Creature Handler Archive
Thread: Special Mount Poll
zul448
Thu Aug 12, 2004 2:01 am
#92
I'd love more mounts in the game (especially a MCH-only one or two)... it has several advantages IMO which i will try to list here:
1) Incentive/endgame for CH's. Right now most other professions get something special for mastering their profession that they can continually use/take advantage of (weaponsmiths can make their own weapons, armorsmights can make their own armor, doctors can heal/buff themselves etc). Us? We can tame a few levels higher and have one more pet pulled.
If we could also get a FAST mount, so fast that we wouldnt have to use a vehicle (i'm thinking speederbike speed at least, MAYBE a little faster) then we could have that very advantageous and very identifiable skill of a MCH. Every other profession in the game has to use a vehicle but we ride around on our beloved pets because its fast and it says that we have a real reson to master CH. That would be a great skill that i would be proud to have as a MCH.
2) More recognition/place in the econemy. If we, say, doubled the mountable species list and had at least some more at/under lvl 10 that people would actually want to have (big obsticle there), then we might actually be seen as a productive profession. As it stands now we ocationally tame/mount a pet for someone or give a mount to a newbie for them to use for 2 days before they get a speeder. I think we should increase the mount number so that having a mount would actually be desired.
Anyway those were just my ideas on the subject, i cant wait to see more real progress in our profession.
1) Incentive/endgame for CH's. Right now most other professions get something special for mastering their profession that they can continually use/take advantage of (weaponsmiths can make their own weapons, armorsmights can make their own armor, doctors can heal/buff themselves etc). Us? We can tame a few levels higher and have one more pet pulled.
If we could also get a FAST mount, so fast that we wouldnt have to use a vehicle (i'm thinking speederbike speed at least, MAYBE a little faster) then we could have that very advantageous and very identifiable skill of a MCH. Every other profession in the game has to use a vehicle but we ride around on our beloved pets because its fast and it says that we have a real reson to master CH. That would be a great skill that i would be proud to have as a MCH.2) More recognition/place in the econemy. If we, say, doubled the mountable species list and had at least some more at/under lvl 10 that people would actually want to have (big obsticle there), then we might actually be seen as a productive profession. As it stands now we ocationally tame/mount a pet for someone or give a mount to a newbie for them to use for 2 days before they get a speeder. I think we should increase the mount number so that having a mount would actually be desired.
Anyway those were just my ideas on the subject, i cant wait to see more real progress in our profession.
Evarr
Thu Aug 12, 2004 6:16 am
#93
Here's my two cents or less:
1. I totally agree with Sagax on the front page. First off, a non-chmount that's faster, maybe somewhat competetive with the slowest vehicle... it gives us the ability to sell again.
2. A couple more CH mounts that again, are the speed of a slower vehicle but with the x34 terrain negotiation... some very neat looking such as the kliknik, etc.
3. Finally, and to me most important of all, and if anything was to get implemented... it should be the MCH mount of a flyer. I don't think *any* flyers should be available to anyone other than MCH. Like so many others have said, the perks for being a Master CH are basically vacant right now. Being able to ride a flyer into town and around the wilds would be excellent. In conjunction with this, the flyer should obviously be as fast as a swoop, otherwise, what's the point really right? I also agree that there should be two available... a regular bird type and a reptilian. Both equal to the swoop. This would be of great benefit... give MCH's and pets in the game at least a 'bit' of a home again... and would feel right.
4. Whoever said banthas becoming mountable was a waste of time... well bite me. =) I have a bull bantha that I ride on Tat during hunting missions while in full tusken wardrobe. Talk about the feel of Star Wars... it's fantastic. I even pull out the tusken rifle I have that does mind poison with 35% pot. It's some of the closest I've felt to the star wars universe when doing so. So it definitely wasn't a waste of time. Yes, there's better things to work on, yes they're slow like the other mounts... but I'm still glad I have it. Anyways... if they implemented #1 - 3, which I don't feel would actually take a lot of development time, I think it would be fantastic. Unfortunately, with JTL, etc... I doubt any of this will come true as their attention is obviously elsewhere. 
Evarr
Message Edited by Evarr on 08-12-2004 08:17 AM
Lone-
Thu Aug 12, 2004 7:16 am
#94
i rekon a mountable kimo be cool 
if not a little silly after a while 
if not a little silly after a while
jopenack
Thu Aug 12, 2004 7:38 am
#95
I spoke of this in another thread and many have spoken of it before, the future of mounts is in riding skills for proffesions, and also attachments such as armor, saddlebags...
