Certification Credit Starvation

[Veteran]

Do you feel like you're always just scraping by with your certs? Always tempted to buy a fun cert but you can't because you'd have to gimp your character? Sucks, doesn't it? I'm br20 and believe me it doesn't get any better. I have the bare essentials:

Advanced Hacking/Combat Engineering/Reinforced Exosuit/Special Assault/Mosquito/Advanced Mobile Station

That list forms a pretty nice character, to be sure, but there's a problem: I want to play with a cert without dropping something vital, which I can't do. Don't construe this as whining: the TR conditions its troops to endure any amount of pain and unfairness with galvanized fortitude (except on the official forums, I hear).

Now that Core Combat is coming up, I won't even be able to use the Flail with my main because I'd have to drop something way better. Oh well, that's how it goes.

How much would you like another three Certification Points?

[ZionsFire]

REALLYbad.

[Veteran]

Looks like we have a minimalist in the house.

[Veteran]

I don't understand the mentality that thinks people need to be forced to group by contrivance. I played in a mostly full platoon for hours yesterday and nobody even asked who had which certs. Granted, we weren't all on teamspeak and hadn't planned all of our certs, but then again that kind of squad rarely has a place for new players, which I enjoy working with.

It could be argued that the changes in experience awards would tempt people to solo more often. I saw people refusing to join squads because they could take a heavy assault weapon or reaver and make more xp solo.

If only you got temporary certification in a vehicle that you jacked and could get enemy assets from hacked equipment terminals. It would be a golden age in PlanetSide.

[321]

Oh yeah I would have wanted 3 cert points I forgot about Core Combat for a second aw well I can't revote.

[Veteran]

Nothing in CC is going to be as good as the Mosquito or Advanced Hacking. Since these skills are practically essential (who the hell recruits a hacker so they don't have to spend into hacking?) I don't think CC is going to be as fun as it could be. Three more little credits though and I'd have some room to play around.

Just my opinion.

[NNY]

im fine at BR17 with
Adv. hack, Combat ENG, Infiltration Suit, MAX Scattercannon, Mosquito and ATV what else to i need?

with 3more cirts from BR20 maby ill get a vehicle i could swap daly for some fexable fun

[aiwest420]

I have that same prob too...

Weapon certs:
Medium Assault
Heavy Assault

Vehicles:
Vanguard
Skyguard

Support:
Advanced Hacking
Medical
Engineer


MA/HA are essential for me, i need my jackhammer

Adv Hacking: Well, I solo sometimes, so I need it for hacking
towers/terminals,etc,etc.

Medical/Engineering: I can't stand running around with no armor and half health, these are totally essential for me.

I ropped spec assult a few days ago for the vanguard (I've been using the vg on and off for a while, but since the bp im keeping it for good).

Skyguard: Dropped Mosquito for it. Skyguard really is alot better since the BP, i think I'll keep it. I can use it as a solo vehicle since it has high speed, and i can stop and gun it if theres lots of aircraft around.

I used to be a full-blown grunt, but I find that I tend to use vehicles quite a bit more, since it's tons of fun driving my vg/sg around with a good gunner from my outfit.

Not totally sure what im gonna do with my char, might drop ha and get CE+infil, as I already have adv hack, medic and eng. could be fun
Also, im CR4 (4.9 to be exact,soooo close to cr5..prob gonna get it this weekend). I could get some really nice orbital strikes in with an infil suit.

[Veteran]

NNY: I would recommend Skyguard or Special Assault, but that's just my opinion. With CC who knows tho.

[STEALTHKILLER]

I wouldn't mind having 3 more cert points. Hell, i would love to have 1 more cert point. If they grouped things together like lighting and van/mag/prow, or gal and surender, that would cut down on some cert points.

[NoSurrender]

i think its fine atm

[Neon Apocalypse]

I think its fine also. I have adv hack, heavy assualt, reinf exo, and quasar max. I love my character. Although i wish i had a vehicle and special assualt. But by br20 i will have them. With cc coming out i think we will need more cert points. But the game is all about teamwork so u cant have everything. Like if ur adv hack, adv medic, and combat engi, thats just way too much, although adv hack is essential, i dont know where i would be without it. Adv hack should be bundled i with something, like infil, for say 5 points, that would be nice.

[Rbstr]

if i could have 4 more certs after br 20 i could get my beloved reaver back witch i can't do now and ruin all my character strives for (all situation uberness)

sniper
AV
HA
reinfoced
ATV(in 2 br)
Enforcer/lighting/Skeeter

perhaps i will get rid of HA if the JH gets nerfed

[Rightwing]

Its balanced now, we can't have everyone doing everything, you know?

[Veteran]

I question whether it's balanced, and am forced to side with the clear majority that feels the game would be better with more certs. Just three more is all I want. Ok, four would be cool too, but definitely no more than five! At least SOE has an easy way to boost customer satisfaction, if they ever own up to the fact that they were too strict with certs in the first place.

Just my opinion.