An DC-17m question.

[SylasGaunt]

Actually the armor protects quite well against blasters. Again play tag with an SBD or Droideka.

Of course the Trandos aren't using blasters anyway so the argument is really moot.

[Cykeisme]

Referring to the initial thread topic, I kept this discussion in mind while looking at the weapon change animations in the game.

It's clear the DC-17m is supposed to be modular, so it isn't aplomb to removing the barrel or upper receiver of a real firearm. Changing between weapons only involves removing the forward portion of the weapon, after which your on-screen hands attach the appropriate ammunition magazine. So aside from the mag, there's only two parts.. and the rear part is smaller.
It's more like detaching the rear end from one weapon and attaching it to another.

This of course brings up another point: if the only commonality of parts is the rear module, which consists of no more than the triggergroup, grip and stock, why not just carry fully assembled weapons instead of detaching the rear module and re-attaching it to other front ends?


When it comes to discussing details in a computer game, like hits-to-kill and such, I think it can be chalked up purely to game mechanics. The DC-15 armed Clonetroopers in the game fared equally badly against droids, so I guess it's safe to say that it's purely for reasons of gameplay that the 17m blaster takes 50+ shots to take down an SBD, and that the anti-armor attachment is intended to be at least almost as powerful as the Mer-Sonn shoulder-fired launchers that ARCs carry (albeit shorter ranged).

The shields thing might also be purely a game thing, but I'd still like to ask if personal shields are canon. All the Kyle Katarn games (from Dark Forces all the way to Jedi Knight and JKA) have personal shields in them, as do KotOR and Republic Commando, but do they have any canon basis, or were they made up for the sake of gameplay?

[Lord Revan]

Referring to the initial thread topic, I kept this discussion in mind while looking at the weapon change animations in the game.

It's clear the DC-17m is supposed to be modular, so it isn't aplomb to removing the barrel or upper receiver of a real firearm. Changing between weapons only involves removing the forward portion of the weapon, after which your on-screen hands attach the appropriate ammunition magazine. So aside from the mag, there's only two parts.. and the rear part is smaller.
It's more like detaching the rear end from one weapon and attaching it to another.

This of course brings up another point: if the only commonality of parts is the rear module, which consists of no more than the triggergroup, grip and stock, why not just carry fully assembled weapons instead of detaching the rear module and re-attaching it to other front ends?

actually there's more in common then just trigger group, grip and stock. It also has a light blue sylinder that's porbaly the thing creates the bolt (can't remember what it called) so the real difference between the attachment is the barrel.

When it comes to discussing details in a computer game, like hits-to-kill and such, I think it can be chalked up purely to game mechanics. The DC-15 armed Clonetroopers in the game fared equally badly against droids, so I guess it's safe to say that it's purely for reasons of gameplay that the 17m blaster takes 50+ shots to take down an SBD, and that the anti-armor attachment is intended to be at least almost as powerful as the Mer-Sonn shoulder-fired launchers that ARCs carry (albeit shorter ranged).

that seem reasonble since I can't belive that three Clone Troopers can't take single heavy trando merc cause their weapon don't do enough damage.

The shields thing might also be purely a game thing, but I'd still like to ask if personal shields are canon. All the Kyle Katarn games (from Dark Forces all the way to Jedi Knight and JKA) have personal shields in them, as do KotOR and Republic Commando, but do they have any canon basis, or were they made up for the sake of gameplay?

their canon as they're in NEGWT