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Now it's been pointed out that the new content namely Mounts and Vehicles, seem to negate the effectiveness of our current TN skills. I spent sometime thinking about the idea of applying TN to Creature Mounts. Unfortunately I don't think this really helps us in reference to Vehicles. Instead I think we should maybe make an appeal to the DEVs on other terms.

One of the first things I noticed while running around Rori and Naboo (where I did most of my work becoming a Master Scout) was the amount of flat terrain between cities and POIs. Personally I think we should petition the devs to implement more severe TN penalties while mounted or piloting a vehicle. If a Mount needs to travel a hill, it should take longer to traverse the terrain.

Vehicles especially should have more problems on steeper terrain. Granted I can hear the opposition stating that in Jedi they were shootin around all over rough terrain, but how many hills were they climbing? they were shootin AROUND stuff, not over it. (I hate using the films.)

This would let Mounts and Vehicles maintain an advantage on flat open expanses (where addmitedly they deserve it) while letting Scouts and Rangers keep the advantage on rough terrain.

Now, I hate to think of this as calling for a nerf... but I think it works nicely for a way to keep our TN valuable while still recognizing the nature of vehicles and mounts.

Anyway...just a thought as usual.

-WB

Hey...just to let you know the vehicle vendors are up on test center...and I've tried them all out. But to answer your question they are really fast on flat(ish) terrain but they slow to a crawl on steep slopes. You wont want to use one on Dath if you have terrain negotiation If you want to test it out start a char on test center in theed. There is a vehicle vender just the the west of the cantina there. Then go north to that big cliff just on the north of theed and go down it. Get some speed going and try going straight up it...you will find that you slow to more than a crawl after about half way up. They are really neat though the speeder bike is the fastest and is really fun to fly around...the land speeder is like trying to drive a Buick, if you know what I mean

Jebus -Master Bounty Hunter-

I'd heard that Vehicles were out on TC, but I haven't made it over to check just 'cause I'm out of town for Thanksgiving. Glad to see that the Vehicles recieve the treatment that I would have suggested. It's good to see that we're still going to be faster running up hills.

Though someone seems to disagree with me, I still think that creature speeds should be cut a bit too, maybe not as much as vehicles. It makes a lot of sense that a ranger could traverse steep terrain better than a mount, unless of course the mount orignated on hilly terrain (which most of the current ones don't -Mnt Dewbacks aside). Think of how hard it is to get a horse up a steep incline.

I'm beginning to echo some of the ideas in the "Creature mounts nerf scouts" thread. So I'll just directpeople over there ifanyone isconfused where I'm coming from.

-WB

Wild,

I was just about to tell you to go check out the other thread. Good call.

B