Scout Archive
Thread: Would you guys like a scout/ranger specific animal?
I've been working hard on a new non-ch pet concept I've thought of and would like your input in the thread.
http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=Development&message.id=709413&highlight=
Thanks
Sean,
You know - I would love to get a bloodhound dog like thing. Like a hunting dog, you know?
And maybe make him real big so I can ride him.
That, or be able to train Bothan's. /bark
B
Other than the fact we kill loads of animals, what special affinity to we have towards them if we are not CHs. None. Zero. We know where they tend to hang out and how to kill them, and that's it. Leave the pets to the CHs so they don't get mad and scream. You want pets, go CH. Or buy two, like I did. Or hang out with CHs, like I do, and let their pets tank.
JB
JB,
C'mon. The idea is an interesting one, at the very least.
You've been in a pretty bad mood lately. Do you need a hug?
B
I love the idea, a mount that can help track creatures you want to harvest. I say go for it.
Itannen, hunter of magically disappearing creatures
I love the idea, a mount that can help track creatures you want to harvest. I say go for it.
Itannen, hunter of magically disappearing creatures
Heh not to shabby an idea. Being a ranger I like the idea of something able to pull out a single creature from a pack of assistive creatures. I just posted about giving us a trap to do that. I also like the idea of pulling down NPC, and really like retrieving the corpses. The rifleman shuold really like it. Means they can stay prone where they are and loot from their shooting spot at ideal range.
And actually, just so you know, a pack animal would great be used by Rangers also. We are always cleaning out our inventory. With different weapons for different occasions, traps, camo kits, stim packs, resources, and misc stuff. I'm running at 80%+ all the time.
And it's not that I don't like the CH profession. I think it's a really neat, unique idea. It's just that it's to over powered and unbalancing. Even more so then the BH. A CH can solo with pet really high level things with out even taking a hit themselves, or need to heal up. The droid thing might be good idea, or maybe lower CH pets. With the BE pets CH are massive killing machines.
Great idea. I like it.
My plan is to be a ranger, but I recently picked up novice CH just for fun. I'm kind of enjoying it, but eventually I'll want the skill points back. Having pets geared towards scouts/rangers is a good idea.
I really do think this infringes on the CH line tho and as they gots big pets that can make me into Ranger paste, I tend to respect them highly. I also like hunting with them, as they use their pets as tanks letting me get massive XP (well, when I needed XP) and hides/bone/meat.
OK, I will relent, maybe a doglike animal or something we can use, with minimal attack qualities, that we get at Master Scout. Maybe use it to help us "track" (tho areatrack works great for me, as I can read a freaking compass and know how to make my radar work) beasties.
Not in a bad mood, just don't want to step on others feetsies. Like the BHs tend to do.
JB
as a CH 2/2/1/2 I have several pet's that fit that billit but it would be awsome too have a verey specific scout/Ranger pet
A canine animal not really big enough to ride but able to track things like
Tell Fluffy /Track Cu-pa
Fluffy barks and heads off the the north east at a run. you follow along on your mount.
yes that would be cool
I'd lean on this being a ranger skill / animal... but I think it would be nice to have a non - combat creature... very similar to a bloodhound, that we could send out and have harvest for us. At either novice ranger or Master Scout put in a training command for non-CH that would be like harvest type.
I select a target and type Rover harvest meat. Rover, a non combat creature runs off and picks up the harvest while I continue fighting, or harvesting on my own. Cuts harvesting times in half really... but maybe its a pipe dream?
-wb