Commando Archive
Thread: Woo, we've got a Proton Rifle! And a bigger Flamethrower!
Course maybe we can teach him a few things about how to properly use a rifle
Helios_SOE wrote:
CurrentFlamers will convert to Plasma Flamers and will be pushed to master certs. This was done so the krayted FTs in production don't gethit withmore of a nerf than necessary.
Both Flamers are craftable.
The Proton Rifle is a single target, master level weapon with stats to match.
The Plasma Flamer does less AOE damage, but does more direct damage overall.
The regular Flamer does more AOE damage, but less direct damage overall.
Is it wrong to be in love with an SOE employee? Thanks so much for the great and fast responses...these are exactly what I was hoping to hear about each and every weapon...NO DISPOSIBLE WEAPONS...we have reasons to buy, use and keep ALL of them...This should make WS's happy as well...
With such awesome things to look forward too, how can the Commando Community not be the most postive community regarding the CU...SOE is giving us little reasons to complain...
Helios_SOE wrote:
Insidius wrote:
Where's the Proton Carbine going?
Master BH, right?
*wraggles eyebrows*If I told you, then you wouldmiss out on the magical road of discovery. And how fun would that be?
Well, tell your art guys that that weapon is SO cool, I'm building my entire character around it.
Helios_SOE wrote:Current Flamers will convert to Plasma Flamers and will be pushed to master certs. This was done so the krayted FTs in production don't get hit with more of a nerf than necessary.Both Flamers are craftable.The Proton Rifle is a single target, master level weapon with stats to match.The Plasma Flamer does less AOE damage, but does more direct damage overall.The regular Flamer does more AOE damage, but less direct damage overall.
Dang Helios! I'm starting to get used to REAL communication of REAL information from SOE now!
You really have outdone yourself by addressing the AOE issue/concerns about the Commando Weapons with the Proton Carb...erm...Rifle.
And the distinction of the level 3 flamer as an AOE dealer and the Plasma (cool name) flamer as more direct damage concentrated gives BOTH weapons utility for the discriminating commando!And thanks for the "not-nerfing" on the existing krayted flamers!
Insidius wrote:
Helios_SOE wrote:
Insidius wrote:
Where's the Proton Carbine going?
Master BH, right?
*wraggles eyebrows*If I told you, then you would miss out on the magical road of discovery. And how fun would that be?
Well, tell your art guys that that weapon is SO cool, I'm building my entire character around it.
The mystery of the Proton Carbine continues.....what will the choosy Commando pick as the matching profession....will it be BH? Or maybe Carbineer? Or your friendly neighborhood Squad Leader? Or the most unexpected of all.....the RANGER!
Tune in next time, Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel!
XenosAllus wrote:How about the Proton Carbine go to the actual Carbineers since so far they don't even get a new weapon?...not to meantion it is about the coolest looking gun in game, and the BHs already get a shiny new carbine. This way anyone that was actually serious about using carbines would get access to a very neat weapon, instead of giving it to a prof where only a small portion of the people using that prof would use it.Message Edited by XenosAllus on 04-07-2005 12:40 PM
^What he said.
Message Edited by TonmaCR86 on 04-07-2005 12:42 PM
Helios_SOE wrote:
Insidius wrote:
Where's the Proton Carbine going?
Master BH, right?
*wraggles eyebrows*If I told you, then you would miss out on the magical road of discovery. And how fun would that be?
This guy cracks me up.
Sneakysmuggler wrote:
Ipissonmyself everytime I hear the word "commando" and "underslung carbine" in the same sentence.
What, like:
"Hey, wouldn't it be cool if commandos got the underslung carbine? Boy, my commando loves his underslung carbine! Me and my friends all went out to get our commandos matching underslung carbines and we then took a commando field trip to Dathomire and shot witches with our new underslung carbines."
Like that?
CortezYoungblud wrote:
In relation to the underslung carbine proposal: Although it is quite obvious to anyone in the entire world with a brain that commandos should be the profession that gets the underslung carbine, I would say don't hold your breath. Although it is a distinctly commando weapon (read: heavyweapon) the devs will probably give it to someone else instead. Just my prediction though.
Read from the Weapon Cert thread, Helios already said that the precious Underslung Carbine is too difficult for the art dept. due to the fact that it fires from the hip, no other weapons do that...
Helios_SOE wrote:
Unfortunately, since the underslung carbine is unlike any other weapon that a player can carry, it would need all custom animations made (which we don't have time for in CU). Therefore, no one is getting it.
I wanted it or a similar minigun-eque weapon really bad. However, the Proton Rifle does allow us to have a high DPS weapon that does not have an AoE attack on it. Which is a good thing. Remeber, Commandos will have a gun for every situation. Sometimeshaving a little discrection with your target selectionis wise. Though the inner Commando in me is screaming "Noit's not, burn, burn, burn!"
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