[dev1049] New weapon skills

[Siiri]

Discussion kind of lost focus in the emp weapon stuff. I think most of us agree that these weaponskills should be better than the lvl 60 weapon skills, and it is very sad that most are not. Also, regardless of where SAM currently falls on the food chain of DDs, it has been consistently a favorite of the developers, and many people are kind of mad once again they are one of the only jobs that got a good weaponskill.

[Treyd]

Discussion kind of lost focus in the emp weapon stuff. I think most of us agree that these weaponskills should be better than the lvl 60 weapon skills, and it is very sad that most are not. Also, regardless of where SAM currently falls on the food chain of DDs, it has been consistently a favorite of the developers, and many people are kind of mad once again they are one of the only jobs that got a good weaponskill.

This is my sentiments exactly. These WS are not only level 96, but require a large amount of merit points to upgrade them to their fullest potential. In my opinion, they are supposed to represent mastery over a weapon. To make them equal or in some cases lower in power to WS learned over 30 levels ago is a joke and a slap in the face. I'm honestly getting of the Devs using "Balance!" as an excuse for implementing poor gameplay mechanics that continuously receive negative feedback from the playerbase.

This is not even close to balance. Like many others, I'm starting to lose faith that SE will ever listen. The playerbase wants these new WS to be regularly usable and moderately strong for the jobs that can use them. I seriously doubt anyone is looking forward to spending 100 merits on situational toys that may be used rarely for their favorite jobs. I know I'm not.