Carbineer Archive

Yawn... I want to start killing things instead of myself!

Part of our Problem:

Elite Professions
6.76% Novice Pistoleer
2.58% Novice Bounty Hunter
1.98% Novice Rifleman
1.47% Novice Carbineer

We are the Minority

I am a Master Marksman
I am a Carbineer 1/1/1/1

I can drop critters faster and eaiser with my Scout Blaster (max dmg 179 speed 1.5) than with my Laser Carbine (max dmg 269 speed 3.0)

I am beginning to regret wasting the million of so Xp I invested into carbine skills..

You're regretting it? I'm realizing this too little too late...I'm 3/3/3/3 Carabineer...gonna master it to work on getting my Jedi slot, if ever. If I don't get my Jedi slot, back to Pistoleer and...Chef! LoL

i would like to see some answers to this from WITHIN THE LAST MONTH NOT AUGEST!

5 months later and they are still looking into it?

I love the carbine I've got at the moment. Deals out 250 damage with every shot, isn't too bad at close range and has a speed of 2.5. I am only starting and because I loved the weapon I thought, hey maybe I should become a carbineer?

Devs, reps someone - why can't we even get a response. There is a space expansion scheduled next year, if there are still so many wholes in the 32 classes when they introduce an "expansion" which implies a shipload of new material ... I think I'll cancel my account (if I haven't done it by then).

Good god, August? Its now November people and like 5 days from December!

Shadan.

OMG JESUS CRIST!!!

DEVS HURRY UP. CARBINEERS ARE THE WORST CLASS OUT THERE ITS NOT FAIR ANYMORE YOU NEED TO GIVE US A UPDATE NOW!!! IF YOU DONT YOU PROBABLY JUST LIED AND SAID YOU WERE TO MAKE US HAPPY, BUT IT BACKFIRED!!!!!!!

LoL you know whats funny? Im a Wookie/ Carbineer. lmao The two worst combinations due to the facts of each. Remind me again why im paying you people? Please...at least Lie to us again.

"Lie to me jerry, Lie to me"

I'm a 1/1/4/2 in carbines, due to the dev's lack of intrest in fixing or EVEN TRYING to fix this proffesion I'm a 4/4/4/4 in cloning!!! Geeeeeeeeezzz!!!!!!! They figure "hey we already have their money so lets NOT fix these issues and build an expansion so we can take more money form these morrons" This is the exacct reason I left EverQuest is non empathy to the PAYING customer. Can't wait for EA (Entertaining Arts) to come out with a good game. At least they release tested games to the public. I dubt the SOE dev's even have SWG loaded on thier comps.

It has been six months since release Devs? Do you think that you could do something about this profession so that I can change my motto from "I bet I can kill me faster than you can kill me" to something more Patton-esque like "You don't win wars by dying for your country, you win them by making the other poor **edit** die for his country."

I only bring up Patton becuase the Carbine is the "soldier's weapon." It seems ludicrous that every combat profession except the carbineer can wear armor. If the carbineer wears a full set of composite and then does anywhere from 3-5 specials her is dead. Thats it.This needs to be fixed, bad! It should not be a shock to the devs that the Carbineer is only 1% of the entire population. We are the last stubborn folks left who have not given it up in order to purse Pistoleer, Bounty Hunter, or Commando.

On to things that should be fixed: (Obvious for us, but apparently not to the Devs)

1.) HAM Costs: Can we make this a whole lot better please? My elite carb will nearly incap me in 6 specials in TWO HAM pools and that is without any armor. I should be able to make at least 10 specials (or more given other classes) with a full set of composite on.

2.) The Carbines: Right now the Elite Carbine is depressing at best. It is basically a slightly better E11. The laser Carb is really the best carbine in the game. The EE3 and the DXR6 just do not do enough DMG to be worthy. I only use them on targets that resist energy well. The Elite Carb should be "elite," help us out here

3.) The Specials: Charged Shots should be far more effective, especially since they require combat XP to acquire. The knockdown shot is a big reason why myself and others choose carbineer. It would be nice if it worked as well as the TKA knockdowns do. Also, Crippling Shot should live up to its name alot more and be a real back breaker on the action pool. Same with leg shot 3. I don't see any difference between leg3 and leg2, even when using a higher end Carbine. That is ridiculous considering there is a 370,000 XP difference between the skills. (leg2 is a marksman skill for goodness sake.) Bottom line is that the Carbineer should be the ultimatecharacter in a ranged fire fight. Perhaps you could add a full auto 3 or to the Master Carbineer or something?

4.) Finally, the Couterattack and Ranged Defense modifiers. Can we actually get these skills to start working on a more regular basis? I have MOBS counterattack me all the time and I am the carbineer? Shouldn't it at least be 50/50?

I hope this thread gets taken seriously when you put through the next patch in order to fix Carbineer. I know hearing sarcasm detracts from the effectiveness of the overall message. But, it has been 6 months guys. Whatever slack you are being cut is at its limit. It would really detract from my overall experience if I have to drop carbineer and take up pistol just to be competitive with my guild mates? Also, imagine how absolutely thrilled I would be if I check a holocron after the fact and it tells me to master Carbineer?

SOE, please recognize that you have made a great game and that we all enjoy playing it. We Carbineers just want our fair shake of the dice, thats all.

Not to mention the glorified, slower DXR6 mislabeled "Nym's Slug Thrower Carbine." Just like RIS, another fancy looking and ultimately useless game addition.

they really need to unsticky this embarassment of a dev response.

/sigh

Droped master carb a while ago, and stoping by these forums just to check on things. Not even carbineer anymore and just reading some of the stuff and seeing you guys still get totaly ignored pisses me off.

SOE get it in gear already.