I haven't played this game in a while and am wondering where brig and swash is at. I know some of the differences, like brig has stuns while swash has better aoe. When it comes down to it though, which is wanted more in a group and which can perform better dps? Also, is either decent in pvp?
For soloing the brig's stuns give them an advantage for fighting names. In groups the swashie's ability to do ae damage makes them a better choice for doing most of the sf and tos instances. Both are pretty comparable for pvp. Raids generally want at least 1 swashie and brig, but given the choice, raids would take extra brigs into raids over another swashie. ~Raznor, 90 Swashbuckler
I agree with Raznor. Also, there are a lot of shared abilities between brigs and swashies. Both get T-swipe, Dance of Metal, FD, Boot dagger, etc. Pick up groups can go with either generally...brig stuns, and dispatch are nice, swash debuffs are nice. Both do decent melee dps. I believe both are capable PvP classes, based on my limited experience in BG as a swash, (tying up opposing team healers, melee AE damage, an AE knockdown, interupts, etc). I suggest you try them both, as their similar in nature...if you can play one class well, learning the other should'nt be difficult.
