The Glade 4.0

I know it's early but going to extoll/vent about my toons.

Kalentor : level 21 trooper vanguard

Even with sub-optimal armor he's a brute and definately fits my Kzinti playstyle. Playing the vanguard is like crack to me. I might respec him to more dps at some point but happy going up the shield tree for now.



Elantor : level 17 trooper commando

Definately more squishy than the vanguard and requires more forethought when approaching combat. I like the healing mechanics and enjoy laying down the ranged smackdown. I'm even starting to accept the look of the BFG. I got the orange Esseles cannon which, in my opinion, looks much better than the blocky orange starting cannon.



Mal'reynolds : level 17 smuggler scoundrel

I do not like There I said it. I do like the cover mechanics but I'm having problems adjusting to the healing mechanics since one of the heals only works after getting upper hand. At the moment I can only generate upperhand through getting a death blow or pistol whip. Probably less playtime for now.



Pelentor : level 3 consular-> sage

I gotta have a force user at some point, after all this is a Star Wars MMO. I am also anxious to try the heal mechanics and, let's face it,

Crew skills: Kalentor is slowly working up the cybertech tree and Elantor is slowly working up the Biochem tree. The others will be straight up gatherers.

Oro

Exploratory Surgery - learn it, love it. It's in the very first tier of the Sawbones tree. 2 Skill points to get a 100% chance of having Underworld Medicine proc Upper Hand. You cannot should not heal without this.

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Go back to zero, take a pill, and get well ~ Lemmy Kilmister

Ok, let me take a long look at my scoundrel and ensure that Exploratory Surgery is taken. Thanks for the observation and also the spelling correction.

So here's where I'm currently at in my spec, with the following notes:

• Exploratory Surgery grants Upper Hand procs from Underworld Medicine.
• Slow-Release Medpac is a pretty energy-efficient HoT and works very well with ...
• Medpac Mastery gives Slow-Release Medpac a chance to grant Upper Hand procs.
• Emergency Medpac requires (and consumes) Upper Hand, but as an instant-cast ability with no energy cost or cooldown, it's pure awesomesauce, especially when combined with ...
• Emergent Emergencies causes the Emergency Medpac to refund Upper Hand when used on a target below 30% health. When the tank's dropping, spam away.
• Healing Hand might be the toughest one to manage, as you benefit most from it when you hang onto at least one stack of Upper Hand.

All in all, it's a pretty tight system. Almost everything synergizes with something else, and Upper Hand really is key. When Corso and I get ourselves into a really tight spot, and I have to heal full-time, we stand or fall on my ability to find some kind of rhythm that allows me to economize my energy usage. It's all too easy to spam the expensive heals and burn out my energy pool, at which point we usually end up dying.

So far, my rotation notes are as follows:

• Start the fight by applying 2 stacks of the Slow-Release Medpac, then re-apply as needed to keep it from dropping off
• Use Underworld Medicine as needed to achieve 2 stacks of Upper Hand
• Use Emergency Medpac when you've got 2 stacks of Upper Hand and someone's hurt enough to benefit
• Use Diagnostic Scan in between other abilities to keep from draining your energy pool (remember, your energy replenishment gets poorer as your energy level drops)

And hopefully, analyzing the Scoundrel healing enough to make this post will help me perform better in the field

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Go back to zero, take a pill, and get well ~ Lemmy Kilmister