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Thread: Friday Feature: Part 2 August 19th Astromech Stats: Profession Popularity

ARC_Casper
Fri Aug 19, 2005 2:51 pm
#79

Hmmmm Fencer is one of the least played Combat Professions.... Let's look at why....

Bleed is a joke.

Advanced lunge is in our master box but is pointless.

Scatter hit is a PvP only move that serves no real purpose yet since there is only cybernetic arms.

Think we could get working on some of these issues the numbers DO NOT LIE!




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GlargTheKelfn
Fri Aug 19, 2005 2:58 pm
#80

one thing the high number of jedi shows is the people screaming loudest against them are the minority...

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Zeon_Zaku
Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:02 pm
#81


Meh... another lame FF. But I gotta admit, this is somewhat better then the half-assed expansion pack that was announced as the first FF.

This game is quickly going down the drain... Are the players the only ones who can see that?



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Plexar-KDS
Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:03 pm
#82

Thunderheart is it possible for us to see the actual numbers? I'd love to see the ratio of something like bounty hunters to jedi.
Saabotage
Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:04 pm
#83

If this is least ---> to most;



Smugglers have alot of players. Its a shame Jedi take up so much time with the development process.




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Xrystal
Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:10 pm
#84






Drashk wrote:





Owen-Lars wrote:

Great great feature


But bah if this doesnt show how much Rangers and SLs are crying out for a revamp i dont know what will.




With Droid Engineers sitting right between both of them.






Now, have we got this list before the CU, before Publish 18 and before Publish 21 ? Wonder how alot of these professions fared then. Especially combat related ones before and after the CU and Droid Engineer for before Publish 18 and after Publish 21 ...
Ka-oan
Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:11 pm
#85



AragornSoS wrote:


gera wrote:


AgentDib wrote:
Bounty Hunter FTW!



Let's open a thread "How to control Bounty-Hunter population!"



Hmmm, last time I was in Theed tho, I didn't see a bunch of Bounty Hunters standing around showing off how big or colorful their scatter pistols were, or talking about how they pwn everyone...





Try Kadaara.



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Ka-oan
Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:20 pm
#86



PyscoJuggalo wrote:

Hey everybody, just remeber these stats include Jedi alts, which every Jedi has one






They also include everyone else's alts too. What's your point?



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Ka-oan
Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:24 pm
#87



antares_Kauri wrote:
For all the people saying, "haha! Jedi aren't so prevalent", take a real look at what's going on:

Each account gets up to 8 characters, and each Jedi gets an extra one additionally. Jedi being in the middle means there are enough to compensate for all those non-Jedi characters. Plus, the Jedi professions are split up, diluting the numbers even a little bit more. Many Jedi make their alt BHs, which commonly come with rifleman and/or pistoleer. And if you really think there are more CHs than Jedi...well... And this is all in spite of the unlocking process and the grind.

It really helps to reinforce how this game has become primarily focused on Jedi/BH.

antares




I'm finding it hard to see how someone playing on a jedi alt is any different from a BH playing on a crafter alt when it comes to the numbers. These are straight database-drawn X number of Master Profession Y listings. Mathmatically, there is NO difference between a Jedi alt and a paid alt... so why attempt to point out the numbers are skewed?



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antares_Kauri
Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:24 pm
#88



Ka-oan wrote:


PyscoJuggalo wrote:

Hey everybody, just remeber these stats include Jedi alts, which every Jedi has one






They also include everyone else's alts too. What's your point?


That even with 7 to 8 non-Jedi alts per account and an increased grind and unlocking process, Jedi as split-up professions still manage to fall into the middle. That's a lot of Jedi.

antares



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AragornSoS
Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:26 pm
#89






Ka-oan wrote:





PyscoJuggalo wrote:

Hey everybody, just remeber these stats include Jedi alts, which every Jedi has one








They also include everyone else's alts too. What's your point?





Really? REALLY? Wow... I didn't know I got a free 2nd character just for Mastering Ranger! Wooooooot! Whoo hooo!


</sarcasm>



Jedi alts are entirely different than multiple accounts... as I'm sure you well know...








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antares_Kauri
Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:26 pm
#90



Ka-oan wrote:
I'm finding it hard to see how someone playing on a jedi alt is any different from a BH playing on a crafter alt when it comes to the numbers. These are straight database-drawn X number of Master Profession Y listings. Mathmatically, there is NO difference between a Jedi alt and a paid alt... so why attempt to point out the numbers are skewed?


Each Jedi = alt+1. Each Jedi character increases the number of non-Jedi, and so even with that, Jedi still fall in line nicely for numbers.

Do you really see more CHs than Jedi?

antares



|Pikeman non-stop since July, 2003|
|combatUpgrade::alpha :: JTL::beta :: RotW::beta :: ToOW::beta|
SOE Producer Dallas Dickinson says:
"I mean, what is a pikeman and why is it something in the game?"
ShineKnuckle
Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:54 pm
#91

I was gonna write a long post about the placement of Jedi on the list(s) and why it's pretty much irrelevant, but it's not worth the effort. I just don't get what the continuing outcry about Jedi is all about. The writing has been on the wall for ages:Jedi willcontinue to become more common because people want to play one. Those people aren't willing to put in much effort, so the developers will keep making it easier to play one and Jedi will just keep getting nerfed. It will never be an "alpha class" again, and anybody who thinks it is now is misguided. Any well-equipped non-jedi can kill a jedi or force him to run. Doesn't matter if you're melee or ranged, really, although meleers with healing probably have the easiest time of it. Jedi are not 'elite'... they're just marginally better in some areas.





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