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Thread: Does anyone have a master DE as their ONLY character?

Osnin
Thu Jun 02, 2005 10:46 am
#1

Hello,


I'm currently working on armorsmith, but the more I look into the DE profession, the more interesting and fun it seems. I know there are a ton of bugs with the profession at the moment, but I'm considering going AS/DE or DE/Carbines for some combat as well.


My question is whether or not anyone has only one character that they play, and if that character is a DE. Is it fun without having a bunch of combat, or an additional combat toon? Do you make enough money as a DE to support the character?


I dont really want to spend an extra 15 bucks a month to have a "support" toon on the same server, but I'm currently torn between a crafting profession and a combat profession. Combat is fun, but after a few months, it just gets repetitive. Crafting seems more exciting in the long run, but it is hard to start a business, in my opinion. I seem to just spend lots of time searching swgcraft.com and checking harvesters.


Any thoughts or suggestions?
darklightr1
Thu Jun 02, 2005 11:05 am
#2

I have two alts, My Main is MDE and MWS and Martsian I make plenty of money (Before CU I was shipwright instead of WS)


MY alt is a MBE , make no money just helping firends out that are chefs and docs now.


I dont make a ton off Droids but I make plenty to keep active.



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Corran950
Thu Jun 02, 2005 11:10 am
#3

I am a MDE, MA and on my way to be Master Carbineer. Oh yes I have only 1 character.



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Napard
Thu Jun 02, 2005 11:39 am
#4

I only have 1 toon. MA, MDE, some merchant (despite my sig), and some pistoleer for defense. I make plenty of credits selling seekers, probes, detonation droids, and combat probots.



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Lukos
Fri Jun 03, 2005 12:13 am
#5

I do !

DE, Artisan and TKA.



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RasalTheWise
Fri Jun 03, 2005 12:26 am
#6

Only one character (or account, I should say), no jedi slot, and I've been primarily an MA/MDE since October 2003.

I never got into combat much until after the CU, where I changed my template around to MA/MDE/MCH to try combat. Creature Handling is a great diversion when I need to get away from the shop.




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Qlint
Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:39 am
#7

Only had one, but then I got a second copy of the game (think it was for my birthday) and figure, ah what the heck, more lots for harvestors and factories.


but 9 times out of 10, I am on the MDE, MSW, Ace Pilot





Qlint Iistwud (Pronounced Klint East would)
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CohibaMonCal
Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:51 am
#8

I am a master DE and that's my only character - prior to the CU I had no combat skills at all but respec'd to Creature Handler to get some of those all important combat levels...


Yes I make enough money to get by on - at the moment the rash of BH's are keeping me in droid parts! I don't think that you will ever be a multi millionaire on droiding unless they start to introduce some droids that people can't live without but hey, we do it for the love...


This is my first post on here although I have been playing a while it just took me a while to work out how to do it!





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Hobacca
Fri Jun 03, 2005 4:12 am
#9

I also just have this one character...even i have to admit that being a Wookiee has no benefits in this game unlike other races...the coupling of Master Droid Engineer and Master Bounty Hunter (not the respeced kind of crap you see since the CU) is also a nice touch...one profession upholds the other...



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Electro5
Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:19 am
#10

I have only one account (though I have 6 characters on that account, different servers though) so I have to support myself with DE alone (CH isn't much, I mostly have it for fun).



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RasalTheWise
Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:15 pm
#11


Hobacca wrote:
...even i have to admit that being a Wookiee has no benefits in this game unlike other races...


psst...wookiees get creature taming bonuses, and they heal faster (at least last I checked)




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Squygxicus
Fri Jun 03, 2005 4:58 pm
#12


Im MDE, MArtisan, MRifleman.


Works well. DE isnt something that needs multiple vendors with tonnes of product for sale, (like Tailor). Master Rifleman is just enough to go scrape up some faction while waiting for my factories to finish.


I think if I was all fighting or all crafting I'd get pretty bored pretty fast. DE even though complex with the subcomponents, has enough stuff that doesn rely on high quality resources that even the casual player can make competitive product.


I thought about going AS after the CU as Tarquinas has very few dedicated AScrafters, but I just cant leave droid making. Ive been making droids ever since I got the game, I just cant give it up.

11710
Sat Jun 04, 2005 12:59 am
#13

I only have 1 account. Master Artisian Master Droid Engineer and master Rifleman



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