Bounty Hunter Archive
Thread: One Simple Question
from any NPC trainer of any kind
Yes, learn to become a Master Jedi Knight from some random chef on naboo, its truuuue
DoctorGriggs wrote:
LOL no I mean I wonder what the REAL reason is. I have yet to see a detailed response from an SOE employee. I am just curious as to the rational behind an unpopular decision.
I doubt I could find where the DEV response was posted, but I can give you the gist of it. From what I have been able to tell, the delay is a generic 'equip/unequip' delay (not sure if it's just while using the toolbar or otherwise). It was implemented to help eliminate apotential exploit by Jedi. Jedi are not supposed to be able to use force powers while wearing armor. However, without this delay, Jedi could theoretically create a macro that would read '/unequipArmor /useForcePowerX /equipArmor'. The delay prevents this macro from being a viable combat tactic.
The unfortunate part is that it also affects us non-Jedi. I also don't know if the delay is working as designed; at one point I read that if you equipped weapon Y, fired it once or twice, then equipped weapon Z, you would not notice the delay. However, if you equipped weapon Y then immediately equipped weapon Z, you would notice the delay.
Just posting what I know (or think I know, as I have not seen it in effect on Live yet).
Seems like they took the easy way out on this one.