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SioBabble

Thu May 06, 2004 1:03 pm

azimaith wrote:

I've noticed as I'm sure most of you have, that mounts are nearly non-existant in the game. Sure someone will pull one out once in a while for fun, but by far, vehicles are the most attractive method of transportation in the game. Why? Simply because they move much faster. Regardless of the fact you can use default attacks on mounts, there is no real reason to even bother getting on a mount in combat. So heres a suggestion i've got.

1: Allow specials to be used on mounts. Whats so wrong about this? You can't kite on a mount so why not?

2: Allow certain mounts to simelatnously attack with you. Non-CH pets would not be able to do this but CH versions will be able to.

With two simple changes mounts could be made into a useful combat tool rather than the unwanted mother in law of the swoop bike.

1. The devs have a pathological fear that this will be used to kite, somehow. Thus it's off the table.

2. It might make CHs "unbalanced" and too powerful.

Okay, I hear you guys snickering out there. Cut it out. The devs actually think this, like they don't realize that I could take a moncal with full doc buffs in composite out with middlin' marksman skills and solo mid-to-high end critters all day.

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Sio Babble MBH/MCH/Cabana Boy; master of Tyson, the GNORT OF DEATH

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Vertexon

Thu May 06, 2004 5:11 pm

#2

SioBabble wrote:

1. The devs have a pathological fear that this will be used to kite, somehow. Thus it's off the table.

I don't believe they've ever said their exact reason for disallowing special attacks. My personal guess would be due to the posture-changing ones (how would a Dive Shot or Tumble to Prone work while mounted)? I do think these suggestions might go a way toward creating a more useful system of mounted combat (along with other ideas I've been harvesting from the forum).

-Vertexon.

taloncard

Thu May 06, 2004 9:40 pm

#3

well if you can be KD'ed off your mount how about have you dismout when you do those shots.

Severan T'iam (Valcyn) RIP 7/2/2003-5/8/2005.
Master Nerf herder (oops I mean CH oops CH is gone but never forgotten)
SWG: Quote: Grand moff Tarkin: The Jedi are extinct, their fire has gone out of the universe. you my friend are all thats left of their religon. Except for the other 5000 over there...

azimaith

Fri May 07, 2004 12:08 am

#4

I've noticed as I'm sure most of you have, that mounts are nearly non-existant in the game. Sure someone will pull one out once in a while for fun, but by far, vehicles are the most attractive method of transportation in the game. Why? Simply because they move much faster. Regardless of the fact you can use default attacks on mounts, there is no real reason to even bother getting on a mount in combat. So heres a suggestion i've got.

1: Allow specials to be used on mounts. Whats so wrong about this? You can't kite on a mount so why not?

2: Allow certain mounts to simelatnously attack with you. Non-CH pets would not be able to do this but CH versions will be able to.

With two simple changes mounts could be made into a useful combat tool rather than the unwanted mother in law of the swoop bike.

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