsenal and a little in bodyguard but the idea of a ranged tank is interesting. I got very intimate with the heat mechanics and learned to pace my game but once I got used to that, the merc was unstoppable in solo or group pvp/pve. Not as good solo as the Sniper but great in groups. The only weakness is the lack of CCs so far. With the Merc, I solod (with my companion) every heroic quest until the 2nd heroic quest in Balmora. Some of these were heroic-4!!! Anyways, having one of the best companions in the game and having class heals makes the Merc very powerful in the beginning game. I hope this synergy lasts till end game because I plan to roll a Merc.
See everyone on the 15th (hopefully)!!!
The Sniper is a solo PvE/PvP machine. The amount of burst dmg he can put out is amazing but the cover mechanic makes group PvE kinda worthless as most groups mop up enemies before you can really benefit. I ended up close range shot gunning most mobs just to keep up with the group. The no healing talents hurts when bad pulls happen.
In PvP, playing against baddies, I score top dmg and kills regardless of levels. If people are dumb enough to let me sit there and ambush and snipe all day long, then it was easy. Playing against good players was a different story as they would never allow you to get cover and with no healing talents and little CC, it was hard to manage.
The Sniper didn't seem so suited for group play either PvE or PvP. The range is nice but you don't get much group synergy when you are trying to be 25m away from the fight.
I just didn't get the point of the inquisitor-assassin. I mean, a light armor wearing cloaking tank? The double bladed sword and the armor looks amazing but the play style was confusing. The backstab does not do a lot of damage for the positional requirement. In groups, I wasn't sure if I was the tank or the dps because I was not good at either. I could not hold aggro, did not have much mitigation, not enough evasion and not much HP. As a dps, I had several normal melee attacks and some force attacks.
Not sure but probably one of those classes that develop slow but completely dominate in end-game.
I'm not going to roll an inquisitor-assassin during launch.
The BH-Merc is very interesting. I specced mostly in arsenal and a little in bodyguard but the idea of a ranged tank is interesting. I got very intimate with the heat mechanics and learned to pace my game but once I got used to that, the merc was unstoppable in solo or group pvp/pve. Not as good solo as the Sniper but great in groups. The only weakness is the lack of CCs so far. With the Merc, I solod (with my companion) every heroic quest until the 2nd heroic quest in Balmora. Some of these were heroic-4!!! Anyways, having one of the best companions in the game and having class heals makes the Merc very powerful in the beginning game. I hope this synergy lasts till end game because I plan to roll a Merc.
See everyone on the 15th (hopefully)!!!
