I probably read the official forums far too much for my own sanity. ![[Image: wink.gif]](http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/wink.gif)
The reason why it's unlikely we'll see a Shield defense set is...it'll be too expensive to animate. That's what CuppaJo reported a while back. Apparently Cryptic did plan it...but labour is money, and according to the devs, if they added a Shield set, it'd be the game's single most expensive set to date.
There wasn't much further explanation, but player speculation is...well, if they wanted to do it right, the shield would have to be shifting around to block incoming attacks and stuff, and it'd have to flow with attack animations...well. Again, speculation, 'cause we don't know what she meant.
(Mind, that's for Shield defence. I don't think they've specifically spoken to nix Shield offence.)
Positron has confirmed that Pistols will not be a scrapper set, largely because they don't want to add any more scrapper sets with significant ranged attacks. I can't remember the exact words used, but I recall Spines was mentioned in passing, with the implication they kinda regret it.
*shrug*
Mind, as this proves, Cryptic does have a track record of changing their minds, based on changes in technology, staff, the game, so there's hope.
Personally, the powerset I'd like to see is some sort of 'energy' melee for Scrappers. I don't mean the EM set that Tanks and Stalkers have, mind... what I mean is, I want a Scrapper attack set that involves, I dunno, bright special effects of some sort. Psionic melee, light melee, whatever. Even if they just port Elec Melee from Brutes, I'll be happy.
-- Acyl
Quote:
More complicated, requiring building animations completely out of whole cloth, would be a new Tanker Primary: Shield.
Quote:Unfortunately, neither of these are going to happen, at least not anytime soon. And it's unlikely the second ever will. I'm too lazy to dig up the exact posts, you understand, so take my word on it, but the devs have said as much.
I believe the plan is for Pistols to be a limited-range scrapper set, like Spines.
The reason why it's unlikely we'll see a Shield defense set is...it'll be too expensive to animate. That's what CuppaJo reported a while back. Apparently Cryptic did plan it...but labour is money, and according to the devs, if they added a Shield set, it'd be the game's single most expensive set to date.
There wasn't much further explanation, but player speculation is...well, if they wanted to do it right, the shield would have to be shifting around to block incoming attacks and stuff, and it'd have to flow with attack animations...well. Again, speculation, 'cause we don't know what she meant.
(Mind, that's for Shield defence. I don't think they've specifically spoken to nix Shield offence.)
Positron has confirmed that Pistols will not be a scrapper set, largely because they don't want to add any more scrapper sets with significant ranged attacks. I can't remember the exact words used, but I recall Spines was mentioned in passing, with the implication they kinda regret it.
*shrug*
Mind, as this proves, Cryptic does have a track record of changing their minds, based on changes in technology, staff, the game, so there's hope.
Personally, the powerset I'd like to see is some sort of 'energy' melee for Scrappers. I don't mean the EM set that Tanks and Stalkers have, mind... what I mean is, I want a Scrapper attack set that involves, I dunno, bright special effects of some sort. Psionic melee, light melee, whatever. Even if they just port Elec Melee from Brutes, I'll be happy.
-- Acyl