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Thread: 19 Answers 4-29-04

Serraphin
Fri Apr 30, 2004 3:46 am
#170

Thunderheart,


The Ranger profession continues to have issues despite past "Vague" responses and has only been made worse by essentiallytaking the only adequate benefit of creature harvesting and allowing nearly everyone through the use of a droid to achieve near Ranger-like results. Mayhap you would come and post something directly on the Ranger forum. Essentially it "appears" that since August 2003 the Ranger profession has become defunct with no real improvements or those improvements that have been made have been broken, ie. Camouflage. You already know the Camping issues and trapping issues. Lets see that leaves one skill line in the profession Tracking which includes creature harvesting. Droids have that now and tracking is "pooched" as well.


Thank you



BntyHntr77
Fri Apr 30, 2004 3:55 am
#171

Please, Please Please make Mandalorian Armor only worn by MASTERS in those professions?? Make it so that only a few of us can wear it, not just get a novice box and wear it...



Masters only!!!!!


Tigernight
Fri Apr 30, 2004 3:57 am
#172

I hope that pistoldual wield (sweet news btw) extends to BH's automatically in their tree, not justthe pistoleer tree. Kind of like Bounty Hunter on the PS2. Jango Fett has a great arsenal at his disposal in that game, just what a BH should have, a great bag of tricks.


Dual wielding fencers...great news also, I think I'll make one now because if you allow dual scythe's or dual stun batons....wow.


Commando's...I sure hope you have some good ideas for the combat balance thing because they aren't even close to the fearsome beasts they should be.


TKA's...would be nice if you guys could find a way to make VK's do something to our currently common, uberkinetic resist (and almost everything else)armor. Right now, a TKA is good for knocking people down so someone else can finish them off. Boring.


Smuggler stuff...sounds great, it sounds like they are finally becoming the rogues they should be.


Swordsman and pikeman are going to see some attention, that's good news. Overall, it all sounds good. Please don't keep us waiting too long because things are getting mighty stale.
Ajo79
Fri Apr 30, 2004 4:20 am
#173

Good post. I realy like this Thread idea. Good work.


I agree with your view that the combat proffesions should be unique and diverse. Everyone has diffrent roles.


BH definatly need some more defensive mods. The current amount is redicolous.. compare to say Fencer.



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Squall93
Fri Apr 30, 2004 4:28 am
#174







detrios wrote:







[quote]Certs for Mandalorian armor will be: Bounty Hunter, Commando, Ranger and Squad Leader [quote]



WHAT?!? it's a joke?


have you seen the movie? do you know expand universe?


mandalorian armor must be for BH only, else, in 1 month, we can see mandalorian everywhere...


i'm commando, and i prefere not seeing all other commando wearing this famous armor...


only mCH have rancor, and it's more immersive if only mBH have mandalorian armor.


if someone want to create droid, he must become DE


if someone want tame rancor, he must become CH


if someone want wear wookie armor, he must become wookie


if someone want wear mandalorian armor, HE MUST BECOME MASTER BH



if a rebel want wear imperial armor : an error message says : you must be imperial over and declared...


it's may be the even thing with armor mandalorian: you must be master CH


i don't want seeing TKA/commando (the ubber proffession) with this FAMOUS armor, it's not immersive !!!


i'm a FAN of starwars and when i see this announce, i don't believe IT !!! i'm very disapointed


mandalorian armor is very uncommon, in theExtend Universeonly boba fett have this ancient armor, and i congratulate SWG who make this ancient uncommun armor, a new fashion armor ..... ( very very immersive )


notice : and a special congratulation for certif of ranger and squad leader, it's a good way to render more attractive this proffession... it's really whatsoever











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tramarai
Fri Apr 30, 2004 4:34 am
#175


Ok



WELL the devs decided .yes we must agree their decision to certifie the mandolarian armor to bbbbbbbounty hunter, euu ....sqaud leader,,,,euuuu commando ,,,,,hmmm, ok .


What ranger ? lol


Sorry devs I want the meditation tree (tka) and want to buff myself , and want a light saber , well what .


I m player so you must do what customers asks .


Every player should be able to have his fs unlocked (that s real marketing )




aimbotonkenobi
Fri Apr 30, 2004 4:47 am
#176

hmm giving all the gimped classes new armor doesn't that seem lazy to anyone else. I mean i play this game as much as the next guy i appreciate that things take time to do and ive put up with many combat classes being broken/gimped but giving mando armor to commandos and such is stupid. If mando is going to be class specific make it master BH (or carbineer because they gotmercenary title which is what mandalorians were).


Well those are my thoughts im pretty pissed off about this.




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PhoenixOrion
Fri Apr 30, 2004 5:00 am
#177

So there is a bit of light for smuggler, and yet...no word on the entire Underworld tree being revamped and made similar to Investigation for BH (i.e. no pistol xp but instead Smuggling XP). Also a fix for Feign Death in PVP please? The Wound Griefing is enough for alot of us to never PVP.



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rYsyn
Fri Apr 30, 2004 5:09 am
#178

It is a tought Job TH, but your answers are well done considering the situation.



