SWTOR: Keybinds, Movement and Focus Targets (Part 2)

     So some people mistakenly think that kiting is just snaring and running away as far as humanly possible, but in reality it's really all about positional and situation awareness.  It's about taking advantage of class deficiencies to maximize on your damage opportunities and minimizing their damage opportunities.  This is why the Vanguard sits in a very good position in my eyes.  Our wide array of abilities give us options for controlling positions in multiple scenarios.

Trooper Vanguard vs Jedi Guardian

So typically in MMO's, I am usually drawn to the heavy armor classes.  I primarily played a Resto Shaman in my WoW days, and while it's not really a heavy armor class, the fact that they could use a shield helped offset that.  I did also play as a Ret Paladin for some time, mainly to do 2's with my usual PvP partner as Rogue and Ret.  So that being said, I've been playing the Jedi Guardian, Trooper Commando and Vanguard for a while now trying to decide what to play post release.

Breaking Down the Different Specs (Part 1)

One the of the main draws of the Vanguard AC to me was how many fun and viable specs there seemed to be. Playing around with each tree in the beta really showed how versatile the class is in playstyle. Here's a quick breakdown of the general feel for each for the skill trees:

First things first!

If you haven't guessed, this is going to be a blog about Bioware's Star Wars: The Old Republic.  I've been pretty active in posting beta videos on my youtube channel and I've decided to also regularly write about what's going on with the game.