Cannot upgrade TR-116A. >:|

kamiyama317

My Mk. I TR-116A rifle can't be upgraded. This is a travesty worthy of an epic saga. I will weep myself to death unless it is fixed soon.

borticuscryptic

This is on purpose. That is a promotional item intended only for low-level play. The TR-116B (available via Crafting) can be obtained at higher Mks, and upgraded all the way to 14/Gold.

kamiyama317

Well that's good to know. I'm going to have to get me a TR-116B then. Thanks for the quick response!

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borticuscryptic wrote: »

This is on purpose. That is a promotional item intended only for low-level play. The TR-116B (available via Crafting) can be obtained at higher Mks, and upgraded all the way to 14/Gold.

And if you feel like dropping a few mil down the line, the TR-116B can be bought off the exchange, too.

nulonu

The tr-116b doesn't shoot through walls though.

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nulonu wrote: »

The tr-116b doesn't shoot through walls though.

But it does give you x-ray vision.

welcome2earf

Not all pre-order items are stuck though; in an earlier post soem dev (i forgot which one) said he remember he still needed to do the upgrade path for the Chromodynamic Armor.

That said, "only intended for low-level play"...I mean, so is a Mark II phaser, but it's still upgradeable?

Some of the pre-order items I can understand not doing (like the Tr-116a)...but not doing ANY of them seems, honestly, more like "We can't be bothered to do them" than anything else.

angarus1

I like to use my TR-116A until the end of Nimbus. Good for shooting pesky, occasionally untargetable Gorn off ledges.

welcome2earf

A Tr-116a Fully buffed in a tac is still effective....

kamiyama317

welcome2earf wrote: »

Not all pre-order items are stuck though; in an earlier post soem dev (i forgot which one) said he remember he still needed to do the upgrade path for the Chromodynamic Armor.

That said, "only intended for low-level play"...I mean, so is a Mark II phaser, but it's still upgradeable?

Some of the pre-order items I can understand not doing (like the Tr-116a)...but not doing ANY of them seems, honestly, more like "We can't be bothered to do them" than anything else.

Why would some of the pre-order items be upgradeable, but not all of them? The TR-116A is the only one I would want to be upgradeable. The ability to shoot through walls alone makes it more useful than any other piece of ground gear.

khamseenair

kamiyama317 wrote: »

welcome2earf wrote: »

Not all pre-order items are stuck though; in an earlier post soem dev (i forgot which one) said he remember he still needed to do the upgrade path for the Chromodynamic Armor.

That said, "only intended for low-level play"...I mean, so is a Mark II phaser, but it's still upgradeable?

Some of the pre-order items I can understand not doing (like the Tr-116a)...but not doing ANY of them seems, honestly, more like "We can't be bothered to do them" than anything else.

Why would some of the pre-order items be upgradeable, but not all of them? The TR-116A is the only one I would want to be upgradeable. The ability to shoot through walls alone makes it more useful than any other piece of ground gear.

Off the top of my head, I'd assume that it's exactly because it can shoot through walls that they wont let it be upgraded. Can you imagine how unfair an advantage that'd be in ground PvP content if your opponent could shoot you through the walls?​​

kamiyama317

Can't we already take the TR-116A into PvP? Moot point.

Also who PvP's anymore? It's unbalanced as heck already isn't it?

kamiyama317

As long as only the alt-fire shoots through walls, and it has a long cooldown it shouldn't be too OP. IMO they should make all the pre-order items upgradeable, or none at all.

khamseenair

kamiyama317 wrote: »

Can't we already take the TR-116A into PvP? Moot point.

Not really moot at all, since it's only a Mk II weapon so wouldn't do a huge amount of damage to anybody wearing higher level armours.

I'm merely speculating, but I'd say it's a fair bet that PvP players would have an uprising at such a weapon being made a valid 'end game' weapon.​​