Droid Engineer Archive
Thread: Droid Combat Options that could be Implemented Now.
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Greyfairer
Thu Oct 14, 2004 4:14 pm
#1
After becoming more and more frustrated by the easy availability of large HAM/DMG pets to non-ch players I can only hope some simple combat adds to our droids will be forthcoming (ie before the infamous Combat Rebalance) soon.
Obviously the most basic add would be an increase in the HAM we could experiment to on combat capable chassis. On a regular basis I see non-ch pets in the range of 8K - 10k HAM (in fact I own one).
Another simple add would be specialized ranged weapon modules; acid, electric, flame....nothing that is not in game currently. Merely add a few more basic modules, change the dmg type on them and we now have a more specialized comabt chassis.
The armor reistance on our droids needs to be increased by at least 10% (although an increase of 20% to amax of 40% would be more appropriate).
Basically I am asking, as most of you are, for more combat capable droids (both melee types and ranged).
Droids should be so much more prevalent for combat purposes than pets....
MSD
Jenden
Thu Oct 14, 2004 4:45 pm
#2
This just makes the problem of overpowered pets worse in my opinion. The devs have already said multiple times that those non-CH creatures are invalid and a bug, what they need to do is just fix those. I wouldn't mind seeing some specialized damamge modules, but I don't think combat droids need to be any more powerful than they already are.
Greyfairer wrote:
After becoming more and more frustrated by the easy availability of large HAM/DMG pets to non-ch players I can only hope some simple combat adds to our droids will be forthcoming (ie before the infamous Combat Rebalance) soon.
Obviously the most basic add would be an increase in the HAM we could experiment to on combat capable chassis. On a regular basis I see non-ch pets in the range of 8K - 10k HAM (in fact I own one).
Another simple add would be specialized ranged weapon modules; acid, electric, flame....nothing that is not in game currently. Merely add a few more basic modules, change the dmg type on them and we now have a more specialized comabt chassis.
The armor reistance on our droids needs to be increased by at least 10% (although an increase of 20% to amax of 40% would be more appropriate).
Basically I am asking, as most of you are, for more combat capable droids (both melee types and ranged).
Droids should be so much more prevalent for combat purposes than pets....
MSD
Greyfairer
Thu Oct 14, 2004 5:03 pm
#3
I agree with you completely and I hope this is what will happen when the combat rebalance comes...but until then we must somehow adapt our profession to meet the current set of parameters.
..and yes even with the rebalance specialized damage modules would be nice.
MSD
Jenden
Thu Oct 14, 2004 5:36 pm
#4
Greyfairer wrote:
I agree with you completely and I hope this is what will happen when the combat rebalance comes...but until then we must somehow adapt our profession to meet the current set of parameters.
..and yes even with the rebalance specialized damage modules would be nice.
MSD
If they had the time to up droid's HAM/resists before the combat balance they could (and should) use that same time to fix the creature pets (since fixing the problem is better than adding to it).
Red9_Corran_Horn
Thu Oct 14, 2004 6:38 pm
#5
its true our droids cant possibly keep up with the BE pets coming out... and i fully agree with the extras that should be implemented, like new damage types, and there was a suggestion of grenade (trap/grenades) throwing abilities. that should be in there too.
what about giving us an equivalent to a kimo pet? i suggest a one use only schem with a looted component(both lootable from DWB/corvette) which lets us builds battle droids/super battle droids? that way the extra ham and combat modules could be implemented in a realistic manner, and give DE's the respect and demand that we deserve.
Straker_Atrella
Thu Oct 14, 2004 11:50 pm
#6
It's my understanding that the BE pets that non-creature handlers can use that are Uber are old correct? They are not still being made, so their numbers are gonig down not up.
You can't compare normal BE pets to droids, at least not until the Droid Commander profession comes out.
Jenden
Fri Oct 15, 2004 5:08 am
#7
Straker_Atrella wrote:
It's my understanding that the BE pets that non-creature handlers can use that are Uber are old correct? They are not still being made, so their numbers are gonig down not up.
You can't compare normal BE pets to droids, at least not until the Droid Commander profession comes out.
unfortunately, they are still being made. There are certain combinations of DNA that give you illegal pets, and BE's know exactly what they are.
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