Moves like
sidesaddle shot for pistoleersand rifleman
chargestrike for swordsman and pikeman
mount kick for tka's
bonus to rangers when tracking (like a tracking mount)
bonus tomounted attacks forsquadleaders
saddlebags for artisans and crafters of all types for storage and like droids make them storable with
make servey tools usable when mounted
a merchant mount, temporary tent (like camps) for travelling merchants and artisans to sell wares
a medical mount with med bags that allow doctors limited ranged healing and combat medic's increased ranged heals, and when used will spread heals to both rider and mount equally.
give bio engineers and crafters equal roles in parts for crafting saddles and armor
some other thoughts
new pet tricks wich over a period of time (months maybe) that increase pet stats
roughplay trick = increases ham and damage by 10-20% depending on creature if used regularly for a month
fetch = increases speed same as above if used regularly over a period of time maybe increase action pool
dance tricks wich if tought to pets will allow them to dance for 3 minutes for entertainers again as above taking a month or more to teach if used regularly.
This might create a matket for pets again, and balance out the Bio pets with the natural pets (only natural pets would have these option) since it would require a long period to train them a decent price to make it worthwhile could be charged.
to add to another thread i recently read
when pet armor is worn ( pet armor can only be used on mountable petsch and non ch) have the pet absorb 5-10% of all damage relevent to theyr ham. for example a non ch pet with 900 ham would absorb only 45-90 hit points evry minute in battle. ch mount with 8k ham 400-800 evry 1.5 minutes in battle.
I think it would create some interesting battles in both PVP and PVE and make mmounts viable again, i realise its alot to ask for but after the combat balance we shall in a sence be weaker and this might add some spice to the game. ive tried to include most proffesions in this post.
as far as a rare quest pet
flying mount MCH only, peko's or even lantern birds r cool but how about something like a dragon non flame shooting lol
KylmariRettop
Thu Aug 12, 2004 8:44 am
#97
I think that non CH can just stick with their speeders and such and us CH need to get a mount that is worth riding. The speederbikes are faster than mounts making them useless, the only real plus is you can attack while on them and they are more durable. We need mounts that you can get in the higher levels of CH that are as fast as swoops with some perks. Make having a creature mount worth while because right now it isn't worth while.
spreadsheet
Thu Aug 12, 2004 3:06 pm
#99
Like I said before, MCH should have a flying mount. Peko Peko or Reptilian Flyer?
Can you believe that when this was brought up at fanfest the devs this might work for Rangers???
Who are the Rangers going to get to train the mount in the first place?
-Elder Medic-
Lorell
Thu Aug 12, 2004 3:08 pm
#100
A; Because no one else wants anything we have now currently. Give us a reason to exist.
Worrt_Slayer
Thu Aug 12, 2004 3:27 pm
#101
it'd be cool to have say 2 uber mounts, say the choices are species of peko peko and lantern birds, they are asas fast(maybe faster since there uber) then swoops and are only Master CH
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Butterwufabow
Thu Aug 12, 2004 9:30 pm
#102
I'm all for a CH only perk of a unique mount, flyer, cat or otherwise...though personally I see myself with a Giant Omega cat of DOOM!!!......sorry.......
/vote CH perk (high lvl or otherwise)
Rifleman/Ranger/C.Handler
<GoW> of Bloodfin
Dust-Mite
Thu Aug 12, 2004 11:38 pm
#103
Would very much enjoy having a special MCH only Mount.
Not real sure what creature could be used as a special MCH mount. Maybe a Rancor would be cool, but something like that should only be mountable if an additional Skill Box was in place, so if you want something that uniqe you would have to give up some SP that may be in use. Would set the men from the boys in the MCH profession. Or make cats the size of GSPs mountable so that we can have the speed of a Swoop and the coolness of a mount.
Saddle bags is something I also have always wanted ingame for extra storage, and there's no reason it should'nt be ingame. Only thing is items that can go inside a saddle bag should be non technical, due to an aniamls jarring and movement it would break technical items, so resouces should be the only items allowed in a saddle bag, maybe even make a mount/saddle bag rigged mount slower than a non so and so, nerf it from the get go so we never knew how good we had it.
Also need a "Feast" command in the radial menu, like with Scout Harvesting. "Feast"could replenish some of the pets ham, or make it so the pet regens ham points over time, like digesting themeat (after "feast" has been done no Scout harvesting should be able to be done though). One could scale the size of the dead creature to the size of the pet that "feast's"to dictate how much ham is regenerated over time. Give a "graze (sp?) " radial menu command to those that use herbivore type creatures, but only graze in a certain area, say long grass or vegitation.
Sorry I know this is for Special Mounts poll but you know yougive them an inch andthey take a mile. I also have came back to SWG at Pub. 9.25after being away since Pub. 3 so I don't know really what has been talked about.
Smashedmuffin
Fri Aug 13, 2004 4:21 am
#104
Some really cool ideas here 
and i myself vote for C... i def want the MCH to feel like he is getting some of his time and effort rewarded !
Imo when mch you should be able to mount alot of various pets... and of course they are only useable to the mch that mounts them craggy bolma mount anyone 
and i myself vote for C... i def want the MCH to feel like he is getting some of his time and effort rewarded !Imo when mch you should be able to mount alot of various pets... and of course they are only useable to the mch that mounts them
craggy bolma mount anyone