Armorsmith Archive

Fun - Yes

Busted -Yes

Right now the only tree that works regularly is the flamethrower line, and this has a lower dps than other elite professions. The HAR is only a situational weapon against things with high flame resists and low acid (uncommon). Heavy weapons will cost you 1k or more per shot and have low accuracy and speed. Grenades often have their ideal range inside their blast radius, have terrible accuracy, are slow, and have HIGH HAM costs. Basically this proffesion is fun if you like blowing things up and setting them on fire.

Think of Commando as a Car with 3 flat tires...It will still get you from A to Z, but it will be quite a bumpy ride...

We have one pretty good tire...our Flame Thrower...It's useful, especially for everyday use...but it has it's weaknesses, including running into higher level NPC's with high level Heat Resists...Overall, I still love my Flame Thrower...I'd prefer to return to the days of a more powerful DoT, but we still have one of the most powerful DoTs in game...

As for our other flat tires...our consumable weapons, our grenades and our Heavy Acid Rifle (HAR)...those are due for some love...

TH keeps telling us that Commandos are at the top of the list when it comes to the Combat Rebalance (which is coming in Publish 10)...Many of our issues are suppose to be addressed there...

So in reality, my question to you is "Do you have the patience to be a Commando?"...it can be a waiting game while we wait for our fixes to come...If you don't, the just get the Flame Tree of Commando for now...Those with Flame 4 are pretty much as good with the FT as a Master Commando...But if you have the desire to be a full fledge Commando, to know our pain and to rejoice when love finally comes, then seek the Master Commando box...It's all up to you...

In the meantime, while you are making your decission, be aware the greatest weakness of a Commando is the lack of close range defenses (melee) and ranged specials...so look at professions like TKA and Rifleman to finish your Commando tempate...just some suggestions...

Good luck...

Message Edited by garvin on 04-28-2004 01:43 PM

If you finnish the tat part of the quest, did you get the skull. If you got the skull, you're done.

Message Edited by MoDrogon on 07-26-2004 02:50 PM

That rebel shirt is the Palin shirt if memory serves me?(at work and still a little foggy) I think striped slacks is what I used to make a uniform with that shirt, it has a smoother texture. The stripe on them is paterened so you'll have to play with it to get the matching red in the insignia (if that's what you're going for). The color on the shirt I found very difficult to match, but after a while I got it, I think I found it in one of the grey lines /shrug.

Another thing I tried that worked very well with that item, was to make Paramilitary Camos in a solid color (both colors the same). The stitches on the pants looks like the stitching on the shirt. It's my favorite item to use with that shirt so far, however I did not try to match the color on that one.

Usually if thin striped pants do not match well because of the shading (pinstriping) then striped slacks are a good replacement. They look simillar and have as solid texture.

I made a pair of pants to go with this shirt before. The one I thought worked the best for texturing was a pair of pants that are pretty old-school...hehe, try: "Casual Pants"