Scout Archive

Now, that would be if I was going to be a Ranger. But I see what you're saying. I like being able to craft my own powerups in the camp!

But until Ranger is more the Scout+ I'll stick with MS, CH, and maybe BE.

If scouts want/need money, why not give them a $$$ bonus for doing the new Exploration missions?

Yeah so lemme get this straight, if I group with my pet (being that I'm a Master CH), I'll only get 60% the resources and the xp? Yeah okay, that's lame.

The Mask Scent changes? Pssht, Mask Scent is fine. No reason to change it.

And Foraging STILL doesn't grant Wilderness XP like it should.

Oh, and Caljo, you can go fishing on Tatooine. I've done it

Bye far the best reply for any of the professions. I only hope the smuggler one is as good.

Thank you for this excelent post.

I have a suggestion for exploration and money making. Instead of supplying everyone with planetary maps, why not make them crafted by scouts? A scout can make a map that has locations they have visited, or the maps they make show more details based on how much exploring the scout has done on that planet. Also, the ability to make a high quality map of a planet should decline if the scout has not been there in a long time.

What do you think?

I am not a "scout". I am almost a Master Doctor. But I am a Bothan, and I do have exploration 4. I chose this race and exploration 4 as I like to explore, and it really helps me in my search for resources. Basically, its fits my character conception as a "wilderness doctor".

I am concerned that you have made the Bothan racial bonus basically useless unless they choose to be a Ranger.

I would much rather see you change the Bothan racial bonus to "Mask Scent", if the plan is to move the camoflage skill to the Ranger tree. That way all Bothans can at least benefit from their racial bonus in a starting profession, instead of having to go to an elite profession.

Please consider this.

"Yeah so lemme get this straight, if I group with my pet (being that I'm a Master CH), I'll only get 60% the resources and the xp? Yeah okay, that's lame."

Actually, I like it. Considering how many more resources (and better types)one can get by using a pet, it only seems appropriate to me. Not everyone should be forced into usinga pet to be "competitive", so to speak.

I think this marks the first time I've actually seen a drawback to having a pet, and considering the advantages it provides, it makes sense. Thank you, devs!!!

Anteraan,

That's a good point you bring up - and it's not limited to CHs. Anyone with a droid, faction personnell or non-CH pet will have the same issue.

And frankly, anything that makes the CHs antsy generally makes me happy.

B

PS - The Bothan thing should be adjusted. I'll add that to my new list.

Add my name to the list of " No Scouting XP from Mask Scent since the big patch"

I used to frequently get XP by straying close to different groups of aggressive creatures, but haven't gotten one single XP since the patch.

I like the idea of foraging giving Wilderness XP as well. That would provide a decent incentive to forage every now and then anyway.

Please add a bonus to Bothans for the new mask scent skillmod that iscomparable to the current camofluage bonus. Bothans were implemented with a bonus to their maskscent ability, and should not lose it due to a re-working of Scout skills. In my opinion, adding another skillmod wouldn't unbalance Bothans' perks.

I am not a Ranger but I am nonetheless worried about their Wayfaring line now. Yet also I am hopeful that the camoflauge skills are sweet like sweet sweet candy. Something more along the lines of actual stealth?

All I can say is THANK YOU, THANK YOU , THANK YOU!!!

I do have two small problems:

- Wilderness Survial XP - a little too late for that for me, I just made Exploration 4 after spending a whole day doing nothing but camping. Good for the scout noobs coming up, though, so still a thumbs up.

- No monkey making - OK, this has gone too far! I'm tired of working hard towards being a Master Scout only to have my monkey making opportunity nerfed! This is just not fair

(I'm sure Delta is now carefully watching his spelling mistakes, lol).

Keep up the good work, this is what I like to see

Signed,

One Happy Scout

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jaaded wrote:

- XP rewards for mask scent have been lowered because success has increased. Since you are more likely to get XP you won't get as much on any one attempt.

- I haven't got xp for maskscent since the patch,,,zero, nada, nil. NONE.

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I got 14 points, ONCE. Every other time, it doesn't work, so I never use it