Development Cycle Archive
Thread: 19 Answers (6-3-04)
Congrats, TH.
I don't think anyone could do as good a job alienating huge swaths of the playerbase in one fell swoop, but you constantly amaze me in your continued ability to do just that.
I really wish I had theinclination to drop by the Fan Fest, (yeah, I'm local to Anaheim, but if you think I'm going tospend my valuable weekend time or money fora slim chance to participate in a JTL beta, you're sorely mistaken,)if only to witness the mass crucification that is going to occur during the Q&A presentations. I sure hope someone brings a tape-recorder with them and produces a transcript...
The smuggler community is by far the most close-knit, patient group of people that SOE has the fortune of having as part of its playerbase, and we've been repaid by 9 months' worth of lies, broken skilltrees, and systematic nerfs to our only functional abilities. (A panic shot that breaks immediately, since an auto-attack will follow a panic shot, FeignDeath that results in immediate re-aggro when you stand up, etc.)
Today's response has resulted in yet ANOTHER Smuggler correspondant hanging up his hat, and countless other Smugglers leaving in disgust. Good Job! 5 Stars for you!
One of the Four Horsemen of the Smuggler Apocalypse! GORAX?!?!??!?! WHERE HAS THIS THING BEEN?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?
ERgggggggg
Nugs
Kanubis wrote:
Surely not first?
That bonus answer was great TH, and as a long-time commando I'm glad you're 'freeing up' a tree to give us something new
A hearty round of applause to the brave, brave person who 1-starred me...
Anyway, TH, some of the commando community seem a tad worried that they'll be too dependant on skill-tapes for HW accuracy and speed (probably because both are pretty bad anyway,) I'm guessing that this won't be the case?
And get the bloody Gorax off you dev server and back onto Chimeara ('cos I'm sure that's where you stole him from!)
Thunderheart wrote:
This was followed closely by the Gungan in a sort of, "Oh look, a gungan" sort of way.
As a smuggler since August, i must cry.
I've loved this game since day 1, and still do, but honestly, all this delays and the lack of purpose that the game has now is making me feel closer to cancel my 3 accounts until CR or JTL finaly arrives. And that's sad. Cause you (devs) are more focus in creating insanely hard dungeons for the ubber and unbalanced proffesions while leting the other die slowly. Where is the sense in creating those dungeons if all the proff and combat issues will change in CR? I mean, do you really know what you're doing?
Stop making dungeons, stop making everything, and fix the damn broken proffesions all ready. What the heck is a smuggler, a carbineer, a pistoleer, a pikeman, and so on... suppose to do in the GCW atm? We are just another kind of NPC for the ubbersto grind FP.
The worst is the lack of communication and love that you devs are giving us... your suporting players :_(
/cry
This IS the preview of the Combat balance -- since JEDI are the most powerful ALL others will be much weaker in PvP. Consider this as a MASSIVE reduction in weapons and armor
CavemanJack wrote:
Thunderheart wrote:
Jedi
Our sabers have been changed to Lightsaber damage, which everyone is very happy about. However the addition of "vuln" to all creatures causes armor piercing 2 to not function, due to the way "vuln" is calculated in the armor system (It negates all armor piercing). This means that while nothing has an actual protection from lightsaber damage, everything essentially is getting a 56% damage reduction. This makes our lightsaber damage output extremely low especially in PVP. Can something be done to fix this? Possibly increase the damage on our sabers the appropriate amount would be the easiest solution. (As I doubt changing the core function of vuln to be a time efficient endeavor).
Lightsabers have been balanced against the system after the combat balance. For PvP specifically, Jedi Knights and above will be balanced for PvP play.
This needs some clarification. This has given the impression that Jedi are going to be balanced against all proffessions for PvP play. After all the dev quotes of Jedi are supposed to be unbalanced. I would think a Jedi should only be balanced against another Jedi, and I'm hoping you'll confirm that's what's going on. Any non-Jedi should be very afraid when they see an opponent ignite a lightsaber and start walking towards them.
Mi-T-Feesh wrote:
Th, it's like this (and this is far from an original position.
This is the like the 3rd push back and depending on how you look at it umpteenth out right lie to the smuggler community.
I find your lack of being able to keep a promise , any promise ....disturbing
the Capper is of course that they tried to pull it back and make as if this information isn't out there ...sort of belies the "I want to tell you the truth" comment eh ?
I'd like to know if Green Marine will be at the Fan Fest... he may find it long and painfull if he crosses the way of a smuggler passing by...
Erf, how stupid am I, there won't be any smugglers at the Fest, you have to be a Fan to be there, not a victim...
JonnyboyWolfe wrote:
19 Questions and one answer: Wait for the combat Rebalance.
or after Jump to Light Speed 
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P.S. -- it is interesting to note that and old profession was added to JLS -- Smuggler.