Cocles Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Appearance tabs, and gear that scales to class will take time, and shove such features down the development timeline. For now, just toss up a light, medium, and heavy version of the same outfit on the appropriate social vendors and CE store. There's no reason why this couldn't be done with minimal time and resources. ... I know some of you are claiming "It's social gear!" That's fine, but then it should be purely aesthetic for everyone. As it is right now, light armor wearers get to wear it as their actual armor set, which stinks for the rest of us. Either way, I look forward to someday being a black stormtrooper armed with a lightsaber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalShield Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Yes the armour scales up to heavy armour with the right mods in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cocles Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Yes the armour scales up to heavy armour with the right mods in it. No it doesn't. I own the armor (Imperial Trooper) and bought the mods. It remains "light" as opposed to "medium" or "heavy", with substantially reduced damage reduction. Do you really think this thread would be three pages long if it were as simple as using mods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnholyHamster Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 /support Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcor Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 I know this is slightly necroing but I figured it's better to post in an old thread than create a new one. So bump. I love the CE armor look, but outside social gatherings it's almost worthless due to the armor type not scaling. When looking at my agent it's about 50% of the base value of medium armor, I'm wagering that if I compared it to my SW armor it'd be 33%. This means, that outside SI characters, the armor is like wearing paper in combat. A total, complete and utter downgrade and, especially as a BH or SW tank, idiotic to wear. Please either add a set of each armor type, or simply make the CE trooper armor scale to the type of armor your class/ac can wear. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark-Sol Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Tossing my support in here. Pleasepleaseplease make this armor scale, or provide medium and heavy variants. I have a BH shieldtech that would love to tank in some of this stuff... but due to the armor penalty, it isn't viable. Meanwhile, if an Inquisitor tank wanted to, they could do so with no penalty. *sadpanda* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bboudreaux Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 (edited) well maybe they will work something out with this stuff .. I am not sure how the armor works with other classes but I thought it was the mods themselves that gave the armor it's stats .. what level and grade mods do you have in the armor and what level grade armor are you comparing it to? Edited January 5, 2012 by bboudreaux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinityplusone Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 (edited) There are two ways to look at this; 1. Its BW's way of saying sorry to the light armor wearers for the most ridiculous looking endgame gear we will have to wear. or 2. Its BW's way of trolling the light armor wearers by giving them the ability to look how they want then snatching it out from under them in the endgame. Its like, "lookin good, lookin good, BAM! Big shoulder pads and a hat that looks like it has a set of bull horns in it." Edited January 5, 2012 by Infinityplusone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bboudreaux Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 There are two ways to look at this; 1. Its BW's way of saying sorry to the light armor wearers for the most ridiculous looking endgame gear we will have to wear. or 2. Its BW's way of trolling the light armor wearers by giving them the ability to look how they want then snatching it out from under them in the endgame. Its like, "lookin good, lookin good, BAM! Big shoulder pads and a hat that looks like it has a set of bull horns in it." that stupid looking gear was a MAJOR influence in me NOT playing world of warcraft .. I have a hard time trying to stomach that garbage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redrum Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 (edited) /no support I don't want to see everyone wearing the same thing nor do I want the game design changed according to the the whims of the few. It's the equivalent of social armor and it should remain that way. Edited January 5, 2012 by Redrum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrolPraetor Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I think it should scale for medium and heavy armor wearers, as well. Been meaning to get my BH the Imp Trooper set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark-Sol Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I am not sure how the armor works with other classes but I thought it was the mods themselves that gave the armor it's stats .. what level and grade mods do you have in the armor and what level grade armor are you comparing it to? Total armor is a function of armoring mods, plus some kind of multiplyer for "type". For example, a level 2 armoring mod in Orange Heavy Armor will yield approximately 25 armor, while the same mod in Orange Light Armor gives 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark-Sol Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 /no support I don't want to see everyone wearing the same thing nor do I want the game design changed according to the the whims of the few. It's the equivalent of social armor and it should remain that way. So a Sith Inquisitor can tank (or do anything else) perfectly well in Trooper Armor (or any other social armor in the game) while every other class can't? Seems reasonable. What you seem to misunderstand is, until endgame, social armor is 100% valid for Inquisitors/Consulars, and less than optimal for all other classes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anzel Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I was very very very disappointed by this. Disappointed in general with gear. Everyone looks like they are homeless clowns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balnazaar Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 (edited) This was in a way a fail from BioWare. Military armor like the Imperial Trooper set is great for Rolepaly of any kind, and it is CE exclusive. BAAAAAAD MOOOOOVEEEE! I know loads of people are mad about this, I am one. So I really hope that most if not ALL ARMOR SETS seen in the game, including the armor worn by NPCs, or by most, will be usable by any and every player. EDITED BY POSTER: Acually, not neccessarily that much. But I agree with most others here: make the Imperial Trooper Armour set and a few others SOCIAL ARMOURS. No level required, or will scale to your level on pickup... or something. Edited January 7, 2012 by Balnazaar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halucina_Djinn Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Totally agree with making this stuff scale to your armor level and DEFINITELY they need an appearance tab. I think I should at least be able to change the color aspect of the armor so it all matches and gives me the ability to be slightly unique to the other IAs I run into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zugumbamamba Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I agree. this gives unfair advantage to light armor classes as they can buy a full set of orange moddable armor cheap at low lvls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robotato Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Just want to chime in and give my support to this idea and full agreement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevil Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Please make it scaleable soon... it's useless otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegasbilly Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 easiest way to rectify this is to create an appearance tab in your character window and not require mods for the social outfits. This way, anyone can wear it and they can still wear their leveling gear as well. If you choose to show your regular gear then you don't equip anything into the appearance slot, and vice versa. Other games have done it this way and it seems to work out nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loendar Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I support this as well - the armor should be available in all three types or have the ability to 'slot' an armor type (light/medium/heavy) so that you don't gimp yourself for taking advantage of the social gear system. As a heavy armor using tank wearing this armor would be a massive hit and unacceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderNarco Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 /signed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cakellene Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 /signed! And necro'd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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