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Oogah_Chakha said:

I know there was some questions asked before about weaponry in Starmourn, but I couldn't find it, I probably just overlooked it.

What sort of weapons will be available?

Will there be a generic weapon skill set or will all weapons be class-specific?

It was said Fury swords are just normal swords that they imbue them selves, so could anyone use a sword?

The P.I.E.C.E. for the Scoundrels, how customizeable will this be? Is it going to ONLY be a hand canon/Caster gun or will we be able to specialize. A more mercenary type scoundrel would perhaps have a rifle PIECE, an assassin/bounty hunter type might use Snipers and your a-typical HanYolo would carry around a hand cannon.

Will BEASTS only use their mounted weapons, or can they also carry handheld weapons?

1/2) For launch, we're mainly focusing on the class-specific weapons, but we have plans to open this area up more in the future. In general, using general weapons won't be as effective as your class skills though (but various weapons may complement them)

3) Non-infused kithblades will probably tie into #1.

4) PIECE is a pistol only. You'll see why when you see the ability listing and how the class plays.

5) Just their mounted weapons at launch, ties into #1 too.

Well, I think there's a fine line that needs to be worked around. On the one hand, having all your stuff taken and all of your progress destroyed can and will drive people from the game. "Lrn2code" and "lol git gud" aren't answers because the last thing we want to do is let irresponsible people drive away people who would have otherwise stayed just because those people didn't code right or aren't as experienced.

That said, Shatterhome is supposedly a haven for criminals and I can't see there being no theft or it being looked down on too hard by people in it, at least in some cases, and some of the races are specifically outed as generally being dirty enough to steal and engage in piracy. Plus mercenary work and the like. So it can't be gone entirely and keep that same sense of criminality. So there's got to be some kind of balance between allowing theft/criminal activity and protecting people from losing so much that they just don't feel like it's worth trying to progress or worth staying anymore.

We know the Class Skills. Are you far enough along, and willing, to tease what the main skills and miniskills might be? What they might entail? 

That's all I got for now.

As long as it doesn't amount to "let your computer protect you from this" I'll be cool with it. If I can do something about it, rather than let my character/ship be paralyzed as whatever abilities leech whatever I've worked for happen, I'll be cool.

Sure, having another player submit makes you feel powerful, but having one's personal gains taken away in an instant, because I couldn't program the right triggers makes my time in the game feel less than worthless.

I should note that while your PVE won't be as complex as a PVP fight, it will still be a lot more abilities while fighting mobs - most of our classes have strategies around layering effects and outcomes, so while you can just spam a straight damage attack, it won't be as efficient as using all of the tools at your disposal. Naturally, it comes down to what you're fighting, as Aurelius said, you wouldn't bother trying to do those sort of things on something that would likely die before you see the effects of your actions. If you're fighting something around your own level, where fights are not so trivial and one-sided, you'll definitely see advantages of experimenting with your toolkit!