Jedi Lightsaber Hit 3

[skyhunter11]

One of the issues is robe toughness negates much of the lightsaber damager and its appears to be difficult from a coding point of view to remove robe toughness while keep the balance in both pvp and pve. The other issue is force lighting 2 which requires just the first 3 boxes in powers is massively stronger than Dervish2 from master lightsaber. The downside is that force lightning can be reflected so you have to be careful when you use it in pvp. I still believe force lightning should be high damage and dont want to see it nerfed.

My suggestion is to increase the damage of :

Saber One Hand Hit 3
Saber Two Hand Hit 3
Saber Polearm Hit 3

Increasing the damage of these special attacks that is closer to the damage of force lightning 2 would make it more competive. Because force lighting can be reflected and saber attacks can not, it should be less offensive damage. Saber Hit 3 attacks would do much more damage than dervish 2 minus the states that are inflicted upon target. Saber Hit 3 is also a single target attack like single lightning 2. This also a damage boost to those players that do not have master lightsaber. Gives Bounty Hunters something more to worry about as well. If the damage is increased for these special attacks, the force cost would also need to be adjusted higher so its used strategically like force lighting.

This would be easier code and test (not saying its easy) than dealing with the robe toughness issue.

Narrk.

[RemusStorm]

Interesting ideas Narrk.

I can't really see it happening tho, we haven't even got house pack up or the new craftable faction armour and it's been on test server for over 12 months.

It would be nice to see some changes and updates to non jedi/bh profs, seems like bulk of changes are jedi or bh related.

[Cyclone]

I can't really see it happening tho, we haven't even got house pack up or the new craftable faction armour and it's been on test server for over 12 months.

I assure you, we all share the frustrations with the lack of development that is happening on the server currently, even Dirge (though some people may not think this is the case). Afterall the staff are all players here too, that put on a staff hat so we can help the project from the other side. Unfortunately Dirge just has not had time to be able to proceed with development concerns in recent times (apart from minor, easy changes). We thank you for your understanding through this period and hope that we can experience a reccomencement of development soon. If anyone has experience coding and has an interest volunteering some of their spare time to the project, we urge you to take a look at this topic and consider applying: viewtopic.php?f=95&t=10852

[RemusStorm]

RIP Server.

[Cynar]

People have been saying RIP for 5 years.....5 long years. Every server goes through periods of non-development and dips in population, even if they are able to survive more than a year. Most servers shut down 1-2 years after launch. some even quicker than that. I don't have enough fingers and toes to count how many servers have shutdown since Awakening launched. Aside from Basilisk and Reckoning there are only a couple that have made it more than 2 years. People just don't realize how much of your life this consumes until you get into it.

Sure it's cool and all for about the first 4 or 5 months. You start to slowly realize you are spending all of your free time on this, digging some into career time, as well as family life. It really is difficult to be passionate about this project because you love it, at the same time the only benefit gained from it is making some people happy. Lord knows you can't make everyone happy. I can look at this objectively now because I have had time away and been able to focus on other areas of my life. It's been wonderful. I also miss this project and it's community. It's probably why I stop in more than previous staff members and make comments.

So when you come in a make snide comments like "RIP Server", please take a moment to think about the people who have put a ton of time and energy into Awakening. They have sacrificed so much so you could play for the first time or play again, whichever might be the case. They have given up a portion of their lives so you could have a good time. They have asked for nothing in return. I think that keeping a 17 year old game up and running so you can live and play in a Star Wars Universe deserves a small amount of respect. I'm not saying it's only staff that have invested time and energy into Awakening. A good number of vets have helped maintain population and helped to keep this Galaxy alive. You too are a part of the reason this place is still running. Respect that too, all that hard work you did deserves it.

[RemusStorm]

Sorry your thread has been hijacked Narrk.

Cynar, not snide, just the truth, server has been slowly dieing over the past 12 months.

I'm trying my hardest to be active and help new people, try make PvP and do what I do, but just gets very tough to be positive.

Do you still play on the server??

[Cynar]

Sorry your thread has been hijacked Narrk.

Cynar, not snide, just the truth, server has been slowly dieing over the past 12 months.

I'm trying my hardest to be active and help new people, try make PvP and do what I do, but just gets very tough to be positive.

Do you still play on the server??

This isn’t a debate anyone is going to win, except for me of course! If I had a nickel for every time a player said Awakening has been or is dying for [insert time frame] [insert reason here] I would indeed have a large sum of money.

In fact Awakening will eventually close down. It is inevitable. It could be in 12 months from now or 50 years. No one can predict that with any certainty I remember in November of 2014 a player predicting Awakening closing in 30 days. In fact 2 months later we had 500 more active players than we did that week in November.

I also remember a 3 different entire guilds leaving at different points in time leaving and claiming their departure would ruin Awakening. They didn’t get their way, demands were made and 2, 3, and 4 years later Awakening is still running.

Most of those same players don’t even play swg anymore, anywhere. Man, If you feel the need to take a break it doesn’t hurt. Don’t let population get you down because it rises and falls.

Truth be told it’s swg is an old game. I’ve been playing WoW off and on since 2004. A new expanse comes out I play it for 2-3 months then I’m out again for 2 years. Games get old fast and there are just too many games to play.

Players will come and go and as long as there is money, players willing to play, and staff willing to help Awakening will endure. I wish I could have a positive overtone for players here, but the only thing that saves a game like swg is new players. The best tool for getting new players is other players bringing them in.

Sure other servers are adding planets and a few missions here and there but this game isn’t designed at the core to be like a normal mmo. It’s designed for players to make their own content.

I haven’t seen any players anywhere out promoting Awakening since 2015. That’s the biggest point of failure for any server. If you don’t help recruit new players then you aren’t helping yourself.

The staff does enough, they shouldn’t have to go out and recruit too. I have done that for long periods of time. Recruiting, helped players, answered tickets, listened to players concerns over voice, testing fixes on test server, dealing with corrupt staff, cheating, checking sever logs, chat logs, snuffing out drama and on and on.

All at the same time while trying to live life with my family and having a career. Which believe me I would prefer to be running this server sometimes than the career part. So when a staff member tells you development is at a snails pace or stand still, then please cut them some slack.

They have a life they would like to live too. They have to eat, their kids gotta eat. Which means they’ve got to work. They even might want to play a game every now and then too. This is a emu server, not a AAA online service. The money donated goes to keeping the hardware and software licensing paid up.

If people want to pony up some real money and hire developers that get paid to develop there are plenty out there. They also want to be paid well for their time. So the fact you got one or two people developing for free in what little spare time they can spare, well I would count that as a blessing.

I don’t really discuss my play habits with other players as I prefer to remain anonymous when I play. It would also make anything I did a target. It has in the past so I just don’t talk about me playing on Awakening. I don’t even talk to Staff members about it.

I’ve droned on for long enough. People keep asking for changes. It doesn’t hurt and it might even happen. Keep the negative Nancy shit to a minimal. If you are burned out or not happy with Awakening, well take a break or take a hike. No need to bring everyone else down with you.

[RemusStorm]

Hi Cynar!

Please keep on topic or create another post for other suggestions not relating to this one.


Thanks.

[Cynar]

This has been noted by staff and I'm locking this before it turns into something more than it should. It seems people are bored and looking for entertainment via another alternative. I may not be an active member of staff and typically I ignore people acting foolish. Suicide by Cynar is an old game, which is no longer available to play. If you are looking for a reason to get banned try another person.