Pistoleer Archive

As a preface to this post, I'm currently trying to rain in my frustration with the pistoleer class - so if I go a little 'Vader' please forgive me.

Can someone, anyone explain the following to me?

1. Of all the combat classes we seem to be the ones getting diddled the most - I'm aware the combat/class rebalance is now being looked at - but why after a nearly 9 months of running are pistoleers still gimped?

Now I know we're not alone - carbineers and riflemen seem to be in a similar position, to different degrees.

Is it just me or are the non-hybrid classes very poorly thought out? Lots of work has been done to give BHs, Commandos and Smugglers cool abilities - why have the specialists been left out?

2. How long have our specials been working improperly? Is it my imagination or have i been reading the same threads about the same issues with specials since i joined? And now with our health bleeds no longer stacking we're even less viable thatn we were. I fully understand that coding takes time. I fully understand that balancing takes time. How long do we have to live with this state of affairs? Are we seriously expected to wait until March/April before we have a working class?

Like all MMORPGs there's a lot of whining / negativity going on - I like playing pistoleer and I'm glad to see we're trying to take a positive approach. The problem is , having seen this before on other games, if things aren't sorted out reasonably quickly then people start to drift. I don't expect an immediate solution and I do believe that the Devs are doing their best - but right now the process for this being rolled out is, much like our class and several others, broken.

Am i being overly harsh? Have I lost completely? Does the rubber room and the straight jacket beckon for me?

Shaw Lands
Formerly Pistoleer & Entirely Legitimate Businessman
One Time Avatar of the Old Republic
Cancelled after waiting for the Smuggler Revamp for a year and a half.