Posted 11 January 2011 - 11:57 PM
It really depends what your ultimate goal and specialisation will be. There are certain differences between PvE and PvP, or somewhere in between, kind of hybrid situation. I agree with most of the advice Famous provided.
Personally, I always thought Onslaught is a waste to spend points in. As a skill it isnt too bad, but a Commander has already several other better skills to use. I dont even think it is necessary to squeeze one Onslaught between the other attack skills, they dont have very long cooldowns (especially Boomerang) anyway. I would rather spend more points on Beam Slash, if I had to. Perhaps the additional damage does not improve in a spectacular manner, however since it ignores defence it makes a difference, especially on critical hits. Again, for mostly PvE adding many points in Beam Slash doesnt mean much, you would be better off with some improved Chain Slash (aoe one).
For PvE, and really only if you are going to do some serious tanking, you will definately need taunts. It all depends on the overall damage capacity, but it is possible to manage even with Taunting Cry at lvl 6 and simple Taunt at just lvl 1.
As for Shield Strike, I never take it further than lvl 6. The bit of extra % of success means very little. It all really depends on the level difference between you and the opponent (either mob or character). Now, with the increased rate of success for melee classes, like other skills it will work better when level difference is favourable. If not, it will mostly fail like it always did.
And a final word: dont underestimate your defence, the relevant skills and DNA. Try to spend as much as you can comfortably afford on those, they DO help.
