Commando Archive
Thread: MasterSyn look at ThunderHearts CH thread. It appears that they can change skill trees
With that in mind I'd like to throw my vote in to really push Lord_Pall to do the following:
1) Consolidate the HAR and flamer into one "Support Weapons"branch with one skill "Support Weapons"
2) Consolidate the Heavy weapons skills into one "Heavy Weapon Skill" that scales like the other branches, but with different certs at various levels in the branch (though why you would go past the HPBC and rocket launcher I dunno).
3) Add a "Commando Support" branch that would give us terrain negotiation and other misc skills.
As all of us know the HAR is just a cut down version of the flamer that does acid damage and no DOT. I've found it to be useful in some situations (100% heat resist critters), but not many. So I think it should be rolled into the same line as the flamer since they both really do the same thing. Personally I don't think that either weapon needs to be changed necessarily, but having a branch for the HAR specifically is a serious waste.
Terrain Negotiation should be an everyman skill since it's pretty much essential to play the game, but since it's not we should get a branch that gives us like a +10 or something. That's really all you need. That line should maybe give us additional stuff such as general ranged accuracy, or maybe some offset to the melee penalty like -.25 each level or something like that.
Anyhow thanks for listening.
HAR is functionally identical to the flamer (apart from the fact its borked to hell), so the dev hasnt got a leg to stand on when he says he cant combine the trees.
With the same dev hinting that he might be willing to give us our own LP specials rather than forcing us to rely on marksman/pistoleer, it does give me hope that they would free the acid line up for longer ranged weapons, the launcher pistol and a (repaired) beam rifle spring to mind for some bizzare reason.......
Personally (and I know many of us feel this way) I am fed up of being a one trick pony with occasional use of expensive consumables. We are bored. It would be nice to zap something from a decent range without having to run to 16 meters to do anything. I took the plunge and plumped for carbineer to suplement my master command. I must be a sucker for busted profs but at least it seems more "commando like" if you get my meaning. And I dont want to blow EVERYTHING up ALL the time......
Oh yeah, and where IS mastersynn?