Bio Engineer Archive
Thread: NEW FEATURE Switching race + sex
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rodav
Tue Mar 15, 2005 7:57 am
#1
Here's how it would go:
Getting the sample:
- any Master Bio Engineer would be able to sample a player.
- the created sample would be a record of physical appearance of the player (including race and sex)
- doing a sample would make the player suffering "groggyness" during 1h of game play time
- during this time he can only walk, speak and get beaten without being able to counter attack
- any sample is a "one time use" sample and includes the stat migration
Switching race/sex:
- any player can gather a Master Image Designer and a Master Bio Engineer to switch their soul from their current body
- they need to go all three in any clone center
- all must be within a 32m range and be in the clone center
- the ID would get the sample from the BE and start image designing the target player
- the ID select a sample of the player's choice (an other race/sex one for example) and both agree if it's ok
- the ID makes the target player asleep then kills him
- the ID gives back the sample to the BE
- the BE inject the sample on the corpse
- the player auto-rez himself automatically in his new body after a 5min timer
- the player can't be ID anymore for a 12h gameplay time (preventing even little body changes simulating the time needed to adapt to the new body)
Post on BE board Post on ID board
What do you think about it?
Getting the sample:
- any Master Bio Engineer would be able to sample a player.
- the created sample would be a record of physical appearance of the player (including race and sex)
- doing a sample would make the player suffering "groggyness" during 1h of game play time
- during this time he can only walk, speak and get beaten without being able to counter attack
- any sample is a "one time use" sample and includes the stat migration
Switching race/sex:
- any player can gather a Master Image Designer and a Master Bio Engineer to switch their soul from their current body
- they need to go all three in any clone center
- all must be within a 32m range and be in the clone center
- the ID would get the sample from the BE and start image designing the target player
- the ID select a sample of the player's choice (an other race/sex one for example) and both agree if it's ok
- the ID makes the target player asleep then kills him
- the ID gives back the sample to the BE
- the BE inject the sample on the corpse
- the player auto-rez himself automatically in his new body after a 5min timer
- the player can't be ID anymore for a 12h gameplay time (preventing even little body changes simulating the time needed to adapt to the new body)
Post on BE board Post on ID board
What do you think about it?
Message Edited by rodav on 03-15-2005 04:03 PM
rodav
Tue Mar 15, 2005 7:58 am
#2
Here's how it would go:
Getting the sample:
- any Master Bio Engineer would be able to sample a player.
- the created sample would be a record of physical appearance of the player (including race and sex)
- doing a sample would make the player suffering "groggyness" during 1h of game play time
- during this time he can only walk, speak and get beaten without being able to counter attack
- any sample is a "one time use" sample and includes the stat migration
Switching race/sex:
- any player can gather a Master Image Designer and a Master Bio Engineer to switch their soul from their current body
- they need to go all three in any clone center
- all must be within a 32m range and be in the clone center
- the ID would get the sample from the BE and start image designing the target player
- the ID select a sample of the player's choice (an other race/sex one for example) and both agree if it's ok
- the ID makes the target player asleep then kills him
- the ID gives back the sample to the BE
- the BE inject the sample on the corpse
- the player auto-rez himself automatically in his new body after a 5min timer
- the player can't be ID anymore for a 12h gameplay time (preventing even little body changes simulating the time needed to adapt to the new body)
Post on BE board Post on ID board
What do you think about it?
Getting the sample:
- any Master Bio Engineer would be able to sample a player.
- the created sample would be a record of physical appearance of the player (including race and sex)
- doing a sample would make the player suffering "groggyness" during 1h of game play time
- during this time he can only walk, speak and get beaten without being able to counter attack
- any sample is a "one time use" sample and includes the stat migration
Switching race/sex:
- any player can gather a Master Image Designer and a Master Bio Engineer to switch their soul from their current body
- they need to go all three in any clone center
- all must be within a 32m range and be in the clone center
- the ID would get the sample from the BE and start image designing the target player
- the ID select a sample of the player's choice (an other race/sex one for example) and both agree if it's ok
- the ID makes the target player asleep then kills him
- the ID gives back the sample to the BE
- the BE inject the sample on the corpse
- the player auto-rez himself automatically in his new body after a 5min timer
- the player can't be ID anymore for a 12h gameplay time (preventing even little body changes simulating the time needed to adapt to the new body)
Post on BE board Post on ID board
What do you think about it?
