Dunno nor care if the original poster was being serious. I dismissed him as joking. Traders do not need a new weapon. No profession, in my opinion, needs a new weapon. Traders DO need some attention. Both in the way of bug/balance fixes and new items.Originally posted by Kiryat-Dharin
OK.
Let me put it you this way.
The original poster asked for new, more powerful shotguns.
There's NOTHING wrong with the shotguns you have. I in fact submit that the available shotguns are every bit as good as, say, the available SMGs (excepting Manex), BECAUSE THEY ARE.
Would you rather have an Ithaca or a Sol Chironis? I'd rather have an Ithaca.
Would you rather have a HD or a MCS? If you like specials, replace HD with Medium Shotty. Either way, I think there's a lot to be said for the shotguns.
Traders have PERFECTLY adequate weapons as is. You aren't supposed to be prime damage dealers - if you think you are, you need to stop smoking crack. Your weapons should be, at best, around the level of fixers. Remember that you can, when drained, achieve a good attack rating with ANY gun, and therefore the "but it's a blue skill" complaint is a bunch of crap.
Traders aren't gods. My personal opinions on skill debuffs in PvP are that they're too powerful as a general thing, but I've tried playing a trader (didn't like it much) and I understand you aren't gods.
Now you guys need to understand that traders are pretty well off the way they are, and that asking for better weapons is just going to piss off other professions who have a valid point.
Traders don't need new guns.