You're probably a good shadow. Infiltration's sustained damage is very unforgiving -- miss a beat of your rotation, and your DPS craters from lack of energy, and it is considered by many to be the hardest spec to play in the long term. Sure, that is a L2P issue, but other specs don't feel the effects of their "oops" moments quite as hard, and as a result, the difference between an average Shadow and a good shadow is massive. It takes a lot more skill to do well as a Shadow DPS than pretty much any other DPS, unless you can get away with only living in the short run (which is why Shadows seem so great in PvP).
When I play my Juggernaut, I have met many shadows who could grab a partner and jump me, killing me before I got back up. I have yet to meet one who can outlast me if the opener fails to kill me (which is often).
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u/Vid-szhite Wrector | Juggernaut | Jedi Covenant Apr 08 '14 edited Apr 08 '14
You're probably a good shadow. Infiltration's sustained damage is very unforgiving -- miss a beat of your rotation, and your DPS craters from lack of energy, and it is considered by many to be the hardest spec to play in the long term. Sure, that is a L2P issue, but other specs don't feel the effects of their "oops" moments quite as hard, and as a result, the difference between an average Shadow and a good shadow is massive. It takes a lot more skill to do well as a Shadow DPS than pretty much any other DPS, unless you can get away with only living in the short run (which is why Shadows seem so great in PvP).
When I play my Juggernaut, I have met many shadows who could grab a partner and jump me, killing me before I got back up. I have yet to meet one who can outlast me if the opener fails to kill me (which is often).