Tipkaee Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 (edited) We had a very long developer blog recently released talking about a whole bunch of stuff that has very little impact on lategame pvp or pve, most of the stuff was convenience or cosmetic. However does anyone know if their is proof that the high legacy unlock "rocket boost" is useable in pvp or not? Nothing was said if it could be, and offering a legacy advantage to end game content does not sit well with me, even if it is out of combat only, that is still a big advantage. THREAD HAS BEEN ANSWERED in this weeks Q&A, not much more to say now. "AetherMcLoud: Is the Legacy Rocket Boost usable in PVP? I sincerely hope not, because if it is that would extremely unbalance Warzones between stinking rich people and people with a more moderate amount of credits. Daniel Erickson: The Legacy Rocket Boost is most definitely not available in Warzones." Edited March 31, 2012 by Tipkaee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimyd Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 No. /thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipkaee Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 No. /thread Any proof on that? Iv seen BW say one thing and do the opposite many times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fafryd Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I expect yes. It is not tied to heroic moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceansofmars Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Sounds like sorcs/sins wouldn't be so OP in huttball if we could all boost. That said it would be stupid and game breaking to let people boost. Two classes is bad enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cegenaus Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I expect yes. It is not tied to heroic moments. and i quote: Some of you may be concerned about Heroic Abilities making the game unbalanced or just looking wrong if used frequently. We had this in mind during development, so as a result Heroic Abilities can only be used while you are using your class’ Heroic Moment ability. These are abilities you already have that require an active companion to use and that currently boost your regeneration while active, allowing you to take on tougher opponents. By requiring you to use these abilities with a companion present, we ensure that people who play multiple characters do not gain an advantage during the end game or in Warzones. By also only allowing Heroic Abilities during the brief window of time that a Heroic Moment ability is active, they remain a relatively rare occurrence. You won’t see Jedi running around spamming Force Choke all the time. taken from: http://www.swtor.com/news/blog/20120329 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthshnooky Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 and i quote: taken from: http://www.swtor.com/news/blog/20120329 In that text, they are only strictly talking about the Heroic Abilities -- which are the unlocks based on class (someone with a 50 Sith Warrior being able to use Force Choke on a Smuggler, for example). The section in that post about the Rocket Boost is much further down under "Other Unlocks." Nothing in that blog post indicates that Rocket Boost will have the same restriction as the Heroic Abilities. We need a direct dev answer on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipkaee Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 In that text, they are only strictly talking about the Heroic Abilities -- which are the unlocks based on class (someone with a 50 Sith Warrior being able to use Force Choke on a Smuggler, for example). The section in that post about the Rocket Boost is much further down under "Other Unlocks." Nothing in that blog post indicates that Rocket Boost will have the same restriction as the Heroic Abilities. We need a direct dev answer on this one. Yep exactly what i saw. The post implies no advantage is to be gained by the legacy system, but its possible this may have been overlooked or deemed acceptable. Clarification could be helpful so I could know now if I need to start doing alts and PVE content to gain legacy levels faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ztee Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Yep exactly what i saw. The post implies no advantage is to be gained by the legacy system, but its possible this may have been overlooked or deemed acceptable. Clarification could be helpful so I could know now if I need to start doing alts and PVE content to gain legacy levels faster. Im hoping now, having that unlock would be mandatory .... which really should never be the case. Besides, its game breaking .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazingShadow Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 If it's useable out of combat i don't see the difference between it and regular sprint now. everyone can have it, they just have to unlock it. Don't ruin this for everyone, guys. Last time a community whined about a "gamebreaking" ability, it was never put in... in any shape or form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipkaee Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 (edited) If it's useable out of combat i don't see the difference between it and regular sprint now. everyone can have it, they just have to unlock it. Don't ruin this for everyone, guys. Last time a community whined about a "gamebreaking" ability, it was never put in... in any shape or form. Something that would require 500+ hours of gameplay is not avaible to everyone, I think at the guild summit they mentioned around legacy 35 you would unlock this perk. Also you must not be familiar with the advantages of reaching the hut-ball or nodes first. If this is only useable outside of combat they still play a huge role in determining the winner of a WZ. I don't want this excluded from the game, I want cool additions like this, I just don't want advantages awarded that are unreasonable for the majority to easily obtain. I am all for this perk being added, just have it disabled for WZ's. Edited March 30, 2012 by Tipkaee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpectWar Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Something that would require 500+ hours of gameplay is not avaible to everyone, I think at the guild summit they mentioned around legacy 35 you would unlock this perk. Also you must not be familiar with the advantages of reaching the hut-ball or nodes first. If this is only useable outside of combat they still play a huge role in determining the winner of a WZ. I don't want this excluded from the game, I want cool additions like this, I just don't want advantages awarded that are unreasonable for the majority to easily obtain. I am all for this perk being added, just have it disabled for WZ's. lucky me im about to hit legacy level 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipkaee Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 lucky me im about to hit legacy level 35 I was wrong, according to http://www.darthhater.com/articles/swtor-news/19982-guild-summit-patch-1-2-hands-on-highlights its "Rocket Boost – Short duration speed increase. Unlockable for 5 million credits, legacy level 20" so if the boost are useable in pvp be ready to dish out 5 million to be on an equal footing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cegenaus Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 In that text, they are only strictly talking about the Heroic Abilities -- which are the unlocks based on class (someone with a 50 Sith Warrior being able to use Force Choke on a Smuggler, for example). The section in that post about the Rocket Boost is much further down under "Other Unlocks." Nothing in that blog post indicates that Rocket Boost will have the same restriction as the Heroic Abilities. We need a direct dev answer on this one. so if rocket boots arent the bh unlock then what is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obi_don Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 you would hope not but an official clarification would be appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AetherMcLoud Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 We really need a Dev answer on this issue. Rocket Boots in PVP would start a slippery slope of giving every unique class ability (Charge, Pull, Push, ...) to every class via legacy for PVP usage. Also it would mean every new player would have to farm 5 million credits to be on equal footing in PVP warzones which would be beyond ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankenstairs Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 so if rocket boots arent the bh unlock then what is? Flame sweep. Nothing gained through legacy is usable in PvP. /thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cegenaus Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Nothing gained through legacy is usable in PvP. /thread that was my point, thank you for restating it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AetherMcLoud Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Flame sweep. Nothing gained through legacy is usable in PvP. /thread Buffs are usable in PVP. So the question remains if Rocket Boosts are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soltrooper Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Flame sweep. Nothing gained through legacy is usable in PvP. /thread They explicitly stated the buff unlocks (gain a class buff when you level another character to 50) were usable in PVP. So I expect the speed boost would be, as it's not tied to heroic moment which was their method for keeping it out of PVP/instances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EduardoJN Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Everybody will be speeding up around like sorcerers. The BH will use his so far useless jets. Smugglers will roll with skates. Troopers will fart and speed up. Vanguards will hook on the wall like spider man. Agents will call a tie-fighter for a ride. Knights will use magical Mario Bros boots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyperThomas Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Everybody will be speeding up around like sorcerers. The BH will use his so far useless jets. Smugglers will roll with skates. Troopers will fart and speed up. Vanguards will hook on the wall like spider man. Agents will call a tie-fighter for a ride. Knights will use magical Mario Bros boots. haha lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AetherMcLoud Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 How about some gorram answer from Bioware on this issue? this isn't the first thread asking this, and this is pretty much a make-or-break issue for a lot of PVP players. We really need a dev answer stating clearly if rocket boots will be usable in warzones or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AetherMcLoud Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Still. No. Official. Answer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leoness Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 No answer can mean only one thing, they don't know themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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