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Thread: Socket Cluster fix / Level 6 modules

amcdani1
Wed Feb 04, 2004 5:59 am
#1

I am unclear as to whether or not the removal of stacking socket clusters will make it impossible to make level 6 module out of 2 level 4 modules. Does anybody know this? If I have to use neutronium steel (very rare and expensive on Valcyn) just to make a useful droid, I will probably be switching to another profession (or game).

Umberto (MDE, Valcyn)
Droid_Engineer_Rho
Wed Feb 04, 2004 6:08 am
#2

With the cluster in a socket exploit removed, suddenly you're making a REAL tradeoff when you decide to use dual level 4s. The ability to stack modules will certainly remain, but at the cost of additional functional modules.



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tivor
Wed Feb 04, 2004 11:30 am
#3


I am actually happy that socket clusters can't be stacked after pub-6. This will actually make it reasonable to use high level droid chassis instead of mse's or treadwells. Now there will be a difference between being novice and master. If only I could find some lidium extrusive ore! Ha.




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Sodan-droiddreamer
Wed Feb 04, 2004 11:32 am
#4






amcdani1 wrote:
I am unclear as to whether or not the removal of stacking socket clusters will make it impossible to make level 6 module out of 2 level 4 modules. Does anybody know this? If I have to use neutronium steel (very rare and expensive on Valcyn) just to make a useful droid, I will probably be switching to another profession (or game).

Umberto (MDE, Valcyn)



Stacking modules is not an exploit, man. That's different than stacking clusters which is impossible now -- thank f*cking god.




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AudioOrgana
Wed Feb 04, 2004 12:02 pm
#5






Sodan-droiddreamer wrote:





amcdani1 wrote:
I am unclear as to whether or not the removal of stacking socket clusters will make it impossible to make level 6 module out of 2 level 4 modules. Does anybody know this? If I have to use neutronium steel (very rare and expensive on Valcyn) just to make a useful droid, I will probably be switching to another profession (or game).

Umberto (MDE, Valcyn)



Stacking modules is not an exploit, man. That's different than stacking clusters which is impossible now -- thank f*cking god.








Agreed.


I can honestly say I've never made an "uber" droid with the exploit - up until the last patch when multiple crafting stations were added, there weren't even enough modules for it to be more than a nifty trick.


However, I also am in the same boat as Umberto - I don't even KNOW if neutronium steel has even shown up on my server - I gave up in month four or five of live play searching for it actively, but I deal in a lot of resources and assume I would have come across some if it indeed was in-server. If I found some, I'd buy it - but that and Lidium Extrusive still seem MIA.


Now, this is the hairy part, and what I have been wondering - while you cannot put a cluster in a cluster (good thing), can you still put a cluster in a regular module slot? Has anyone actually done this on test - not assuming based on the cryptic patch notes?


Audio

Malitevv
Wed Feb 04, 2004 12:29 pm
#6

you know, here is a funny story. I was having lots of trouble finding duranium steel on Kauri for over a month (in fact it still hasn't spawned anywhere).


Then a friend of mine in the city that I am working with said "we need more vehicles in your vendor so we can offer vehicles for the newbie residents to buy, do you mind making a few more?". I said, "I can't afford to blow the steel on them because they don't sell at very high prices and I need steel for the stuff that does sell well, but I will make a couple to help the city." She said, "I've got lots of steel in my second house that I collected early in the game but which I never use. I've given you rights to take stuff from that house. Go get whatever you need for the vehicles."


So I went to her house and there I found 30k of duranium steel lieing on the floor next to 80k of ditanium steel!



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Droid_Engineer_Rho
Wed Feb 04, 2004 3:55 pm
#7

Any module which is rated 12 or higher when created will give 110% medical. SIX of these things in an advanced R3 will give you..... 110% medical.



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Epak
Wed Feb 04, 2004 4:36 pm
#8

why on whatever planet your from would you use all six of an ADV R3's slots on medical? when you can just make a single level six, get the 12 and MCR 110 with a SINGLE item/slot?!??!!?







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Droid_Engineer_Rho
Wed Feb 04, 2004 6:43 pm
#9

I didn't suggest it's a good idea, just pointing out that stacking has hard limits.



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Gribnitz
Wed Feb 04, 2004 8:18 pm
#10






Sodan-droiddreamer wrote:


Stacking modules is not an exploit, man. That's different than stacking clusters which is impossible now -- thank f*cking god.






Thank goodness. I got so **edit** tired of seeing a droid vendor in my PA mall, that wasn't even part of the guild selling friggin probots with 5 or 6 modules per droid for the same price I was selling with 2 modules.


The big kicker is I finally saw the guy one day stocking the vendor and he wasn't even a Master Droid Engineer, yet all of the 5+ modules were of lvl 6 quality. I told him it was an exploit and he just gave me the "Lol, turn me in" bit.


Even with the supposed "changes" coming over the next couple months, I think I give up. My screaming and ranting has emotionally drained me from this game. Not so much screaming and ranting at other DE's with opposing views, but the utter lack of any kind of explanations or real interest from the developers. Maybe some lucky DE that has the balls to stick around will inherit my uber DE zoot suit (if you message me in game, your off the "lucky" list).


I was sticking around to see if the BLL droids may actually sell well, but after seeing the one module socket clarification by JustG, I thnk I have endured enough. I would hang around long enough to see if the BLL makes a decent combat droid, but I vaguely recall seeing only R seriesand the Talking droids being in that batch.


Gah, I don't know. It's only $15 to see if they stick true to thier word for next month, but that $15 really adds up when you keep getting your butt dragged through the mudmonth after month.




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elitwo
Thu Feb 05, 2004 1:28 am
#11

stacking clusters inside of clusters is now "fixed" on live or test?


if test only - anyone know when it will go live?





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Malitevv
Thu Feb 05, 2004 1:30 am
#12

in test. but they have been pushing out the publish 6 data sets out to users incrementally for the last 3 days, so I assume it is all going live very soon.



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EwokkilVader
Thu Feb 05, 2004 1:46 am
#13

whats the highest possible medical rating?



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