Pistoleer Archive

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Kevie wrote: they nerfed combat medics a TEENY bit, but at least it's in the right direction right?

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The thing is, that wasn't even a nerf

The only new content pushed forth in "publish 9.1" were the new chat channels.

They FIXED the droid and Jedi missions for Bounty Hunter;

And they FIXED the bugs that allowed people to exploit delay and distance with Combat Medic. It wasn't a nerf, it was a fix because it had been broken. Pawning it off as new material, if they're doing that, is just flat out wrong, and everyone should realize that.

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Randonb wrote:

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Broken_Smuggler wrote:

Hey Randonb,

I've seen alot of other correspondents posting in their forums that they were told to give a short list of fixes that could be done before JTL. I was wondering what issues you submitted for us? Thanks for the information!

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Thunderheart was very vague in what exactly he was looking for, so I submitted all of them. It's identical to the Vision Document, but moreconcise. That seems to be the theme lately, putting things in a format that can easily be pasted into a spreadsheet. If it makes you feel better to read it, here it is:

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PROBLEM: Most of our specials are broken, bugged, redundant, or otherwise unused.

Health Shot 2: Because the multiplier is the same for all bleeds and they all tick at the same speed, Pistoleers have the weakest bleed in the game.
SOLUTION: Either incorporate weapon speed into tick speed, or simply increase the damage. Apply similar thinking to other professions.

Pistol Melee Defense 2: Knockdown is broken. Even if it weren't, simply knocking down and dealing a little more damage in the process is not considered enough improvement over PMD1.
SOLUTION: Give it a reliable knockdown and a state effect such as Stun or Dizzy.

Double Tap: There is no reason that any Pistoleer at any point in his leveling should use this special.
SOLUTION: A "double tap" means to fire 2 rounds in quick succession, without taking the time to aim the second shot. Increase damage, give it a chance to strike 2 random pools, and give it a small chance to inflict a random pool bleed.

Stopping Shot: Unless the player is speed capped, a Pistoleer shouldn't use this special. Frequent complaints that it doesn't "stop."
SOLUTION: Impliment either a new temporary stopping effect, or simply a Posture Change Down.

Fan Shot: Similar to other cone attacks, doesn't damage targets that aren't in combat on the initial hit, but agros them.
SOLUTION: Make cones damage attackable targets that are not in combat.

Point Blank Single 2: Redundant. Another random HAM special that is outdamaged by a similar special, but has the additional range restriction.
SOLUTION: Increase the damage, add temporary defensive modifiers.

Point Blank Area 2: Redundant in the same way Point Blank Single 2 is, and the area effect is broken.
SOLUTION: Fix the area effect, increase the damage, and add temporary defensive modifiers.

Body Shot 3: Outdamaged by Body Shot 2 until the player is a Master Pistoleer with a fairly quick pistol.
SOLUTION: Do what was done for Head Shot 3 for the same reason months ago. Increase the damage.

Disarming Shot: Does nothing worthwhile. Simply very low random HAM damage.
SOLUTION: Add Intimidate. Return double damage to lairs effect that was accidentally removed in Publish 9. Consider making health targeted.

Disarming Shot 2: Does nothing worthwhile. Simply very low random HAM damage with a cone effect and a sky-high HAM cost.Completely redundant with Fan Shot.
SOLUTION: Add Intimidate. Retain cone. Return double damage to lairs effect that was accidentally removed in Publish 9. Consider making health targeted.

Multi Target Pistol Shot: Fails to function if there is a LOS obstruction to one or more of the targets. Low DPS. Doesn't justify intentionally getting surrounded.
SOLUTION: Fix LOS errors, increase damage, add state effect or DOT.

PROBLEM: Our defenses are inadequate for a largely defensive profession.
SOLUTION: Increase Ranged Defense (currently 7), Increase Melee Defense (currently 45). Dodge is currently 105, and may or may not need an increase depending on how much the other defenses are increased.

PROBLEM: State defenses are pretty worthless unless stacked. Our opponent need only fire it once or twice more to make it stick.
SOLUTION: Have a successful saving throw result in an approximately 10 second immunity to the effect.

PROBLEM: With a lack of armor piercing and no abundance of damage types (Riflemen have both AP3 and the same amount of damage types), Pistoleers find it difficult to contribute in high end content.
SOLUTION: Provide Pistoleer with more viable weapons with a greater variety of damage types.

PROBLEM: The speed system is wonky. It's exponential (screwing up the rate of progression and making it a nightmare to balance), and it has put us in a position where Pistoleers aren't any faster than other professions.
SOLUTION: Scrub it, and replace it with a more linear one. Make sure Pistoleers are considered fast in the new system.

PROBLEM: Pistoleers report extraordinary difficulty hitting defense stackers in PvP.
SOLUTION: Simply hard cap the chance to hit or miss in PvP, on a sliding scale based on the level of the player and the level of the target. Do not pass this information to the client, so thatunscrupulous players cannot use a packet sniffer to "/con" players.

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Wow, sterling job Randonb . 3, 5 and 6 are issues that I think affect all combat and would be beneficial to all. Let's hope they manage to get at least one of them done some time in publish 10.1

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Randonb wrote:

Do what was done for Head Shot 3 for the same reason months ago. Increase the damage.

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Stick a fork in me. I'm done. I was willing to give it til mid September early october when the CB was supposed to have come out. If it takes them a year to address a problem, I see no reason why I should continue to pay for a product that doesn't work, or pay people who have no intention of making it work.

Because my best pal is playing and hasn't finished all he wants to do with it yet, I'll be staying til he's got all his ducks in a row. After that, I'm gone til they get their act together. I've been playing City of Heroes over the last few weeks and having a blast. I've got a few more skill boxes I can be filling til my pal is ready. But I don't expect to be back for a while after that. Continuing to show them my support while they do nothing to fix the problem only enables the mindset that they can get away with it.