Creature Handler Archive
Thread: What it they made it so we only needed 1 tree in scout like the new BH do?
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KillerZeke
Fri Jul 09, 2004 8:26 pm
#1
This would free up some point to put in a real combat class. 
I am a MCH from day 1, lost hope a few times but I will never give it up.
The day I drop it I stop playing and move on.
BlindTyldak
Fri Jul 09, 2004 8:49 pm
#2
Sorry, but like many BH's I would rather see my primary class be effective than have to take something I don't want in order to get the effects I deserve.
Helanor
Sat Jul 10, 2004 4:48 am
#3
Alas both scout lines are actually useful, mask scent and harvesting. I wish I had enough points to do a combat profession as well as BE and CH but rather unfairly mastering those two only leaves you with enough points for one tree of a combat profession. While my friend has mastered 3 professions with each of her characters. Dropping the organic chemistry tree of BE would be good and include the making of the basic stim parts into the BE trees instead, and that would free up more points for me to do CH/BE and have a combat profession. Ah Im dreaming here lol, ignore me. I know it wouldnever come to pass it would mean I'd have more fun 
Helene
SnoozMcBlues
Sat Jul 10, 2004 4:54 am
#4
could be a catalyst for disaster - they would no doubt reduce our strength in compensation.
MrHawat
Sat Jul 10, 2004 7:27 am
#5
could be a catalyst for disaster - they would no doubt reduce our strength in compensation
What strength? They did that, and more 7 months ago. The big danger is they would do the same as they did to Bounty Hunter. "There, we reduced you point requirements you are done. Time to go play with JTL now." Now that I think about it... In December we got, "There, we have killed your profession. Time to go play with Jedi now."
master77880
Sat Jul 10, 2004 8:55 am
#6
what if they made it so we had to master scout, but gave us back our CL150 cap?
BlindTyldak
Sat Jul 10, 2004 9:29 am
#7
I think we need to use more skill points, not less. If we want to be effective, they can't see us as a combat class with two super-strong weapons, ie. our character AND our pet. It's got to be one or the other, for which the only effective thing I can see them doing is limiting the amount of combat skill we can have if we're going to go high on the CH ladder by not leaving us the skill points to take something else in.
Darth73Infamous
Sat Jul 10, 2004 1:10 pm
#8
BlindTyldak wrote:
Sorry, but like many BH's I would rather see my primary class be effective than have to take something I don't want in order to get the effects I deserve.
THANK YOU at least someone understands us!
BlindTyldak
Sat Jul 10, 2004 1:13 pm
#9
*chuckles* I went and posted for you when it first came up, but I don't think they listened to me any more than they did anyone else.
Darth73Infamous
Sat Jul 10, 2004 1:48 pm
#10
I picked up MCH with my extra points, cuz I've alwasy enjoyed pets (before they dropped the skill points, I was MBH with 4/3/0/0 CH) and with CH it doesn't make me specialize in 1 weapon, like taking Carbineer or Pistoleer would
Suenr
Sat Jul 10, 2004 5:57 pm
#11
I have been away for a while, but I still think the best way to ballance CH without having to nerf the crap out of pets (more) would be to have a CH only weapon (like a whip, or some other device to control our creatures). One line of CH should give us specials we could use to increase our pet's damage, and when not using the CH weapon, pets do less damage, and are more likely to run away. That would allow them to give more power to pure CHs while controlling the power of CH dabblers.
BlindTyldak
Sat Jul 10, 2004 11:25 pm
#12
Suenr wrote:
I have been away for a while, but I still think the best way to ballance CH without having to nerf the crap out of pets (more) would be to have a CH only weapon (like a whip, or some other device to control our creatures). One line of CH should give us specials we could use to increase our pet's damage, and when not using the CH weapon, pets do less damage, and are more likely to run away. That would allow them to give more power to pure CHs while controlling the power of CH dabblers.
Now THAT is a good idea! Hmm . . . something like a low-powered vibro-lance, almost like a cattle prod, that does electrical damage or something. *chuckles* A whip would be cool, but enough people complain that people are using swords and hammers, next they'll be saying they confused the movie with Indiana Jones.
Makon
Sun Jul 11, 2004 4:47 am
#13
Two branches is fine (Exploration and Harvesting) ... besides, they are very useful branches. It's not like Bounty Hunter where they had to master Scout even though only one branch was logical for their profession. We NEED the Exploration branch for Mask Scent (good luck without it), and the terrain negotiation is great. The harvesting branch makes sense because Creature Handlers should possess some knowledge about creatures, both hypothetically and literally (or do you not care about seeing whether or not a creature deathblows or if it's tameable?). Not to mention to To-Hit bonus on creatures you get for ranged weapons because of the harvesting branch. 
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