tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post3671388383827675142..comments2024-03-26T20:47:12.919+00:00Comments on Going Commando | A SWTOR Fan Blog: A Productive War WeekShintarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-83061644261026568502023-03-27T16:40:50.156+01:002023-03-27T16:40:50.156+01:00"One of the characters I got to 80 was my Sen..."One of the characters I got to 80 was my Sentinel - probably my least favourite combat style in general."<br /><br />Heehee. My Sentinel has been my main for pretty much the entire time I've played Swtor. She was my solo Republic character since my son and my friends wanted to play on the Empire side. Over there I had pick Sith Juggernaut, so on the Republic side I had selected Sentinel since I didn't want to have a cookie-cutter clone. Plus, two lightsabers. ^_^<br /><br />I will say that various Sentinel spec and/or rotations could often feel clunky. It was enough that I sort of wished for the ability to have a rotation helper to get me up to speed on what I should be doing. At least with being a casual I can have a 'good enough' rotation without needing to push myself to do cutting-edge needed DPS.<br /><br />That said, there were times I wished I had chosen Guardian for her just so I could play a non-DPS role. You come to realize that DPS-only classes really need to sit at the top or near the top of the DPS charts in one spec or another, otherwise you feel like you're punished for picking a DPS-only class. (*cough*Hunters in Wow too many times*cough*)<br /><br />At least with Combat Styles I was able to diversify to have some flexibility if a spec or original class was changed enough that I didn't enjoy the what was there.Pallaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052537793722183657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-17261203127389778082023-03-26T12:43:56.790+01:002023-03-26T12:43:56.790+01:00I adore Saboteur Gunslinger but I don't really...I adore Saboteur Gunslinger but I don't really like the other two disciplines very much at all.Todd S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10212986450069403803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-26537367795247569342023-03-26T11:55:04.766+01:002023-03-26T11:55:04.766+01:00It just seems to me that no matter the spec, it...It just seems to me that no matter the spec, it's complicated for the sake of being complicated, with all these different slashes and strikes in the rotation that don't really feel significantly different from each other. I think the same about Gunslingers by the way, though I like them marginally more. Maybe it's just a problem with combat styles that can't play any other role than dps, which makes it challenging to distinguish their specs in some ways. I've had similar issues with "pure dps" classes in other games at times.Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-4919286575738842952023-03-26T00:27:55.176+00:002023-03-26T00:27:55.176+00:00"One of the characters I got to 80 was my Sen..."One of the characters I got to 80 was my Sentinel - probably my least favourite combat style in general."<br /><br />I'm happy to see someone else say that. I recently dusted off a sentinel that I had used a master's datacron on quite a few years ago. She was still at 70 because I realized I didn't like the class, but also didn't want to delete it because I had used the master's datacron. Thanks to combat styles I was able to add Shadow as another style and play her that way.<br /><br />I realized something about sentinel though, and this applies to all 3 disciplines: the class just doesn't work below max level. With combat in particular you *need* a certain tactical and set bonuses to even play it correctly, let alone play it well.Todd S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10212986450069403803noreply@blogger.com