Development Cycle Archive
Thread: 19 Answers 4-29-04
NoShields wrote:
Yay....BH as high offence/medium defence...I like that answer
Yeah, you guys do get killed on skill points, but the only ranged/dizzy KD attack is a "very high offence" If anything, they should make more points for TKA...
Yes, Lightsabers are being revamped along with the entire Jedi profession. The details on the lightsaber changes, along with Jedi revamp changes are going to be released as soon as possible
YAY! another un answered question for jedi.... you had 2 weeks you think you could have gave us SOMETHING other then we will find out later...
/sigh
Ok, so I missed the last scentence in the Pistoleer answer in my haste to read the smuggler answer....
Thunderheart wrote:
Djferio wrote:
It seems your answer regarding the lightsaber questionis incomplete, why is it that you can't give some details about it?
people are waiting for a week on this and we get such an answer as this...
Because the work is going on now. By the time I do the next Jedi Archives, I will have more information and include it in that feature.
Thunderheart wrote:
19 Answers
Further complicating the balance of Bounty Hunters is that while their flexibility is severely limited they can still benefit greatly from the acquisition of additional combat skills that share prerequisites with the Bounty Hunter profession. If we balance the power gained for the 217 skill point cost to reach Master Bounty Hunter to be the same as spending 217 skill points in other combat professions like Commando and Teras Kasi then Bounty Hunter may be overpowered after purchasing additional Pistol or Carbine skills. All things need to be considered when determining the proper balance of a profession.
I disagree with this....
Anyone who spends 217 skill points on combat (just like the BH) will have plenty of areas they can expand into just like the BH for the additional skill points. If they spend additional skill points on combat they aren't unbalanced, because they can't be compared to that other person who spends 217 any more...not they must be compared with a person of greater combat ability.
This isn't a problem, it is the way the game works...
Using your example, commando/TKA: Commando is a master marksman and 4000 brawler...that means they can expand into pistoleer, carbineer, rifleman, and smuggler without any additional prereqs.
Fact is, almost everyone has a bunch of marksman/brawler/scout that already meets the prereqs for several professions. You can't avoid this, and it isn't unbalanced...it is just the way it is.
It needs to be thought of like this... BHs spend a bunch of skill points on marksman and scout skills. That means they have a bunch of experience shooting guns and scouting, and will pick up skills like pistol and handling creatures MUCH sooner and better than someone who has never seen or shot a gun or a creature.
It's not unbalanced...it just makes sense.
LLJK_Griz wrote:
Thunderheart wrote:
So, no, we are not going to nerf Axkva, but rather, place a strong focus on the Pikeman profession in the Combat Balance as they deserve (which would include giving Pikemen a weapon or ability so that they could participate in these types of Night Sister Raids).
how about restoring the kinetic damage rifles WHICH WERE KINETIC BEFORE, AND WERE CHANGED WITH NO NOTICE so that riflemen can actually damage nightsisters
Umm...what? Rifleman are probably the best damage-dealers to Axkva and all the Nightsister elders. A T21 is Heavy AP and deals energy dmg...they have heavy armor and 30% energy resists...additionally, Rifleman are the only people who can solo the elders (conceal shot forever).../boggle
Thunderheart wrote:
it gives Pikeman a useful and much desired weapon.
Um... One of the main problems is that the Nightsister Energy Lance is NOT useful. For the risk and time required in getting this weapon the stats are terrible. Its only AP1, the damage is easily outstriped by most looted LVAs and the DoTs it has are useless at best.
As an item that required over a onth of effort (if you're lucky) to get the NEL without a doubt leaves a lot to be desired.
