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Thread: smuggler /bh combo
maxtheusher
Sat Apr 23, 2005 10:35 am
#14
They don't need to be alive to blow up, I learned that the hard way.
Genildor wrote:
Good luck on finding good bomb droids able to survive several hits against a jedi =)
HOTDOG wrote:
maxtheusher wrote:
/cough been saying this forever /endcough.
Max HAS been saying this forever. He was one of the first few who tried to lead me to the dark side...
Now the transformation is complete. I AM going to go MS/MBH.
I have so many reasons it's not even funny. Mostly though, it was because as MS/MC I didn't have thespecials to push those hardcore weapons to the damage potential they deserved.
I personally feel (I said PERSONALLY) that taking Pistols and Smuggler after the CU is kinda like going to the prom with your sister- It's just pointless. Therefore I will throw my remaining points into Commando for it's damage inducing- DoT throwing abilities.
My weapon of choice will be the LBC- That's right. The Heavy hitting- chance of burning- vehicle stopping- Lightning Beam Cannon.
I don't even knowIF I will even huntJedi- (yeah, right!)Alls I know is Root ya,Dizzy Ya, Knock ya down, and sic a droid bomb on ya (yeah, you forgot about those didn't ya?) then I'llsee ya in the cloning center.
HOTDOG
Sat Apr 23, 2005 1:02 pm
#15
Remember MS/MBH is NOT UBER- Take it from a guy who just got two-shotted from some kind of Rifleman combo. Granted I was takin' on two other troopers at the time. /shrug
...Those T-21s HURT.
HOTDOG
Sun Apr 24, 2005 3:47 pm
#16
Heeeyyy!
Here is the thing I hadn't thought about this combo
HOW MANY WAYS CAN YOU MAKE MONEY WITH A MS/MBH template:
- BOUNTIES jedi/npc/smuggler?
- SLICING
- FACTION
- SPICES
- TOOLS (clamps, knives- for those who don't like to make their own)
- HARVESTING (get a hold of a harvesting droid and amp your scout skills to get that High OQ meat on Lok, dude!)
- BASE BUSTIN' (hire yourself out to the faction of your choice- or both of them- as a person who cracks bases. I will be a triple threat this way 'cause I will have Commando 0400!)
- SMUGGLING (after the fabled revamp)
MAN! This is gonna be REAL sweet!!!
DHX
Sun Apr 24, 2005 5:37 pm
#17
I am with Hotdog on this, might not be the most uber but good enough with content.
LexanderFarlander
Sun Apr 24, 2005 6:35 pm
#18
I need 1 more skill point so i can have MS/MBHand keep my vendor open 
I guess im gonna be stuck with MS/4/4/4/4 BH and Artisan x/x/3/x
I guess im gonna be stuck with MS/4/4/4/4 BH and Artisan x/x/3/x I say a SP bump to 251 is needed lol
cpz
Mon Apr 25, 2005 6:44 am
#19
Does anyone know how important Char Level is, as reagdrs to PvP and PvE?
THe templates that really interest me don't involve double mastery, so leave me short of that lvl 80 character. I think one had me at lvl 78, so I'd welcome views on whether missing those 2 lvl points would mark me out as cannon fodder in PvP and mid-to-high ed PvE
FinderComnet
Mon Apr 25, 2005 6:53 am
#20
cpz wrote:
Does anyone know how important Char Level is, as reagdrs to PvP and PvE?
THe templates that really interest me don't involve double mastery, so leave me short of that lvl 80 character. I think one had me at lvl 78, so I'd welcome views on whether missing those 2 lvl points would mark me out as cannon fodder in PvP and mid-to-high ed PvE
I don't believe so, a lost of a couple hundred health maybe. Best thing is to get on to TC and try it out.
FinderComnet
Mon Apr 25, 2005 6:55 am
#21
To many people going the BH/Smuggler route. Heck, to many people switching over to BH as it is with all the new BH combos. I think I am going to go a different route.
cpz
Mon Apr 25, 2005 7:51 am
#22
I think people are looking at BH with the lower requirements simply because it's possible content - something that, let's face it, the game isn't exactly crammed full of.
