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Star Wars Galaxies: Exploring Expertise: Commando
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Commandos are heavy hitters on the battlefield. As masters of armor, demolitions, and heavy weapons, commandos inflict massive damage on their enemies and can withstand much of the damage dealt to them. The commando expertise tree focuses on remote detonators, killing frenzy, armor, de-buffs, damage-over-time (DoTs), and healing abilities. The assault expertise tree focuses on heavy weapons, grenades, and statistical enhancements. As we explore expertise for commandos, we'll give you a quick look at the expertise skill lines, explain how the kill meter works, and share two new expertise skill sets; the grenadier and the heavy weapons expert!
Let's take a look at the categories available for commando expertise. Commandos can find these abilities by opening up your expertise window and clicking on the "commando" tab. Remote Detonator Expertise | |
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" "It Burns !" increases the chance to set enemies on fire. " Blow 'Em Away increases grenade damage to enemies. " Killing Grimace increases weapon damage to enemies. " Armor Splash increases the chance to splash acid on enemies. " "You'll Regret That" increases your chance to dig in and become more defensive once you are snared. This ability essentially increases your armor.
The kill meter is a new feature available to commandos if they spend expertise points to gain the ability. When a commando gets into combat and kills an opponent, the kill meter is displayed. The kill meter will appear as an icon with a number over it. As you rack up kills, the meter's number will count your kills and change from yellow to red. The highest amount of kills the meter can have displayed is 50. Each kill on the meter increases the potency of kill meter expertise abilities. For example, if a commando spent a point on the Killing Grimace expertise, each kill point on the meter would increase weapon damage by 1%. A total of 10 kills would increase weapon damage by 10%. Kills on the kill meter decay over time, so once you start rolling, don't stop! The more kills on the meter causes the bonuses to decay more quickly.
Now, let's take a look at the second set of abilities. Commandos can find assault expertise by opening up the expertise window and clicking on the "assault" tab. Position Secured Expertise
Burst Fire supports the Position Secured ability and grants higher rates of fire with a weapon or allows a commando to strike with devastating damage. On Target allows a commando to hit critical points on their targets while at the same time helping keep themselves from being critically hit.
Base of Operations Expertise
Weapon Enhancing Expertise
Hose Down reduces the effort needed to Focus Fire on a target. Keen Eye increases the range of a weapon. Heavy Ammunition increases the damage of weapons. Grenade Expertise
Blast Radius increases the radius of a grenade when it detonates. Strong Armor reduces the effort needed to throw grenades. Packed Explosives means that a commando has modified the grenades used to do more damage. Blast Resistance is a form of explosive avoidance that commandos are trained for. A battlefield hardened commando is an expert at this ability.
Electrical Warfare Expertise
Voltage Overloaded are shock tracers fired by commandos are charges that have been deliberately plugged long enough to become unstable. These charges will cause targets to be electrified longer than usual.
Shock Grenades are simply clusters of shock tracers combined into an explosive device that commandos sometimes use against artificial combatants.
Profession expertise expands the possibilities to create unique professional differences with your characters in Star Wars Galaxies. The choices you make to define your character's skill set will bring new depth to your character and how it can be played. Since the total list of profession expertise abilities available for each profession costs more expertise points than any one player has to spend, the challenge becomes understanding the different ways expertise points can be spent to effectively customize your character. Here are a couple of suggested skill sets for commandos to demonstrate how different arrangements of expertise abilities can be used to create different ways to play the profession. Each arrangement of abilities is an expertise "skill set" that will define the different aspects for any given profession. Here, we present two different skill sets that can open up new ways to play your commando: The rifle toting grenadier and the heavy weapons expert. Commando Skill Sets:
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Heavy Weapon Specialist A heavy weapons expert focuses on using multiple heavy weapons to maximize the amount of damage over time through heat, acid, and poison damage. These commandos tote heavy weapons and have high armor. | |
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Expertise Purchase |
Level |
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Powered Armor |
10 |
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Powered Armor |
10 |
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Powered Armor |
10 |
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Powered Armor |
10 |
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Pinpoint Shielding |
10 |
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Pinpoint Shielding |
12 |
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Pinpoint Shielding |
14 |
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Pinpoint Shielding |
16 |
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Killing Grimace |
18 |
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Suppressing Fire |
20 |
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Deflective Armor |
22 |
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Deflective Armor |
24 |
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Stim Armor |
26 |
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Deflective Armor |
28 |
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Deflective Armor |
30 |
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Suppression Efficiency |
32 |
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Suppression Efficiency |
34 |
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Suppression Efficiency |
36 |
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Suppression Efficiency |
38 |
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Riddle Armor |
40 |
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Armor Cracker |
42 |
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Armor Cracker |
44 |
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Armor Cracker |
46 |
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Armor Cracker |
48 |
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Enhanced Constitution |
50 |
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Enhanced Constitution |
52 |
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Enhanced Stamina |
54 |
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Enhanced Stamina |
56 |
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Position Secured |
58 |
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Enhanced Precision |
60 |
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Enhanced Precision |
62 |
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Hose Down |
64 |
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Burst Fire |
66 |
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Burst Fire |
68 |
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Keen Eye |
70 |
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Keen Eye |
72 |
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On Target |
74 |
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On Target |
76 |
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On Target |
78 |
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On Target |
80 |
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Base of Operations |
82 |
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Heavy Ammunition |
84 |
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Heavy Ammunition |
86 |
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Heavy Ammunition |
88 |
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Suppressing Fire expertise allows a commando to keep enemies from getting a clear shot, causing your enemies to hit less for a short period of time. You can also increase the effectiveness of this expertise with the ability Suppression Efficiency. 
Crush your enemy's armor with the expertise ability Riddle Armor. This expertise riddles the armor of enemies, making them temporarily more vulnerable to damage. By riddling your opponents with a hail of blaster fire, you can reduce their armor from 1000-3000 points! 
Stim Armor: Built into the commando's armor is a stimulant delivery system which, when activated, heals the commando over time. 
Diagnostic Armor: Diagnostic Armor reacts to the environment of the commando and can absorb heat, energy, caustic materials, toxins, and even help slow blood loss.
Mirror Armor: A coating of radar-absorbing material keeps the commando on a low profile. While this ability is active, commandos won't appear on anyone's radar. It is best used to sneak up on enemies or evade hostile situations. [/TD]
Some expertise abilities kick into gear when a commando gets into a combat frenzy. As a commando racks up kills, these powers also increase in effectiveness. 
This line of expertise abilities helps a commando "dig in" for better aiming. 
When using this ability, commandos create a general protection field around their party members as well as themselves. 
This line of expertise increases the power or decreases the required effort needed to fire a weapon. 
This line of expertise increases the commando's ability to use grenades. 
Shock Tracers are modified electrical charges that commandos intermittently add to their ammunition. These tracers electrify targets hit by commandos. 
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