It's a hybrid class and so you have to make up for your lack of focus

Keep in mind cheap Airrivals Gold that you will be a cross class - so you will never be as good of a tank as a Merc or hit as hard as an Assualter, or be able to speed/rez people as a pure spec would.

But that doesn't mean it's bad at all. Since you would have tier 2/3 skills you can actually deal some damage (and at 50 you will be able to solo many people) where a pure spec would be locked in to lousy tier 1 skills and honestly would have no business ever attacking. It's a hybrid class and so you have to make up for your lack of focus with ingenuity and resourcefulness.

I love my Striker, but my Spec/Merc alt is a blast to play and is by no means bad. Not to mention people get extremely confused when they see my use a Tier 3 skill and follow it up with a web grenade.

Acc cross class is awesome - By F91: Acc cross class is awesome. If you had never tried it don't comment. If you started your base as a warrior, I would not recommend going cross class. You lose too many potential beneficial buffs (gladius buff, assaulter buffs etc).