Artisan Archive

Hrmm. I'm no crafter but I'd say it's in the *entire* community's best interests to make it so anyone can. Frankly, on Eclipse, it can be very hard to track down a reliable source of vehicles (thank god for Danyo and Tatoshka, located in Purgatory, Lok), and coloring them is such a gimmick that I really don't think most people will put the effort into tracking down a Master Artisan just for some crayons. Sorry, that's a combat guys input...

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Sooty wrote:

Give me the chance to paint it myself and I'll get through 3 or 4 tools a week. Make it an MA ability only and I'll do it maybe once a month.

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this is really the key. if i have to find someone to do it for me, it'll never be done. i'll leave it the default. if i can buy a tool and play with it, i'll keep buying them as my customization fades.

I would love to see charges, duration, and the # of colors as experimentable items though.

I'm with the other MA's on this one. Have it so MA's craft the kit, but anyone can use it...just like weapon repair kits; though please don't put a critical fail so that the bike comes out pink or crumbles before your eyes.

Kryy'in - Bria (Master Artisan/Novice Tailor)

BUY* not but

#2.

We already have a "service" to provide to other players: we craft vehicles, we craft weapon powerups, we craft repair tools, we craft.. crafting tools! We craft mini harvesters.

This change would change the face of the Artisan profession. Every other item we craft is just that, an item. We craft it, we sell it, people are happy and come back to buy more if they need 'em. Our repeat business is through items having been used up, destroyed, eaten, inserted into a droid, weapon or building.

And I can't think of any reason why it couldn't be changed back if for some bizarre reason Artisan's wanted the ability back? You let Creature Handler's give aggressive creatures to Non-CHs to start with, then revoked that.
Please explain how this situation is a one way street if we choose the option the Devs don't want?
That seems to be the only reason for that claim, "Well, if you want it that way don't expect to come crying to us later if it ain't workin' out for yas!"
Of course you can change a game mechanic later if it's just not working out. The whole dang combat system is being rejigged and you're telling us you can only go one way on this? Come on!

#2 I make the paintbrush, you use it.

I wouldn't mind #1 though, but this might detract me from using my Master Artisian tag (which I like to wear

Make it so everyone can use. I think it would be too tedious to have to seek out a Master Artisan every time my vehicle color has faded.

#2

I don't think that people will care enough about vehicle customization to search out a master artisan to repaint the vehicle every time that it starts to fade. I know that I wouldn't. Many of us don't care about vehicle looks that much. However, if it's a kit that anyone can use, more people are likely to take advantage of this feature.

#2 unless the paint lasts a month on vehicles. I play on test, but I can see one of two things happening the way it is set up right now on. Either every person who is an artisan is going to get telled to death on live, with the larger populations, every 2 to 4 days(and they likely will the first day the patch goes live no matter what), or after the paint wears off 2 days later, no one is going to use the kits again except the artisans themselves on their own vehicles.

Either the time the paint lasts needs to be lengthed greatly, or everyone needs to be able to use the kits.

On a slightly different note, if these are supposed to be a master artisan perk, then why is a droid storage module required for their construction? I can certainly understand giving the DEs a boost in business, I know they could use all the help they can get, but it just seems like a conflicting message :/

I have to agree with many here...Im a master Artisan and Id rather make a product someone can buy, not have a service to sell... i get enough tells a minute as a master weaponsmith...