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OK, reason for this post is that I'm stuck out in Africa at the mo, and due to my veeeeeeeeeery slow connection here, I can't play SWG, so I'm reading the forum instead. There is a lot of whining, flaming, etc going on, so I thought I'd stick some of my thoughts down and see if folks agree. Oh, and for the record I was BH 4244 Pistoleer 0003 Smuggler 0410 pre-CU, so I'm not a respec BH, although I did use it to get the last 2 boxes of what had been BH-Carbine and the master slot.

First up, a couple of thoughts on Jedi. I have no problems at all with full template Jedi being hard as nails. They should be. Jedi are tough, full stop. With things the way they are now, a good PvPer with a CL80 BH 'can' take out a poor PvP full temp Jedi, but it doesn't generally happen. A grp of BHers can def take down a full temp Jedi, but if the Jedi is better at PvP than the BHers, the Jedi can also win. So far so good - the combat balance between the 2 profs seems about rightish. My main complaint just now is the huge number of Jedi running about using the force/glowstick in cities. That just ain't Star Wars. Now please understand that my complaint isn't agains the jedi players, but against the system that promised that becoming a Jedi would be very hard, and that Jedi would therefore be very rare. A real shame that SOE saw the dollar sign flashing and allowed so many players to become Jedi, especially as there seems to be no way back.

Now, like many others, I became a BH for the PvP aspect, and I still very much enjoy the thrill of the hunt. Problems are as follows: It can take ages to find an online Jedi on the terms, and then they are most likely on Kash, so problematic to track (I know, not impossible, but why should probe droids not work on Kash???). Why not just have the terms show online Jedi only? Next, you track ur Jedi, stalk him (I use 'cover' from 256m and crawl in. Takes a while but keeps the element of suprise) and take a shot. If Jedi thinks he might lose, he pulls a house from his pocket and hides in it. Now, I've no prolems with a Jedi being able to run, and the option of a safe house should be available, but surely this should be a pre-existing structure, not one just pulled out of a pocket? The whole chase back to a pre-determined safe house could be a fun part of the BH-Jedi battle, but when the house is dropped a metre away, the chase is kinda short...Also, MP rides; if u offer a ride to a Jedi, ur vehicle should become fair game, but u should STILL not be able to interfere in the fight, cos as soon as you let 'outsiders' interfere in a BH-Jedi encounter, it just becomes a mass brawl. This then makes offering a ride to a Jedi (An enemy of the Empire!!) a risky business, as it should be.

A common retort from Jedi when they hear complaints about their high numbers is along the lines of 'we're ur content, without us u'd be bored' etc. Well, my immediate answer is getting other players on the terms too. Obviously this would have to be a voluntary thing, cos not everybody wants to be hunted, but having vis for smuggling related activities, possession of certain illegal goods, etc would give all players an option. ie trade in/use illegal goods, take part in smuggling ops, and run the risk of vis. Avoid these activities, and have no chance of vis. As a one time smuggler, I know I'd love to be hunted by BH's for taking part in shady deals!

Oh, and finally, to all those Jedi that say it isn't fair that we hunt them cos they couldn't solo grind, so they HAD to get on the terms......get a grip!!! I have several guildies who went from intiate to Knight without grouping and without going on the terms. All u have to do is drop some non-jedi combat skills to get ur CL down to a lvl where u can get xp solo. It won't be as fast as grping, but it CAN be done, so plz quit crying about it. Grinding a Jedi is already to easy and fast (as witnessed by the huge number of Jedi running about all over the place!!) without the whiners asking for it to be made easier.

Finally, just for the record, I became 'glowy' as soon as the new system came into being and have unlocked a bunch of the FS trees, but so far have no actual desire to become a Jedi, so plz don't hit me with the 'ur just too lazy to grind jedi' nonsense.

So, wot do u all think?

Kal-D'Ran

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OK, I agree that some form of permadeath would be a good thing. Problem is, SOE will NEVER bring it back because it would upset such a huge percetage of the player base (ie the Jedi), most of whom whould probably cancel their accounts in a sulk when they lost their Jedi to it. This = loss of earnings, which = no permadeath.

SOE ain't stupid (despite appearances :smileywink and they have figured that more accounts will be cancelled because of permadeath than will be cancelled cos of too many jedi. Its simple economics.......

Kal

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