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While it's encouraging that they asked for the top 5, it's rather disappointing that they didn't write them down the first 3 times we've submitted it. As far as I recall from the last list, not much has changed.

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Devir92 wrote:

While it's encouraging that they asked for the top 5, it's rather disappointing that they didn't write them down the first 3 times we've submitted it. As far as I recall from the last list, not much has changed.

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Actually LordS did get them our last round of Top5...they had planned on addressing many of our issues (as far as I can tell) in the Combat Balance...but since that has been delayed, they decided to try to fix what they can in the mean time through mini-publishes and patches...And since many of our issues have changed (not the major ones of course) since LordS originally submitted our Top5, we need to get them a new Top5 to show them that our priorities are the same or changed on what we feel is the most important fixes we want.

Everyone who has read my posts in thepast knows I how fought to find out what was included in this mysterious "Combat Balance"...I still don't know the details of it...I don't think any Correspondent knows all the details...and I think that's on purpose because of all the issue the dev's have faced lately when announcing their intentions...They'd rather surprise us, then give us advanced notice...not the best of tactics in my mind, but something I think they feel pushed too.

My main goal is to get a revamped Top5 to them, then fight for each and everyone of them seperately...If we could get at least 1 top 5 issue addressed each mini-publish or patch I'm sure we'd all be a lot happier...

Everyday I've been on the job so far I've sent a rather extensive msg to the Dev's addressing our Top issues...Today my message focused on Heavy Weapon Mods...

In the past the Dev's have been famous for not listening...so I'll just keep saying it until I get a response...

Message Edited by garvin on 04-02-2004 10:16 AM

Thanks for the effort man.

Yeah, major props for all the work man

Flavour doesnt win battles.

As you said, the Unarmed branch needs to continue into the Commando proffession itself.

Same with the Marksman branches.

Otherwise this is not a hybrid proffession. It is a stand alone proffession built on a weak base.

The numbers are dwindling. I am currently a master commando on flurrry, but that's just until i need the points. i'm keeping flame 4(surprise!) and adding some rifleman, some carbineer and some TKA. Why all this? These are the skills I can combine to create a close facsimile of what I feel a commando really ought to be. If Commando gets fixed properly I'll come back, but until I'm convinced to come back, I think I'll be more of a master commando once I drop all the excess commando stuff than I am now.

I'm a Master Commando on Lowca and have been for a coupla months. I like being Master Commando and my Guild enjoys having one around. With so few on the server, the introduction of the Corvette has produced an upswing in requests from outside the Guild for me to join in. I've recently added the Strategy tree of SL in hopes of giving groups an ocassional extra edge with Steady Aim and Volley Fire (gotta check the SL forum someday to see if these really DO anything). Next week I get back 15 skill points (Stim-droids! Yay! No more Novice Medic!) so maybe I won't feel the Brawler sp sink quite as badly. With 15 more points I could actually Master a 3rd profession other than TKM or a ranged elite. I don't PvP (I bring my doc on base raids and defenses) and dueling usually amounts to: "Hey! WannaDuelNoFire?" Thanx, but I'll pass. I have a WS char as well that keeps me from going broke on weapons, which is nice. And she keeps churning out HARs for me in hopes that one day I'll get an elusive speed slice. If my 3.2 speed flamer ever finally dies, I'm gonna have some serious trouble. All in all, I like Master Commando because I have fun with it. It's got lotsa stuf that, while gimped or broken, nobody else has and the variety is enjoyable to me. I play a lot, though I don't really care about "winning" and "losing" in this kinda of game. It's more a lifestyle. lol

While new weapons would be nice, the top 4 on my wish list would be:

1. Some use for the brawler sp sink (e.g., some melee defense while using my melee range weapons);
2. Balancing of the 3 thrown weapons types (grenades, traps, CM-crap) so they at least reasonably resemble each other in range, if nothing else;
3. Skill tapes and Armour Attachments other than Thrown Weapon Accuracy;
4. Heavy Weapons Powerups.

I agree..the numbers are dwindling....Its begining to look like how it was back injuly/august when there were only a handful of novice commandos...

I would say there are very few Master commandos...i once had 4-5 MC friends, 6 including myself (hey Im a friend to myself!)...but now me and my buddy Ettikin are all that remain..and he's lvling MC for holo i believe...but he enjoys the prof (since he was already a TKM) to a certain degree and wants to keep it for a while

I only see another master commando on chilastra and valcyn combine..only a few times every week..and thats only at the Coronet starport..the main hub of the galaxy...and only a few!