Quote Originally Posted by Lyonheart View Post
I had an issue when using mouse broadcasting, the followers ground target target would move with the mains ( watching the video feed ) but It would say "too close" when I would try and click to activate ( on next click ) Anyone run into this? my windows were stacked at the same res btw.

Anyways. I ran two SCs and later the two BHs through Black Talon several times.(separately, so two sorcs with companions and then two BHs later. The Sorcs put out most single target dps for me. They killed bosses faster, with power to spare. The BHs would over heat with no vent heat by the end of a boss fight. I might not be doing everything 100% efficiently. . Of course the BHs destroyed all the group trash mobs in seconds.

I like the companions.. I'm not sure if I will 4box or not. You lose all that affection gain if you level without them. I think you could do the same content..might just have to wait a level or two above the content to do it with two toons+companions. What I might do is level two to 50..max out their crew skills.. then open two new accounts and level two of something else. Then group them all up at 50. That way their best companions will be geared and have some good affection built up.
BH's are not as optimal at low levels because they have garbage healing early on and they don't get tank companions until level 36+ or so.

Sorcs come out of the box pretty much firing on on cylinders. The heat issues stay with BH's all the way through the game, the thing is, Sorc's cannot really approach BH burst, or shorter duration DPS. At level 50 in basic level 50 gear, an ideal BH rotation will look like.

Tracer Missile 1.5s cast time Crit for up to 2,200.
Heart Seeker Missile instant cast, crit for up to 2,800.
Tracer
Rail Shot instant cast crit for up to 2k.

In 4.5 seconds you have dumped up to 9k damage on a target in a perfect storm. The only class that can really match that is a Sniper/Gunslinger. Even Operatives and Scoundrels can't really match that output. Sorcs are not even in the ballpark for that kind of burst.

That said, Merc/Merc Sorc/Sorc Op/Op are going to be the best duo's by a long shot and there probably isn't that much between them.

Sorc is the safe bet. Merc is probably the better PvP choice. Op is the big gamble, probably the least effective but also probably the most fun to play imho.