Droid Engineer Archive

Very well put Sintrosi. An absolutely flawless and perfect statement on where things are at for us. Thank you.

I know this will be "heard" since they seem to be getting a lot better at that now that TH is working for them. I hope it actually has some IMPACT though.

I've been an MDE for months now and aspired to it from the moment I fired up the game on launch day. Lately I've been thinking though, either I need to hang up MDE to have fun with this game, or cancel my account. Hanging up MDE would be too hard - I worked and ground too hard to earn it. So please Devs, fix DEs. I'm not sure how much longer I can pay you for with the profession in the state that it's in.

100% on target post. Reality of situation fully represented!

I'm a novice DE planning to give up profession because it is worthless. I'm better off just being a master artisan. I was considering grinding up to master DE just in case a holocron would require that of me, but even if I do I was not even planning to make any droids to sell because it seemed pointless. Mostly, I did not like the prospect ofexplaining to potential buyers how to get around all the bugs and what you could not do even though it looked like you should be able to make it work-was more of a pain than I wanted to deal with.

When the correspondent project is going to be as the devs wanted it to be, a new one every month -I think I can speak for the most of the droid engineer proffesion - there's gonna be a riot in here.

Nobody else but Sintrosi as our Correspondent.

Excellent address Sintrosi....

You have managed to capture and discribe everything to be said of our profession in your post. I can not disagree with one single word of it. You are 150% on the money as far as Im concerned.

Cheers sister....

PS: SOE, please do not ignore/over look/shy from/remove/burry or disagree with this thread and its undenyable truths.

Standing ovations from me, a newly Novice DE on Gorath, hoping this potentially fun profession will be so some day!

Vasock Hodellock - Master Artisan / Novice DE - Coronet, Corellia, Gorath

Although I don't always agree with Sintrosi on the minor issues, she sure hit the true state of the profession here.

I'm also impressed that it was as frank as it was - the Devs are lucky to get someone who is honest instead of corporate.

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Ok.. I bought this game for one reason.. Droids.. Asides from Vader, Luke etc what do you think about when you hear Star Wars? Ummm Droids.. What do I have as a Master DE? Nothing really as I can not make a "droid" that does anything really for anyone.. I can not have more then 1 droid out! Now hmm one would think that a DE wait wait Master DE could handle more then one droid...

I might as well just pack it in.. I have talked to so many DE's on my server and they are all ready to fold.. I dont really know if you DEVS are understanding what kind of situation you have out there.. Yousaythat you are talking to the correspondent about what is best for DEwhen your correspondents are truely all of us and this forum.. See you cant simply deny or skim thru all these posts and not get any idea of whats good and whats bad..

If CH gets a mount.. Does DE get a mech type droid? or how about a vehicle in the future <- not concerned too too much about the vehicle..

There are massive creatures in the middle of a city.. How realistic is that? They create unpresidented amounts of lag for everyone and really annoy mostly everyone who does not have one. Very happy that coronet has its own Zoo outside the star port..

Do I want a C3P0 with a blaster? NO!

Do I want R2 with a rocket launcher? NO!

Do I want a probot that is merely a scout droid? NO!

*** Binary Load lifters with increased ham and instead of lifters; Laser Cannons.. Sure!!! Thats not bad and hey think about it... If you were a rebel would you not try and modify things at hand for combat? I know I would..

LE repair droid with weapons.. Yes it looks like it could yeild a weapon but would need better ham and armor..

All and all we need a new chasis or two.. The logical droids to modify are really LE and BLL's.. The others would seriously make me cry..

Now too factions.. Do you want to see an Imperial DE making the same droids as a rebel? There are not enough distinguishing features between the two.. In fact there are none.. Rebels can use "Imperial Probe Droid" < yep thats from a movie.. they are indeed imperial.. Now wouldnt it just make you laugh if you produced droideka for both rebels and imperials alike?

BTW In other games and the movie their are robotic Dark Troopers.. There are mech type droids that require a person in them as well.. If I am imperial why cant I make either of those?

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Group combat (PVP)

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Now for this, look to planetside.. A shuttle that holds multiple players and you can hot drop.. That would be so amazing in this game.. Or the option in PVP to go manual AIM!! Do a raid on a base or player city.. Hack it or whatever and gain control.. (AN OBJECTIVE!!!)

I know what I am saying is going to get people loving my ideas.. I just hope they are heard..

Take care my fellow Master DE's and DEVS alike.. please read what I have to say because I am truely a good corresondent myself...

Elitros Calimah.. (Mike)

I add my data point to the poll:

State of the Profession approximately correct. Large agreement with that post.

Personal peeve: I own a power droid, but I can't power MY OWN DROIDS with it. I own a repair droid, but I can't repair MY OWN DROIDS with it. Luke had TWO droids, man, TWO droids. Count 'em.

Why hasn't anybody asked for the schematic for the Trade Federation or Techno-Union battledroids? I'd especially LOVE to equip the Trade Fed battledroids with actual game weapons.

Don't call them Roger Rogers, please. It's offensive to my virtual ears.

I actually was excited and looking forward to venturing into DE but after reading about how raped the profession is andI think I will pass.

I cant believe DE's can't make a droid that is worty of combat.

I really feel for you guys and I hope it gets better.