Classes

[TravisB]

Well..it looks like Cory is finally implementing the class changes.this is one of the best things about RPG games.the ability to customize your character.

[fallen]

@travis2387 - the extra pay for jobs per profession is the first of many class specialties. Keep an eye out for more. Especially as there are now Runners or most classes available, it is time to start implementing all the differentiation we have planned out.

[Slide87]

anticipations =P ;D

[TravisB]

Feb 20, 2012 12:32:12 GMT -5 fallen said:

@travis2387 - the extra pay for jobs per profession is the first of many class specialties. Keep an eye out for more. Especially as there are now Runners or most classes available, it is time to start implementing all the differentiation we have planned out.

If you are not careful,the runners will require a game of their own lol

[fallen]

@travis - the goal is to make Runners a critical part of the team. A lone Cyber Knight cannot do it all (because the skill variety is too great, or because the enemy is too many and too strong).

[sgtcookie]

Bah, if/when we can attack multiple foes in a single turn, then terms like "too many foes" become irrelevant.

[blackgauntlet]

Psychic Maelstrom?

Napalm Grenades?

Cybernetic Concussive Blast Chest Implant?

[james123]

Chainsaw!

[whitegauntlet]

MACHETE. .

[TravisB]

Feb 27, 2012 14:47:43 GMT -5 fallen said:

@travis - the goal is to make Runners a critical part of the team. A lone Cyber Knight cannot do it all (because the skill variety is too great, or because the enemy is too many and too strong).

I agree. Is it just me, or has the difficulty really spiked in the last few updates.?? Omg guys.. Be gentle. XD

[Cory Trese]

May 28, 2012 16:01:50 GMT -5 TravisB said:

Feb 27, 2012 14:47:43 GMT -5 fallen said:

@travis - the goal is to make Runners a critical part of the team. A lone Cyber Knight cannot do it all (because the skill variety is too great, or because the enemy is too many and too strong).

I agree. Is it just me, or has the difficulty really spiked in the last few updates.?? Omg guys.. Be gentle. XD

Combat V3 is still getting tweaked a bit. Above average penetration weapons have become pretty important.

[TravisB]

May 28, 2012 16:27:40 GMT -5 Cory Trese said:

May 28, 2012 16:01:50 GMT -5 TravisB said:

I agree. Is it just me, or has the difficulty really spiked in the last few updates.?? Omg guys.. Be gentle. XD

Combat V3 is still getting tweaked a bit. Above average penetration weapons have become pretty important.

I'm learning that the hard way. I see that you guys are placing alot of importance on being prepared. Omg I have died countless times but thanks to technology, I'm as good as new! (:

[prideofcadar]

I admit that the only elite version of the Cory series I have is the Star Traders RPG. THe life of a non-Elite-version cyberknight gets very boring very quickly. Something like this:

1. Do you have Money?
No? Take a call, go to Aztek and get one of their high-paying jobs. One of the zones has 4 connectors.
Yes---> go to 2.

2. What class are you?
a. Gunslinger
Buy a pair of Mars Raptor II and go to 3
b. Sniper
Buy a pair of strumwhelger M2s from Boston Rifles Import in Knight Horizon Harbour territory (Those are the best f2p snipers!) and go to 3
c. Cybersword
Buy a Taser Unit MT from Boston Importers and a Steel Enforcer (The very best in Midway Club, Mars Territory) and go to 3
d. Hacker
Scrap everything and go to 3(i)

3. Do you still have money?
Yes---> buy a Firewatch CPU from any club's waitress and go to 4
No----> go to 1 and come back
3(i). Are you a friend of a datahound?
Yes---> go to 4(a)
No----> go to 4

4. Are you superb friends with Aztek?
Yes---> buy an FN-PAR 85mm and go to 5
No ---> keep doing those jobs from Aztek and come back
4(a) Is there a Data Terminal near you?
Yes----> go there and hack everyone blind
No-----> find a dataport and come back

5. Are you good friends with everyone else?
Yes---> farm for a 6-job computer through Aztek
No---> Go on a rampage and use hotels to keep your foes penetrable

and that's it. it gets boring after a while.

[grävling]

The Strumwhelger M2 is indeed a nice weapon, especially if lack of AP is your most serious problem. But it lacks penetration. Innaccurate shooters (poor firearms skill) may be more interested in the Yakashima Mk251 Bounty (buy a real one from Back Bay Importers, not the rip-off copy sold at Boston Rifles). Those with good firearms skills will want to check out the HunterSight from Mars Corp. Again, Boston Rifles sells the inferior sort, get the real one.

But it sounds to me as if what you need is to increase your difficulty level. A lot. So much so that after your first day, you cannot do more jobs for Aztek because you cannot afford to have an encounter there, because you will be shot dead.

[Cory Trese]

Sorry that CK hasn't won your business. We'll keep working on improving it.

The challenge is that we decided to make CK a game more about story than ST, which means the focus hasn't been on the ranking/repping/trading but rather on building a beta framework that can support the story system.

Overall, the game has suffered as a result of this diluted focus. Compared to ST, CK is still very incomplete (something like 30% of the planned features exist in some form or other.)