Renowned jester of the double AS Tigress
MP in sneak eNSDed me and did about 20k damage in 10-12 seconds
Yes.
No.
Nerf the efficacy of AS on every prof INCLUDING agent, and the game will be 90% fixed.
Evades/NT's, and engies also need nerfing after the AS nerf. when evades/reflects/nukes are all on par, then FA needs a nerf to recharge length, and then everything will be reasonable imo.
Then everyone will be harder to kill and the heal nerfs can start. Once that is done, PVM will be a challenge again and PVP will be far more balanced.
I agree they should be the only prof with access to a GOOD AS, but, it's still OP'd as is, even in the hands of 'only' agents.
Consider the huge benefit of AS at TL5, TL5 agents are a head and shoulders above every other prof, if given time to prepare for a 1-1 encounter. Overall, their PVP efficacy is undeniable, with AS+CS+feast+other AI perks, Agents are a walking 5 second alpha. TL7 is different, no question, and yes agents might need a bit more, but, you remove AS from everyone else, and Agents will take on the enviable role of "evade killer"... unfortunately, it's not only "evades killer" though, it will be most other profs as well, save perhaps engi, but engies have balance issues to sort out regardless of AS/AS pistol.
I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm all for losign the AS pistol ASAP, becuase it's the worst damn item thats ever been put into any game I've ever played, BUT, I'm not sure I can fully support Agents having access to such a formidable special, unless other checks are added.
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Especially funny in this thread is the detail where the OP repeatedly claims that 1hb/1he combination of perks is not intended.
Buddy, you dont know what they intend until they tell you. And you're not the one to decide what is intended and what is not. You can voice your opinion on the matter (and I tend to agree that it is a wee bit too cookiecutter) but its just that, your opinion, not a fact.
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Granted, I don't like AS Online either, but you and your friends are overselling the AS pistol way more than you should be. If anything, it enabled many professions to compete better in PVP that you could argue needed that boost. The only OPed thing about AS pistols is the side effect of giving even more advantages to already awesome Advy's ... and that's hardly '100 times' more unbalancing to AO PVP before AS pistol was introduced.
Sorry, but being sensational doesn't make your point. It's not the weapon that is the problem here, it's AS.
Last edited by Obtena; Oct 18th, 2010 at 18:29:52.
Awwww muffin, need a tissue?
Renowned jester of the double AS Tigress
MP in sneak eNSDed me and did about 20k damage in 10-12 seconds
While 1hb/1he perks were supposed to lock out each other, the devs do not mind that they currently don't because they were going to remove that lock ANYWAYS.
You're wrong. Very wrong.
The devs tried to lock the perks out but failed miserably. Instead of fixing the perks to fit the original intention of the lockout, they instead just decided to say "well OK whatever we'll just let them both fire for now."
That doesn't mean it's right that Enfs are throwing perks from both lines like they are.
Last edited by Towerblock; Oct 19th, 2010 at 04:47:03.