Weaponsmith Archive

Ok, I'm fairly new to this game, but have made friends with a great group of players. I'm working through the marksman tree, trying things out to see what I like. I got pistols4, carbine3, so last night I started working rifles. I wandered around looking for a decent-ish DLT20 to start my training with, as CDEF rifles just soooo blow.

Problem...I check at least 30+ vendors, and the bazaar on Coronet-Corellia and Theed-Naboo. Not one damn DLT20. I think Master Weaponsmiths could stand to stock a couple of these starter rifles made with some decent materials for people that are not new to the game but are new to any given profession and just don't have the cert for higher end rifles.

I got rifles1, so I'm going to try to find a DLT20A or a Tusken Rifle tonight to continue my progression. If there are any weaponsmiths on Shadowfire that could hook a guy up with something, that would be cool

I noticed this on Ahazi too. This arises I think from the fact that I was selling DLT20's at 8K on my vendor and at that was UNDER some of the other smiths. Even tho this is a starter weapon, it usually goes for more than the 6k limit on the bazaar. The ones usually found on the bazaar are also not usually crafted by masters and don't have the stats you might want. Last one I crafted was 223 Max at 4.5 and that was a triffle low but I was in a hurry and did not screen the metal well. Two things

1) On your server do a control-P character search for a Master Weaponsmith, add yet one more tell to all that he is hammered with and ask for his vendor waypoint. Get several. Visit those vendors. Out of a few you'll likely find one with a DLT20.

2) IF YOU ARE ON AHAZI, I have chosen to reduce my price on starter weapons to 6K. The DH17 Carb, the DLT20 rifle, and the scout blaster will be all priced at 6K. The D18 pistol (124 max-1.8)is priced at 3500 to enable a beginning marksman to start missions and begin earning his way up the chain. These will be on my vendor at the Mandaloria PA Shopping MAll Hall,Naboo (4279 4023) and I will put a few out on the bazaar as well. Currently there are a few on the Mos Eisley bazaar (30 Apr 04). My vendor will be restocked this week end.

I want to invite and request all the other Master Weaponsmiths to do something similiar (you too Az & Soar, Shiloh ya listening?).The reason is that the economies on most these servers are deep in the grips of hyper-inflation. A brand new player cannot easily enter the game without the support of a guild in most cases. We can change that by our own good favor by putting starter weapons in their hands that they can get going with.

If you are on Tarquinas, givee Rikk a /tell. I'll hook you up with a set of nice training gear.

Thanks for all the replies guys. One thought for the guy selling for 6k, I'm fairly new to the game, but that seems a bit high for a DLT20. I picked up a laser carbine for 11k, so 6k for a novice marksman level weapon? I don't think the market will support that. Not that I'm trying to tell you how to run your business but something along the lines of 2-3k would be what someone could do in a couple missions.

For those offering help, my sincerest thanks. I'm on Shadowfire.

For everyone, keep in mind, not eveyone is an experience player grinding marksman for a holo. Some of us are new (like 2 weeks old here), and know a bit about the game, but are short on resources. I just qual'd for carbine3, picked up a laser carbine for 11k. I now have to my humble name, 1 scout blaster 72/184 1.6 speed that I found for around 6k, 1 laser carbine 49/291 3.5 speed for 11k, 1 dh17 something or other that I used to go up the carbine tree for 1k, a laser rifle gifted to me, a cdef pistol, carbine, and rifle, bone armor and a ubese helmet and boots gifted by a very nice person and 9k in the bank.

There is a market for entry level quality weapons and armor. I'm not talking uber, I'm taking weapons made with midgrade resources most people would consider "grinding material" that produces mid-grade novice and level-1 cert style weapons. Anything that beats a 17/35 4.0 cdef rifle. Also there is a demand for mid-grade entry level armor too. Right now, I'd kill for like a 15%-25% kinetic mabari/chitin suit. Bone armor sucks.

This may not be the most lucrative market out there, but ya know what? If you sell to someone and set them up so they can get some skills, they'll come back with skills, cash, a smile and buy from you again and again as they progress in the game. Plus you could casually hint that you could use some of this or that that they might harvest off creatures, ask them to set up some harvesters on there avliable slots and offer to buy/trade the resources from them, and before you know it you've placed a newbie into the SW universe and made someone that would probably have undying loyalty to you.

Whew, ok thats that from me. But hope some of you consider what I'm saying here.

Message Edited by Anian on 04-30-2004 10:01 AM

LOL....Im on Wanderhome and am currently carving my "niche" as well. Any novice cert weapons are 3k...if you email or send me a tell. I like the idea of the "marksman" pack as well. You could even do a pistol/carbine/rifle pack to cut down the cost. Good idea.

I always keep some in stock, being mayor of a huge city I always get people asking me to place the marksman trainer and the first weapon people go after is the DLT20...............

Message Edited by Anian on 04-30-2004 01:15 PM

Message Edited by Anian on 04-30-2004 01:16 PM

Regarding the Niche:

Well I make almost exclusively newbie weapons on Bloodfin.

DLT20's are generally 5.6-5.8 speed and do @110-180 damage.

DH17 carbine @2.9 speed *cant remember damage*

DL44 Pistol 2.4 speed and @ 70-130 damage.

I don't sell the rifle or carbine cheap but after a few missions they'er affordable. The pistols generally sell for about 600 cr.

I'm looking into the viability of low end melee weapons.