SWTOR - Button Bloat

[Deleted]

srsly this game has a shit ton of abilities that arent even worth considering to your rotation ...so cut them.

[WarpedAcorn]

srsly this game has a shit ton of abilities that arent even worth considering to your rotation ...so cut them.

They are situational abilities though, so if you cut them then you will end up hurting yourself in the long run.

[Vankrys]

for example, a marksman hunter use in his rotation (in no particular order, this is not a rotation)

single target
Corrosive Dart
Penetrating Blasts
Takedown
Followthrough
Ambush
Snipe

to which you might add
The armor debuff
Countermeasures (Aggro reducing ability)
Crouch

For AOE you add
Orbital Strike
Suppression

Offensive Cooldown
Laze Target
Target Acquired
Adrenaline Probe
1 Adrenal
1-2 Trinket

Defensive cooldown
Shield Probe
Evasion
Ballistic Shield
Entrench

Crowd Control
Cover Pulse
Flash Bang
Debilitate
Leg Shot
Covered Escape
Diversion

I might have forgotten a few, especially the operative centric ability. Some may be situational but that mean there is situation you might need them.

[ItachiZaku]

That's why I have having issues leveling my op, she is medic and I really wasn't sure if she was suppose to be ranged or melee. Basically, i'd stab them in the back of the thigh and then shoot them in the face.

[Cempa]

...just got on after new patch and now I am 100% sure we have too many buttons!

[Millennía]

I do agree it is a bit much. I just started playing again and logged on to my assassin and it was a bit overwhelming. I don't think abilities should be outright removed but just bake them in as passives or to other abilities. Blackout for example could either be permanent or something like "for the first 8 seconds of stealth your stealth level is increased". Force Slow's effect could be baked into Thrash or Leeching Strike. Small things like that would really go a long way