Creature Handler Archive
Thread: Pre-order new expansion and get the Mount Veracytl!!!
jopenack
Tue Apr 05, 2005 6:15 am
#14
There are way too many questions to be answered before everyone jumps for joy. remember serveyable mounts. Hello stop praising them until you hear all the facts.
Are these pets tamable?
A one shot deal for pre-orders ony?
Will they be automatiically fully trained with pre-orders or a ch needed?
If you buy the expansion in a week or month will you be able to travel there and tame babies for a ch to sell or give away?
If this is a freeby to non ch for ordering the expansion and the planet has no tamable babies then this is a ripp-off. If these things come fully trained and no ch required then they not only dont care about new tames for us but are further laughing at us.
Praise them for what? not me and judging how the past has played out I know the answer to my questions.
If i'm wrong I'l be the first to admit it, but I want info before I jump up and down and praise the consistent neglect of anything we have asked for while they cater to the whims of non-ch.
Message Edited by jopenack on 04-05-2005 09:20 AM
jopenack
Tue Apr 05, 2005 7:28 am
#15
I havent seen a new baby in a year and a half, but hey give everyone a pet if they spend a few bucks extra on our expansion.
who cares about those guys ah what are they called? oh yea a ch. they will all like it too cause they're pretty stupid and will think of it a a free present for spending even more money than what they put into this game already.
if the CH Community doesn't care about the profession as a whole, but in terms of the individual, then why should the devs care.
this is where i go, before I say something I shouldn't
Keep in mind its advertised as the fastest mount, the speeders were the slowest of vehicles, and normalvehicles sell unlike pets.
Message Edited by jopenack on 04-05-2005 10:32 AM
velm
Tue Apr 05, 2005 7:29 am
#16
I googled it, and found a site that had a picture of it, sorta. It's head, looks like that of a chicken.
Caliet
Tue Apr 05, 2005 8:05 am
#17
If they follow special on purchase tradition (Goggles, flash speeder) the pet will be non tradeable since it is labeled as exclusive content. It will probably be trained as a mountalready. And if it is like theYacht, it will not be able to be trained to attack (or be attacked?) All and all it willprobably be an interesting toy but notenough of an asset to make those who did not pre-order jelous beyond theit is not fair that (s)he has something Ican't have.SOE is just trying to give those that pre-order a little thank you, not throw the game further out of ballance.
As for going backward in time, do you think the species was totally killed off in EPIII? If not why is it not concievable that a limited number of people (those that pre-order) were able to import an exotic pet from a far away world? After all Jabba had a Rancor and they are not native to Tatooine. As for the ships they may be old but chances are they are more advanced in many aspects. In a technological scifi, military technology gets extreamly capable and complex during times of peace, during extended periods of war however numbers sometimes have to take precedence over quality. The Xwing while a fine fighter is probably cheaper and easier to mass produce and cheaper to maintain than an elegently curved andhighly sophisticatednaboo starfighter. Chances are the Xwing would carry more firepower than the NSF but the NSF could probably outmanuver and outperform the Xwing. So it would not be inconcievable that a limited number of the more advanced, although older, ships are still around for those with sufficient means to maintain them, however they would not be available in sufficient quantity to serve as front line fighters for either faction. The basic tie fighter is a perfect example of technology regressing in exchange for ease of mass production and low cost. Heck the empire didn't even bother giving them shields, they just deploy them in overwheming numbers.
Kitoth
Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:52 am
#18
I'm conflicted.
I really wanted this as a mount.
But I wanted it as a tameable, not a non-tradeable "buy the expansion and you'll get it for nothing" exclusive item that's worthless to the CH profession as a whole. If the devs follow suit with previous exclusives, as jope has suggested (giving it fully trained and mounted to non-chs yet being completely untamable), I'm going to be very disgusted.
But on the other hand...
[whiny voice] I waaaant it! [/whiny voice]
/mumble "lousy devs"
Combat_Medic_to_be
Tue Apr 05, 2005 11:05 am
#19
I second that motion
Does anybody know if you will be able to get this mount in any other way? I hope not. And is the offer open to EU players?
Llandros
Tue Apr 05, 2005 11:06 am
#20
they got me again 
the mear mention of a truly new pet an out came the credit card, ah well
the mear mention of a truly new pet an out came the credit card, ah well
Ricbr
Tue Apr 05, 2005 11:20 am
#21
I also want it...and will preorder for it ...BUT
Did you read the line about how fast this is? And according to some spoilers for the next move. This Boga Or Varactyl actually is chasing down a vehicle of sorts. I think I will love the fact that a mount could possibly be the same speed if not faster then a vehicle. But the fact that anyone could use this would get me a bit upset. Since our CH only mounts Suck in terms of speed....and attacks...and use.
There is another big lizard from Kashyyyk as a mount...maybe this will be faster? doubt it...but hoping for the best.
Did you read the line about how fast this is? And according to some spoilers for the next move. This Boga Or Varactyl actually is chasing down a vehicle of sorts. I think I will love the fact that a mount could possibly be the same speed if not faster then a vehicle. But the fact that anyone could use this would get me a bit upset. Since our CH only mounts Suck in terms of speed....and attacks...and use.
There is another big lizard from Kashyyyk as a mount...maybe this will be faster? doubt it...but hoping for the best.
NalaniKonomohu
Tue Apr 05, 2005 1:20 pm
#22
Ricbr wrote:
If you preorder Rage of the Wookiees you get JTL for free.
DO it via the launchpad when you login next and you will be fine. But it does appear that you have to wait for the JTL download the same day as Rage of the Wookiees ..so May 5th it seems to be. Unless things get held up.
No, things will get held up. They may publish the new planet, but the Combat Upgrade will get held up lol. I dont think there has been one publish go live on time, and considering the magnitude of this one - it will be delayed.
Ricbr
Tue Apr 05, 2005 1:26 pm
#23
If that does happen. I have a feeling you will see alot of jobs go up on the market for this game. It is pretty easy to see that they have to get it out the door in time for this movie...hence the name of the expansion
TauTut
Tue Apr 05, 2005 2:55 pm
#24
NalaniKonomohu wrote:
Why in the hell is the game going back in time??? First it was the explosion of Jedi Population. Then announcement of 80 year old ships flown by separtist and jedi, ... now some Creature Obi Wan rode on - on a nonplayable planet untameable by CH's. Don't get me wrong, it's cool and all, but i just can't understand the logic of when & where we are at in this Timeline.
Whats next, Kit Fisto in Pink Hotpants dueling in Coronet?
See .. time is like a plate of spaghetti .. it all wraps around the plate (space) and interconnects - touching in places.. this is where the veil is weak and we find we can dance between the al dente strands across the ages.
Bah .. who am I kidding.
Only joking - peace no flames (anyone who's studied physics understands that time is not like spaghetti - more ilke a lamb chop)
DaBudo2
Tue Apr 05, 2005 5:20 pm
#25
Ricbr wrote:
If you preorder Rage of the Wookiees you get JTL for free.
DO it via the launchpad when you login next and you will be fine. But it does appear that you have to wait for the JTL download the same day as Rage of the Wookiees ..so May 5th it seems to be. Unless things get held up.
Thanks, Ricbr!
DaBudo2
Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:21 am
#26
So, before I pre-order RotW, I just read the interview where it said we would need to have JTL installed. I never got JTL. Does anyone know if RotW comes with JTL (think I might have read something like that) or do I need to first get JTL? Cuz that ain't gonna happen.