Carbineer Archive
Thread: Discussions for the New Correspondent Position
Ultimately we need someone who is knowledgable, helpful, knows the pros and cons, and has been loyal to the profession.
TAfirehawk wrote:Eisman would be great and he should pop in here soon I would think
Hehe he is probably still sore from me mowing him down with my pistoleer a few weeks back
I had to give him a taste of my new pistol, "Slayer"
Halendor wrote:
That is one of the most arrogant and un-constructive posts I've ever read. What is the point in saying you know everything but are not willing to share that knowledge with either the developers or us?
I don't know what Firehawks post originally was with all the edits, but i gotta call him on being incredibly pretentious.
As another dude said, SOE will pick someone based on their own criteria, not some self-indulgentvote thread.
What really is the point of this thread? A bit of self-worship, ego-boost, or just plain ass-kissing?
SirenJ wrote:
Halendor wrote:
That is one of the most arrogant and un-constructive posts I've ever read. What is the point in saying you know everything but are not willing to share that knowledge with either the developers or us?
I don't know what Firehawks post originally was with all the edits, but i gotta call him on being incredibly pretentious.
As another dude said, SOE will pick someone based on their own criteria, not some self-indulgentvote thread.
What really is the point of this thread? A bit of self-worship, ego-boost, or just plain ass-kissing?
PanzerGR wrote:
im willing to bet I probably know more than anyone here, including TA ( no offense) ...not really a brag either.Unfortunately I dont want to be carbineer correspondant. I already highly support SL, was one in Beta, and if anything ever became of Irott id want to be in a position to take up the SL vacancy (not that i want anything to happen to irott, god forbid).
I havnt agreed with much of what TA has said ont he forums, from what ive seen. Although I have noted he is as helpful as possible and has a lot of ideas (even if soem are bad). Id help support him if the majority of the community wants him in (which they seem to). Thats about the jist of it...no offense to TA, I personally dont think he would make the best choice, but perhaps from a community standpoint he is.
At the very least I know that if you do get it Firehawk that youll do your best to fill Nova's shoes...and i guess thats the best anyone can hope for.
Halendor wrote:
That is one of the most arrogant and un-constructive posts I've ever read. What is the point in saying you know everything but are not willing to share that knowledge with either the developers or us?
PanzerGR wrote:
im willing to bet I probably know more than anyone here, including TA ( no offense) ...not really a brag either.Unfortunately I dont want to be carbineer correspondant. I already highly support SL, was one in Beta, and if anything ever became of Irott id want to be in a position to take up the SL vacancy (not that i want anything to happen to irott, god forbid).
I havnt agreed with much of what TA has said ont he forums, from what ive seen. Although I have noted he is as helpful as possible and has a lot of ideas (even if soem are bad). Id help support him if the majority of the community wants him in (which they seem to). Thats about the jist of it...no offense to TA, I personally dont think he would make the best choice, but perhaps from a community standpoint he is.
At the very least I know that if you do get it Firehawk that youll do your best to fill Nova's shoes...and i guess thats the best anyone can hope for.
i have shared info on these forums with people.
I have probably had more constructive posts on the forums overall than youve probably ever even posted.WHo are you to judge me? Ive been playing this game longer than most of the posters who coem around here now.....my guild has had no less than 2 correspondants and I myself was one of the top 3 for the SL vacancy when Thulium left. I probably DO know more than most other people who post..i DO share information. I was perhaps the first person to tell the swordsman community how to stack Gammorrean Axes so that the DoTs added up for PvP..turning those weak 50 strength diseases into stacked 500+ hits. Ive aided int he SL community, pistoleer community , Swordsman community, done a lot on my own server..and overall in general have put in a lot of cents and comments into most aspects o the game. I also work on Test Center and constantly develop new ideas for every profession I play for. Youll probably be seeing alot more of me on THESE forums for carbineer as soon as I can ditch this crappy ISP im on now and hook up to DSL and have a decent broadband again.
Do i make b*tch posts? Yes. DO i make complaints? Yes. Have I flamed and been unconstructive at times? Yes. But i also usually knwo w-tf im talking about and Ive been aroudn the block a few times and given out mroe advice, constructive criticism, ideas, development, etc to the game than 80% of the peopel i see posting......so please, spare judging me unless your actually in a position to do so. If Firehawk wanted to call em an arrogant and unconstructive dink, then id say he's wrong, but he at leats seems to be in a betetr position to do so.
