Weaponsmith Archive

http://www.imagedump.com/index.cgi?pick=get&tp=24470

it came from this thread:

http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=swordsman&message.id=13583

Now this looks like a standard weapon with just plain good stats etc! (I thought most of these were supposed to have extras added to them like DoT's and have the usual sucky dmg etc)!

Now I don't want the take teh scythe away from the swordsman (seeign as they have been without it for so long) but it concerns me when these types of weapons start appearing!

I wouldn't be too worried, just yet. The devs do not want weaponsmiths going out of business!

This is likely just a hint of what we can expect with theupcoming weapons patch, which(among other things) should help even out the damage dealing ability of the melee professions.I think chances are very good that in the future, we will be seeing crafted weapons with DPS comparable to this.

Why uber loot should not worry weaponsmiths.

1. They are very rare, I've found 8 holocrons, 2 force crystals.. and about 30 DOT dmg weapons... and only 1!! worthwhile laser carbine with above average stats..

2. Players can't choose what uber loot they get.....

3. Players probably will never get that uber loot without having bought 1 or more crafted weapons.

4. Uber weapons suffer from the same decay as all other weapons....

5. Loot weapons are always in a bad state of repair thus limited theyre effective life.

I thought uber-loot weapons would be a big problem too. Clearly I was wrong, because I haven't had any problems selling my sliced weapoins. In fact, I haven't heard of anyone getting uber-weapon loots on my server. I'm sure a few have probably dropped on Corbantis, but they must be so rarethatit's not even worth trying to camp for them, unlike holocrons, krayt tissues, etc. Otherwise there would be more buzz about them.

Slim Vargo, Corbantis

TH posted in that thread and indicated that this was a glitch. It's an NPC weapon at the moment, so if equipped, it may be snatched back by the server. It may end up as a loot drop AND a schematic at some point, though.

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Thunderheart wrote here:

An update.

That particular sword is an NPC's. As it is, that particular sword was like winning a cursed lottery.There is a chance that when its equipped, the server may snatch it back.

BUT, I talked to the dev who put together the nightsister cave and we're going to get that sword in as a loot drop in January and as a limited draft schematic.

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Also, I agree with the sentiment of this thread: Looted weapons are not something to lose sleep over.

Weapons more powerful than this have been found on corpses. Weapons more powerful than this have been crafted by players. Weapons this powerful are also extremely rare and don't last long.

The vast majority of combatants will never see a weapon of such power. The few who do will still buy crafted guns, for they realize that the powerful weapon they hold is such a rare and beautiful tool that it cannot be used mindlessly in day-to-day combat.

Now what would be nice is to be able to work with a BE to have added poisons, diseases to melee weapons. That would be a nice added bonus. The weapon would have charges etc., and would give the BE more of a role.

LOL, nice ham cost.