BOXability of SWTOR

[Mercbeast]

Yes I ran some flash points.

I cleared District 7 I think it is called, with a level 50 Mercenary + Mako the healer and a level 50 Operative and Scorpio the melee tank.

The Operative didn't actually level up with the Mercenary, I leveled the Operative with an Assassin. That team face rolled pretty much all the content with the exception of a couple of boss fights in flash points due to agro switching mechanics.

One fight in particular in the flashpoint boarding party has you fight 2 bosses + an elite medic. One boss cannot be tanked because it has a huge damage reflection shield on it, and it automatically swaps it's agro every 10s or so. This made it very difficult to manage tanking and healing with a boss that could basically "global" my operative.

I think in retail I will run one of these duo's, double operatives, Powertech + Operative, Mercenary + Operative, Mercenary + Powertech or the Republic equivalents. Who am I kidding, I will eventually run all of them!

For leveling and doing all the content pretty much any combination that has you with a tank or a healer will work.

Double juggernaughts + 2 companion healers will clear everything I think. Double assassion + 2 companion healers will also clear everything. Jugg+Marauder will probably also clear everything. The only real advantage I see of running double tank over tank + dps is that companion healers do not heal as well as a player. Two companion healers will be enough healing for 95% of everything you do, but, with double tanks you can switch tanks and rotate like that.

Obviously sorcerors and sages will be extremely viable and in terms of what I think the absolute best possible duo for PvP AND PvE will be, they are going to be right there with Merc/Merc Merc/PT. Operative/Operative is the sleeper for me, this coming build I will try to hit 50 with Op/Op before skyrim I think and do a little PvP. Healing wise Op/Op will be INSANE, they also will boast INSANE burst DPS. The only question will be how will autofollow work in PvP when you don't autoface.