Pikeman Archive

Absolutely it was. Absolutely.

antares

well considering that dots ( or the lack of them ) impact pike more than any other proff, I say I want em back. With a lack of quality pikes nowdays we are seriously lacking.

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LustBunny wrote:
well considering that dots ( or the lack of them ) impact pike more than any other proff

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It should never have been like that. Since when was pikeman a DoT profession? Doesn't that show you something is wrong. Instead of wanting to rely on cheap DoTs that have nothing to do with the profession, why not instead talk about having post-CU pikes made better?

antares

I still don't see why one patch couldn't have added a 90% pvp reduction to DOTs, reduced armor resist, and scale back buffs to be comparable to entertainer buffs. Their use of these "much needed changes" is like using Al Qaida as need to go into Iraq.

They were planning to make SWG into EQ3 a long time ago and those changes were just the excuses. The biggest difference I see is instead of playing 5 accounts most of the day I'm playing 1 for half an hour a day and even my last account stays on cancelled status.

Judging from the drop in subscription numbers right after the revamp I'd probably say, no, it wasn't the right move. They alienated a lot of people to get into the business of high-turnover MMOGs. What made SWG unique from the other MMOGs is gone now, and some people find it surprising that fact even matters to a lot of players.

I, for one, am not going to subscribe to a _____ product like New Coke...I mean, post-revamp SWG, when there are many clones of the game out there with competent development, actual in-game GMs, and human customer service. What SOE doesn't seem to understand is that, even with a monumental franchise name like Star Wars, they just don't have the product or support to compete in the MMOG business now.

Message Edited by fluffybunnymittens on 07-11-2005 06:50 AM

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antares_Kauri wrote:

why not instead talk about having post-CU pikes made better?

antares

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DOTs did need to go..

I used them tho

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LustBunny wrote:

I already have ....http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=pikeman&message.id=48923

I directed my comment to what this forum topic was about...DOTS, do not jump on me for off-topic stuff, especially when I have commented on the topic you try to criticize me for.

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Calm down. I wasn't saying anything about off-topic, I don't know where you got that idea. I was replying to your statement that you wanted DoTs back because current pikes aren't that powerful. The solution, as I said, isn't at all to bring back DoTs, but to fix the pikes. DoTs should never have been what they were to the pikeman profession. Nothing off-topic - just breathe and relax.

antares

Message Edited by antares_Kauri on 07-11-2005 07:19 AM

I think so especially since now theres a scatter for good damage pikes and I have one :-)