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Thread: Combat Armor Upgrade
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Kelko
Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:01 am
#1
So I was reading the Friday feature about the new armor and armor system and this caught my eye.
"Armor in SWG is also subject to a unique problem that is due to movie canon limitations. According to movie canon, certain player races cannot wear certain pieces of armor. For example, Trandoshans cannot wear gloves or boots, and Wookiees cannot wear boots."
It just struck me as funny, as movie canon and the rest of the Stars Wars universe outside the game didn't seem to be all that big of a concern with them before. I know, I know, necro thread. Just thought it was funny.
Jaguarrr
Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:37 am
#2
Kelko wrote:
So I was reading the Friday feature about the new armor and armor system and this caught my eye.
"Armor in SWG is also subject to a unique problem that is due to movie canon limitations. According to movie canon, certain player races cannot wear certain pieces of armor. For example, Trandoshans cannot wear gloves or boots, and Wookiees cannot wear boots."
It just struck me as funny, as movie canon and the rest of the Stars Wars universe outside the game didn't seem to be all that big of a concern with them before. I know, I know, necro thread. Just thought it was funny.
Its not like Trandos and Wooks could come up with something to protect those parts of their body. How hard can it be to design boots and gloves for them?.
Oh, and something that just jumped my mind. If you cant hit the hands anymore, what will happen to disarmingshot?
Nicolas_Frost
Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:51 am
#3
They should just build innate armor protections into thier hands and feet. There! I've taken care of thier armor holes!
EnderUK
Mon Jan 24, 2005 6:13 am
#4
I think what they should do is wrapme around in star destoryer armour. Oh and they could slam a huge gun turret on the top of it. Oh Oh yeah I think it will be hard to move around with all this gear so they can slam me on one of Jabba's lifters.
Oh but I wouldn't be able to attack Jebi beacuse I might upset them if I damaged them and they go an whine that I was uber and they were not and they'd go a nerf novice brawler. Can you believe they actutualy wanted to nerf novice brawler and someone even called it uber 
what the hell was the originaly post about 
Daturaze
Mon Jan 24, 2005 8:19 am
#5
Jaguarrr wrote:
Its not like Trandos and Wooks could come up with something to protect those parts of their body. How hard can it be to design boots and gloves for them?.
Personally - I'm hoping that they screw up the code for protecting the body and allow our hands and feet to act like a lightsaber - that deflect shots back at the shooter.
Jaguarrr
Mon Jan 24, 2005 8:35 am
#6
Daturaze wrote:
Jaguarrr wrote:
Its not like Trandos and Wooks could come up with something to protect those parts of their body. How hard can it be to design boots and gloves for them?.
Personally - I'm hoping that they screw up the code for protecting the body and allow our hands and feet to act like a lightsaber - that deflect shots back at the shooter.
How would they manage to do that? Hmm...
IF hitzoneEQUAL wookie_feet OR trando_feet OR trando_hand
THEN SUB(mastersaberblock)
ELSE SUB(incap)
... yeah... I see that comming
DRWolfe
Mon Jan 24, 2005 9:18 am
#7
How about make faction armor crafted by the suit and not by the piece, and when you put it on, you put it ALL on. It then adjusts to your race and protects the whole body. I just hate seeing people with piecemeal ST armor. It's a mess.
The rest of the armors can still be piece by piece for those who want to mix 'n match. If the gloveless or bootless races put on arm armor, the hands are protected, leg armor protects the feet.
Easy 'nuff.
The rest of the armors can still be piece by piece for those who want to mix 'n match. If the gloveless or bootless races put on arm armor, the hands are protected, leg armor protects the feet.
Easy 'nuff.
Polarbear868
Mon Jan 24, 2005 8:55 pm
#8
Kelko wrote:So I was reading the Friday feature about the new armor and armor system and this caught my eye."Armor in SWG is also subject to a unique problem that is due to movie canon limitations. According to movie canon, certain player races cannot wear certain pieces of armor. For example, Trandoshans cannot wear gloves or boots, and Wookiees cannot wear boots."It just struck me as funny, as movie canon and the rest of the Stars Wars universe outside the game didn't seem to be all that big of a concern with them before. I know, I know, necro thread. Just thought it was funny.
ROFL! Developers...caring about how the game matches the star wars universe? Is this some kind of sick joke?
Cloudchasing
Mon Jan 24, 2005 9:28 pm
#9
Polarbear868 wrote:
Kelko wrote:
So I was reading the Friday feature about the new armor and armor system and this caught my eye.
