Bounty Hunter Archive
Thread: A New Skill for BHs I invented...(FEEDBACK PLEASE!)
Marssk
Sun Sep 11, 2005 4:24 pm
#14
Even betetr would be a BH equivalent of cloak 
Or maybe a "bio scan" feature of your helmet to discover the cloaker
TechnoCan
Sun Sep 11, 2005 5:07 pm
#15
Changing a characters name, be it permantly or only temporary is simply no option in this game as it is at the moment. Too many things are directly tied to the name of a character and there are too many ways to abuse even (or especially) a temporary name-change for this to ever happen.
Yes, Customer Support CAN change your name. But they hate to do it with a passion, because it allways brings many many many problems and not only for them.
And if you ask why it is the Image Design Corr telling you this I can tell you I see this kind of requests and ideas on a very regular base at the ID-forum and whenever it was brought to the devs we got a big "No No" back. And up to now there is nothing I can see that might have changed that yet.
So, yes it sounds like an interesting idea, but it's very very unlikely that we will see something like this ever in game.
Bootzislee
Sun Sep 11, 2005 5:09 pm
#16
oh i can see it now. go to any city and you get massive lag cause there are 60 BH's there changing their names every five seconds.
"Dude, whats mine say?" lol
Bootzislee
Shadow705
Sun Sep 11, 2005 5:10 pm
#17
Wait are you complaining that you killed a jedi 3 times but cant get him again?
TonieStark
Sun Sep 11, 2005 5:41 pm
#18
Cool but why don't they put their time into fixing the duel exploit first.....
Soulcaster
Sun Sep 11, 2005 6:20 pm
#19
Shadow705
Wait are you complaining that you killed a jedi 3 times but cant get him again?
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1st off, im not complaining...i clearly stated that.
2ndly, if you READ you would understand the post
3rdly I have not killed him YET, let alone 3 times looking for a fourth.
PLEASE READ THE THREAD BEFORE POSTING
Kyree-Sunrunner
Mon Sep 12, 2005 7:57 am
#20
TechnoCan wrote:Changing a characters name, be it permantly or only temporary is simply no option in this game as it is at the moment. Too many things are directly tied to the name of a character and there are too many ways to abuse even (or especially) a temporary name-change for this to ever happen.Yes, Customer Support CAN change your name. But they hate to do it with a passion, because it allways brings many many many problems and not only for them.And if you ask why it is the Image Design Corr telling you this I can tell you I see this kind of requests and ideas on a very regular base at the ID-forum and whenever it was brought to the devs we got a big "No No" back. And up to now there is nothing I can see that might have changed that yet.So, yes it sounds like an interesting idea, but it's very very unlikely that we will see something like this ever in game.
This idea has been brought to the ID boards several times already, in addition to ideas from the Jedi side asking that IDers be given a disguise type ability that will remove a Jedi from the terminals.
You paid skill points to be able to hunt Jedi, and they paid skill points to be able to hide from you. If someone you're hunting is cloaked all the time, then hit the terminals and find a mark that doesn't or can't. It's only cost you two droids, and if you don't have a ship, shuttle fare.
I, as a Master ID, do not want a skill that allows me to negate the value of skill points or xp that EITHER side has invested in their character's template. Makes for too many hard feelings, and too many people rudely demanding services. I remember the days of stat migrations and how I was sometimes treated then, I do NOT want a return to that in an even MORE heated environment.
Character first names are and should be inviolate, it's what people use to report griefers and other slimeballs. It also makes for a better game for some who choose to use the /ignore command.
Atan
Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:41 pm
#21
Kyree-Sunrunner wrote:
Soulcaster wrote:well i have already discussed ways around people trying to abuse the name-change idea and grief other players...
But i think reguardless of SP, it would add to the ID prof as well as impliment a possibly realistic twist on hunting.
Any skill that will allow someone to totally negate the spent XP and skill points of another player will be howled at loud and long by the people whose skills are being negated. The Devs will NOT ignore this point, even though you do.
Jedi Cloak currently negates about 99.9% of ALL combat abilities (all spend in XP/SP), so far we see no changes...
bountyhunterGeist
Mon Sep 12, 2005 10:21 pm
#23
good ideal but i agree someone will lame it. but one thing that SOE can do is make it to where /examine will not show you professions unless you option it to this will add more camo to a BH attacking jedi cause most jedi will target and read to see if your bio has MBH if it don't show then it is uncertain why you are there.
Soulcaster
Tue Sep 13, 2005 12:40 am
#24
well i have already discussed ways around people trying to abuse the name-change idea and grief other players...
But i think reguardless of SP, it would add to the ID prof as well as impliment a possibly realistic twist on hunting.
Kyree-Sunrunner
Tue Sep 13, 2005 12:47 am
#25
Soulcaster wrote:well i have already discussed ways around people trying to abuse the name-change idea and grief other players...
But i think reguardless of SP, it would add to the ID prof as well as impliment a possibly realistic twist on hunting.
Any skill that will allow someone to totally negate the spent XP and skill points of another player will be howled at loud and long by the people whose skills are being negated. The Devs will NOT ignore this point, even though you do.
Bootzislee
Sun Sep 18, 2005 10:03 am
#26
oh yeah that would be fun. im a bh now im not a bh.im a bh now im not a bh.im a bh now im not a bh.
Bootzislee