If they do revamp us, I'd imagine at least half the Pistoleers will switch to Master Smuggler, simply for the content.
My ideal template would give Master Smuggler, BH Inv 3, SL and whatever else in Rifleman, simply because of the content options available.
FinderComnet
Mon Apr 25, 2005 9:34 am
#23
Bounty Hunting is not really adding content to a character unless you do it full time and become a jedi hunter. The PVE missions are just like a regular destroy mission but instead of just going to a waypoint, now you have to go to this planet and then go to this waypoint. Jedi Hunting is not something I am interested in, so I am going to leave that to the professionals. So, cutting out the content claim, I really have no reason to become a BH except for the PVE missions that pay far better than the normal hunt missions for the same amount of time involved (post CU). Not really a good enough reason to dilute the Bounty Hunter pool with my presence.
Instead, I will take a different profession that will coincide well with Smuggler and concentrate on being a smuggler first. Especially after our revamp hits. Sadly, of course, I am sure once the revamp hits, Smuggler will be the FOTM addition to a template, just like the Bounty Hunter has become. Be that as it may, once some other class gets a revamp, people will leave smuggler and go play the new cool "in" thing and leave me back to my smuggling. Just as I am sure the real Bounty Hunters will be there once Bounty Hunting is no longer the "in" thing.
cpz
Mon Apr 25, 2005 10:06 am
#24
Fair points, but back in the days before the TEF changes, I'd group up with my BH friend and had a blast stalking Jedi.
I'll be looking to do the same after the definitely.
And, in addition to the BH role, you're also 2/5 of a base blowing team. 3/5 if you can fit Novice Commando or SL into the equation.
HOTDOG
Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:17 am
#25
cpz wrote:
Fair points, but back in the days before the TEF changes, I'd group up with my BH friend and had a blast stalking Jedi.
I'll be looking to do the same after the definitely.
And, in addition to the BH role, you're also 2/5 of a base blowing team. 3/5 if you can fit Novice Commando or SL into the equation.
I'm gonna hire myself out as a base buster when I get the chance/good enough.
BH is the only way to go if you like to solo.
Can anyonesayConcussion Shot with a flame thrower and then Torso shot withthat same FT. That equals a root and twoDoTs (burns and bleeding).
maxtheusher
Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:30 am
#26
FinderComnet wrote:
Bounty Hunting is not really adding content to a character unless you do it full time and become a jedi hunter. The PVE missions are just like a regular destroy mission but instead of just going to a waypoint, now you have to go to this planet and then go to this waypoint. Jedi Hunting is not something I am interested in, so I am going to leave that to the professionals. So, cutting out the content claim, I really have no reason to become a BH except for the PVE missions that pay far better than the normal hunt missions for the same amount of time involved (post CU). Not really a good enough reason to dilute the Bounty Hunter pool with my presence.
Instead, I will take a different profession that will coincide well with Smuggler and concentrate on being a smuggler first. Especially after our revamp hits. Sadly, of course, I am sure once the revamp hits, Smuggler will be the FOTM addition to a template, just like the Bounty Hunter has become. Be that as it may, once some other class gets a revamp, people will leave smuggler and go play the new cool "in" thing and leave me back to my smuggling. Just as I am sure the real Bounty Hunters will be there once Bounty Hunting is no longer the "in" thing.
BH and Smuggler are the two reasons I was foaming at the mouth for this game from the minute it was announced. especially since part of those professions were supposed to be smuggling missions and bounties on ALL players. before I knew how the SP worked completely my planned template included smuggler and BH. Live came, and I could only picked one, so I picked bh. The CU will be a homecoming for me. It has nothing to do with the "in" thing.
You'll also find that there are people more interested in stacking than anything BH/smuggler can provide, and their templates are innately more survivable in PvP. This constant assertion that BH/Smuggler is some FOTM template is ridiculous. despite their opposite characteristics, BH and Smuggler tend to appeal to the same types of people. They're basically criminal businessmen. they've got fun equipment, and cool attitudes. That's the content i'm talking about. And Fulltime jedi hunter? no, you can take A jedi bounty, every once in a while. you don't have to devote yourself to it.
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