[Patch 1.0-1.1 ARCHIVE] Mercenary | Commando DPS Compendium

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(01-18-2012 04:22 AM)drgnmstr44 Wrote:  I had a question that I didn't see answered on this thread yet. You mention that the Arsenal spec should be higher than the pyrotech spec as DPS due to the high Armor Penn for that spec and this is where my question really lies.

This may have been the early assumption, but ultimately there are MANY reasons arsenal is superior. More efficient heat use and better coefficients are the really big reasons. In fact, most of our damage comes from our missile attacks which ignore armor entirely (although armor pen does wonders for Rail Shot, Unload, and Rapid Shots).

(01-18-2012 04:22 AM)drgnmstr44 Wrote:  In other MMOs i've played, Armor Penn has always been considered a PvP stat. I'm wondering what your reasoning behind it being a PvE stat this time. I'm not saying your wrong, just looking for the reasoning.

Really? I can't think of one, and I've played quite a few. In WoW it became a PvP stat while ALSO being even better for PvE because the more you had, the better it was (and it could entirely strip armor off low-armor classes), but they have since removed the stat (note SW:TOR doesn't have the stat either, only via class abilties/talents).