ArkimedesJW Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I know this has been said a hundred times by now, but maybe the more times we say it, the more the devs will listen.... Some characters need freedom of weapon choice. The fact that bounty hunters can't use rifles is just a travesty. http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/15600000/Darth-Vader-Bounty-Hunters-star-wars-15606903-800-600.jpg Sith/Jedi should have the freedom to choose double-bladed lightsabers, agents the ability to use pistols.... http://www.outlawstudent.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/james-bond.jpg Weapons are mainly cosmetic, anyway. Class balance is in abilities, not weapon choice. Heck, it would even make more sense in certain instances: in their tooltip, gunslingers are said to "specialize in long-range combat." Who the **** specializes in long-range combat by spray-and-praying with akimbo pistols? Give that man a rifle -- he'll STILL be a cowboy. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-27bOQSfMowo/TVr9PtZHasI/AAAAAAAAJ5w/C6CeQzKjd0I/s1600/true69grit14851.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sotaudi Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) Weapons are not "purely cosmetic." Class skills and animations are built around the assumption of specific weapons. For instance, if a class is designed to use a pistol, and you suddenly give them the ability to use a rife, then all the animations for that class have just doubled. Damage from skills are built around the assumption of specific weapons. Change what the weapon is, and you change the damage a specific skill can do. Either way, you need to learn the difference between "need" and "want." We don't "need" the freedom of weapons choice. You want to be able to use a different weapon than you class is allowed. There is a big difference. This is no different than a Jedi wanting to use foce lightning. If you want to use that skill, create a Sith. Class weapon restrictions are quite normal in games. If you want to be a bounty hunter, then get used to the fact that you will be restricted to certain weapons. If you want to use a specific weapon, then make a character whose class uses that weapon. Edited January 9, 2012 by Sotaudi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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