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I don't want to get flamed for doing this but I feel that I needed to do this to get the DEV's attention. Combat droids (Probots) should be a useful combat tool. Currently the best Probot is not even as powerful as a lvl 10 pet.Droids in general are a HUGE part of the Star Wars universe and it is a bit disappointing that players can have pets (at a base non creature handler level) that are more powerful than the best Probot droid. Since becoming a Droid Engineer (over2 monthsgo) I've sold only 1 Probot, there is really no demand for them as they are NOT a useful combat tool. I have an Advanced Probot with the best modules and it still gets killed anytime I fight anything without a pet short of the most low levelcreatures right outside of the major cities.

What I am asking for is a change in the overall max damage or ham bars of Probots (I think it would make more sense to have the change apply only to advanced Probots as they should be more powerful). I ask other Droid Engineers and People who feel the same way to please post your feelings and or sign this petition! Seeing that they have changed the stats on the Probots once, I am certain it would not be a major task to make a minor adjustment once more.

Please help us make droids what they should be!!

Thanks

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I agree!! You have my vote! I am 4,4,3,4 and I am looking forward in making droids. I know a few peeps that are wanting probots and it would be nice to make them a little more powerful then the Cowardly Gurreck or anything with a HAM of over 3500. That would put the bots back on the map.

Better yet, Lets go for 8500+ HAM!!!!! Maybe I am dreaming but in the Movie, Star Wars Droids were really powerful...

Plz help us DEV's!!

I think the probots are fine as is. They take alot more of a beating than a lvl 15 creature. The attack stinks, but i like it that way, more combat exp for me. Save the real killer droids for the new droids.

I'm glad to start seeing posts on this, I dont think a huge change (or a revert to the pre-nerf probots) is the answer. As I am running out of skill points I am finding myself at a point where I cannot make my character any more powerful, and I do not need anymore combat experience. I would like to be able to use my Probot to aid me in taking down a powerful npc or creature, at their current state anything with a challenge level of 25 (am i being generous?) or higher is going to kill myself as well as the probot (who may have hit that npc/creature for a total of 1500hp if it survives for 1 minute) if I do not use a pet.

What the hell kind of junk probot are you using? The probots I make are best non-CH pet you can buy hands down. Mine will outlast any living non-CH pet you got... may not dish out more damage, but it will take 2-3 x the damage of my cowardly gurreck for example.

Conclusion: Quit wasting your time on this issue, there's more larger, pressing problems for DEs like how droids won't ever wear out and the only repeat business we can look forward to in the long run right now are Bounty Hunter droids.

Yeah You got my vote

One other thought... a tool is only as good as how well the person using it knows how to use it.

lol i sell a lot of probots, BUT as a crafting station, medical or/and storage droid

one vote from me.

i agree to better droids...but also:

more droids of the combat variety of coarse...(droidekas, IGs...nowhere near as powerful as the npc ones...but we need some bones thrown our way)

/sign

we need combat droids! fix the probots while your working on the certs, let us have fun with them instead of using them as paper weights... your making DE a boring/dying profession.

Here's another Vote. Upgrade the Probot! Just a little is fine. A CDEF pistol does 50 damage and cost so much less.

Even if you just pick one item to change: Damage, or HAM. The armor Module system works fine.

As another poster said, they take more damage than any non-ch pet will. Just the HAM number doesn't tell the whole story since armor does work very well. I do agree the damage dealt could upped a bit, but they are an effective fighting tool as a tank.