Bun-Bun wrote:Or a gentlemen's agreement that SB's only be used by characters of level 1,2,3,10,& 11?
I'd be willing to do this, but I highly doubt it would work. I've seen a few people in that range carrying them on 10 or more characters
High Command wrote:Also a Whip of Warning if there's any chance of one of those...
Now, now, HC! There
is such a thing as
too much of a good thing. It's better to come get your whippings from
me periodically than to whip yourself all day
Denied! *crack* High Command wrote:How about we stop blaming the poor little Shatterblasters? They're a beautiful weapon, it's not their fault that nearly every other weapon isn't as beautiful as they are. If anything needs tinkering with it's the higher stat weapons that aren't currently worth upgrading to. I'd much rather see some variety of weapons used than everyone just going for the handful that are actually decent all the time. I'd love to use some others myself but I just don't seen anything viable between the 2 stat, XS2, Lightsaber and Shatterblaster and the Fusion Cannon. Except maybe the Atomic Firebreath and Gattling Gun.
The way I see it, it'd be a viable option to delete/recall them, level them, OR stock them in plenty. My reasoning is that the weapon itself is something that players are obviously enjoying. The conflict lies in the limited amount and the limited variety of weapons used by players by proxy (have them and kill or be killed by them). Restocking them so that everyone wanting them could have them did not break the game for lightsabers and null-rays. The biggest problem with doing the same for Shatterblasters is that they literally have the power of the highest tier weapons, which depreciates the value of said highest tier weapons. In this regard, I use the words "viable option" rather than "desirable" or "preferred".
I guess you could technically make them like the XS2 Null-Rays, the same damage for slightly different stats, that may work also. Personally, I'd like to see a bigger variety of weapons being used, also, but most will likely gravitate to the strongest weapon. A workable balance may be a lot to ask, though.