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WO3 is a big problem and most people seem to realize it. But just for kicks, i figured id expand on the why it is. Two reasons:

- Spam blaster fire. Faster Time to kill PvE, = more parts per hour (if the loot god is feeling kind that day), = more credits over time. Dear WO3, my bank account wubs you

- Unlimited shielding.
Cap shunt to shield takes what you have in your cap and puts it to the shield. The more you have in your cap, the more goes to your shield. When was the last time you ever drained your cap any significant amount? Thanks to WO3, you ALWAYS have energy to shunt, unless of course you shunt again before your cap fully recharges.

The other big boner im thinking may be Reactor Overload.
Ohhh armor damage, repair it right away, no harm done. But this droid command is the base of a whole overload routine and negates many of the negatives. RO3 is what gives a ship infinite power. Its also why some folks like myself use stuff L1 reactors to save mass for more important things like L8 and L7 cannons in a 65K mass chassis. IF i acutally had to use a bigger reactor, i might not be able to do that. Kinda snowballs don't it? Its getting ugly now, maybe id better shut up before the devs acutaly start reading this crap

>>I would prefer to take away cross cluster exchange of them

Im inclined for a kneee jerk response, buti ll wait for the the whole proposal. I will say though, that i think the devs (and its kinda obvious) put in droid programs to take the place of the old system. (for reasons we can only guess).

Each profession has programs than contain partial functionalty of what pilots used to be able to do , on their own under as a whole the Sim/XvT system. So taking away partial functionalty permenalty gives me bad vibes to say the least, and poses entire new list of balance issues.

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Ducimus wrote:
>>I would prefer to take away cross cluster exchange of them

Im inclined for a kneee jerk response, buti ll wait for the the whole proposal. I will say though, that i think the devs (and its kinda obvious) put in droid programs to take the place of the old system. (for reasons we can only guess).

Each profession has programs than contain partial functionalty of what pilots used to be able to do , on their own under as a whole the Sim/XvT system. So taking away partial functionalty permenalty gives me bad vibes to say the least, and poses entire new list of balance issues.

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I am interested to see what gameplay would be like if each faction could only use their droid programs.
In the Star Wars universe the Imperials were all about firepower and numbers. They had great guns on a cheap mass produced ship. The rebels traded firepower for shields and survivability. The free lancers have programs that emphasize a balanced approach, upgrading the core systems so they don't excel in shields or guns but can bring both to the table.

The special commands for each faction back these concepts up. Rebels get refit and repair ability, shield management and Defensive powers in general. Imperials get firepower bonus's, reactor pumping, nebula blasts, bomberstrikes, and Aggressive abilities in general. Freelancers get a little bit of both, they have a electric blast and a pirate strike, a iff target scramble and have abilities that are balanced benefits in general.

I'd be the first to mourn the loss of such programs as Reactor overload, capacitor overload, and cap to shield shunt BUT it would give me back the edge I was supposed to have in the first place, firepower! As for freelancers, take joy in knowing that you will never be short on reactor energy like imperial and rebel pilots will be. Rebels take joy in knowing that you will have superior shields and last longer in combat...(Assuming that things balance out and you don't just blow up fast as before)

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UPA_INTIMIDATOR wrote:

You didnt see R2 tell Luke "No cant shunt power to the engines boss....Rebs cant do that"

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You did, however, see Luke whine about not being able to go to Toshie Station to get some power converters...

How come THATS not in the game?

Baz Pseudopod

I don't have time to read all of the responses thus far, but I'm an Imperial squadron leader in my guild with over twenty pilots under my command. I've arranged space pvp battles in the past and I've been playing star wars flight sims since the days of X-Wing (though I'm an old-school TIE Fighter pilot).

To get around the issues with pvp, both my squadron and the rebel one chose to create certain rules to follow (and it worked surprisingly well). Our main rule was that we could only use level 3 weapons. Also, we did not use weapon overload (but all other droid commands were acceptable). Under these two rules (we had more..such as methods of testing for cheaters and whatnot before the battle) we had a lot of fun until the npcs in Deep Space crashed the party. Using my normal weapons, without weapon overload, I could do a max of 8.3k damage per shot. With the level 3 weapons, I could only do around 1.8k max. What I would recommend (and have recommended several times), rather than altering any of the droid commands is to lower space pvp damage by 50-60%. Perhaps even negate the effects of weapon overload in pvp, but I don't think I would go that far. When we forced ourselves to lower the damage, it was a fun experience (even if we did lose..we neglected to make a rule that the rebels could only use two weapons max and they were flying X-Wings). Individual dogfights lasted several shots..definitely long enough for the person being shot to evade or call for help. At any rate, that is my suggestion. Lower space pvp damage by 60%.

If you need any more credentials (I noticed several people were breaking out the measuring stick), I was a beta tester for JTL and I've been playing SWG since August 2003. I've only mastered once (because I can't drop my skills since I'm the squadron leader and I honestly don't need more imp ace helmets or jackets since they look stupid when I wear them).