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Hey, I'm an aspiring DE, but I just read the upcoming update to Rangers and frankly if all of that gets in place I have the greatest urge to master that. The problem is that skill points wont allow. I have a couple of options.

Plan A

• Master Ranger


• Master DE


• Only be able to handle a DL20ta or DL44

Plan B

• Master Ranger


• Only go up the DE tree to 4,3,0,4 or a variation


• Novice Rifleman

Any thoughts or suggestions would be nice. Thanks.

I wouldn't think you -have- to be an MDE to be successful. The only thing I sell on a very regular basis that requires me to be an MDE are Med VI modules and currently you can get a similar effect by using two Med IV (though its not clear if this is a bug or working as intended and if it really is a bug it could go away).

That said you'll probably get a lot more tells when people do a Search and spot an MDE than when they spot a Droid Designer.

Another big question is whether or not you're a Master Artisan. If you can't build GP Modules, Control Units, or Electronic Memory Modules its going to be a lot harder (unless you find a good source to sell you several crates of said products)

No. I am curretly taking my much needed break from DE. It's a very fruitful yet tiring profession. I currently am 1,2,0,4 in the class. I decided to stop there because there is no benefit in grinding my way any further and I can make pretty much all the droid types. I will come back, but not any time soon.

1,2,0,4 is useless, IMO.

You can't build clothing crafting stations (a big seller). You can't build even 40% light armor, so your probots will be horribly mangled by a sneeze from a passing chuba. You can't build R2s. You can't build any component above level 2. It's like you picked the absolute worst progression

At least you didn't get experimentation, tho - that would be too funny.

3,3,0,3 is just fine, I'd think - all crafting stations except structural, level 4 modules, and you can make r2s and probots. If I don't go all the way, I'll go 4,3,0,4 so I can have advanced probots and all the crafting stations.

HK

terrible advice, without the exper points your moudals would be craptacular

Fremen Arraks-master droid eng on radiant

---One does not beg the sun for mercy---Fremen Saying

Until DE's are fixed to my satisfaction I have stopped at 4,3,0,4. When droids are fixed and useful I will continue up the tree.I consider my self quite successful. I live in a PA hall.

Wait a minute, don't you need production 4 to make socket clusters? You can make R2s without it, but with no modules... unless I'm mistaken.

Whoops... I'm an idjit... just looked at the tree again.

Yes, 3,3,03 would work. Juat made 2,2,0,2 myself.

Thanks for the advice. I'm not alone then. But when droid customization comes into being then I think you'd need to master DE. And btw I dropped MA which hurts alot but I just get the schematics from a fellow MA friend. Its tough but Ranger/Rifleman is really fun.