"Armor in SWG is also subject to a unique problem that is due to movie canon limitations. According to movie canon, certain player races cannot wear certain pieces of armor. For example, Trandoshans cannot wear gloves or boots, and Wookiees cannot wear boots."
It just struck me as funny, as movie canon and the rest of the Stars Wars universe outside the game didn't seem to be all that big of a concern with them before. I know, I know, necro thread. Just thought it was funny.
ROFL! Developers...caring about how the game matches the star wars universe? Is this some kind of sick joke?
Actually, if they cared about sticking to movie canon, very few would wear armor. The only folks in the movies (the True Trilogyor the suck-quels) who wear armor are the StormTroopers/Clone Troopers.
I personally would like to seea lot less armor wearing. I make it a point to wear armor only when I have to. Basically this includes the DWB, Geo Cave, and the Force Crystal Hunters Cave. I don't really have problems most other times
Kelko
Tue Jan 25, 2005 2:47 am
#10
Same here, my Smuggler wears regular clothes most of the time and when I do wear armor it is only chest and legs. The rest of my wear is BE clothes with CA's.
Cloudchasing wrote:
Polarbear868 wrote:
Kelko wrote:
So I was reading the Friday feature about the new armor and armor system and this caught my eye.
"Armor in SWG is also subject to a unique problem that is due to movie canon limitations. According to movie canon, certain player races cannot wear certain pieces of armor. For example, Trandoshans cannot wear gloves or boots, and Wookiees cannot wear boots."
It just struck me as funny, as movie canon and the rest of the Stars Wars universe outside the game didn't seem to be all that big of a concern with them before. I know, I know, necro thread. Just thought it was funny.
ROFL! Developers...caring about how the game matches the star wars universe? Is this some kind of sick joke?
Actually, if they cared about sticking to movie canon, very few would wear armor. The only folks in the movies (the True Trilogyor the suck-quels) who wear armor are the StormTroopers/Clone Troopers.
I personally would like to seea lot less armor wearing. I make it a point to wear armor only when I have to. Basically this includes the DWB, Geo Cave, and the Force Crystal Hunters Cave. I don't really have problems most other times
egbertvanloenen
Tue Jan 25, 2005 3:24 am
#11
when in urban area's i take off my armour(except when those CorSec's start shooting at me. they seem to dislike me hehe). when going rural, i usually put on some armour... but when meeting someone in the middle of no-where, i ALWAYS take off my helmet... makes the conversation look alot more personal, than talking to a helmet(dark helmet anyone? 
)
)then again: how often do u see characters in the movies getting poked with needles by a docter? i mean: if i went to confront Vader, i'd get poked with needles, eat alot, drink brandy, and use some spice(aka: drunk and high hehe) before the confrontation. then again: it's not like i'll survive the fight for long, and im no glow-stick wielder(don't wanna be one either, im fine with my smuggler/rifleman, using the force to increase my chances of survival)
anyway, im getting a bit off-topic
the post about making armour count for the full body sounds good... then again: only 1 slice needed instead of 7-9...
Nicolas_Frost
Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:28 pm
#12
egbertvanloenen wrote:
when in urban area's i take off my armour(except when those CorSec's start shooting at me. they seem to dislike me hehe). when going rural, i usually put on some armour... but when meeting someone in the middle of no-where, i ALWAYS take off my helmet... makes the conversation look alot more personal, than talking to a helmet(dark helmet anyone?
then again: how often do u see characters in the movies getting poked with needles by a docter? i mean: if i went to confront Vader, i'd get poked with needles, eat alot, drink brandy, and use some spice(aka: drunk and high hehe) before the confrontation. then again: it's not like i'll survive the fight for long, and im no glow-stick wielder(don't wanna be one either, im fine with my smuggler/rifleman, using the force to increase my chances of survival)
anyway, im getting a bit off-topic
the post about making armour count for the full body sounds good... then again: only 1 slice needed instead of 7-9...
This brings up a point. Darth Vader wears armor, but can still use his Lightsaber and Force powers...
BAN HIM!!!
egbertvanloenen
Wed Jan 26, 2005 6:20 am
#13
ever seen Vader walking around in Cnet bashing players? doubt it cos it'll get him killed cos of all the rebs who'd go overt to take a shot at him and we NEED him to remain alive to toss mr. Emperor to a certain death...
and we NEED him to remain alive to toss mr. Emperor to a certain death... so they banned him by preventing him from being played
oh, and the movie was recorded pre-nerf
Message Edited by egbertvanloenen on 01-26-2005 02:21 PM
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