Architect Archive
Thread: An open letter to development on behalf of the architect profession
Jasarina
Thu Mar 31, 2005 5:48 am
#14
/Agree
I have been an architect the entire time Ive played this game and though out the beta as well. I play an architect because I enjoy it. I love the creation aspect and seeing a house I built being placed and then walking though its halls in wonder.
While inherenting combat classess have always been more important in online games there are some of us who chose to play SWG without going that route. Our class deserves attention and expansion as well. I took a break from the game for a while and unpon coming back about a month ago I was disappointed to see very little new stuff to build. We are builders give us more to build!!
My biggest gripes:
- Not being able to put things on parts on of house the game considers to be outside! This is just dumb
Flag it as indoors or give us some outdoor furniture.
- Furniture colors. It was proposed quite a while ago but has not been acted on. Tailors can color clothes so why can't we color furniture.
- Lack of new furniture and buildings to build.
- Lack of any kinda of decay to encourage repeat business.
- I have always thought that all furniture and buildings should be made by us regardless of where it orginally came from including factional buildings and furniture and quest rewards of the same types of items.A schematic should be awarded not the actaully item. You take it to an architect and you get your item.
- The same with party rentels. Why can we not make limited time used items for parties. You want the credit drains associated with it then charge for the schematic that requires the services of an Architect to be placed/made/generated etc...
- More plant and flora options!! We have some labled so and so 1 so where are the rest
- A way to make the outside of buildings more unique. A color kit, a way to place something graphical on the outside etc... All Large Tatoonie houses for instance don't need to look the same. Give a way to let us give them some form of unique apperance.
- and finally though Ive said this already we need more houses, more furniture, more decorations, more stuff to build!!!
vap0r1
Fri Apr 01, 2005 5:35 am
#17
i've already posted my 2cents but i wanted to add a few more 
i got to thinking and WE pay $15 dollars a month to play this game so wth?! i can hear them say they busy working on the cu but they are not listening to the ppl who the cu will affect they are still going through with it the way they originaly planed so wth?! cant we get some damn love over here?!
(we cant say wt*? thats stupid!)
i got to thinking and WE pay $15 dollars a month to play this game so wth?! i can hear them say they busy working on the cu but they are not listening to the ppl who the cu will affect they are still going through with it the way they originaly planed so wth?! cant we get some damn love over here?!(we cant say wt*? thats stupid!)
GummiShooter
Fri Apr 01, 2005 1:17 pm
#18
I completely agree with both Manaman's letter as Crimsonplat's letter; very well written without any flames and theyreflect the thoughts of most Architects here I think. Now let's keep this thread clean and smooth and maybe the developer's will take notice (after the RotW of course 
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Stownhart
Fri Apr 01, 2005 5:02 pm
#19
vap0r1 wrote:
/sign
all i can really say is my biggest peave is the lack of ability to put things on my roof or patios look on a guild hall for instance you got all that space and cant do anything with it?! also i got a question but why is there a 2nd balcony on naboian large just above the front door that we cant get to?
Ever notice that when you call your swoop, it kind of falls from from above? That balcony is where Brugar the swoop-casting Wookie resides to aid in our vehicular needs.
GummiShooter
Sat Apr 02, 2005 4:20 am
#20
Stownhart wrote:
vap0r1 wrote:
/sign
all i can really say is my biggest peave is the lack of ability to put things on my roof or patios look on a guild hall for instance you got all that space and cant do anything with it?! also i got a question but why is there a 2nd balcony on naboian large just above the front door that we cant get to?
Ever notice that when you call your swoop, it kind of falls from from above? That balcony is where Brugar the swoop-casting Wookie resides to aid in our vehicular needs.
Wasn't he captured by the Imperials because he accidentally (or not?) dropped an X-34 Landspeeder on Lord Vader?
Solique
Sat Apr 02, 2005 5:27 am
#21
/agree
I've been an architect for over a year now, yet I've never posted in the architect forums . . . although I have visited it and learned much from it, many, many times. This time though, I can't just pass thisthread by and hope for the best someday. This time, I want to actually stop and support this thread. Istrongly agree with what the original poster says, and would like to encourage anyone elsewho supports this, yet usually passes these things by, toshow their support as well.
Also, as a previous poster mentioned, it would be nice if we could keep this thread smooth and clean and on track. No distractions or going off on tangents, please.
faarsider
Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:28 pm
#23
I totally agree with both main letters and everyone's replies within this thread we are all singing the same song
for pretty much there first time I have read a thread when everyone has the same opinion can this many people be wrong no I don't think so
thats enough from me ill go and daydream of colourisation choices on couches
Korotiono
Mon Apr 04, 2005 7:36 pm
#25
/sign
Indeed, we NEED info. The more we don't get, the more we will want to knowwhat the hellis going on. While things are busy in the SOE dev world least the could do is say something to D that can be disclosed to the public in some form or another so that D can tell us we are not forgotten or at minimum just being ignored due to the CU or ROTW. I don't care what we don't get, but I do care what will we get and if it's even worth our time to consider adding to our little repetoire of crafting.
Washell
Tue Apr 05, 2005 4:20 am
#26
I still agree with you, but don't start claiming you're the only profession with this issue. That will make you look silly.
Crimsonsplat wrote:
I'm not sure if I should /sign like a petition or what... so
/sign
And then I'll add my own .02 credits. Architect is a difficult profession. There are two types of players in it: those who think it's cool to make stuff, and those who just feel called to it. The latter are the ones that stick. The others wander off to more profitable fields, like Chef or Weaponsmith.
1. We're the only crafters whose items never wear out. Droids
2. We're the only crafters whose items are identical in all essentials: noone makes a better house, or a different color of chair. (poss. exception of shipwright, I don't have JTL). Droids
3. We'reone of the few crafters to whom resource quality is nearly irrelevant. Droids
4. We need more resourcesthan any two of the other professions (again, shipwright possibly excluded). This means:
4.a. Architects need more storage room. I'm small potatoes and having a hard time with 2 houses and 5 factories. Droids again, 11 factory runs of components needed to make R3's
4.b Architects are the likeliest crafter to be swapping lots.
5. As noted above, we have absolutely no role in combat whatsoever, let alone the GCW. NONE. Well, ok. Technically the Combat and Bombdroids can be used, but the 1st is to weak and the 2nd is to expensive.