Droid Engineer Archive
Thread: CH changes hurt DE's .. This PLAN better be good.
This line.....* Non-creature handlers limited to level 10 pets (currently it is 15)....makes me happy since that means that Probots are now the only non-CH pet that will be able to tank in the game, since Rock Beettles and Kervols will not be un-usable to the masses.
However, I'm sort of leary by this line..... * Non-creature handlers get 1 active pet max, regardless of type (faction perk, creature, droid or mount).
From what I'm reading here faction pets are being reduced to 1 instead of the current 3 that can be called and they count as the 1 pet that can be called. If this is the case, then I forsee a large jump in players joining a faction, so that they can have something that can take more damage than a Probot, do more damage, and be healed, in the case of something like a Storm Commando.
Either way though, Probot sales will increase if this idea gets pushed as it is, regardless of what changes are instore for the DE porofession, which is good in my book.
Actually a proper probot has always been better than a rock beetle at tanking. If you dont' know that you haven't tried one.
Did anyone notice in TH's CH post that the 2nd skill tree specified an increasing number of stored pets? Is that the case currently? If not, do you think it's something that we might be able to look foreward to?
Dont forget, they are also removing armor from low level pets, like the rock beetle.
Probot looks better and better as a low-end non-de combat bot.
JacenGryphon wrote:
Keep in mind guys that with the upcoming DE changes, probots may succumb to the same fate as rock beetles and cowardly gurrecks. Remember the talk of droid certifications and the new rumors of things only us DE's can use? It may be very possible that even the lowly probot will be put out the reach of normal players. Just look at the creatures that non-CH players can now use. Even my little cu-pa is level 11! I won't be able to use him, so why on earth would a non-DE be able to use the probot I make with level 6 armor? Just speculation, mind you....
That's a valid concern, I guess we'll have to wait and see. Maybe the DZ70's will get some love.....
Javac wrote:
Two shots? Maybe against super-high level creatures, but mine can take a pretty good beating.
Personally, I think it will suck for the rebels more since one ATST is still pretty powerful.
People don't bother using AT-STs in PvP combat because commandos can take them down in about 5-10 seconds (no joke).
The big killer about that is not even the non ch pets it is mounts. You can either be on a mount or have a non ch pet or a droid up. Most folks will chose mounts as a no brainer heck I am a de and even with the changes I would rather have a mount out than a droid of questionable usefulness.
How are you going to market droids when the option is have a droid out and be left in the dirt by your friends on kaadu back or have your mount up and have droid sit in your pocket. I fail to see how that makes the situation better for us.
I am guessing they are moving towards having droid engineers make and use droids themselves and do very little sales to others. I would expect the delayed posting will be something of this nature.
Also why do I need to pick up scout if I am a droid engineer? Especially if their changes are to make us more combat oriented why do we need a skill that has no bearing on droids to actually summon our minions which we will need to do as most will be on mounts for travel.
Kaide
kaid23 wrote:
The big killer about that is not even the non ch pets it is mounts. You can either be on a mount or have a non ch pet or a droid up. Most folks will chose mounts as a no brainer heck I am a de and even with the changes I would rather have a mount out than a droid of questionable usefulness.
How are you going to market droids when the option is have a droid out and be left in the dirt by your friends on kaadu back or have your mount up and have droid sit in your pocket. I fail to see how that makes the situation better for us.
I am guessing they are moving towards having droid engineers make and use droids themselves and do very little sales to others. I would expect the delayed posting will be something of this nature.
Also why do I need to pick up scout if I am a droid engineer? Especially if their changes are to make us more combat oriented why do we need a skill that has no bearing on droids to actually summon our minions which we will need to do as most will be on mounts for travel.
Kaide
The thing is though, that a droid can't keep up with a mount anyway. My gonk droid can't even keep up with me when I run at regluar speed. It would only effect DEs if combat classes simply decided to dismount and not call their droids to fight.
Question for all the DE's that think the number of called pets nerf is a great thing.
Do you realize that you will have not one single CH as a customer?
I looked forward to buying whatever new combat droid you are about to get. Guess what? I am not buying it now.
Make sure you thankthe Devs and your Correspondant for all the lost buisness you now have.
/wave
Knocky wrote:
Question for all the DE's that think the number of called pets nerf is a great thing.
Do you realize that you will have not one single CH as a customer?
I looked forward to buying whatever new combat droid you are about to get. Guess what? I am not buying it now.
Make sure you thankthe Devs and your Correspondant for all the lost buisness you now have.
/wave
Hey Knocky, send me a tell when your tired of crafting your structures by yourselfin the basement of your house which is like 1.3k meters from civilization and your customers and friends, k? Thanks. I'll give you my special discount. 
Sodan-droiddreamer wrote:
Hey Knocky, send me a tell when your tired of crafting your structures by yourselfin the basement of your house which is like 1.3k meters from civilization and your customers and friends, k? Thanks. I'll give you my special discount.
/onehalfofatell
I am surrendering my Architect Certs as soon as the Player City goes live after I mass-produce several copies of all the city buildings and gardens. Why? Because the Devs have repeatedly demonstrated their utter lack of respect forANY crafting profession.Therefore I will be the player they obviously want me to be, a combat-oriented character.
Unfortunately my Corellian house does not have a basement because the Devs coped out and just made the Corellians copies and the **edit** Generic houses. They left all their creativity in the Naboo and Tatooine house which in fact DO have basements.
My shop is one of 5 shops about 750m westof the Player Town in which I reside, which itself is about 2-2.5 West / South/West of Bela Vistal. Feel free to drop by sometime. Furthermore I have no need of any discount from you since our town a Master DE. It used to have two Master DE's, unfortunatley one quit the game in disgust.
The one droiddo have has a Architect Mod and a Medical Mod. So as you can see one half of my droid will be useless.
I suppose I will go ahead and keep the half-useless droid since I can heal my wounds while waiting fora shuttle. As to buying another....Give me one good reason why I should.