Bio Engineer Archive
Thread: Hi all
Yay, another day's test center changes released (9/2) and no BE changes. Well, they disabled sampling from pets. Yay.
Glad to see they are right up and going solving those difficult BE problems!
Veritus Silverun
Veritus Biotech: We want to get in your genes.
Woo, 9/3 TC update... Still no BE changes. Yay!
Veritus Silverun
Veritus Biotech: We want to get in your genes.
Where can we find a draft that takes into account the discussions your "rought draft" thread (http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=bio-engineer&message.id=12694)? I can't find anymore drafts other than that one. If that is the most current one, I suggest revising it accounting for the discussions in that thread and posting that revised copy before asking about more comments.
wayubb71 wrote:
So guys how have ya been? Any new issues that I have not mentioned in my current draft?
I've always supported you but at this point I have to say: "Huh?" The only advantageous change that has been made to the profession since launch (strike that, since over a month before launch) is that they gave us Creature Stims. Look at the last list you sent in, absolutely nothing on it has been fixed at all. Nothing. We have gotten some interesting promises, but not a single one of them has even appeared on Test Center yet.
Were you purely referring to the Creature Stims? That 'progress' was more than wiped out by the massive BE xp nerf and the changes to DNA sampling. This profession has gone backwards.
Good luck leveling up a rifleman, its only getting harder and harder. In the end though, its worth it.
Since the release of the top-5, winter break, and we're in between patches, I would call this a downtime. I'd like to keep things going durring this downtime though.
I'd like to know a few bits of information that would allow me to get the generalstate of our community.This most likely won't be forewarded to the devs, but is just meant to foster some thinking and good conversation. If this thread turns out to be great, I'll send the link to TH 
1) Even with the problems we have in the profession, how do you like it?
2) What is your view on Pikeman being such a small community? Do you enjoy Pikeman being a small group, or would you prefer that we were larger in size? (In other words, would you like the pikeman numbers to stay small or grow larger?)
3) Do you see yourself as a pikeman in the future? Why/Why not?
4) When someone in game comes up to you and asks, "I'm thinking about becomming a pikeman, but not sure. Do you think I should?" What do you reply with?
Like I said these are just a few questions to keep us busy in the downtime. Feel free to add anything else you want to
Gunman21 wrote:
1) Even with the problems we have in the profession, how do you like it?
I still enjoy the profession immensely.
2) What is your view on Pikeman being such a small community? Do you enjoy Pikeman being a small group, or would you prefer that we were larger in size? (In other words, would you like the pikeman numbers to stay small or grow larger?)
I've always liked the small community we have had, even during the holocron-madness. I remember not seeing another pikeman on my server until nearly August, and then being only one of 3for a long time. It's good for the numbers to be larger to have a larger base of people who know our issues and problems and add their voices to the calls for fixes and attention, but I do not want to be a flavor of the month with lots of undedicated pikemen filling the ranks. Now, with the exception of the holocron-ers, the people who are pikemen want to be pikemen because they love the class.
3) Do you see yourself as a pikeman in the future? Why/Why not?
Absolutely. I'm the longest-running pikeman on my server and could not stop now on the verge of possibly receiving fixes and attention. Plus, it's who I am.
4) When someone in game comes up to you and asks, "I'm thinking about becomming a pikeman, but not sure. Do you think I should?" What do you reply with?
I have to question them. If they want offense, they're better off going for Heavy Swordsman or TKA. If they want defense, Fencer or TKA are much better choices. I still can't hoonestly recommend the class for offense or defense or area attacks or utility. Sad, but true.
antares
master pikeman
I love it, fun times
2) What is your view on Pikeman being such a small community? Do you enjoy Pikeman being a small group, or would you prefer that we were larger in size? (In other words, would you like the pikeman numbers to stay small or grow larger?)
I like it being a small group.
3) Do you see yourself as a pikeman in the future? Why/Why not?
yes, no reason not to
4) When someone in game comes up to you and asks, "I'm thinking about becomming a pikeman, but not sure. Do you think I should?" What do you reply with?
I usually ask what they like, i tell them its fun but not the greatest for pvp and what problems we have
Even with the problems we have in the profession, how do you like it?
I enjoy the class immensely when I am buffed, but unbuffed it's a completely different question
What is your view on Pikeman being such a small community? Do you enjoy Pikeman being a small group, or would you prefer that we were larger in size?
I would like the Pikeman to be a hard skill to master, but reaps more rewards than a TKA, this would probably make them rarer
Do you see yourself as a pikeman in the future? Why/Why not?
As much as I would like to say yes, at current I would say no, I don't get the feeling the devs read this part of the forum and Pikeman is going to stay the same for some time