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So I am haveing a great time as a pikeman (0,1,0,0). Currently using a vibro lance. I got to thinking about what other weapons we might like to see and I thought I might make a post:

#1 I propose some sort of "AdjustablePike with Interchangeable Modules". Someone can think of a better name but hear me out. The base pike is made by a weaponsmith. Modules are crafted by Droid Engineers and Bio-Engineers (they need something to do) and based on resources quality and skill. The modules adjust what type of damage is done. BE may make an Acid mod, while the DE makes a Electrical mod or blast mod. etc...Install the Mods like a power-up. Thensimilar to the Survey range selection screen, choose a % or combonation for the pike. Say Base weapon damage + 30%Acid + 70% Energy = final damage.

Pikeman: "Hey, Rangerwhat do you think?"

Ranger: "They are weak on Acid."

Pikeman: "1sec...ok...Let's rock!"

Any thoughts?

Post your #2 and lets comeup with some cool stuff for the developers to add.

I'd like to see the vibro-double-bladed-staves like the ones in Knights of the Old Republic... I am surprised they werent put into the profession.

Also have all vibro weapons crafted of a certain quality have sockets to add power-ups like in KotOR... I dont know if its just a problem on my server(Starsider), but I havent seen any socketed weapons.

-Ferae Bile

Starsider

Force Pike

spear (just add a small blade to the end of a wooden staff)

Double-bladed sword

Vibro doubl-bladed sword

I saw in another post someone saying the lance should do electrical damage because of some book or something.. well the Vibrolance DOES do electrical damage.

I think a double bladed LVA would be cool.

I just want a RCS that does the same damage as my LVA; I'll be happy; its a simple yet elegant weapon that I wish could do more damage.

I do like the simple looks of a combat staff too, but not so much that I will trade damage output.

How about a ranged stun attack polearm. Yeah - I know we are melee, but why not have apike with aonce per minute stun/web shot with range of 40 meters or so. Kind of like a sandbag shot or web castto slow or stun a running NPC down, maybe even chacnce to knockdown giving us a chance to close the gap. Then attack away as normal. It would not be viable ranged attack nor a close range attack either. Give it ahuge negative accuracy at close range and a long rechargetime -1 shot per minute seems fair and fun...

call it a "Pulse Pike" or something...

I want a weapon called a Chop Stick.

How about a Scythe??That would be cool and it would give the Devs somthing to work off of, like a vibro Scythe to go with it? Also I remember an old Starwars game that had these elite gaurds with vibro axe things except instead of the axe blade there was energy running between two conductors at the tip and about a foot below it. It lookedlike a lightsaber axe or somthing.Or another idea would be a double flail you know? with a ball and chain attached to both sides of a staff? Id also like to see an item thats notactually supposed to be a weapon but it looks cool, so we use it, like a flag? A spear would be nice also.

I'd like something similar to what was mentioned earlier:

Something with the looks of the RCS, except much faster (A simple looking staff). I should be able to swinga staff made of wood and metal faster than a Vibroweapon, but I don't. It'd be awesome if we had a regular staff that was *fast* and did a medium amount of damage, around the same as a vibro-lance. It should have good ranged mods, like those of a lance, but do kinetic damage.

A spear.

An actual lance. Something similar to what the dewback-riding stormtroopers in Episode IV have. It needs to be loooong. We should be able to use it while riding mounts, and get bonuses to hit and damage for it.

Pike (non-vibro w/ 8m range)
Force Pike (w/ 8m range)
Electropole (Electric polearm w/ 8m range)
Double-bladed Sword

Forgot one other idea:

Lanvork (ancient Sith spear)

Force Pike

Race specific weapons would be cool

I agree with the idea of a massive lance. Side-note: When creature mounts are put in, pikemen should get a bonus against mounted players, after all thats what pikes were created for...