I simply stated...i think others might be able to do a better job...but if the community wants Firehawk in id support it from a community standpoint. If it were up to me...i would have the SOE devs have a vote every tiem a correspondant left to find out whot he COMMUNITY wanted to represent them. And as I said, if the ocmmunity wanted Firehawk in id help support it.....because as a community (especially on a more broken/unpopular proffession like Carbineer) you have to stick together. dotn think he's the optimal choice, but froma community standpoint he may be the best choice.
But, as I said...its the decision of the devs, ultimately, based on what they want/think will be good with slight input fromt he previous correspondant. I know when Vemnox left SL way back when I do not believe his choices for the new SL were used.
Best of luck to TA on getting it, he seems to be hungry for it.
Message Edited by TAfirehawk on 09-15-2004 01:39 PM
You're right, I got a bit carried away and wasn't thinking straight. My apologies.
PanzerGR wrote:
I have probably had more constructive posts on the forums overall than youve probably ever even posted.WHo are you to judge me?[...]
Blamj wrote:
I never really like it how someone who spends more time on the forums rather then "playing" carbiner in the game gets Coresspondent. But it's how things just work right?
On one level I agree, but TA did figure out the speed formula, and all the modifiers for speed and damage for all the specials. And I'd say that information has been invaluable to all of us who pay attention to that information to make Carbineer a competitive profession in the game. TA would be my first choice too, and an amazing one at that. But I'm not just posting here to give him my endorsement, because I have reservations. I'm not going down that road though.
Peudaswrote:
If anyone other than Fire gets the job I'm gonna shove an LVA up someones butt at SOE lol.
*gives Fire the nod*
galvatronicuswrote:
Burnout plain and simple. Most of us have been playing this game for a year now, I am sure all mmorpg's lose a substantial amount of there player base once the shiny gloss wears off. Compound that with the stress that resulted from the oddball decisions the devs had made as far as there priorities are concerned (holoemotes anyone?) and people are bound to be quitting.
Sure I don't post a lot, I play at night and don't have access to the net at work. I've only missed days in the game when I've been out of town. I've been a carbineer since day one, I don't overload with SWG, and haven't lost any enjoyment playing it since release. Rather I enjoy it more now. Sure there's derision about the decisions SOE makes, the junk dealer revamp isn't the way I'd have gone, but overall I think the game now is stronger than it was a year ago. There's some imbalance with a few aspects of the game, but there's a lot of fun to be had out there, and I still go looking for it all the time. I'm here for the long haul not because I have multiple accounts or because I have a number of players on different servers, but because I roleplay the game. I didn't hologrind, I stuck with Carbineer.
I've been a purist, then a BH dabbler, then a purist, and a BH dabbler again. Now I'm back to purist carbineer. While I wasn't a BH dabbler I've been a full fledged master ranger. I see that as giving me a fair perspective of carbines specific engagement by itself against other players, and other templates. I also see it as being my primary tool of choice when I'm PvE hunting, with traps only occasionally if I find they can help on that particular hunt, and usually only when I'm solo. I don't spend millions of credits to get all the high end speedtapes I can get, although I am hoping to eventually pickup the FS ranged speed tree. With all my best gear I might have a total speed increase of 4 or 5 I'm not even certain, I don't wear it all much. The whiteCorsec boots (speed +3)just don't go with any armor I have.
Wherewe are tactically, carbineers are in good shape I think. Everyone know's the issues, slow speed, HAM costs, weak state effects, ineffectiveness for PvP, mediocre defense. I'm not sure how many people have noticed but Nightsister's armor has been changed somewhere along the line and wecan now contribute a LOT to taking down Elders. There's a few sisters, Stalkers I think, that are still 100%resistant to everything we do, but they're the only one. The DWB is still tough, and when parties are forming, pistoleers and carbineer's aren't the ones the organizers look for. And in myopinion, scattershot may be the best shot in the game against Jedi.In my informal tests, cripple, action, andcharge shots were all effectively blockedby the Jedi, but scattershot was able to get through probably like 80% of the time.What I'd like to see eventuallyis the blaster brought to effectiveness in the game, and the brawlers pushed back a bit to a more defensive role and less offensive in comparison to the marksman.
That's my bid, hope you don't hate it for existing, and I hope you don't all 1 star me for my opinion. I think TA would be a great correspondant, and would be plentyhappy if he got it. But I'd hate it if he just got it by default too, he should work for it.
Message Edited by Halendor on 09-15-2004 08:53 PM