Rifleman Archive

They're updating the database to 3 hamsters and a gerbil running inside of wheels?

Just drop hints, is it going to alter our perspective of the game? Will it make things simpler or more complex? Isit bigger then a bread box?

Well, at least it does not seem to be the usual "put them on hold while we go have lunch" tactic that SOE usually pulls off. I just wanted to make sure if there is actually something going on or not. Seems like SOE is discussing the stuff internally and with the correspondants before getting us answers.

For one it good, because we won't get exited about stuff that might not get changed anyway.

On the other hand it's a bit dissapointing. I don't know how to say this without accusing klawlegna, but I surely don't mean it that way. Stupid foreign languages. I have to say it anyway.

The thing is, the devs responded with a proposal, and now our correspondant "has to fight for our cause" and give feedback about this. Since this is happening behind closed doors, we have no way of seeing if he just said "I don't care, I have my Jedi slot, do what you want with the riflemen" or if he did a good job and achieved more fixed for us than the devs wanted to give us in the first place. Which, given the circumstances under which klawlegna started here, and the fact that he now has gotten his FSS, is not a good thing I think. Several people do not trust him to be good in his job, and now the one thing that is his job happens without us being able to judge it. Even if he does a tremendous job, we won't know. And if we don't get what we asked for, people will blame him anyway in this situation.

I really don't see why we can't have an open discussion. In my opinion that would be better for everyone.

No... but, I think they might be making a huge post themselves soon.

Can we get a Dev to explain the new "Rifle Concealment Chance" that is on TC now, I'd really like to know how this is going to work / what skills it effects etc.

So, the answer to our RIFLEMAN ISSUES is "global changes to the combat system"? Which may or may not be good for rifleman?

Let me ask you one question (and I don't mean this sarcastic, I really want a dev answer to this): How many Master Rifleman are playing on TestCenter, that do both PvE and PvP? Just to get an idea how balance tested these changes are...

I won't have an "official" response till Thunderheart is ready. I'll send your two questions to TH and bounce them around on the Correspondent forums.

Here is what I'm adding to the threads with them.

Message Edited by klawlegna on 11-26-2003 12:31 PM

Sounds great klawlegna.

BTW it seems some of the character copy system is in TC now, so it won't be too long now until we can get more people on TC to test these changes.

Don't worry guys, I know klaw's doing a great job representing us. And there is big news coming (not just vehicles) that will greatly help rifleman. But, hey, if you've had to wait 4 months, then what's another few days? You'll find out soon enough, and I think most of you will be happy with it.

littlebit offtopic but Ide like to copy my rifleman to test center to try it out for myself..how do I do that?

Since some of the changes that Klaw wants to tell us aboutare on Testcenter now, I would hope that the Devs let us hear about them from our correspondent nowrather than from various third parties on the Testcenterwho may not be able to see the whole picture.

I'm assuming the rumors about HAM costs affecting your max HAM rather than causing HAM damage and the damage mitigation are part of it all...

Jamga

Klaw,

If some of this stuff is already patched over to TC. Then what harm is it going to do to post it here on the forums. Thepost about getting info third hand via rumors is right and that is exactly what leads to mis communication and paniced cries of nerf or not understanding what the Devs are intending. I'd rather hear comments about stuff that is already in "testing" than wait for "plans for the future we can't release just yet".

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KardenTyrell wrote:

littlebit offtopic but Ide like to copy my rifleman to test center to try it out for myself..how do I do that?

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Sorry my post was misleading because I wrote it in a hurry ( was timing a speeder bike from AH to Bestine, took 3 mins. ).

The character copy changes seem to be on TC but not the live servers. So there is nowhere to copy your character from at the moment. Howeverit being on TC at all suggests to me that we will be seeing it soon.

I second what others said before: There is no point in keep secrets about stuff that is available on Testcenter.

Klawlegna, as far as I know you have a Master Rifleman on Testcenter. Could you please play him a bit, and let us know your experiences with him? So to speak, everything that we could learn ourselves if we had a char there? This might be the same as your "top secret don't tell anyone info" that you have, but if it comes from a second source you might be able to give us similar info without violating any obligations to SOE, right?