Message Edited by rodav on 03-15-2005 04:04 PM
Ani_cul
Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:02 am
#3
I must say this goes exactly along the lines of name changes,
people need to think before they settle down into a char to play, what and who they want to be.
people need to think before they settle down into a char to play, what and who they want to be.
I do not want to even begin to imagine the switching that would be taking place for this event or that fight,
or doing this race for those clothes (since some are limited to what can be worn for socketing) to craft in and switching back,
male and female, nope uhuh not with me, you picked that gender you deal with it.
Pick you species, pick your gendor, pick your name, they were your choices to make, live with it..Don't like 'em? Roll out another toon.
rodav
Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:06 am
#4
It would help non human imperials to avoid much faction penalties.
Ani_cul
Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:13 am
#5
rodav wrote:
It would help non human imperials to avoid much faction penalties.
Then they shouldnt be
1. nonhuman
2. imperial
That is part of the roleplay and immersion ingame mechanics
and definatly should not be gone around just for faction points.
rahbert
Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:24 am
#6
I dislike the idea for changing race or sex.
However, I think the overall concept would rock for the new cybernetic limbs coming out.... you could even work smuggler and droid engineer into the process.
1. BE takes DNA sample from player.
2. BE gives DNA sample to Droid Engineer.
3. Droid Engineer uses schematic/tools/etc smuggled by a Smuggler and makes the cybernetic limb with the DNA.
4. Droid Engineer gives player the prosthetic.
5. Player gives prosthetic to image designer.
6. Image designer affixes the prosthetic on the player.
This would rock so hard and give profs that are so nerfed out of content a chance to participate in the new expansion. It would also reduce the number of cybernetic freaks running around.
However, I think the overall concept would rock for the new cybernetic limbs coming out.... you could even work smuggler and droid engineer into the process.
1. BE takes DNA sample from player.
2. BE gives DNA sample to Droid Engineer.
3. Droid Engineer uses schematic/tools/etc smuggled by a Smuggler and makes the cybernetic limb with the DNA.
4. Droid Engineer gives player the prosthetic.
5. Player gives prosthetic to image designer.
6. Image designer affixes the prosthetic on the player.
This would rock so hard and give profs that are so nerfed out of content a chance to participate in the new expansion. It would also reduce the number of cybernetic freaks running around.
Spazzers
Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:21 am
#7
Interesting concept. I know more than a few players that wish they could change their avatars race.
rodav
Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:29 am
#8
I'm human myself and don't want to switch race, though i know a lot of players who would wish to do so. I simply think: why not? It's just a game.
Zadokk
Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:30 am
#9
rahbert wrote:
I dislike the idea for changing race or sex.
However, I think the overall concept would rock for the new cybernetic limbs coming out.... you could even work smuggler and droid engineer into the process.
1. BE takes DNA sample from player.
2. BE gives DNA sample to Droid Engineer.
3. Droid Engineer uses schematic/tools/etc smuggled by a Smuggler and makes the cybernetic limb with the DNA.
4. Droid Engineer gives player the prosthetic.
5. Player gives prosthetic to image designer.
6. Image designer affixes the prosthetic on the player.
This would rock so hard and give profs that are so nerfed out of content a chance to participate in the new expansion. It would also reduce the number of cybernetic freaks running around.
I think it would be cool to involve as many professions as possible in making prosthethic limbs because of the rarity that they should involve. If they could be crafted by just one profession from generic resoruces, in one month we would allbe robots.
Ani_cul
Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:33 am
#10
rodav wrote:
I'm human myself and don't want to switch race, though i know a lot of players who would wish to do so. I simply think: why not? It's just a game.
then create another toon on another server with the species you want to try.
yes it is just a game, but ceratin game mechanics and playstyles should be respected and honored..
And people really do need to get it thru their head choices you make matter, make em and live with em , don't exspect others to 'fix' it for you 
rodav
Tue Mar 15, 2005 10:02 am
#11
You totally forget about links people create when playing onto a servers. People want to stick with their friends. Not change server. Maybe the ability to create more player per server per account would solve it.
Ani_cul
Tue Mar 15, 2005 10:04 am
#12
rodav wrote:
You totally forget about links people create when playing onto a servers. People want to stick with their friends. Not change server. Maybe the ability to create more player per server per account would solve it.
now that I could get behind,
having the option of 8 toons one one server or spread out
BUT with that comes the FS slot problems..
I would still support multitoons any day over species/gener/name changes 
Nevs
Tue Mar 15, 2005 10:04 am
#13
LucasArts stated a long time ago that racial and gender changes simply won't happen. If they don't approve it you won't see it in the game. Such is the Licenser--Licensee relationship.
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