So I was re-watching The Mandalorian Season 2 last night, and I was joking how I thought it'd be cool to have the E-22 Blaster Rifle in SWTOR...because lets be honest, the last really awesome blaster rifle you released, outside the E-1 Imperial Enforcer was the VL- Series of rifles. Now that's just my opinion, and I'm sure others will disagree.

To the point, I got bored last night after I logged off, and I made this:

E-5 Modded w/ Scope

https://p3d.in/erBEv

E-5 Modded - No Scope

https://p3d.in/0bnhT

It's essentially my take on a E-5 Blaster (Clone Wars), if you made it more of a carbine, and had a non-collapsing stock. I made it in sketch-up, (Because I forgot how to use blender), and it's probably high vertices / looks like crap compared to what your team can put together. The Scoped variant I slapped together is the more complete one. The non-scoped one was an earlier stage in the model, and IDK if I'll finish it.

I don't expect anything to come of this, but for the love, can we get some cooler, carbine-ish, blaster rifles in SWTOR.

Just too add, id like new legacy bound rifles and pistols. I share the same mainhand lightsaber across literally all 18 of my guardians (and 2 sentinels and 1 sage). I have an identical one (well minus the amplifier and with a lower ilevel augment) with a red crystal for my 6 juggernauts (and mara). And of course I have a tank setup for the guardians and juggies too.

Either that or make mainhands an outfit slot so I can use some hideous thing that happens to be legacy bound, and still not look hideous. Currently my blaster wielding characters (tank VG/PT, dps VG/PT, healing scoundrel/operative) all have their own MH (2 in the case of the VG/PTs). I have 4 VGs, 1 PT, 3 scoundrels, and 4 operatives all who have their own mainhand.

I would literally pay real money just to avoid needing new enhancements every new VG/PT and scoundrel/operative I make. I would also spend CCs buying cool lightsaber for my small army of lightsaber wielders if i didn't have to literally outfit 28 different mainhands for the look.

Also, yes I have a lot of alts.... these numbers are from SF. That goes up significantly if you were to include the characters I was too cheap to transfer from SS.

I got bored again...and I edited the "rifles" so they have pistol variants. Honestly though...these things, scale wise would be more like...carbine pistols...either way so I'm not biased to rifle wielders only, here you go:

E-5 Modded Pistol:

https://p3d.in/gYEDq

E-5 Modded Pistol w/ Scope

https://p3d.in/Cy8w5

The scope probably looks like ***, but let's be honest...scopes on pistols are ludicrous in a way only Star Wars can make work...

Still bored / In a creative mood. Here's my take on a custom DC-15A. Since it's already a compact carbine, I feel that you could get away with the same model for Rifles / Pistols. Given the stocks would negate the "feasible" usage when dual wielding, but Merc / Smug Sweeping Blasters / Sweeping Gunfire respectively wouldn't look bad, presuming the Offhand reversed the magazine location.

Non-Scoped Custom DC-15A

https://p3d.in/p2KCr

Scoped Custom DC-15A

https://p3d.in/EKcvB

Final one for the day. Blaster Rifle / Assault Cannon. Since Commandos can carry blaster rifles (just not utilize all their abilities) I don't see something like this being implemented as a Heavy Blaster Rifle / Heavy Repeater (Assault Cannon) for classes that can wield such as a problem.

This is my take on what a T21 Heavy Repeater, with a little bit of RTC-97, and a PRC stock.

T21|RTC|PRC Heavy Repeater / Heavy Blaster Rifle

https://p3d.in/vXVmi

Final one for the day. Blaster Rifle / Assault Cannon. Since Commandos can carry blaster rifles (just not utilize all their abilities) I don't see something like this being implemented as a Heavy Blaster Rifle / Heavy Repeater (Assault Cannon) for classes that can wield such as a problem.

 

This is my take on what a T21 Heavy Repeater, with a little bit of RTC-97, and a PRC stock.

 

T21|RTC|PRC Heavy Repeater / Heavy Blaster Rifle

https://p3d.in/vXVmi

Interesting, but not a good match for Assault Cannon (and "Heavy Blaster Rifle" doesn't exist as a separate type, but see below) because of it carries like, well, a heavy rifle.

That said, adding a new weapon type "Heavy Blaster Rifle" that's interchangeable with an Assault Cannon (in the same sort of way as an Electrostaff is interchangeable with a Double-bladed Sabre) could be interesting. It would allow the "I think the Assault Cannon is ridiculous" people(1) to have a thing that looks like a rifle without having to sacrifice damage, and it would *also* allow Commandos to finally use a (Heavy Blaster Rifle) bowcaster. (Assault Cannon is the only gun type that doesn't have a bowcaster model.)

(1) I understand their reasoning, but I don't agree for my own characters.

Bored again. Here's my takes on a custom E-11D. Not sure how'd they'd fair as blasters, I'd probably have to edit my models and collapse the stocks.

