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Thread: I think we need a Pikeman Stun dmg weapon
hummm... I think the problem is that creatures with resistance to electricity often also has a high resistance to kinetic. Thus we noticing the lack of damagetypes more often than others. SwordsMen and Fencers have kientic/blast and kinetic/stun... we need something in that combination too, or they need to just update some of the creatures.. make it useful to change from an LVA to an VL
charvakas wrote:
we have 3 types of damage but they're the three most commonly resisted types.
Agreed
Braglor wrote:
hummm... I think the problem is that creatures with resistance to electricity often also has a high resistance to kinetic. Thus we noticing the lack of damagetypes more often than others. SwordsMen and Fencers have kientic/blast and kinetic/stun... we need something in that combination too, or they need to just update some of the creatures.. make it useful to change from an LVA to an VL
we ahould be happy we got help for our ranges....even thoe a TKM's arm is longer than our poles...
Arhagellos wrote:
Hrm, we need a heat damage weapon, maybe a cold one, throw some acid in the mix, restraint sounded ok, maybe something with a blast effect? A weapon that has two types of damage depending on which end strikes? Anything else for the shopping list guys? Coffee anyone?
NO, NO, NO! You've got it all wrong.
We need one uber weapon that does all these. Something like one of those multi-coloured pens you used to have in school. You know, the ones where you would push down the one button and one colour would come out, push down the next button for a different one.
We could have this on our pike. Hit the button and switch between heat, cold, acid and restraint. Or maybe switch the heat with blast as not many things are resistant to blast.
This way we could be sure that no matter what the mob, we have the right weapon.
Legwand wrote:
Something like one of those multi-coloured pens you used to have in school.
hehe
For the vast majority of the playerbase that doesn't PvP (gasp yes it's true 
) how would a stun weapon help me.
Personally I'd like a blast damage weapon. Some of the games high end mobs are more vunerable to that than kinetic and electricity. I also would like to see the VL upgraded to AP2.
I agree 100%, it would make the weapon so much more useful. Now I only bring it out if thetarget is 80-100% kinetic and below 30-40% electricity, but sometimes not even then
atimes wrote:
I also would like to see the VL upgraded to AP2.
Ok, first off... restraint damage is for Jedi Force Choke damage. So, I doubt if we get a Jedi Force Choke Pike. That's just my opinion though.
Secondly, I agree that our limited choice in damage types is a hinderence. I am also a master rifleman. With rifle, we have5 energy rifles (DLT20, Laser Rifle, Tuskan Rifle, E11Rifleand the T-21), 1 cold rifle (SG whatever), 1 stun rifle (Jawa Rifle) and now an acid rifle (the DXR6 disruptor rifle - new in the genosian cave).
So, maybe having another type of damage pike isn't asking for too much.
Well, but then again, how many of us pikemen don't havea DOT pike of some sort.
Message Edited by Trimble on 03-02-2004 08:05 AM
All ranged professions have a ton of damage types compared to melee.
The melee professions basically have 2. Kinetic and something else.
Maybe new weapons will appear that'll change that in the oh so magical combat revamp
ooohhhhh I get chills just saying that. . . combat revamp. . . it just rolls off the tongue. . . combat revamp 
Anyway the devs basically keep saying that new weapons are coming so maybe we'll get some more. One can dream. . . .
The problem is our VL isn't up to snuff. It's only AP1 and it does electricity damage. Have you been to swgcreatures.com and seen the heavy hitters in the game. How many have high kinetic resists and electricy resists. That's why I'd love a blast weapon. Man tons of mobs have blast vunerabilities. Of course I could be a swordsman but I'd rather be a pikeman.
I say upgrade the VL to AP2 and that would be a good start.
Message Edited by atimes on 03-02-2004 11:21 AM
Having been a Master Pistoleer first, I guess I was spoiled by being able to use so many forms of damage. Since, I decided to become a Pikeman,it has been a really good time. But, one noticeable difference was my lack ofdamage type choices.Heck, I even had a very nice Striker pistol for doing Kinetic damage at 30+ meters effectively.
Maybe soon weaponsmiths will be able to add the type of damage to a certain weapon, somewhat like armorsmiths choosing to add protection from certain damage (i.e. layers). It's just a thought.....