Remember – all these rankings are subjective! Any class is viable, as long as it fits your playstyle!īounty Hunter - Pyrotech Powertech / Trooper - Plasmatech Vanguard (DPS, S Tier)įlaming fists: Wallop your foes with rocket-powered punches, engulfed in flames. Let’s talk a little bit more about what makes the S Tiers so “S”. Shieldtech Powertech (Bounty Hunter) / Shield Specialist Vanguard (Trooper).Immortal Juggernaut (Sith Warrior) / Defence Guardian (Jedi Knight).Darkness Assassin (Sith Inquisitor) / Kinetic Shadow (Jedi Consular).Corruption Sorcerer (Sith Inquisitor) / Seer Sage (Jedi Consular).Bodyguard Mercenary (Bounty Hunter) / Combat Medic Commando (Trooper).Medicine Operative (Imperial Agent) / Sawbones Scoundrel (Smuggler).Marksman Sniper (Imperial Agent) / Sharpshooter Gunslinger (Smuggler).Innovative Ordnance Mercenary (Bounty Hunter) / Assault Specialist Commando (Trooper).
Vengeance Juggernaut (Sith Warrior) / Vigilance Guardian (Jedi Knight).Lightning Sorcerer (Sith Inquisitor) / Telekinetics Sage (Jedi Consular).Virulence Sniper (Imperial Agent) / Dirty Fighting Gunslinger (Smuggler).Annihilation Marauder (Sith Warrior) / Watchman Sentinel (Jedi Knight).Pyrotech Powertech (Bounty Hunter) / Plasmatech Vanguard (Trooper).S Tier - Strong, extremely survivable, huge damage output
With eight classes total, who each have three different specs associated with them, there’s plenty to take a look at when it comes to performance: DPS: Tanks and healers will of course, have their own category, as their worth comes from something other than pure damage number output. As with all things, there are classes that will perform better in certain situations than others, so for the purpose of this article, we’ll be taking a broad look at overall damage output, healing output and tanking capabilities to stack the classes against each other. You can bring any class into endgame content and still succeed. Any one who has played for a while is sure to tell you that every class is viable – and it’s true.
But that business model is in question with so many high profile MMOs adopting a freemium model this year.Star Wars: The Old Republic is one of those amazing games where the classes themselves are generally well-balanced, and there isn’t too much discrepancy between what each can do. Subscription sign up for the game is expected to be strong - over two million participated in the beta.Įlectronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello has suggested that the game can be profitable with as few as half a million subscribers. Some users have reported short queuing to access the game.Īll eyes are on the massively multiplayer online game as Electronic Arts takes on the giants already established in the market, most notably Activision's World of Warcraft but also upstarts like Trion's Rift. Blizzard's World of Warcraft has 491 operational servers across those regions.Īs of last night, three servers in the US were at 'full' capacity, five were classified as 'very heavy', 27 as 'heavy', 29 at 'standard' capacity, with none classified as 'light', according to analyst firm Cowen & Company. Servers for EA and BioWare's Star Wars: The Old Republic are beginning to reach capacity as the company manages a steady digital roll-out ahead of the official launch on December 20.īioWare begun early access to the highly-anticipated game this week for those who had pre-ordered the game, with EA putting 106 servers in operation - 64 in the US and 42 in Europe.