Dude drop the flamethrower that's not nice. An intro guide to being a Bounty Hunter.

[Haircut]

I dont have the power to edit original posts but I'll slip it into the article im working on now.

[Masterkiller]

Can you update the OP to show what the Advanced Classes are, and the disciplines assigned to each with their role? Powertech and...Mercendary?

[Haircut]

ty ty....Now you know why I ditched the idea of playing a sith now.

[BloodHawk]

I bow to the greatness of Haircut's research!

All those toys makes me want to play a Bounty Hunter, badly!
I am guessing that Oil Slick will give a sweet boost to all flame thrower abilities.

[Haircut]

So the heat generated from flamethrower is 50 though from Mk's recent posts I stand corrected on flamethrower being a straight up burn em up tanking ability. The Firebug tree will have pyros singing hallelujah everywhere.

[Haircut]

Im willing to bet there is something hidden deep in the archives of the 30 or so pages that i favorited and am still digging through that might give us a hint. Part 2 is on its way and beware we'll be looking at choices and a few other things.

[Masterkiller]

Awesome BH ability review!!! I wonder if we can guestimate which of the abilities are based on the Cunning base stat and which is based off the Aim base stat. The vast majority appears based on Cunning (ie: tech related instead of ranged firearm related)

[Haircut]

So there are many of you out there vying to be what has come to be my favored class for this game. Many of you have seen the films or read books and for sure have would recognize the names of Calo Nord, Boba Fett, Jango Fett, and Greedo.

 

Now it's time for you to walk the path of self preservation in the kill or capture environment of this class. So what do you say? Do you dare step from the shadows and rain devastation on your target? Or should you so choose to protect those that pay you well enough to crush an opposition that is stirring to act out? The deeds you do are epic, you are your own master, and the money is great. However will you function?

 

To start off the scheming I've been piling through articles and videos for days now, let's take a look some early on moves/benfits for the Bounty Hunter. What is it that will drive you to join the troops commonly referred to as "Jedi Killers"?









Rigid Shots-Small Amount of Heat/Range 30m - Standard rain of blaster fire that you'll be pressing like the buttons of the rival you grew up with.

 

Missile Blast -60 Heat/Range 30m - Wrist mounted rocket fired into those thugs to let them know who's boss around this part of town. This attack also has a relatively short cd from the videos I've seen and hits up to 3 targets. You'll be launching these out just for kicks and giggles when ur not blowing everything else up thanks to its fun factor of >9000.

 

FLAMETHROWER-Not sure yet have seen several numbers on Heat/Range 10m/10 sec cd/4 sec channel - What is better than lighting your most recent kill target ablaze? That same technique but in CAPS. O.o This is your standard 4 sec channel frontal cone ability and is great for up close and personal fights. Damage output is lower than pounding your enemies with blaster fire, but this is a tanking ability so it will probably have a larger threat coefficient. Lesser enemies are also stunned from this attack.

 

Electro Dart-45 sec cd/Range 25m - Standard cc for your class that is learned early on. This ability is a ranged stun and any kind of attack on the target after the stun is applied will remove the effect.

 

Rocket Punch-20 sec cd/Range 5m - Is an up-close hit where you are basically straight out of Street Fighter blasting an enemy with the ever famed Shoryuken uppercut.

 

Vent Heat- 45 sec cd - Now to prevent all you wannabe Boba Fetts from destroying everyone in a heartbeat, they gave the Bounty Hunter a "Heat" Bar. The concept behind this is that certain attacks heat up your armor and weapons so when the bar is full you will have to either use basic attacks or wait for it to cooldown. Well thanks to Vent Heat you now have one of two energy dumps more or less. It will instantly cool or drain a portion of that heat bar.

 

Recharge and Reload- 1 min cd/15 sec channel - All classes have an out of combat self-heal. This one happens to be the Bounty Hunter's. R&R is also your second heat dump if you are a little high before starting your next engagement.

 

Death From Above- 6 sec channel/1 min cd/Range 5-30m- Who likes flying? I know I do, what better than flying and unleashing some fury on those poor victims? This one allows you to fly up into the air and lob missles and blaster fire on a targetted area.

 

Rail Shot- 15 sec cd/Range 30m- Yeehah the perfect shot for destroying those handicapped by stunned, sleeping, and burning effects. This one is a good chunk of dmg and should be the attack to break a crowd control effect.

 

Power Shot- 8 sec cd/Range 30m- Your average moderate damage blaster attack. Hmmm too bad its not too special or I might say something witty.

 

Determination- 1 min 30 sec cd- Removes all movement impairing effects. Bounty Hunters try their best or worst however you look at it to get the job done right?

 

Chaff Flare- 30 sec cd/Range 30m- Gotta find those sneaky Imperial Agents and Smugglers right? WRONG only a bad one would get caught during the flare's 10sec time window. Just kidding Imperial Agents are cool too...sometimes.

 

Oil Slick- 30 sec cd/Range 10m- Yep you heard me right, the Star Wars gods have spoken and decided to give us another cool toy. This sticky goo will ensare the targets and have their elemental resistances lowered.

 

Energy Shield- 1 min 30 sec cd/30 sec duration- Your standard damage reducing shield for lowering some of the blaster fire you could or could not be eating right up.

 

Electric Shield- 1 min 30 sec cd/30 sec duration- This shield will return a small portion of damage to attackers and can only occur once every 2 seconds. This is similar to Retribution Aura from the World of Warcraft's Retribution Paladin.



Interceptor Shield- 1 min 30 sec cd/Range 30m- Want to get some of your worst nightmares off your back? Use this one! It lowers your threat to all targets that hit the shield.

 

Thermal Detonation- 20 sec cd/Range 5-25m- OH YEAHHHH! Just like the movies and the Koolaid Man, toss a thermal detonator at a target sticking to them and will explode for tremendous damage when they die. Catch is they gotta die within 15 secs....doh!

 

Sticky Grenade-No Stats Yet- Remember when all of your Halo playing friends used to do this to you? Yep the one that ticks you off alot...hehehehe

 

Grapple-No Stats Yet- GET OVER HERE! Alright Scorpion settle down he's not related...>.> Either way this one launches your grappling hook at an enemy and yanks them right back to yah. See obvious reference and exactly like World of Warcraft's Death Knight abilty Death Grip.

 

Jetpack Rush- No Stats Yet- Single target enemy charge that will uppercut/shoulder them and knock them down.

 

Cross Firing- No Stats Yet- Cross my arms, get trigger happy, and say hello to my little friends. This one is for the Mercs and their dual wielding blasters trait. This move fires at a faster than normal rate.

 

Concussion Rocket- No Stats Yet- This one is your backpack rocket that blasts an enemy knocking them down.

 

Last but not Least Cryo Blast- No Stats Yet- So far it looks like a single target only blast that will freeze your enemy and doesnt appear to break on damage.

 

                                                                                ​          TOO BE CONTINUED......

[archer]

So no attacks drop heat? There is only the two moves + time?

[Anubis Black]

This thread is terribly outdated. We are still looking for people to compile compendiums for all BH/Trooper roles, so please use some of the other threads for discussions in the meantime.