Commando Archive
Thread: C/U/R/B Commando Concerns
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Nadev
Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:13 pm
#1
There are a few things that concern me about the direction that the commando is taken, while over all I’m really looking forward to where commandos are heading. I have been playing a commando since just after launch, before the revision that made them a flavor of the month template way back when. My concerns are as follow.
Is it possible to level up a command with the aid of no other combat skills?
I feel that all professions should be able to reach the master box with out requiring the aid of another profession. I’m all for the power up profession idea and I love that commandos are the master or all in a way, but I think that we should gain one or two specials to help level, even if they are just basic Commando Strike and Improved Commando Strike, so you can use a special other then Melee Strike, Melee Attack, Leg Sweep, and Over Charged shot to level up, which is about all the special attacks a commando can really use should they not pick up any other combat skill boxes.
If commandos are a power up profession they why do commando’s only gain a rifle, a pistol and an unarmed weapon?
Shouldn’t commandos also gain perhaps in the master box access to a carbine, a one handed weapon, a two handed weapon, a pike, an updated pistol, an updated unarmed weapon? As it is now the only really profession that commandos really to power up is a riflemen, as we receive the proton rifle at master. While yes we do gain weapons that no one else can use, and we do gain skill mods that benefits every other profession, we do not as the master of weapons gain any weapons that would be benefit any other combat professions. The last I looked the proton rifle has better stats the T-21, as it should, likewise the other weapons granted at the master box should be slight upgrades to the master weapons of other professions. This makes it so that if you where to become a commando pikemen, then you can not really use any of the weapons granted to a commando for being the king of weapon types, as you will not have any specials to use with those weapon other then Over Charge Shot.
This greatly reduces the power up professions appeal and effectiveness on the battlefield. With these changes then commando would truly be the power up profession that the dev team has envisioned.
Shinky
Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:18 pm
#2
/agree but i would not like commando to be looked at as the power up profession to other professions, but rather the master of heavy weapons
zero8404
Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:59 pm
#3
wrong. the "other" proffs are our powerups. we are a ranged proff, we dont need a pike or any type of melee weapon. guns man guns !!! yeah we get the MK, but seriously, whos gunna use em, plz. if you want to melee, then take a melee proff with commando. its a waste tho imo. you say we have no specials, and your correct. and thats why all of us are taking another ranged proff to enhance commando, not the otherway around.
Message Edited by zero8404 on 04-18-2005 09:04 PM
Sabaoth
Tue Apr 19, 2005 4:54 am
#4
I was a commando in the US ARMY and melee was either for covert operations requiring silence or a last resort weapon.
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