Commando Archive
Thread: Armor with CU
WolfGuy wrote:
I have heard rumours that armour will become very customizable, almost to the point where what the armour looks like will have little to no bearing on the functionality of the armour. As an armoursmith I would be really disappointed by this because it would take the challenge out of making armour.... if you can make one type you can make them all kinda thing. I like the thought of different armour types becoming more viable but not at the expense of having unique types of armour.
Actually, as far as I'm thinking, it will be a whole new ball game fore Armorsmiths, and, in the beginning at least, a huge shot in the arm to their sales...
Basically what I see happening is a movement away (some what) from mass produced armor and more towards "custom orders"...Many Armorsmiths will probably hook up with a "clientell" of folks that they supply cusome suits. As folks change their templates they'll likely change their armour a bit, and those with access to different types of armor will want to have MORE then one set...Think about it, how many folks own more suits of armor beyond just composite...Imagine the game giving people reasons to have different types of armor ready for when the situation calls for a certain type.
As for what will happen to the current armor...Can't really say at this point since it's still being reviewed...I do doubt that the devs would make such huge changes to the Armor system and not make it retro-active (since the old armor would work differently to the new system).
And as for Wook Armor...It's my understanding that ALL armor will be tweaked in the CU including Wook Armor...That might be a clue as to why the CU is taking so long (they have to tweak every piece of armor and every weapon in the game for the weapon balance...and it they go retro on current items in game, that makes for a huge project alone besides all the other changes).