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Thread: Camo, yay or nay.

Aileili
Tue Aug 31, 2004 1:28 am
#14

As a TKM Ranger, I say YAY vs. animals. I feel that Conceal works against creatures far better than Maskscent ever did and is very usefull for making long treks across dangerous planets with little humanoid life, like Yavin 4.


I say NAY vs. humanoids. While it works on some NPCs, I find that itfunctions sporadic at best and not at all on most. I find that it works nearly 100% of the time against aggressive non-factioned NPCs, like Evil Hermits, and it works well against non-aggressive NPCs that I have negative faction with, but if there is a factioned agressive in the group, he will always see through the camouflage and alert the rest despite having positive faction, often times without ever dropping my camouflage.


So, while I can travel through groups of Weequay and Evil Settlers without fear (like anyone is afraid of them in the first place), I still have to avoid Valarian's (-5000) AND Jabba's men (+5000).



Jace Rolo
Master Ranger of the Galactic Pest Authority
Professional Hunter for Hire
Owen-Lars
Tue Aug 31, 2004 4:14 am
#15

Im with JB on this. Camo would be better (only just) if it was free or far superior, but it isnt so mask takes the trophy.





THORTAC BALCOR
The Lost Ranger
RANGER
Oreet
Tue Aug 31, 2004 5:31 am
#16

myself and a good friend who is a bio engineer go out to endor often in search of Merek DNA. I've been starting to use cammo on her, and the Mereks seem a lot less likely to aggro her when she's cammoed, so i say yea.
Rooks
Tue Aug 31, 2004 10:16 pm
#17

for me, answer is NAY.


My Pets tank for me, even tho i have recently switched from pistols to swords, I find my pets still get most of the aggro as long as I send them in first.


Camo is a waste of resources and time for me as oppossed to my mask scent hotkey.


Mask Scent has gotten me within 20m of Ancient Bull Rancors for minutes at a time as I just watch them.





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Odajja
Wed Sep 01, 2004 1:39 am
#18

I may also add that having ParaCamo pants at +17 cammo helps. However......Everything agros on Hawtpants. No matter how much camo you use.



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doltec
Wed Sep 08, 2004 6:19 am
#19

Tested Naboo camo on Imperial NPC's I killed several stormtroopers, officers and non commissioned officers without drawing an aggro for several minutes. Finally when i was spotted and incapped they lost me and didn't Deathblow me. I got back up killed some more Imperial NPC's one from 15m firing at his face. Finally, looted my last stormtrooper turned around from looting him kissed a stormtrooper was fined 500 credits and walked away.


I think overall that was a good run of kills




Mac'hin Shinowea
(Me: I think I can take him)
(Matticus: Don't we are almost there)
(Me: Incapped.. nope slain i'll be there in a minute)
Arir the Ithorian
(Who is in needof stylish clothes)
Aebous
Wed Sep 08, 2004 7:09 am
#20

I'll add also that i've hunted npcs (mostly stormtroopers) while overt and with camo up they don't really see you. Sometimes they will but sometimes they won't. Of course once you attack they see that anyways and promptly try to gang bang you.



SSgt Aebous Ossy - Master Antarian Ranger

"Ranger, it's not a profession. It's a lifestyle"
pastorious
Wed Sep 08, 2004 9:55 am
#21






Aebous wrote:
......promptly try to gang bang you.





And we all know that stormtroopers aren't gentle lovers.



Aony Arkia
FIRE
Owen-Lars
Wed Sep 08, 2004 10:13 am
#22


And we all know that stormtroopers aren't gentle lovers.







haha



THORTAC BALCOR
The Lost Ranger
RANGER
doltec
Wed Sep 08, 2004 10:47 am
#23

No they fine you!! well i guess 500 credits was what i stole from the officers wallets.


actually no gangbanging was involved they shot they incapped they went back to talking about the combat simulations. Typicall Imperial behavior.




Mac'hin Shinowea
(Me: I think I can take him)
(Matticus: Don't we are almost there)
(Me: Incapped.. nope slain i'll be there in a minute)
Arir the Ithorian
(Who is in needof stylish clothes)
Serraphin
Wed Sep 08, 2004 9:33 pm
#24






AgonThalia wrote:
as it is.. nay

as many have previously suggested improvements... yay.






I give Master Draknev5 Stars. We absolutely agree on something.
ChefVomit
Wed Sep 08, 2004 10:12 pm
#25

LOL

I had a friend tell a stranded Imp trooper on Yavin one time,

"Imperials Suck"

They fined him 17k on the spot.

ROFL. He was one mad wookiee.



Zemzam Zeman
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Lancesod
Thu Sep 09, 2004 3:00 am
#26

Definitely yay!

I am a TKM/MR and use camo practically at all times on adventure planets. I like not being aggroed and only pick fights with the animal that has the resources I am hunting for. Since I tend not to use mission terminals to get the animal a lot of wandering around is required and while camoed I can focus on the business at hand. From my viewpoint camo works pretty well even for NPC's and the best part is that fighting only seldom breaks the camo.

BR/~~L
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