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Thread: Why do the Devs Hate Artisans???
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Whrlwnd13
Sat Apr 17, 2004 11:48 am
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Ok I've finally made it to Master Weaponsmith and Along the way I've been contemplating if I will eventually drop my Master Artisan.
This has lead me to determine that the Dev team really hates the Artisan profession, here are my reasons:
1- When you hit Master there is no bonus to Experimentation, No Bonus to Surveying range. Only a few schematics . All the other crafting proffessions (as far as I'm aware) Actually get something usefull when you get to Master.
2- Artisans are given schematics with little or no use.. Vehicle custom Kit doesn't last long enough players no longer see a value in them. Shellfish harvesting tool, has no real market. Birdcage is useless. How many other proffessions get schematics of little or no use??
3- Artisans are the crafting **edit** for other players and professions. There are a number of schematics thatMAs have that cant be made by theCrafters that need them. Architects, DE's and WS all require MA schematics that are of no use to the MA himself.
The new AV-21 schematic is aone time use and single serial # loot drop so theMA has to use his resources to make the vehicles one at a time, for each player that requests them. Instead of being able to make a factory run and sell these on a vendor like the other vehicles.
4- Vehicles themselves are a bigissue. the Devs have not updated the deeds to show the durability and other resists of the vehicle. This allows junk vehicles to be created and sold by any player and makes it tough for the artisan selling high durability vehicles. The name of the Artisan is not viewable when examining a generated vehicle, so that players would know who crafts quality and who the junk dealers (and the sellouts that made the schematic) are.
5- Artisans are the only crafting profession that did not get acrafting enhancement schematic with the previous publish. DE's Tailors and Architects got the Apron, WS got the WS Toolkit, Armorsmiths and Doctors got something, I think. (At least if they didn't get an enhancement schematic they got Wookie armor and Consistant buffs).
I'm sure there are many more examples but I think these illustrate my point. So Devs why do you hate us??
BounytBoy13
Sat Apr 17, 2004 2:09 pm
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Whrlwnd13 wrote:
Ok I've finally made it to Master Weaponsmith and Along the way I've been contemplating if I will eventually drop my Master Artisan.
This has lead me to determine that the Dev team really hates the Artisan profession, here are my reasons:
1- When you hit Master there is no bonus to Experimentation, No Bonus to Surveying range. Only a few schematics . All the other crafting proffessions (as far as I'm aware) Actually get something usefull when you get to Master.
2- Artisans are given schematics with little or no use.. Vehicle custom Kit doesn't last long enough players no longer see a value in them. Shellfish harvesting tool, has no real market. Birdcage is useless. How many other proffessions get schematics of little or no use??
3- Artisans are the crafting **edit** for other players and professions. There are a number of schematics thatMAs have that cant be made by theCrafters that need them. Architects, DE's and WS all require MA schematics that are of no use to the MA himself.
The new AV-21 schematic is aone time use and single serial # loot drop so theMA has to use his resources to make the vehicles one at a time, for each player that requests them. Instead of being able to make a factory run and sell these on a vendor like the other vehicles.
4- Vehicles themselves are a bigissue. the Devs have not updated the deeds to show the durability and other resists of the vehicle. This allows junk vehicles to be created and sold by any player and makes it tough for the artisan selling high durability vehicles. The name of the Artisan is not viewable when examining a generated vehicle, so that players would know who crafts quality and who the junk dealers (and the sellouts that made the schematic) are.
5- Artisans are the only crafting profession that did not get acrafting enhancement schematic with the previous publish. DE's Tailors and Architects got the Apron, WS got the WS Toolkit, Armorsmiths and Doctors got something, I think. (At least if they didn't get an enhancement schematic they got Wookie armor and Consistant buffs).
I'm sure there are many more examples but I think these illustrate my point. So Devs why do you hate us??
/agree with a HIGH-5....
I just dropped my MA title so I can take up DE, but I forgot to stock up on component-schematics from MA for my droids.
Srednii
Sat Apr 17, 2004 4:50 pm
#3
Artisan suffers from the same problem all the base professions suffer from, they're all pretty worthless.
Why does anyone get master marksman? The only reason is if it's required for an elite proff, why does anyone get master brawler? the only reason is to get lunge2, warcry2, and intimidate 2 (a lot less M brawlers now that warcry is worthless). Why does anyone get master scout? only for ranger or BH. Why does anyone get master medic? Only for doc or cm, if you arn't going doc or cm you go novice and use stim b's.
Why does anyone get master Artisan? To make components, and vehicles.
Rodian-Bob
Sun Apr 18, 2004 12:21 am
#4
You are the only ones that can make any vehicles. That's something. 
Message Edited by Rodian-Bob on 04-17-2004 12:22 PM
-Bob is Robii D'Luminatii
Veers_Intrepid
Mon Apr 19, 2004 1:59 am
#5
sorry i got to disagree.
first off all artisans got alot love when devs decided to give them vehicles, which originally were discussed to put into DE.
then without master artisan u can make any good droid, cause all gp, memory modules and micro suits are in master artisan.
i would call that alot dependance when 1 class example DE cant do anything good without master artisan products. everz R-unit and higher needs master artisan products and tonn wise.
stop complaining and think about it. also its a basic profession nothing else, not an elite crafter class.
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