This is my first gameplay / guide video for the dual-wielding Sentinel advanced class in Star Wars: The Old Republic. Sentinel is the mirror class for the Sith Warrior Marauder, so the material covered in this video is relevant to players of either class.
This video provides detailed educational commentary on the core mechanic (Focus), PVP-related abilities, and analysis of match play in Alderaan.
Errata / Comments:
I should have used Zen during the video for the buff effect. I will discuss the mechanics in my next Sentinel video
To see me PVP’ing live, check out the streaming schedule on Twitch.tv. My stream features real-time narration and commentary – and to the extent possible interaction with the Chat Room.
This is my first gameplay / guide video for the Commando advanced class in Star Wars: The Old Republic, spec’d as a Combat Medic @ level 16 in a Huttball PVP warzone. Commando is the mirror class for the Bounty Hunter Mercenary, so the material covered in this video is relevant to players of either class.
This video provides detailed educational commentary on the core mechanic (Ammo), PVP-related abilities, and analysis of match play in Huttball.
To see me PVP’ing live, check out the streaming schedule on Twitch.tv. My stream features real-time narration and commentary – and to the extent possible interaction with the Chat Room.
This HD video is narrated PVP footage of my “M*A*S*H” Justicar/Shaman/Warden Cleric melee healing spec in Patch 1.5 at Rank 8, from a Library of the Runemasters warfront (queued solo).
This is my 8th video for M*A*S*H at level 50. In this video I discuss:
1. stance-dancing between Mien of Leadership and Mien of Honor
2. using knockbacks to move a target out of line-of-sight of their healers
3. flag-carrying considerations for Clerics
You can also check out the video on YouTube, but note that the video quality is lower due to codec conversion loss when transferring from Twitch.TV to YouTube. The video on YouTube is annotated so it provides additional information compared to the Twitch.TV recording.
Focus Fire Macro
We use a simple but awesome macro to coordinate focus-fire for PVP:
#show Toggle Ranged Attack
suppressmacrofailures
mark 1
rw Focus fire #1: %t (%r)
What this macro does is mark the focus-fire target with “1” and call out the target name in a Raid Warning.
My Approach to Streaming
My stream is basically a real-time version of my narrated guides and gameplay videos on YouTube.
My approach to streaming differs from typical streams in that:
I narrate my streams in real-time with commentary, tactics, mechanics, etc
If I’m in a group/raid with Vent, the audio from Vent will be included in the stream so that you can hear our interaction. Please note we’ll keep swearing to a minimum. I play with level-headed people, and while you might hear the occasional f-bomb, for the most part our Vent chatter is profanity-free
Between fights and during breaks, I answer questions from the Chat Room and interact with my viewers, to the extent possible
Questions to the Viewers About My Streaming
I’m new to streaming and am in the learning process, so I’d love to hear your feedback on the questions below.
1. What kind of streaming footage do you prefer?
A. a full stream (e.g. 90 minutes), which includes not just the intense fighting sequences, but all the in-between time where we are running around the map, looking for opponents, discussing tactics, picking off smaller numbers, and cracking jokes in Vent, or
B. just the highlights of the intense fighting sequences, the in-between stuff puts me to sleep, or
C. both the full stream and the highlights
2. Do you find that my real-time commentary on what we’re doing or the directions I’m giving (when I’m the raid leader) clear / valuable / interesting?
3. To what extent do you find the Vent audio turned on valuable, so you can hear our raid members interacting?
4. To what extent do you find my interaction with Chat Room during the Stream (Q&A, talking mechanics, etc) interesting / engaging, etc?
5. How balanced is the game volume vs the player voice volume?
If you can think of any other suggestions, let me know.
P.S. I’m ordering a new webcam that I can affix to my monitor, so once I have that the camera angle will be level with my noggin.
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