HolySpartan wrote: Sun Apr 01, 2018 5:38 am
I only play Order side as of now, just to preface what i'm about to say. Also, never made it to t4 before.
Are mdps besides possibly slayer just relegated to mop up duty? If I want to be in this thick of things as mdps but not feeling slayer too much does that mean it would be better to just go a 2h SM or something like that? Just from reading forums, the impression I get is t4 is just tanks, healers, and rdps. Am I wrong?
Judging by your question whether or not to roll a tank and the bit about rdps and such... your issue isn't, say, AoE capability or anything of the likes, but plain sustain?
In pugplay its rdps>mdps, because tanks and healers are rare and those that exclusively pug are just as unreliable as the Devastator geared, super suicidal dps that populates pug warbands.
In groupplay its mdps>(=)rdps, it all depends on the comp you run, whether you are part of an assisttrain or a bombsquad and the format you play in (roam, scenarios, RvR).
Generally speaking every class is workable, provided it isn't exclusively pugged with ~ e.g.: you can do just fine running a WL/WH/WE (Csi warbands or Shiro and entourage comes to mind) in a 6man or 12man assisttrain, just let your pugs or w/e take the brunt and draw attention; nest your group(s) and pick off people one by one, people will pop within 1-2 gcds if your assisttrain is worth its salt.
Surely, you should avoid organized warbands and focus on pugfarm or encounters with other 6/12mans... there is little point in throwing yourself of a cliff.
TLDR: Don't expect to get anything done without reliable tanks, healers and general communication outside of soloroam regardless of your class; Devastator geared, lv 32 slayer in a group with proper tanks, healers and communication >>> pugs (#) >= BiS geared lonewolf.
Abbd.: If you offer absolutely nothing toolkit-wise, you still can lead ~ meh.