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Thread: Why do DE have no enhanced loot to make droids better ?

Sandsifter
Wed Aug 24, 2005 11:46 pm
#1

Ive often wondered this. Armorsmiths, weaponsmiths, even chefs ( bio tissues) have so much out there to make the product better. Why is there nothing for us DE ? How cool would it be too have some sorta enhanced item drop off a jawa (natural fit off them). Or maybe some sorta part off a mercenary on Lok.


Anything would be nice and really add some life to the game.


Icebolt - MDE, MA
Idahe
Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:10 am
#2

This is actually a very interesting question, with a complex answer. Here are a couple ideas.



  1. Enhanced loot is given out for crafted items that need a boost. Weapons and Armor are necessary to the playing of the game and everyone wants better weapons/armor. Droids are more or less an afterthought. They might be nice or fun, but they are far from being a necessary tool in this game.

  2. For most modules/subcomps (and now all chassis and deeds) resource quality makes no difference whatsoever, so why have special loot to enhance something without stats?

  3. Why have special loot when in the near future we will have entertainer buffs that increase the quality of extant resources? Why go out and try to loot something when you can just watch a dancer for a few minutes and get a 10% (or more) boost in resource quality. (I say 'or more' because many resources' statscap at less than 1000, effectively increasing the % boost)

So I guess the simple answer is: No reason to have droids +no reason to have good stats in droids/modules = no reason to have loot enhancemnets for droids.




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Akkori
Thu Aug 25, 2005 6:04 pm
#3

Because Droids can't *possibly* get any better!


/endsarcasm





Odano Akkori
First Mayor of Tempest
Jaxian Bay
Elder DE, Rifleman, Swordsman

Jedi will never be a starting profession...Looted items and quest items will never be better then crafted items, this is not a loot based game...CH will return shortly...CH and BE will not be back in game...Rangers are getting their revamp next!...The stealth system will not be changing in the spy expertise...Need any more examples of things the devs said that did not hold true?
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