@o_JA50N_o Agreed, Vader is incredibly OP; with his slower stam regen you have to be more thought oriented to use him.
i can and do often hold my own with Vader against multiple opponents, however, the mechanics for doing so, on Xbox at least, are very clumsy and poor.
it requires a lot of properly timed dodging to place enough distance between you and the mele squad to be able to get a good jump off so as to regen some stam ... problem is, at least on Xbox, this is quirky because even from a distance and at height the hit box will register a saber strike if you try to jump over your opponents. .. If you jump in any other direction to avoid a saber strike you risk an ability being used on you. So, in truth, the gameplay logic for how to contend with these situations on Xbox, is broken and inconsistent; it’s up to chance, no matter how properly you time yourself.
Matchmaking has been really odd; I find myself in HvV lobbies where I’m using characters of MUCH higher level and it shows in the gameplay experience base (or lack there of) of my opponents. It’s generally on HS that I find more experienced players.
As for surviving the mele train, if you can hold your attackers at bay long enough for your squad to reinforce you then you can regroup and go on the offensive but with the Xbox environment being so glitchy and inconsistent it’s anyone’s guess.
Have a look at the matchmaking example attached. This is a very common and consistent example of what I see every match. Whilst I know that character level isn't indicative of player level it IS a good indicator of gameplay exposure and experience; especially with all the Double XP & Triple XP periods. For reference, since it’s hard to see, my character level (in this case) was a 185 ... compared to everyone else.