Does the Commando use the same abilities as Bounty Hunter?

[Deleted]

Contemplating trying a Commando BUT will I find myself using the same abilities as my Bounty Hunter?

[Deleted]

As far as I know 95% are the same.
Weapons and spell effects are different though.

[Deleted]

almost the same abilitys, which is kinda sad because the spell effects that bounty hunters got is 100% cooler

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Ahh in that case I may reconsider

[Kisho]

Yes. The abilities, functionally, are exactly the same. All of them. The differences are in the names and the aesthetics of the abilities: Bounty Hunter gets flames, Trooper gets lightning, for example.

You may want to try a different advanced class so it isn't all exactly the same. Powertech = Vanguard. Commando = ...whatever the other AC for BH is.

[Redcinder]

I believe the abilities just have different names but do the exact same thing. Its just the weapons and aesthetics of the character changes, I think they use the 2 handed cannon blaster type thing ? Im not 100% sure about that but im positive about the first part of my post.

[Dundebuns]

I think ther is a slight disparity at the moment due to animation times, for example, a BH skill which uses a lazer and hits instantly might not be the same as a Trooper, whose spell effect is a rocket and will take time to travel and hit before registering the damage. Can't remember the exact example though.

But for all intents and purposes, the skills and effects are identical

[Deleted]

Yeah its just mostly flavour, and the BH animations are way cooler tho and the dual pistols is too, and i digged actually playing the story more as a real bounty hunter. played one to 20 and had to play republic on liveso went trooper to 50. And i prefer the BH story and everything around them, it just has the cool factor the trooper lacks a little especially in its attacks.

[Oerba Yun Fang]

You may want to try a different advanced class so it isn't all exactly the same. Powertech = Vanguard. Commando = ...whatever the other AC for BH is.

Mercenary. :P

[Deleted]

BH and trooper might have the same skills, but that's what AC's are for. each AC plays totally different from the other ones.

[tripplebooya]

Plus trooper story is one one of the best

[Deleted]

Plus trooper story is one one of the best

Are you serious about that, just wondering, cause i found it to be extremely repetitive, long drawn and boring compared to other classes. My first character was a trooper thats now level 50, levelling a bounty hunter now, at level 21 i already like the story much better and feels like more happened.

[vizzle]

Are you serious about that, just wondering, cause i found it to be extremely repetitive, long drawn and boring compared to other classes. My first character was a trooper thats now level 50, levelling a bounty hunter now, at level 21 i already like the story much better and feels like more happened.

I only know 2 stories atm, Consular and Trooper, and I like the Trooper much more. Trooper was enjoyable for me.

[nyoan]

The attacks will only be the same if you have the same AC choice. If you go tank/dps you'll be the same with different graphics (if you went tank/dps). On the other hand, if you choose the opposite AC of your trooper, then you'll be treated to a totally different style of fighting, with a few shared abilities with different graphics (and a radically different looking ammo system)

[Karazee]

The trooper story got better for me after Act I was over, but it wasn't really that much better. The only thing that really gave me any sort of emotional reaction was the very end.

As a comparison, my Level 42 Inquisitor's story I like very much, lots of twists and turns, cool stuff going on. Much more interesting.

I hear Imperial Agent is amazing, might try that soon.

[ZeroWashu]

I think ther is a slight disparity at the moment due to animation times, for example, a BH skill which uses a lazer and hits instantly might not be the same as a Trooper, whose spell effect is a rocket and will take time to travel and hit before registering the damage. Can't remember the exact example though.

But for all intents and purposes, the skills and effects are identical

While it appears to have an effect at a different time they actually cause their effect and mob reaction at the same time. There are some abilities where you can see this clearly, the mobs react before the animation for the attack completes and the damage is even there too. It looks disconnected because it is. I know full auto on my trooper has this appearance, all the damage is delivered before the animation is and the mobs react before the firing animation at times. (he has to change position - his posture before it fires and it appears damage is applied at posture change)

[gestapoid]

As far as I know 95% are the same.
Weapons and spell effects are different though.

Mechanically, they are 100% the same. Different names and animations, but identical mechanics (hence the term "mirror" class).

[Ragnarocket]

The Commando is the Republic equivalent of the Mercenary. They use similar abilities but the graphics are changed up in order to give each AC their own flavor.

They are perfect mirrors of each other essentially except that I believe the Commando uses the Blaster Cannon and Mercenaries use dual pistols.