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Post by planeswalker459 on Feb 23, 2009 14:35:33 GMT -5
I'd say give him the Mouse Droid ability. It fits the character, and if you wanted to, you could include mouse droids on top of him.
It gives him fantastic synergy with the Merc Commander, and makes them both very viable pieces, which is what we want.
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Post by maverick on Feb 23, 2009 17:12:20 GMT -5
Yep, I'm actually gratified to see WotC coming up with an idea similar to the one I was working on (even if it's a bit simpler than mine!). Based on the new Mouse Droid and Mercenary Commander, what do we think of the Merc Lt? The Mouse, obviously, has certain advantages and disadvantages. What about putting Relay Orders on a combat piece (even one that's not all that great)? Worthy of consideration or too radical? And if we decide to do it, should he have Mercenary as a special ability? That would, to some extent, limit his placement, but would also make him subject to the Merc Commander's CE. I think the idea is fine and yes I think he should have the Mercenary ability (which I think may be able to bring his cost down one or two points). It'll take more strategy to use him. Has it crossed your mind to create a character/SA that is similar to Empathy for Mercs?
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Post by gwek on Feb 24, 2009 3:10:30 GMT -5
I've been thinking about something in the vein of "Merc Empathy" for a while, and figured that it might go on Azkul.
So here's what we're looking at for Merc Lt, I think:
Do we like? And do we like as a generic, or should he be unique?
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Post by planeswalker459 on Feb 24, 2009 11:28:43 GMT -5
If we give it Merc empathy, then it should be Azkul
Otherwise, I love it how it is currently
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Post by gwek on Feb 24, 2009 11:55:37 GMT -5
I meant Azkul would be a totally different piece (frankly, with better stats!).
If you guys like him, we can settle on a cost and get him back to being almost ready...
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Post by maverick on Feb 24, 2009 15:17:01 GMT -5
15-ish? Tops
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Post by gwek on Mar 7, 2009 2:01:26 GMT -5
How 'bout we say 14 and call it a day?
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Post by gwek on Mar 13, 2009 22:02:58 GMT -5
Do we like him at 14?
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Post by Sharrakor on Mar 14, 2009 3:09:07 GMT -5
You know, I don't really like him at all. I feel that his current stats could be used on someone else, and that the Mercenary Lieutenant could be used for the Mercenaries - to help them out.
Although, if you really want the stats as they are, a name change might be an idea.
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Post by gwek on Mar 14, 2009 23:50:41 GMT -5
Okay, I'm game. Who might we put these stats on, and what might be do with the Lt to help Mercs out?
I'm more than happy to explore different things to do with him, but here's a few thoughts on how he wound up here:
1) I wanted to play with the idea of a Fringe Booming Voice, and once Relay Orders came out, thought it might be interesting to see on a combat piece (unlike the Mouse Droid).
2) The Mouse Droid is balanced by its lack of combat skills, so I thought balancing Relay Orders on a combat character with Mercenary might be solid game balance.
3) He does, as pointed out by PW, have excellent synergy with the Merc Commander (which is sort of the point). He can expand the Merc Comm's range of commander effect while in turn benefitting from the commander effect himself (which, if he had his own commander effect, he could not).
4) If possible, I'd like to keep him as a follower for various reasons (including keeping him subject to the Merc Comm's CE, and also because I'm trying to keep down the number of commanders for Virtual KotOR!).
If that doesn't sell you on him (and his role in a mercenary cadre), let's see what else we can do with him!
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Post by Sharrakor on Mar 15, 2009 1:47:09 GMT -5
Well, its not necessarily the stats that bother me, but the name instead. He just doesn't feel like a lieutenant.
If you really want it on a Merc, maybe Mercenary Comms Officer would do?
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Post by gwek on Mar 15, 2009 10:43:29 GMT -5
Okay, so we'll leave the stats for now, and see if anyone else weighs in on the name. Surf? PW?
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Post by maverick on Mar 16, 2009 21:29:02 GMT -5
I can't think of anything
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Post by gwek on Mar 16, 2009 22:09:41 GMT -5
Maverick! Haven't seen you for a while!
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Post by maverick on Mar 18, 2009 19:56:45 GMT -5
thanks...feels good to be missed
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