Creature Handler Archive
Thread: Special Mount Poll
TottDonetta
Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:49 pm
#118
bountymorph wrote:
i have to agree with everyone on all there ideas , i for one would love to ride my kimogila ..... also the thought of having a flying mount would be really cool to have .
another thing that wouldnt be to bad to have IMHO would make mounts suffer perma death ..... mounts only not your regular pets .
allowing mounts to be perma death would open the market for us MCH to sell mounts again for those who want them .
what do you all thing about this ???
at the moment the only real advantage that mounts have is that they dont suffer permadeath, remove that and we sell a hell of a lot less mounts, not more!
i agree with your intentions tho, mounts should be more desirable, but the fact that our customers 'broke'their last one wont do that, they may as well pay a few extraK and get a cheap speeder, its a hell of a lot faster. mounts really need some additiional functionality to give them some advanatages over speeders, the functionality at the moment just isnt enough.
spreadsheet
Thu Aug 19, 2004 1:10 pm
#121
Thanks again Vert. I think we need 2 C/H mounts. A C/H mount that can hold more than 1 person (4-5?) and a MCH mount that is a flier. It would be great to give the MCH a choice as well. Not a have to have but would be nice for variety. Peko Peko, Reptilien Flyer, Lantern Bird? TH, any ideas? Devs still have the outline from fanfest? Would love an educated responce!
-Elder Medic-
Ricbr
Thu Aug 19, 2004 3:13 pm
#122
Vertexon wrote:
I'm working on writing a document to explain the current and desired direction of Mounts in SWG (largely using feedback from the forum and from my "Let's Talk About Mounts" thread from a while back).
Hypothetically speaking,let's saythe Devs introduced a real awesome new mount (flier, cat, kliknik, whatever). Would you...
(A) Want everyone to be able to get one, so there would be a market for selling to non-CHs
(B) Want to keep it as a CH-only perk
(C) Want to keep it as a high level/Master CH only perk
This is just hypothetical, to help me with my writing. No developer intentions regarding mounts should be inferred.
I would love to see a Master CH type of mount ...as in a Rancor. This would not be for anyone but a Master CH.
I would say a flier for high end CH's that are not a Master.
And a type of cat that could be introduced to the community as a new mount for a CH to make some credits.
hobieone
Thu Aug 19, 2004 6:31 pm
#124
my choice vert would be c.
something like a flyer would be nice or a high lvl mount that would be good in combat would really make it fit in the c category
something like a flyer would be nice or a high lvl mount that would be good in combat would really make it fit in the c category
Keatsnam
Thu Aug 19, 2004 6:55 pm
#125
I vote for C, keep a special mount CH only. Also, I like the suggested ideas of being able to run a mount at speeder speed and a mount that can attack while you're riding. For that matter, the ability to do ranged specials on a mount would be cool, too. I'd be happy if these were all Master CH perks.
IdiotFool
Fri Aug 20, 2004 3:44 pm
#126
Actually, I want all three...
A) Guf Drolgs and other creatures that have models the same as or similar to existing mounts, mostly for Non-CH, but I really want to ride a savage Guf Drolg around...
B) Tusk Cats for CH only. This gives us a swift mount, and a reason to be CH, since we desparately need one.
C)Cool, high level stuff. Rancors would be great, but I doubt it'd happen. Why not Graul Maulers or something, then? They don't seem as aggressive, and we can already see Nightsisters on a Rancor, so why not MCH on a Graul? Other options would just be the giant stuff. I really like the thought of the large platforms for touring, but I don't think that'd happen.
In order for this to have any purpose, though, the creature mount system needs to be altered. If my mount slows down to player walking speed in battle, and I can now commence in combat, why can't I do specials? Why can't my mount attack as well? I'd be better off if I weren't mounted, and just used the pet as a tank, and I kited on foot than I am on a mount. How is this helpful at all? Either give me the ability to use specials, or allow my pet to savage the enemy while I'm mounted. I'd really like the option for both, since TKs doing specials on a mount would look silly, and having a Rifleman with a mount that can attack with the Rifleman mounted is silly, too. He needs to be away from combat, not right there, point blank.
But, that's where we come to more things: mountable firepower. If we look at other Star Wars video games, there's a wide assortment of critters with giant pulse cannons on them or other crazy weapons. I know it's been mentioned before, but we really should have them. And here's how we keep it balanced: those critters have to stop moving to shoot. When we do a special, we see the special icon light up in the action que, and then slowly fade out. Have the stop time from item light-up to full fade, and there we go. Nice and balanced, and neat content.
Name: Jitter
Server: Corbantis
Professions: Master Marksman, Novice Rifleman, Novice Creature Handler.
Markarian
Fri Aug 20, 2004 10:06 pm
#127
Mounts in general should be for EVERYONE! ... We really need SOMETHING to earn money on as CH.
But a *special* mount should only be to the Masters, and that in mind... I really would love having a RANCOR as mount!
As master, you gotta be as good as the witches on handling the rancors - and they ride them, right?
Rancor mount @ master = ubercool.
Gyorgy
Sat Aug 21, 2004 2:41 am
#128
Of course there should be mounts for everyone. But MCH should at least get one real exceptional one. Besides that making pekos a mount could bring back Giant Pekos back as well. 
Gnia
Sat Aug 21, 2004 12:23 pm
#129
My vote is to keep it MCH. If they want to make mounts sell better they need to revamp some of the limitations on mounts. There needs to be a reward for obtaining the highest level of CH.
spreadsheet
Tue Aug 24, 2004 12:54 am
#130
Yes, they need to change some of the limitations on current mounts, but I also agree that we have earned a special mount. MCH should have a Giant Peko Peko.
