Deyjarl Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 There is no reason to have off-hand only Blaster Pistols in this game. All it does is limit selection, it does nothing to help or balance the game. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inarai Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Actually, the reason for such a thing is to balance itemization. They do it with the sabers, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deyjarl Posted February 15, 2012 Author Share Posted February 15, 2012 Actually, the reason for such a thing is to balance itemization. They do it with the sabers, too. What balancing? The stats are no different. It should be removed from sabers also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inarai Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 (edited) What balancing? The stats are no different. It should be removed from sabers also. It's not about the power of the item, but the rate items are gained at. With dedicated offhand's it's very easy to keep this on track with other classes which all use an off-hand item of some kind - and thus keep the gearing curves relatively close to each other. Edited February 15, 2012 by Inarai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deyjarl Posted February 15, 2012 Author Share Posted February 15, 2012 It's not about the power of the item, but the rate items are gained at. With dedicated offhand's it's very easy to keep this on track with other classes which all use an off-hand item of some kind - and thus keep the gearing curves relatively close to each other. Except the vast majority of the Blaster Pistols in the game are either or with main and offhand, so your theory doesn't fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glower Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 /signed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inarai Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 (edited) Except the vast majority of the Blaster Pistols in the game are either or with main and offhand, so your theory doesn't fit. Except that it's not so much about the vast majority as it is about specific channels. This way when it comes to top-end gear, they can ensure that it's just as easy/hard for the Sentinel to get his offhand weapon as it is for the Commando to get her offhand generator. Edited February 15, 2012 by Inarai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deyjarl Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 (edited) This way when it comes to top-end gear, they can ensure that it's just as easy/hard for the Sentinel to get his offhand weapon as it is for the Commando to get her offhand generator. That doesn't jive with statistics even as a significant difference. You are poo pooing over nothing, and grasping at straws now. Balance... not an issue, same stats. Look distribution, not an issue. What is your next excuse going to be? Edited February 16, 2012 by Deyjarl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axvil Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 If there were no longer a dedicated "offhand" blasters, then how else would I waste 14 voss commendations when desperately trying to outfit T-7 for that special mission? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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