I doubt you have played a trader and I am glad all you care about is PVP and all, but it *would* in fact gimp the trader and make him another lame arse combat PVP class.Originally posted by Garzu
I dont agree, their debuffs will be effective vs weapons after the OE nerf, and they are already effective vs nano skills. = a big boost.
They are the ONLY profession with healing + roots = damn powerful combo. They cannot be gimped in pvp, even if we took away their debuffs completely.
I say it is more than enough with one nano debuffer : MPs, let the trader be the weapon debuffer, which will work after the OE nerf.
SOME of us enjoy other things. It's such a shame the game is getting gimped over PVP
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They need 2 sets of rules. One where everyone is gimped for PVP and one where everyone can still have their strengths and weaknesses and fight PVM.
I really think this would solve a lot of problems. I prefer the old days when the game first started (minus the bugs) Where I knew if I took my Crat into a PVP zone I knew he was toast. I never expected to take on an agent who sniped me. The way it was meant to be. But that was *my* choice when I selected a Crat, or trader or Any other class. I weighed the differences, strengths and weaknesses and chose what mattered to me.
I am really tired though of all the PVP crying.
Wahh Gimp this, Wahh I cant Own PVP.
Get over it.
It was never meant to be balanced.
It's a shame funcom is listening to the small percentage of players (by their own polls) and ruining the game for others.
Maybe they need to do like other gaming systems do, have PVP servers with their own sets of rules. I really think it would be a good idea.
But Hay, I will just try another class till they Gimp that. I play one till the kill the enjoyment in the name of Balance, then move on to something different.
Despite it all there is still nothing else out there like it... and as long as I can find scraps of fun I will keep playing.
I think this is a great game... though I really fear it's doom from PVP gimp wars.
I just hope at one point they stop the Gimp wars.
For the record I like the patch, though it will make me retire my trader and go with my engineer. And no I am not worried about losing my Bot. It's a challenge that can be worked around.
It may take some brain power and some tactics but it adds a challenge.
*I do believe a trader debuff should end however as soon as the trader is dead.
Then when players get gimped in PVP they would all say 'GO Kill that friggin Trader!' Just so their stats would go back up.
THAT would put the fear of God in a trader on a PVP field
Of course you couldn't just tab and shoot... you might have to be tactical in PVP then... that's scary isn't it
Just for the record Traders worked wonderfully before all the gimp wars. It is the crying about wanting each class to Own PVP that has ruined so many classes and will in the end kill the Trader class... the most innovative class of this game. Trading skills was a brilliant concept! My Hats off to whatever Funcom member thought it up... and my condolences on it's impending gimp death... it is a sad one.
Anyhow I will shut up now.
-Koyote
Played since Day 1 and Played all classes Post and pre Nerf. (and will likely play them all again as the get nerfed one by one)
http://forums.anarchy-online.com/sho...?threadid=2223
Less than 8% (7.3%) of those polled prioritize as important PVP
Even the Storyline ranks higher.