Armorsmith Archive
Thread: Next 19 Questions question
Eryk
Mon May 03, 2004 11:23 pm
#14
Great question. Very happy that you chose that one.
Now all we need from the Devs, is a resounding "Yes."
JaatoWaals
Tue May 04, 2004 4:35 am
#15
All right, I rephrased the question, but rather than asking 'When will the GDK scale drop rate be increased," I simply asked "Will the GDK scale drop rate be increased," since that's what we really want to know- if it will ever be increased at all.
We're doing the RIS question this week because there has been a lot of concern over this one particular issue. Next I think we're going to try to figure out how the Dev's view AP vs. AR. The problem with things like AP vs. AR, though, is that they're probably going to change once the combat revamp is done.
Message Edited by JaatoWaals on 05-04-2004 07:36 AM
SaintGadreel
Tue May 04, 2004 9:49 am
#16
I like this question, but i have one too. May have already been addressed though. How's Tantel armor these days? Stat shifting fixed on it too? If not, why.
Still i feel the GDK question is a higher priority.
JaatoWaals
Tue May 04, 2004 9:56 am
#17
It's fixed and currently appears to have no vulnerabilities. The effectiveness caps out at around 30%, though.
Shlo_mo_shun
Tue May 04, 2004 10:15 am
#18
I hadn't thought about it at the time i wrote earlier, and it appears to be working much better for me recently (easily repaired all 9 pieces of unsliced padded last night with about 1 minor blemish, and 8 condition lowered), butREPAIR is another question i haven't seen much about. Was this asked/answered/fixed recently.
Ainwyn
Tue May 04, 2004 12:39 pm
#19
The rephrasing is a stronger question. They can still say "it's not possibly blah-di-blah" but it leaves out the possibility of a simple "yes/no, next" response which whould leave things hanging as vague as they are now.
However, I don't think a question about RIS armor drops is as important as other issues. It's one that only affects a small percentage of armorsmiths (admittedly small because of the drops) and addresses a frill rather than a core issue. I'd rather have the core issues be taken up first rather than the frills, the extras. If the questions about the frills are asked before core stuff, it could easily be inferred there are no core issues that need adressing, that the profession is "right" enough not to have to worry about anything except the frills.
However, I don't think a question about RIS armor drops is as important as other issues. It's one that only affects a small percentage of armorsmiths (admittedly small because of the drops) and addresses a frill rather than a core issue. I'd rather have the core issues be taken up first rather than the frills, the extras. If the questions about the frills are asked before core stuff, it could easily be inferred there are no core issues that need adressing, that the profession is "right" enough not to have to worry about anything except the frills.
Hawk1138
Tue May 04, 2004 3:20 pm
#20
It's about time this Q got some attention. 
Even if it becomes widely used, at least we'll SEE it. 
Hawk
ZenMaster
Tue May 04, 2004 5:25 pm
#21
I guess it's going to be good to know the answer to this question and I guess we should wait for the combat revamp to see about the viability of our profession, but I can't see how RIS armor is even remotely as important as the "all composite" state of armorsmithing. I'd like to know, in the future, what the plans are. Are we going to get our own revamp or are we going to be revamped as part of the combat rebalance?
Anyway, I think the viability of anything other than advanced/tri-layered composite should be one of our prime areas of interrest....
In any case, RIS is inherantly bad as it's so hard to get a suit and it's worse than kinetic layered composite.. The only reason people are going to wear it (reguardless of the GDK drop rate) is for eye candy value. No one's going to get it torn up in combat.
MrMischief1337
Tue May 04, 2004 6:14 pm
#23
Horror Story
Ok, so I have the Woolamander bone fragment, and the Gurk King hide. I'm Tearing around on Lok and find a GDK near the kimogila town. I WP it and go back to get buffed. I come back about to attempt to take it down (ya I was convinced I could solo it, with master Rifleman 
) 2 Master TKs in a group appear and I franticly start spamming Headshot 3, they jump on it and I Kite it with my Krayt T21 constantly resupplying it with 30% damegepowerups.
) 2 Master TKs in a group appear and I franticly start spamming Headshot 3, they jump on it and I Kite it with my Krayt T21 constantly resupplying it with 30% damegepowerups."Good the TKscan tank it and get dieased to death"
So we pound the hell outta it, and about 3/4 of the way through the GDK's mind bar (at this point I know I've done more damage then the two TKs) some Uber NPC Commando comes outta no where and starts blowing stuff up with a luncher pistol, I was like W-T-F?
So then the commando Aggro's me 
and I'm Incapped, so I get up after 30 secs on my back (giving the TKs time to dish out more damage) so i get up and desperatly try to catch up.
and I'm Incapped, so I get up after 30 secs on my back (giving the TKs time to dish out more damage) so i get up and desperatly try to catch up.The beast goes down, They loot, I see "SWEEEEET GDK SCALE" go over one of thier heads 
I was like "THOSE ***edit***s"
They even had the audasity to speed off on their Swoops and send me a tell "TY for your help"
I haven't been able to find a GDK scince.....
darthbock
Wed May 05, 2004 12:56 am
#25
I love this question as the RIS quest is what initially drew me into armorsmithing. Also, the 150 (yes, really) GDKs killed without loot have gone beyond frustrating me
Tantel: Shifting appears fixed, but don't drop a krayt scale into it! I tried my first enhanced tantel suit with krayt scales and stun layers the other day - everything shifted as normal from base to SP, but none of the base prots were added to values that were previously in base. I ended up with 39 energy 12 stun (the layer was 12 stun) and the other SP resists matching the krayt scale with elec and restraint in the eff at 26 or so.
JaatoWaals
Sat Jun 05, 2004 1:24 pm
#26
Go ahead and submit your suggestion for the next bi-weekly question we ask Thunderheart.