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The thing i have a probelm about the most is: are moves. we need something that stuns and posably KD's but keep area attackssweep and spin have got to go.i have some ideas with some moves: Persition hit1: does health dmg and lowers posture. Persition hit2 more Health dmg and KD's oppents. this would be like a well waimed charging stab at the chest takeingoff health out of the health pool. Besrek hit: a master swordsman move that blinds, stuns, and does very high dmg, but drives the user into the besrek command (the same as besrek 1) i think that would be good and the downside is the berek (at lest in pvp) who does berserk in pvp? lol. to replace sweep mabye a stun attack and the second one stuns in a area. aslo pushing for more def. from stun KD blind and dizzy cuz we get like 40+ now... mabye like 70+ instead. also somemore meele and randge def. and fix migtion thing

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kErosion wrote:

This was my response to the Low Hanging Fruit thread, but applies equally as well. The Low Hanging Fruit are definately the priorities, with the rest as longer-term goals.

Medium Fix #1: Increase Complexity of Melee Schematics for Weaponsmith

(Barrels, Power Handlers, Stocks, and Scopes. A wide array of components areavailable for all Firearm schematics, this complexity allows for a wide degree of experimentation to be possible on all aspects of Firearms. In contrast, nearly all Melee schematics consist of a single critical part like a Sword Core, and 2 or3 resources, no options. This limits the degree of experimentation/optional enhancement possible for all Melee weapons. Rehashing Melee schematics for increased complexity would allow for a richer variety of options to the Melee professions.)

I happen to agree with just about everything else but this, adding in extra components whilst not only making life more difficult for the WS will probably nerf your weapons in the long run. They will get components which need specific resources probably which means an awful headache of tracking and collecting for WS for no added benefit. Not only this but the prices will go up because more components means more factory runs and more storage for those components which is more hassle for less or the same thing. Take the Rocket launcher at the extreme its so hard to craft in terms of logisitics that most don't bother and others have extreme prices.

Also Whilst we have a wide range of components for ranged weapons pretty much the only thing that is ever experimiented is Damage regardless of how many parts go into a rifle/pistol/carbine etc. There are very few exceptions (melee have there own too) where dmg is not the only viable option to experiment.

You want more variety (and swordsman are lucky as adv reo cores can be range experimented for very accurate PH which are very viable weapons) then get the experimentation on range/hams to a point whereby a WS doesn't end up with a crappy weapon if all the points don't go into damage. 1 point of ham reduction/range increaseper experiment points does not give a decent return to the WS.

In all honesty trying to get a change like this through goes way beyond medium right up there with something like a combat revamp etc as crafting has this tendancy to send huge ripples through just about every aspect of the game.

Summary:

Increase components -> added trouble/headache for the WS -> increase prices -> at least a short term (2-6 months) nerf to weapos stats due to dodgy resources -> huge pre-nerf market/economy troubles etc and I could go on but you get the jist.

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I think it all has been said here now. I agree with most. I love this profession and will stick with it no matter what. I do wish we were more PvP capable though. Oh and if we are to geta new weapon let's not make another scythe type of weapon that does less damage please. Someting new means something new. Keep all the good posts going. Btw if you want to flame can you flame on your own boards. Not to be mean but I get tired of reading people's complaints. Good luck to all

~ Orgin

The only think I would like to see is a weapon that look slike a hude pick axe. Like a mining pick. I think that would be cool to see. That or a very long oriental ninja-to. (basically twohanded katana.)