E-11D Custom W/ Scope

https://p3d.in/6VuSl

E-11D Custom no Scope

https://p3d.in/7REgq

Edit: Also...I realized after I uploaded these models that due to the size of the "holes" in the stock, it'd literally have zero structural integrity. I'll fix that later / re-upload.

Interesting, but not a good match for Assault Cannon (and "Heavy Blaster Rifle" doesn't exist as a separate type, but see below) because of it carries like, well, a heavy rifle.

 

That said, adding a new weapon type "Heavy Blaster Rifle" that's interchangeable with an Assault Cannon (in the same sort of way as an Electrostaff is interchangeable with a Double-bladed Sabre) could be interesting. It would allow the "I think the Assault Cannon is ridiculous" people(1) to have a thing that looks like a rifle without having to sacrifice damage, and it would *also* allow Commandos to finally use a (Heavy Blaster Rifle) bowcaster. (Assault Cannon is the only gun type that doesn't have a bowcaster model.)

 

(1) I understand their reasoning, but I don't agree for my own characters.

I get where you're going with this response Steve, and thanks for chiming in! I typed up that last post after being up for 16 hours. Essentially what I was trying to say was this:

Commandos can use / carry blaster rifles in game, as at launch they were advanced classes, and it's base class (Trooper) started with a blaster rifle. Despite this fact, they aren't like Snipers, who can also use blaster rifles, and utilize all their abilities. The Commando can use blaster rifles, but they cannot use all their abilities.

To counter act that, my suggestion was, especially since the RP peeps like using blaster rifles as commandos, over assault cannons, was to use the T21 model, especially since it's utilizing a drum mag, as an assault cannon for slotting purposes, but retain the appearance / attributes / hold animation of a blaster rifle.

This would then eliminate the limited ability usage of any commando who used that weapon.

In short, The model would stay the same as a Blaster Rifle / Assault Cannon, but since it's not an assault cannon, and an info card / description of that would be silly, list it as a Heavy repeater.

I get where you're going with this response Steve, and thanks for chiming in! I typed up that last post after being up for 16 hours. Essentially what I was trying to say was this:

 

Commandos can use / carry blaster rifles in game, as at launch they were advanced classes, and it's base class (Trooper) started with a blaster rifle. Despite this fact, they aren't like Snipers, who can also use blaster rifles, and utilize all their abilities. The Commando can use blaster rifles, but they cannot use all their abilities.

Oh yeah, I know that part - I've been playing since just before 2.0 was released.

To counter act that, my suggestion was, especially since the RP peeps like using blaster rifles as commandos, over assault cannons, was to use the T21 model, especially since it's utilizing a drum mag, as an assault cannon for slotting purposes, but retain the appearance / attributes / hold animation of a blaster rifle.

Yes, I understood that, except that there's currently only one "stance" per combination of class and weapon type, so for it to slot as an Assault Cannon, it would have to be *held* like an Assault Cannon, for which the model you propose is not suited. I think the model is good, which sort of implies a new weapon type, that I called "Heavy Blaster Rifle", that would be carried like a rifle but would be equivalent to an Assault Cannon for damage and Commando-ability purposes.

Yes, I understood that, except that there's currently only one "stance" per combination of class and weapon type, so for it to slot as an Assault Cannon, it would have to be *held* like an Assault Cannon, for which the model you propose is not suited. I think the model is good, which sort of implies a new weapon type, that I called "Heavy Blaster Rifle", that would be carried like a rifle but would be equivalent to an Assault Cannon for damage and Commando-ability purposes.

My bad, guess we were on the same page. I've been waiting for them to wise up and just give us weapon cosmetic slots, or, let BH / Trooper / Smug / Agent use whatever weapons they want. I know it won't happen due to weapon / class balancing, but still...it'd be nice.

Here's a model I did today. I'm not sure how glitched the power cable would be in SW:ToR, but I find most assault cannons lacking, and you know, we need Backpacks as a cosmetic slot...

But hey, here's my take on a Mobile E-Web Heavy Cannon platform. I'm sure if you had something like this in the CM it'd surpass even the current GTN prices of the Infamous Bounty Hunter bundle...because backpack!

Custom / Mobile E-Web Heavy Cannon

https://p3d.in/mT0MI

Also honestly surprised I've had no feedback from the dev's / forum mods...must be my crappy thread title.

Also honestly surprised I've had no feedback from the dev's / forum mods...must be my crappy thread title.

No, it's because of their policy of not responding to suggestion threads, to avoid "blessing" or "cursing" suggestions, and to avoid accusations of favouritism.

I've created a thread in Fan Art, as it's more fitting / I've blown up the suggestion box enough. All future models after this post can be found in this thread: http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=988220

Here's the last models I'll post to this thread:

E-11 Custom Rifle

https://p3d.in/dieEy

E-11 Custom Rifle (Drum Mag) or (Dumb Mag)

https://p3d.in/34kHY