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Thread: Let's leave the R series out of the combat mix PLEASE!!!!

Gribnitz
Wed Feb 18, 2004 4:07 pm
#1


Instead, why don't you add in some of those nifty combat droids you said were ready and just waiting to be dropped in? Useour humanoid droids and add a couple new combat models for us to make instead.


People think of R2 as the cute Mr. Fix It droid fromStarwars. Always running away when something ugly was about to happen. No one equates R2 withDirty Harry or Mad Max.


The 3PO's, LE's, maybe even Surgicalswould looklogical holding a gun, but seeing R2 blasting a carbine without tipping over seems silly.


Drop us in a mini pint sized Droideka, or a Trade Federation Roger Roger to be our biggy 6-slot combat blaster PLEASE !!



Please bump this if you want to see R2 stay a gimpy droid with a zapper, not a blaster.

Message Edited by Gribnitz on 02-18-2004 05:09 PM



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Iygow
Wed Feb 18, 2004 5:22 pm
#2

I believe there was a TC post about getting the R2 NOT to fire....sounds to me like R series units will not be combat capable....I'm betting that there will be other, new, combat droids but the specifics just haven't firmed up enough to be mentioned publicly yet.




Squegul
Wed Feb 18, 2004 5:23 pm
#3

they FIXED the R2 not firing...


R2D2 will ownyour puny buttz soon! A rancor, so what. A nightsister riding on the back of a graul mauler, seen it. OH MY GOD, it's R2D2, RUN!!!






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Iygow
Wed Feb 18, 2004 5:27 pm
#4

My bad, you're right....gotta work on my speed reading skill a bit more.




Ablon
Wed Feb 18, 2004 5:42 pm
#5

oy vay!



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ResourceMonkey
Wed Feb 18, 2004 5:50 pm
#6

Although I don't fault the Dev team for ramping things up to give the public what they want, the fact that they do not give thought as to what makes sense for the galaxy storyline based upon the movies and books makes me wonder sometimes if they are fans or not.







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Sketh
Wed Feb 18, 2004 6:10 pm
#7

Agree.


They should give the advanced BLL 6 slots - that should be the best existing non-combat chasis for weapons, not an R3.





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Droid_Engineer_Rho
Wed Feb 18, 2004 6:14 pm
#8

I tend to agree. To me an astromech engaging in combat is just plain silly.



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strykler
Wed Feb 18, 2004 6:39 pm
#9

hehehehe


I guess the Dev's have discovered that with enought ducttape.. any fool can attach a bazooka to R2D2..



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demosthenes810
Wed Feb 18, 2004 7:09 pm
#10

I think you guys need to read the post by TH MUCH more carefully. He says they go into regular module slots, i.e. they take up space in module slots so you can't stick in these plus six crafting stations/storage modules/etc....but he specifically says that they WILL ONLY work in certain droids...so he is not saying R-series are becoming combat capable. I think we need to ask and see what the response is, but I'm betting they mean they are adding new combat functionality droids like probot chassis.


No matter what though, I am REALLY excited about these changes. This is a true positive for our community folks. We'll be useful and it doesn't hurt other classes, in fact it'll help ch since now you can have both out they are worth something. I'm impressed, stunnd, amazed...quite literally I'm bubbling with joy. I hope you all are as excited as I...it isn't a perfect world, but it'll be a much better one.



Deric


Gribnitz
Wed Feb 18, 2004 7:13 pm
#11






demosthenes810 wrote:

We'll be useful and it doesn't hurt other classes, in fact it'll help ch since now you can have both out they are worth something. I'm impressed, stunnd, amazed...quite literally I'm bubbling with joy. I hope you all are as excited as I...it isn't a perfect world, but it'll be a much better one.



Deric







I'm quite happy with this also. I always liked using both my Gurreck or Rock Beetle at the same time as my probot. My only problem now is finding something worth using as a "natural" pet again.


The bio-engineers better gear up and find those secret recipes for nice non-CH pets.





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DarthBukai
Wed Feb 18, 2004 8:58 pm
#12

Aw, cmon man! You can throw in a barking module to yell, "Exterminate!!!" Then you rename it DALEK! This would rule!



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Gribnitz
Wed Feb 18, 2004 9:31 pm
#13






DarthBukai wrote:
Aw, cmon man! You can throw in a barking module to yell, "Exterminate!!!" Then you rename it DALEK! This would rule!







Instead of "Droid Invasion"it could be renamed "Invasion of the Daleks".




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