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Eleutherios

Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:27 am

One of the signature Commando weapons in this game is the Flamethrower. But what is the flamethrower supposed to do? If you're looking to shoot apart your enemy, a carbine or pistol or rifle is better. The role that flamethrowers have in real battles (and should have in SWG) is as a demoralizing device. Nothing's scarier than seeing flaming jets of napalm fly in front of your face. That's why when you complete the tree, you're a "Shock Trooper".

Now, we need shock. We need some ability like "Shock" or "Horror" that's innate in the Flamethrower, just like KD is. Maybe 25% of the time (with both regular and plasma flamethrowers) a condition of Shock or Horror (whatever you'd like to name it) is put on the enemy, just like a state.

Essentially, Horror is the condition experienced by an individual when he is doused in flames and burning to death. During this time, several things could happen... I'm not entirely sure on which one I like more, but here are some things I thought up. Give me some input, for example, which one of these effects you like the most.

1) Lowered Reaction Time and Damage - The enemy, in shock over being lit on fire, cannot fire his weapon at normal rates. His weapon damage output is also decreased. If he's a healer, there's a longer delay between heals.

2) Lowered Action and Mind Bars - The enemy, in shock over being lit on fire, has his movement limited and his mind confused. All of his actions now take more from the Action bar, and all mind related tasks take more from the Mind bar during this period. (Or there could be a temporary -20% to both or something).

3) Lowered Accuracy - The enemy, in shock over being lit on fire, cannot aim his weapon straight. He suffers some degree of penalty to accuracy.

4) Lowered Defense - The enemy, in shock over being lit on fire, has his defenses reduced.

What do you think? I kind of like #2, but #3 and #4 can be combined to be something good. Suggest anything else if you have it.

I think this would truly make us "Shock Troopers" and give an advantage to using the Flamethrower (other than Burn DOT, which really sucks...)

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Arklari

Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:52 am

#2

I still think things that are stupid like BOLS should be running around in a frenzy attacking anything, they should be blinded in pain and should attack they're buddies if they are in it's struggling radius, but I'm also the one who thinks thermal dets should vaporize (AS IT IS SAID NUMEROUS TIMES THAT THERMAL DETS VAPORIZE EVERYTHING IN THEY'RE BLAST RADIUS, NOT JUST LIGHT THEM ON FIRE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE SADDEST THINGS MOST SW GAMES DO.)

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Eleutherios

Wed Jun 08, 2005 12:00 am

#3

C-3PO: Why? Because he's holding a Thermal Detonator!

(Everyone in the background starts chuckling.)

Jabba: Ha ha ha, this grenade is my kind of nerf ball!