DarkIntelligence Posted August 12, 2013 Posted August 12, 2013 What the title says. With the imminent arrival of 2.4 and the ?final? confrontation with the Dread Masters looming on the horizon I think it would be very appropriate. I am big on the RPG component of MMOs and for me the biggest thing with RPG is looking the part. The Dread Masters have become an iconic element of SW:TOR and I would love to improve on my sorcerer's already dreadmastery look by replacing his Dread Guard Mask with a full fledged Dread Master one. I can't speak for anyone else but if those masks do make it on the Cartel Market I would pay 10,000+ cartel coins per mask like that /snaps fingers! Btw if you can't include all the masks for greater variety then I would suggest either Calphayus' (aka the one on the far right on the picture that has them all lined up) or Raptus' (the one in the middle of the same picture) as they seem the most aesthetic of the bunch. I think it would be fairly easy to implement and is sure to make a lot of people happy, while hurting no one, and not to mention that all the skins have already been in-game for months and they won't have to be created from scratch like the Eradicator set and mask (which were, perhaps, the best thing on the CM so far, at least imo). Thanks in advance, and I will greatly appreciate any info on this! P.S. Eric if you read this I am counting on you for getting me an answer, since you did such a good job with my last CM question! You raised the bar high so I am expecting results!
MisterBlackJack Posted August 12, 2013 Posted August 12, 2013 We may end up getting them via reputation through the new rep faction on Oricon
DarkIntelligence Posted August 12, 2013 Author Posted August 12, 2013 We may end up getting them via reputation through the new rep faction on Oricon That would be perfect too. Hopefully we get some confirmation either way.
MisterBlackJack Posted August 12, 2013 Posted August 12, 2013 That would be perfect too. Hopefully we get some confirmation either way. Yes. There was some infomation about what is possibly coming with pts patch of 2.4:
Darth_Moonshadow Posted August 12, 2013 Posted August 12, 2013 Well considering the only reason they gave the Dread Masters those helmets was because people complained that the Dread Masters had common Sith Inquisitor helms back in Beta and that it was "rehashed content that should have been not available to the player to signify their importance", I'm prolly guessing that if anyone from Bioware reads this, they're going to slam their head into the desk so hard, it splits.
hunterofprime Posted August 12, 2013 Posted August 12, 2013 Well considering the only reason they gave the Dread Masters those helmets was because people complained that the Dread Masters had common Sith Inquisitor helms back in Beta and that it was "rehashed content that should have been not available to the player to signify their importance", I'm prolly guessing that if anyone from Bioware reads this, they're going to slam their head into the desk so hard, it splits. Yeah... lets not have something like this readily available on the Cartel Market... how about making it an actual drop from the Dread Masters themselves instead of reducing the importance of another significant item to something you can buy with enough cash?
Nickious Posted August 12, 2013 Posted August 12, 2013 wait isn't the dreadmasters mask a rare drop from Dreadtooth? I know i've seen a couple on my server with those trolly masks on.
MisterBlackJack Posted August 12, 2013 Posted August 12, 2013 (edited) wait isn't the dreadmasters mask a rare drop from Dreadtooth? I know i've seen a couple on my server with those trolly masks on. It's a dread guard mask not a dread masters mask. Its similar design to the dread masters' mask, but the masters has more designs to it Edited August 12, 2013 by MisterBlackJack
Nickious Posted August 12, 2013 Posted August 12, 2013 It's a dread guard mask nto a dread masters mask. Its similar design the the dread masters' mask has more designs to it Ah ok. Looked basically the same to me but there maybe some sublte differences i guess.
Arlon_Nabarlly Posted August 12, 2013 Posted August 12, 2013 wait isn't the dreadmasters mask a rare drop from Dreadtooth? I know i've seen a couple on my server with those trolly masks on. It's not a rare drop. It's a guaranteed drop. In order to fight the secret boss in TFB your whole party has to wear them. http://www.torhead.com/item/aRTq4tQ/dread-guards-corrupted-mask
Arlon_Nabarlly Posted August 12, 2013 Posted August 12, 2013 It's a dread guard mask nto a dread masters mask. Its similar design the the dread masters' mask has more designs to it Really I didn't see much of a difference.
Darth_Moonshadow Posted August 12, 2013 Posted August 12, 2013 Yeah... lets not have something like this readily available on the Cartel Market... how about making it an actual drop from the Dread Masters themselves instead of reducing the importance of another significant item to something you can buy with enough cash? Wasn't really the point of the story. If they wanted player to look like the Dread Masters, they wouldn't have gone through the trouble of the redesign at all.
Nickious Posted August 12, 2013 Posted August 12, 2013 Really I didn't see much of a difference. From looking at both the Dread guard mask and the dread masks, its seems the only difference is that the dread master masks have crests pieces sticking out from the main mask while Dread guard has no crests.
DarkIntelligence Posted August 12, 2013 Author Posted August 12, 2013 Well considering the only reason they gave the Dread Masters those helmets was because people complained that the Dread Masters had common Sith Inquisitor helms back in Beta and that it was "rehashed content that should have been not available to the player to signify their importance", I'm prolly guessing that if anyone from Bioware reads this, they're going to slam their head into the desk so hard, it splits. No. The reason for the complaint, and rightly so, was that the Dread Masters did not look substantially different from players and other NPCs, which given their role in the story was more than warranted. If anything they did such a good job with those masks that many players liked them enough to farm Dreadtooth to get a simpler version (not because they wanted it for the content but because they thought it looked cool), all I am proposing is to take it to the next level and give us the full fledged masks (aka with the crests, as someone already pointed out).
