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Top Ten Things That People Solo But Shouldn't Be Able To:
(red con solos)

1. tusken captain
2. tusken warlord
3. tusken chief
4. untrained wielder of the dark side
5. dark force crystal hunter
6. fierce piket protector
7. dark trooper
8. piket plains walker
9. piket
10. stormtrooper

This specific list was pulled from the DEVs "AstroMech Stats MOB KILLS" page. If this is the thinking of the devs, then this combat rebalance isn't going to be pretty. I know it can currently happen because I've done it many times, but why shouldn't an Master Level Elite combat profession be able to SOLO anything on this list? I'm not saying it should be easy (though the pre-patch Tuskens were), but these should still be soloable. I can understand not being able to solo a Krayt Dragon but common a picket?

I agree. Some of those things are perfectly reasonable solo's, particularly the stormtroopers. I mean why the hell shouldn't stormtroopers be solo'able? They're not that tough in all honesty; just look at their stats. I also think all the pickets being unsolo'able is also ridiculous. In a one on one fight I should be able to beat any of those things as a master of at least one combat profession.

Also, the reason most of this stuff is solo'able is because of buffs. I mean as a TKA with buffs I solo'd an ancient bull rancor, that just shouldn't be the case but that's probably an entirely different discussion.

I think perhaps they were saying player's shouldn't be able to solo them in respect to their current skill set....

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Hariim wrote:

I think perhaps they were saying player's shouldn't be able to solo them in respect to their current skill set....

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Maybe but if that's the case they sure didn't make that clear. From what I see the devs view these things as mobs that NO ONE should be able to solo. That is a bit ridiculous in my opinion.

lol they made it crystal clear. they said red con right under it! thats like how people used to solo jedi that were red con. they are saying people that have storms con red, solo them.

why shouldnt a master be able to solo theses things, they are mostly npcs, that means they should be more or less like you, and the ancient bull rancor at artist, i dont think so, maybe master, but bulls give me problems at master, i cnat imagine an ancient bull, have some screenshots?, its ppl saying things like that to make themselves seem more uber that is going to get this profession nerfed. just my 2c.and i am TK by choice, not becuase of some stinkin blue box.

I am a 0-2-4-3 in TKA and also a master doc and the ancient bull rancor is an extremely hard fight. I am buffed, on food, on muon, wearing 70% resist Kinetic and can get it down at least half so it is possible to probably kill it. I eventually do kill it but have to fall back for a minute and let my mind come back up and then go at him again and he will die. I am also a zabrak so my /equilibrium gives me that extra boost.

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vexingthought wrote:

...But their con system is so buggered I dont even bother looking at what color the things con to me.....

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Exactly, all i do is look at their resists and HAM, and then I attack. Most things that con red to me are easily taken down.

Also, the reason most of this stuff is solo'able is because of buffs. I mean as a TKA with buffs I solo'd an ancient bull rancor, that just shouldn't be the case but that's probably an entirely different discussion

I can solo a piket lair with powerboost, food buffs, spice and warcry. . . it's not the easiest thing in the world but it's doable.

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vexingthought wrote:

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Hariim wrote:

I think perhaps they were saying player's shouldn't be able to solo them in respect to their current skill set....

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Maybe but if that's the case they sure didn't make that clear. From what I see the devs view these things as mobs that NO ONE should be able to solo. That is a bit ridiculous in my opinion.

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No, its pretty clear. It says right at the top (red con solo) What does that mean to you? To me it means people are soloing it when it cons red to them. He goes on to say that you should never really solo anything "red"....althought I have, and I'm sure many of you have as well. We'll just asume the mob was "overconn'ed" instead of us being over powered.

if they are going to make it so that we can't solo these mobs then they better reduce the requirements for leveling up in any profession.

There is no way I'm going to earn a box that requires 450K weapons xp by killing durni's all day.

Oh and if you group in this game that's about all you get is durni xp because grouping is a waste of time.

I can get more xp by soloing than I ever could in a group. Are groups fun. . .they can be but for XP I solo.

oh I just remembered. Normal pikets either con yellow or white to me. . . can't remember.

I can live with that.

I look at a Fierce Picket Protector and it cons red... I quadruple my 6 Red and Green stats and double my 3 Blue and it still cons red... hmmmm...

I look at a kenetic mob that cons red while naked... I put on 80% resist to kenetic armor and it still cons red... hmmmmm...

I have knucklers on while looking atmob with 100% resist and it cons white... hmmmmm

Me thinks the conning system is to simple...