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Thread: CH a basic profession ?
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RebelKnight64
Thu Jun 26, 2003 6:55 am
#1
Tristello wrote:
if ch would become a basic profession the skillpoint requirements for novice and master would increase to 15 and 6 instead of 9 and 1, so we would have to spent even more skillpoints
I think you forgot to add the 43 skill points you actually need to spend for the pre-requisite Novice Scout, Exploration and Hunting.With CH as basic profession you will spend 29 sp less.
Kudali
Wed Nov 17, 2004 2:17 am
#2
Well I think many of us are hoping that those very same concerns (lack of damage, etc) will be addressed by the Combat Upgrade. TH did tell us that CH is considered a combat profession and so there are many of us who are hoping that our skill point investment will be justified when that hits live.
-kudali
-kudali
Frilans
Wed Nov 17, 2004 2:44 am
#3
I think CH pets need more variety on damage and resistance. I'm new to the CH prof, but as far as I know all the damage my pets can deal is Kinetic... There is no use for kinetic damage on PvP and more even if the pets have no armor piercing.
I hope they address this and more issues on the Combat Upgrade but I foresee we will never be as much powerfull as in the first weeks of the game, and that sounds fine to me. I believe CH should be a great combat profesion but just for PvE.
RebelKnight64
Wed Nov 17, 2004 4:49 am
#4
I am not a PvPer and never PvPed, so I will not speak about an aspect of the game I do not know, my post was oriented toward PvE only.
Combat rewamp is still quite far and honestly speaking I would not put too much hopes in it: SWG is now older then 1 year, probably a couple of years were needed for developing and coding and we have a great game but with a botched economy, unbalanced professions, severe bugs even in the most evident skills (warcry, ranged and melee speed and precison, mob warping etc....).... and now we really hope that in just 6 months they can develop, code and test a whole new better and WORKING system ? I think not.
Anyway I did not wanted to make this a rant thread, sorry 
theorb22
Wed Nov 17, 2004 7:40 am
#5
Problem with making it a basic proffesion, is the exploration and hunting tree is pretty useful for basically any proffesion so i bet many people would just get those trees again even if CH didn't have those trees as a requirement. you can make a bit of cash on the side with hunting, and being able to walk mountains as fast as on flat land speaks for itself.
DarthMarksman
Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:16 am
#6
Frilans wrote:
I think CH pets need more variety on damage and resistance. I'm new to the CH prof, but as far as I know all the damage my pets can deal is Kinetic... There is no use for kinetic damage on PvP and more even if the pets have no armor piercing.
I hope they address this and more issues on the Combat Upgrade but I foresee we will never be as much powerfull as in the first weeks of the game, and that sounds fine to me. I believe CH should be a great combat profesion but just for PvE.
In terms of damage,I can't see a pet doing anything but kinetic, because animals fight with their claws, teeth, etc. However, I would like to see better resists on many of the animals,like the GSP. That animal is just too huge and too intimidating to be so weak. I would also like to see the higher end creatures have armor piercing attack capabilities.
Blast attack on some animals may be a possibility.
DarthMarksman
Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:17 am
#7
theorb22 wrote:
Problem with making it a basic proffesion, is the exploration and hunting tree is pretty useful for basically any proffesion so i bet many people would just get those trees again even if CH didn't have those trees as a requirement. you can make a bit of cash on the side with hunting, and being able to walk mountains as fast as on flat land speaks for itself.
I agree. I always recommend to anyone, regardless of profession, to get the Exploration line in Scout at the minimum. I for one, hate having to depend on my vehicle to get around.
RebelKnight64
Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:26 am
#8
theorb22 wrote:
Problem with making it a basic proffesion, is the exploration and hunting tree is pretty useful for basically any proffesion so i bet many people would just get those trees again even if CH didn't have those trees as a requirement. you can make a bit of cash on the side with hunting, and being able to walk mountains as fast as on flat land speaks for itself.
Agreed, but then it would be their choice, not a forced path.
DarthMarksman
Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:54 am
#9
Question is, if you make CH a basic profession, without requiring the Exploration and Hunting lines in Scout, what happens to maskscent?
RebelKnight64 wrote:
theorb22 wrote:
Problem with making it a basic proffesion, is the exploration and hunting tree is pretty useful for basically any proffesion so i bet many people would just get those trees again even if CH didn't have those trees as a requirement. you can make a bit of cash on the side with hunting, and being able to walk mountains as fast as on flat land speaks for itself.
Agreed, but then it would be their choice, not a forced path.
Ekaw
Wed Nov 17, 2004 9:06 am
#11
you know, on the combat upgrade open beta signup page... there is a klicknik in there fighting on the logo.
it gives me hope. */shrug*
DarthMarksman
Wed Nov 17, 2004 9:12 am
#12
Actually, I retract my statement. There are possibilities for pets to do other types of damage realistically. Stun, maybe Acid, as well, sice many creatures spit an acidic type venom.
DarthMarksman wrote:
Frilans wrote:
I think CH pets need more variety on damage and resistance. I'm new to the CH prof, but as far as I know all the damage my pets can deal is Kinetic... There is no use for kinetic damage on PvP and more even if the pets have no armor piercing.
I hope they address this and more issues on the Combat Upgrade but I foresee we will never be as much powerfull as in the first weeks of the game, and that sounds fine to me. I believe CH should be a great combat profesion but just for PvE.
In terms of damage,I can't see a pet doing anything but kinetic, because animals fight with their claws, teeth, etc. However, I would like to see better resists on many of the animals,like the GSP. That animal is just too huge and too intimidating to be so weak. I would also like to see the higher end creatures have armor piercing attack capabilities.
Blast attack on some animals may be a possibility.
Joker9125
Wed Nov 17, 2004 10:25 am
#13
RebelKnight64 wrote:
I am not a PvPer and never PvPed, so I will not speak about an aspect of the game I do not know, my post was oriented toward PvE only.
Combat rewamp is still quite far and honestly speaking I would not put too much hopes in it: SWG is now older then 1 year, probably a couple of years were needed for developing and coding and we have a great game but with a botched economy, unbalanced professions, severe bugs even in the most evident skills (warcry, ranged and melee speed and precison, mob warping etc....).... and now we really hope that in just 6 months they can develop, code and test a whole new better and WORKING system ? I think not.
Anyway I did not wanted to make this a rant thread, sorry
I think all they will really be doing is just UNdoing alot of the profession enhancements THEY made. I plan on going into gamedesign eventually and man am I ever taking notes on how the devs are handling this game. The title of the notes is "Things NOT to do."
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