BH-Pyrotech PvE-viability

[ChrisKoe]

Hi fellow Bounty Hunters!

I play a Mercenary currently specced into Bodyguard but for my new guild I'll probably start DPS'ing. That's why I'm thinking about DPS specs and why every BH I see is specced into Arsenal and nobody seems to go Pyrotech.

http://www.torhead.com/skill-calc#30...0cZfhbrzGhrs.1

A spec like this gives a lot of passive/proc crit, crit damage and alacrity (which isn't bad like it is for Arsenal and Terminal Velocity CD).
The DoT/Rail Shot mechanic sounds neat and the best: your filler is Power Shot (I really don't like Tracer Missile - the animation alone makes it feel awkward).

Has anyone tried around with both specs and cares to give a little insight?

[Vespian]

Try this place:
http://sithwarrior.com/forums/Thread...DPS-Compendium

As far as I'm concerned (I'm Oyxl in there), it deals well enough damage, although it's hard to compare between classes without damage meters.

- Based on what I've seen and calculated, Thermal Detonator isn't worth it. Partially due to the fact that the proc rate of a free Rail Shot on Flame Burst and the included 8 heat vent are just too good to give up, partially because Elemental damage isn't being reduced by Armor and Flame Burst happens to be elemental, partially because you can spend 3 talent points elsewhere and partially because Rail Shot ignores a great deal of armor (72 or 90%) and will therefore deal even more damage than I calculated.
- Edit: Plus, TD receives quite a few less bonusses to it's damage and crit chance,.

The calculated damage output in a comparison between TD and FB is in favor of FB, damage wise, but also damage/heat wise. By a great margin (~+18% damage per heat compared to TD).

Edit:Also, what is power shot? I just noticed you're playing Mercenary, is it the equivelant of Flame Burst?

[ChrisKoe]

AH, I should've mentioned that I was talking about Mercenary, not Powertech

Power Shot is the "spam" skill which I would consider the main filler skill for Pyrotech:
http://www.torhead.com/ability/7dnfBcs

[Vespian]

AH, I should've mentioned that I was talking about Mercenary, not Powertech

Power Shot is the "spam" skill which I would consider the main filler skill for Pyrotech:
http://www.torhead.com/ability/7dnfBcs

It seems power shot(merc) is indeed the shadow skill of Flame Burst(powertech). Yes, you should definitely use it, but do bring it down to 16 heat.