Featured as a playable advanced class in the soon to be big hit Star Wars The Old Republic, from the Star Wars franchise, comes this specialized class called Vanguard - a specialized class/ advanced class from the SWTOR Trooper. Choosing to play a Trooper from the beginning is a choice not for the weak as after you reach level 10, you will walk down where a decision whether you will play the SWTOR Commando or the SWTOR Vanguard. This article will enlighten you down the path of the Vanguard.
The Vanguard itself is a character of sheer power. A character worth fearing after peaking into its inventory which is filled with weapons of seriously massive destruction. A whole array of fire power and defensive mechanisms added to its armory. An extremely dangerous class if faced head on. Its weapon of choice are more full of damage and power - weapons such as the flamethrower, large based blaster rifles and power energy shields as an uncrackable defense. Within the game, you will be able to upgrade all these equipment advancements.
With this large damage dealing weapons and thick-played armor comes his weakness. The SWTOR Vanguard move extremely slow. If you ever find yourself in a sticky situation, your best bet would not be to run but turn on your guns at the enemy and blast them with every possible damage dealing weapon you have. As your weapons can take out massive amounts of troops, the downside is also your lack of close combat. Because your choice of weapons are heavy machinery, the light weighted Jedi's with extremely dangerous light-sabers are hard to defend against. Their sheer jumping and float-like agility allow them to come into a melee range very quickly. Even though your armor is one of the strongest in the game, your best chance would be to take out enemies from a distance as fast as possible.
The Star Wars the Old Republic Vanguard is the best line of defense for the Republic and very reliable in its duties and responsibilities. To summarize, this advanced class is not full of surprises like other classes but a solid character you can always rely on. With their primary focus on blaster rifles, energy shields and defense, tanking and close range damage per second (DPS). Vanguards skill trees include Tactics, Shield Specialist and the shared skill tree with Commando, the Assault Specialist. In the end, it all comes down to the players choice in what style of play they want, but know that the SWTOR Vanguard will always have a place in the battlefield and of the utmost importance to a solid victory.