Smuggler Archive

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Ipseck wrote:

I don't think armor is very smugglery period.. I believe we'd be more about packing light, running, hiding and avoiding getting hit, than being able to take a hit.

Message Edited by Ipseck on 08-21-2004 11:03 PM

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Well... that was the entire point of the thread... that Smugglers in armor just doesn't look right, so it would be cool to have a layer of protection that goes under your clothes where nobody can see it. Sure a real Star Wars Smuggler probably wouldn't wear armor, but this is still a Roleplaying Game where we have hitpoint so things armor needs to be considered no matter what your profession (which is a fault in all RPG's but then again so is the whole hitpoint system to begin with, problem is that nothing else is good enough to replace these systems).

So I thought "what kind of armor would a Smuggler wear if he HAD to be protected?" and the obvious answer to me was a concealable armor. I agree with you that armor isn't very Smuggler-esque, but, again, that was the point of the thread to begin with

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fishbrains wrote:

As a smuggler who PvPs quite a bit I have to say that while a smuggler specific armor might be cool I don't think it's something we need to be asking for. I think of all the EU smugglers I have read about. None of them went around w/o armor (Solo, Lando, Karrde, etc).

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Yes, but in the EU or even in the movies, were a third of the people wearing head-to-toe armor everywhere they went (Not including stormtroopers obviously )? And were the majority of people wearing head-to-toe armor every time they got in a fight (making sure to get buffed first of course)? No, of course not, but that's the point: if you've got to wear armor to compete then we might as well have armor that suits us as Smugglers.

Message Edited by KaernLegorah on 08-22-2004 11:50 AM

Sheilds are the best option for you then. A good Armorsmith can get them up to 40-60%, and with *no* encumberance, they're very usefull. Add to the fact that noone can tell its equiped, all you really need to do is keep a crate of them on you.

Only downside I have to mention is that I've rarely seen them actually block damage on me. Might just be my luck, I dunno.

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fishbrains wrote:

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KaernLegorah wrote:

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fishbrains wrote:

As a smuggler who PvPs quite a bit I have to say that while a smuggler specific armor might be cool I don't think it's something we need to be asking for. I think of all the EU smugglers I have read about. None of them went around w/o armor (Solo, Lando, Karrde, etc).

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Yes, but in the EU or even in the movies, were a third of the people wearing head-to-toe armor everywhere they went (Not including stormtroopers obviously )? And were the majority of people wearing head-to-toe armor every time they got in a fight (making sure to get buffed first of course)? No, of course not, but that's the point: if you've got to wear armor to compete then we might as well have armor that suits us as Smugglers.

Message Edited by KaernLegorah on 08-22-2004 11:50 AM

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Yes, but is it something ghat should have artist/dev time devoted to it in the near future? I think not

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I never said it should; I'm just throwin' out ideas here.

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KaernLegorah wrote:

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fishbrains wrote:

As a smuggler who PvPs quite a bit I have to say that while a smuggler specific armor might be cool I don't think it's something we need to be asking for. I think of all the EU smugglers I have read about. None of them went around w/o armor (Solo, Lando, Karrde, etc).

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Yes, but in the EU or even in the movies, were a third of the people wearing head-to-toe armor everywhere they went (Not including stormtroopers obviously )? And were the majority of people wearing head-to-toe armor every time they got in a fight (making sure to get buffed first of course)? No, of course not, but that's the point: if you've got to wear armor to compete then we might as well have armor that suits us as Smugglers.

Message Edited by KaernLegorah on 08-22-2004 11:50 AM

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Yes, but is it something ghat should have artist/dev time devoted to it in the near future? I think not

Rambo headbands haha, that'd be hilarious!

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SakeO wrote:

will be usable by too few (MSmugglers)

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Well I chose to say it should be a Master Smuggler item based on two things:
1. Mandalorian armor is for Master Bounty Hunters and Master.... something elses. So I figured I would just follow suit.
2. The current outrage many are expressing over Jedi and BH's using Feign Death. I didn't want to give anybody something new to gripe about by making it too easy to get the ability to wear the armor.

Mandalorian Armor is for Master Bounty Hunters, Master Commandos, Master Rangers, and(get this) Master Squad Leaders. You think they woulda made Squad Leader more usefull first...