DarkIntelligence Posted August 12, 2013 Author Posted August 12, 2013 Wasn't really the point of the story. If they wanted player to look like the Dread Masters, they wouldn't have gone through the trouble of the redesign at all. I already addressed this in answering your previous post but again, that decision had nothing to do with players being able to look like them. In fact everything about the Cartel Market points to exactly the opposite conclusion. Items sold on the CM allow your character to look exactly like dozens of key SW:TOR and KOTOR characters (Revan, Malak, Thana Vesh just to name the biggest ones). Not to mention that Revan is both a major storyline NPC and a boss... just like the Dread Masters.
DarkIntelligence Posted August 12, 2013 Author Posted August 12, 2013 Yeah... lets not have something like this readily available on the Cartel Market... how about making it an actual drop from the Dread Masters themselves instead of reducing the importance of another significant item to something you can buy with enough cash? I agree with you, but that is how every similar item has been introduced so far and there is no reason to think that might change, nor frankly does it need to. Also with this particular case implementing it in any other way would be very inefficient since there are six different masks, making each a drop from its respective Dread Master is not possible (since from everything we know about them so far it is fair to assume we are going to fight the remaining five together, meaning there is either only going to be one corpse or some form of chest to loot at the end).
Anysao Posted August 12, 2013 Posted August 12, 2013 I love my dread guard's mask. I have a feeling they'll put a copy of those in the CM with 2.4
Darth_Moonshadow Posted August 12, 2013 Posted August 12, 2013 No. The reason for the complaint, and rightly so, was that the Dread Masters did not look substantially different from players and other NPCs, which given their role in the story was more than warranted. If anything they did such a good job with those masks that many players liked them enough to farm Dreadtooth to get a simpler version (not because they wanted it for the content but because they thought it looked cool), all I am proposing is to take it to the next level and give us the full fledged masks (aka with the crests, as someone already pointed out). You basically just reposted my post. The Dread Masters didn't look important and looked like everyone else. Bioware changed it to make them special. Now you want the masks. So now they will, once again, look like the players. So then future players will complain that the Dread Masters aren't special, thus requiring ANOTHER redesign. Ouroborus.
DarkIntelligence Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 You basically just reposted my post. The Dread Masters didn't look important and looked like everyone else. Bioware changed it to make them special. Now you want the masks. So now they will, once again, look like the players. So then future players will complain that the Dread Masters aren't special, thus requiring ANOTHER redesign. Ouroborus. All I can say is scroll two posts up. ^
Zero-Tolerance Posted August 31, 2013 Posted August 31, 2013 i Agree with you dark I love what they have done witht he masks and i went out farmed dreadtooth for the basic guards mask i would love to get raptus's mask it would be nice seeing as we already have revans stuff and thanas why cant we have the dread Masters masks if we do in fact kill them all the masks shouldnt be locked from players anymore cause their story would be over.
DarkIntelligence Posted August 31, 2013 Author Posted August 31, 2013 i Agree with you dark I love what they have done witht he masks and i went out farmed dreadtooth for the basic guards mask i would love to get raptus's mask it would be nice seeing as we already have revans stuff and thanas why cant we have the dread Masters masks if we do in fact kill them all the masks shouldnt be locked from players anymore cause their story would be over. Yeah I really hope they bring them to the CM now, especially given the facts from the PTS so far, in that they will not be reputation rewards and that it is unlikely they will drop from the individual Dread Masters, although I can see them having Brontes drop his (like Karraga) since he is the last boss in the Dread Fortress, but that still leaves out the other masks. And they will look amazing with the new Dread Forged sets! Come on BW, come get my coins! /emote rattles virtual coin purse
BodyThetanMan Posted September 6, 2013 Posted September 6, 2013 although I can see them having Brontes drop his (like Karraga) since he is the last boss in the Dread Fortress, Brontes is female. That said, I could see this. And then there's the final boss of Dread Palace... The 'Dread Council.' No, I don't know what that is.
Arenatah Posted September 6, 2013 Posted September 6, 2013 Well considering the only reason they gave the Dread Masters those helmets was because people complained that the Dread Masters had common Sith Inquisitor helms back in Beta and that it was "rehashed content that should have been not available to the player to signify their importance", I'm prolly guessing that if anyone from Bioware reads this, they're going to slam their head into the desk so hard, it splits. ^This. Besides, you can already get a dread master helmet. Just kill dreadtooth ;D
DarkIntelligence Posted September 17, 2013 Author Posted September 17, 2013 Brontes is female. That said, I could see this. And then there's the final boss of Dread Palace... The 'Dread Council.' No, I don't know what that is. Umm no, you have it completely wrong. Bestia is the only female Dread Master. Brontes (the one with the four tentacle-claws on his back) is very much male and is the final boss in the Dread Fortress not PALACE.
DarkIntelligence Posted September 17, 2013 Author Posted September 17, 2013 ^This. Besides, you can already get a dread master helmet. Just kill dreadtooth ;D No deary, you can't. You can get a Dread Guard Mask, which as I said I already have, from killing Dreadtooth not a Dread Master one. That being said I grant you that they are simular, the Dread Master masks each have their own unique crest, and that kind of minor customization may not be a big thing to you, but it is to me, and since the CM is all about customization, I don't think I am asking anything that doesn't fit the bill. P.S. The "this" you are referring to doesn't mean a womp's rat droppings, and even if it did it still has no bearing on what I am asking. Via the CM BioWare has made, and continues to make, available entire sets or gear worn by famous NPCs, all I am asking for is a mask...
Recommended Posts