{"id":9886,"date":"2020-08-14T10:46:03","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T14:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/?p=9886"},"modified":"2024-08-30T10:19:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T17:19:18","slug":"trooper-vanguard-plasmatech-basics-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/trooper-vanguard-plasmatech-basics-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Plasmatech Vanguard Basics Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vanguards adamant on burning their way through hostile forces can do so effectively with the latest in weaponized plasma technology. The Plasmatech Vanguard stands their own, striking their enemy with waves and rounds of raw incendiary power that persists in their searing destruction.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6912\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/icon-damage.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" \/>Role: Damage<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6916\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/icon-dot.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" \/>Type: Damage Over Time<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/icon-blaster-rifle.png\" \/> Weapon: Blaster Rifle<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/icon-short-range.png\" \/>Distance: Short Range<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Plasmatech for New Players<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21771\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/hammerShot.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" \/>\u00a0Plasmatech is\u00a0<strong>very mobile<\/strong>\u00a0and very easy to jump and move around with while playing.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/abl_tr_vg_shockstrike.png\" \/> It is a short-range class, but you can use many of your abilities <strong>even if you are farther away,<\/strong> making it easy to hit enemies even if you are not very coordinated when it comes to making your way to your enemy.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/plasmatize.jpg\" \/> All of your abilities can just be <strong>used right away,<\/strong> you don&#8217;t need to activate them first in any way.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20307\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fireBomb.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" \/> Plasmatech is a DOT or <strong>damage-over-time class,<\/strong> which means you set things on fire &#8211; then let them burn over time. So to do big damage you need to learn to not simply set your enemy on fire over and over.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cool Abilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hazardous-heat.jpg\" \/>\u00a0<strong>Plasmatech<\/strong> definitely felt like one of the <strong>easiest classes<\/strong> to learn how to play the basics of for me so far with a guide! It&#8217;s pretty simple and rotates through key abilities. Even just pressing random buttons worked pretty good, though it didn&#8217;t do a ton of damage.,<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/themes\/blankslate\/icons\/durablearmors.png\" \/> <strong>Durasteel Armor,<\/strong> increases both your armor and your damage output<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/themes\/blankslate\/icons\/abl_tr_va_PlasmaFlare.png\" \/> <strong>Plasma Flare,<\/strong> deals high plasma damage to a target<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/themes\/blankslate\/icons\/abl_tr_va_artillery_blitz.png\" \/> <strong>Artillery Blitz,<\/strong> hits multiple targets at once with flashy plasma blasts<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/powerloaders.png\" \/> <strong>Shoulder Cannon,<\/strong> fast mini missiles<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/chargedplating.png\" \/> <strong>Storm,<\/strong> leap to an enemy (optional)<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/trepublicelite.png\" \/> <strong>Hold the Line,<\/strong>\u00a0fast movement speed and immunity to knockbacks (optional)<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/grapple.png\" \/><strong>Harpoon,<\/strong>\u00a0pull an enemy to you<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/cryobangrenade.png\" \/> <strong>Cryo Grenade,<\/strong> short stun (optional)<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/probedroid.png\" \/> <strong>Stealth Scan,<\/strong> find hidden enemies (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vanguards adamant on burning their way through hostile forces can do so effectively with the latest in weaponized plasma technology. 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