having a "neural-electrical control feedback overload" killing the operator is a decent solution to the problem.

Can i buy one of those ?
Sounds usefull .

If my remote controlled helicopter shocked my brain into beef-jerky when I crashed
I would have been dead long ago ...

It's been suggested that its sensor radius be upped while its blaster and armour are nerfed, and I agree with this 100%. This'd mean it'd no longer be overpowered, and that it'd actually be used like a probot and less like a Terminator droid with PMS.

Yes, and up the speed as well.

Free killing machine?  All it has is a single slow blaster that has maybe 30 degrees of movement.  Now if you were to add a melee attack, such as swipe or stab (all those arms and they're not even used...) then maybe it could be considered lethal.

The probe droid is funny in that it's very weak in the hands of beginners, and then suddenly becomes extremely lethal and overpowered in the hands of someone who's experienced with it. I've faced probots in the hands of experienced players, and it's not fun. Basically, the thing sees you while you don't see it, its blaster cannon is actually quite powerful, and it's got enough armour to sustain far more damage than it logically should.

It's been suggested that its sensor radius be upped while its blaster and armour are nerfed, and I agree with this 100%. This'd mean it'd no longer be overpowered, and that it'd actually be used like a probot and less like a Terminator droid with PMS.

It simulates that the operator is so ashamed that he lost the Empire a 200 000 credits device that he commits Hara-Kiri by overclocking his stun baton and running it up a certain place. It's just not animated because it would up the age limit from PG-13 to X .

I'm still waiting for that remote-controlled Imperial Hunter-Killer droid . The one the HWS carries with him. Scouting maps with the Rebel remote would be cool, too. Maybe a small remote launcher would be something for Mos Espa?

So really, nerf it.

Free killing machine?  All it has is a single slow blaster that has maybe 30 degrees of movement.  Now if you were to add a melee attack, such as swipe or stab (all those arms and they're not even used...) then maybe it could be considered lethal.

Tell that to the Rebel squads I raped with it this past Friday

There is no "teleport script" that'll work to put you back at the console because we can't make you pop out of the vehicle on death.  And even if we could (or if you exited the vehicle) then the teleportation power we do have is line-of-sight only.  This means that you would be teleported as far as the first obstacle between you and the console (most likely the outter wall of the building).  That wouldn't be much good either.

Remote control projectiles (like tv camera missiles) also don't work because, while we can get them to float about we cannot weld firearms onto them, meaning the blasters would no longer work.

So, with all the inherent limitations of the engine here, there isn't really too much option on what to do.  The droid is just an extra, an easter egg almost that you can use if you so desire.  As such, seeing as there is nothing more we can really do (other than fix the lack of decent lateral rotation control) the droid will be staying as-is.

When you use the droid launcher you enter a vehicle, which you can't exit. Why because we don't want people to use droids as transport vehicles. If we had a way to make players exit at the building we would.