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I have been useing psg for the last week thsi is what i have learned. A. They can be sliced just like armor B.It goes in your belt spot C. you can were composite armor and psg D.You need crates of them cuz they go from 900 to 0 in no time with hard hitting mobs........Trillium black

Hmm, I thought I had replied to this earlier, but must have never hit "submit"... :/

Let's try again.

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Shields most definately existed all over the EU of star wars..

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Sources, please.

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But if they existed in episode one timeframe as portable shields that where "used" by droid army 30 years prior to the "current" SWG timeframe.. i think its fairly safe to assume that they are well within the continuity.

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I disagree.

A droid with a built-in shield generator (no more portable than the droid, itself) is not equivalent to a portable psg for biological humanoids. Droids have the benefit of being constructed, and can thus be designed to incorporate bulky, energy-consuming shield generators. While the gungans had force shields, they only protected a limited area and weren't psg's. There's just no evidence for psg's as represented in the pc games existing in the SW universe--if they had existed, they'd be an integral part of personal combat and defence. Regardless of the fx "limitations" of movie-making in the late 70's and early 80's, they'd have been represented in the many EU novels and comics. Everybody who's anybody would have had one clipped to her belt for those special occasions--most especially people running diplomatic missions where discretion is required and added protection needed (which was the basis for a great many EU novels).

That's not to say I think they shouldn't have been added to SWG; indeed, in a game where many npc humanoids have multiple times the HAM of players (in itself contrary to continuity), I think they're a good addition and need to be fixed. The pc games have consistently deviated from continuity here and there for playability, and this is just one of those occasions. I just take issue with the statement that the devs love them because they "fit with continuity," as I don't believe it's accurate (unless they're talking about "continuity" with the pc games, which isn't the same as continuity with EU), and was wondering if someone actually did have an EU source supporting the comment.

Even if the PSG were not bugged with stat shifting, it is way too much trouble to make. The names of the components are so stupidly long its a pain to keep track of what and what. Not to mention you need another profession to get two of the 6 components.

They sould work but the have a short life. Check the condition. If it's zero, then it's dead and you will need a new one.

i've had mine for around 7 months. No repairs. I think mine doesn't work.

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DJPikeman wrote:

a little FYI, I unequipped my PSG and forgot to equip it and then i traveled. When I reached my destination it was at zero, completely gone.

So the lesson here folks is make sure your PSG is always equipped.

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That's an odd bug. I usually always have a PSG equipped, but I also almost always have a spare or two in my inventory and have never had one do that. DId you do a /bug on it?

What's the difference between PSG1's, 2's and 3's

I am going to start making them and selling them in crates, but i want to know what i am doing first