Armorsmith Archive
Thread: What I learned in Austin...
JaatoWaals
Tue Aug 31, 2004 7:23 am
#30
kneelocked wrote:
Will Armorsmithing (and all crafting in general) be 'sandboxed' like the combat professions or will it just be implimented on a test centerserver?
Yes. It is an integral part of the combat rebalance and it would be impossible to test the other aspects of the rebalance without testing armor as well. I will be posting something regarding sandbox participation later today.
Starpilots
Tue Aug 31, 2004 8:53 pm
#31
1 question
I was wondering I make a lot of Loot made RIS and almost finished my 80% kinetic 80% base 159/47/115 Enc RIS suit and very proud on it.... most likly current armors will be changed with it te remap does the change also Include RIS and Maldalorian on that whay? (yes or no) is ok
2 question
does the armor change also affect loot drops? like NS layers acklay hides and so on do get different stats ? and the armors currenly made with it changed as wel?
I was wondering I make a lot of Loot made RIS and almost finished my 80% kinetic 80% base 159/47/115 Enc RIS suit and very proud on it.... most likly current armors will be changed with it te remap does the change also Include RIS and Maldalorian on that whay? (yes or no) is ok
2 question
does the armor change also affect loot drops? like NS layers acklay hides and so on do get different stats ? and the armors currenly made with it changed as wel?
Katrine001
Thu Sep 02, 2004 6:53 am
#32
Thanks Jaato for your representation. Though AS has issues we as a Profession have been very fortunate.
My question is more general....
On my server (Gorath) we are beginning to really see the loss of some great people. This re-vamp would potentially help us keep people. Did yu get a sense of a "general" targeted time period for testing and then release?
I mean, are we talking "fall"? Or 1st quarter?
JaatoWaals
Thu Sep 02, 2004 8:29 am
#33
Under the new development manager (Tyrant), there is a very strong reluctance to release dates on most things. Basically, the answer is "when it gets done." The developers are working very hard on it and are trying to get the basics finished as fast as possible. Personally, I prefer things done right, even if they take longer, than pushed out in a hurry. Other people's opinions differ, of course.
Since that's the policy SOE is trying to follow, I'm very reluctant to suggest any dates. I can make a good guess, of course, but I'm going to hold my toungue for the time being. What I will say, though, is that the Devs have come up with a concrete plan that is very feasible. Its going to take time to code and implement (so don't plan your life around it) but they're making solid and consistent forward progress. How long it will take will depend on unforseen roadblocks that no one can predict. It's sort of like taking the subway to work in the morning- most days it takes twenty minutes, but you never can tell when its going to take an hour and a half, and you're going to be late for that morning meeting you were supposed to be at.
Message Edited by JaatoWaals on 09-02-2004 11:31 AM
JaatoWaals
Thu Sep 02, 2004 10:30 am
#35
CharPrime wrote:
can you tell us just how many devs are there?
Unfortunately,that's the kind of stuff that's confidential.
Asir_SWG
Thu Sep 02, 2004 10:51 am
#36
Jaato,
One question that I feel needs answering, wil the resource requirements for AS change at all.....
Rockhurst
Thu Sep 02, 2004 10:52 am
#37
My question for you on the changes to armor (and I know you can't give specifics, so hopefully there's a good general answer)...I'm currently concidering buying a very high resist set of armor for over $1M. However, knowing the coming changes to armor, would I be wasting my money to buy "today's" armor? Will there be a sort of grandfathering or conversion system for existing armor when these changes go in?
JaatoWaals
Thu Sep 02, 2004 10:58 am
#38
JaatoWaals wrote:
Garnax wrote:
Well, I'm mostly worried that my resource stockpile won't be worth anything after the rebalance. If they are changing armorcrafting so that 80% of the old is void, does that include the resources and stats? It would help with knowing wheter to continue stockpiling good resources or if it will all be for naught anyway.
That is a valid concern and a major one that I had prior to Friday. I am satisfied that the armor revamp plan addresses it, however.
That's the most specific answer I can give you right now Asir.
CharPrime
Thu Sep 02, 2004 11:08 am
#39
what are they going to do when most of the server because FS, they don't use armor and makes their own weapons.