I think you all are on the right path, but I hope you are more willing to share your conclusions with the community before implimenting so we don't end up with another "holo chasing" desaster!!



Keep up the goodwork!!





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AntUK
Fri Apr 30, 2004 5:11 am
#179

This 19 questions is great lest we get some answeres as opposed to none


*sigh* <------aimed towards BH's


You guys want high offence, high defence, BH only Mandolorian armour,, you want dual pistols........anything else? cant wait for SE when you guys will want the best ships too .....


dont u rember Greedo was a BH??? yet you forget that and stick to using jango or bab as ur templete


why do you guys seriously think you should be the best class out there .. best at pistols best offense best armour, when all you are is a guy who has picked up a gun and says right im gonna kill for cash...




Crimus
Fri Apr 30, 2004 5:32 am
#180

Here's my Response to this whole 19 questions/answers thing: In theory, a great idea, however, in practice, highly exploitable.


We're presented with a new way to get answers from the devs in a manner that works for everyone, Devs aren't overloaded by our questions, and we get one really important question answered. Sounds good. Problem is, this is introduced at a time when every answer is going to be "wait for the combat balance" so in reality, this system is being exploited by the development team. The devs make the players think they're going to score a DB by getting answers, but in case no one else has noticed, they stealth nerfed the players DB range to at least 2 and half months. My question to the development team is: How do you expect the combat professions to not have a question that somehow relates to combat? in which case, why tease us with this weekly thread where we think we're going to get answers?


I know this is for the best interest of the game, but this whole combat rebalance has been a big screw up so far. Communication came way to early on that and paying players are left waiting in the dark for an excrutiatingly long time. Additionally, with this complete combat rebalance, along with re-vamping of the Jedi system, I as a player, am being told that I have been paying to play a beta since this game came out. We're not talking about patches here, we're talking about the core of the game. I just somehow feel wronged and cheated, I really hope these veteran player rewards and stuff they have coming up do enough to make up for it.
mythronde
Fri Apr 30, 2004 5:42 am
#181






Thunderheart wrote:





mythronde wrote:
TH, can you kindly answer on which professions, if certs will be added, will be able to use mandalorian armor? BH's would love to have some lovin' sooner than later if you know what I mean




Certs for Mandalorian armor will be: Bounty Hunter, Commando, Ranger and Squad Leader


OK, NOW I LOVEYOU...not in that way, but you know what I mean











Peacekeeper
Master Bounty Hunter -since August 2003
Master Carbineer
Combat Medic 4-0-0-0
Eteto
Fri Apr 30, 2004 5:50 am
#182






Kenethrios wrote:




Mikee_Plainwalker wrote:

There is one thing that is ruining this game and need to be revamped not prfessions... And this thing is named buffs.


Why?


Cause me (and many other ppl) can do for example this SOLO:

- clean whole Geo cave
- clean whole NS stronghold
- kill rancor lair in 2 minutes
- kill 10 pickets in 20s
- face almost every monster in game
and all this mean u can earnl loads of money in several hours of playing


Imagine situation withou buffs or not so strong buffs.


U have to group with other ppl and cooperate. So every (combat) profession could be more usefull and funny to do without grind. U have to choose which armor u can use = u can be usefull as low level armorsmith = u have chance to sell yours goods (so craft professions could be more usefull). U have to use more tactics and choose which special attacks u can use in combat.


So don't waste your time and buy composite, best weapon with hightest damage and get yours buff for 15k (or for free if u are MDOC) and be SUPERHERO for hours.... (((


M. Axmann
Illusionsoftworks
game designer








Excuse me, but this is what makes the game fun, trying to be the best at what you try and try to get the best equipment possible.


If buffs are nerfed/removed you can still be the best at what you do and you can still get the best possible equipment. BUT you wont be as powerfull as beffore and neither will everyone else and there will no longer be a best armor or weapon, you will have to think about what you use because things like ham cost will be important again.


Nerfing buffs is not an option.


Yes it is, just not an option you like.


You go ahead and be killed by a butterfly or a durni, but I'd rather not!


Why dont you try and play without buffs for a bit? its a lot of fun once you adjust to it.


And you should also realise that alot of the high end content is meant to be done WITH buffs. If you don't believe this, I kindly invite you to go with your group of 10 to the corvette unbuffed and with your 'preferred' armor (not composite as that is too heavy), and we'll see how long your group lasts.


The high end content was put in because people with buffs found the game to be too easy.

I kindly invite you to take a look at Arem's armor shop in New Hamburg on Tat in the Chimera galaxey, she has a range of ultra light composit armor with around 50% resists and a HAM cost so low that a non-buffed charicter can put it on. What is not possible without buffs is 80%+ comp armor, that can only be a good thing in my mind.


And high level content should not be done by armorsmiths or whatever crafters. There is such a thing as combat characters for that.


What has this got to do with anything?

High level combat content should be done by combat charicters, but there is more than combat to this game. Or perhaps you think that the RSI armor quest (High level content) should only be avalable to combat charicters.








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