Development Cycle Archive
Thread: Membership has Its Rewards!
Docbengal
Thu Feb 03, 2005 7:10 am
#210
While the miniatures are cool, the terminals dont add much to decor. I thought the 12mo "Home" rewards would have been very cool, but instead they are 1 item broken down into 4 pieces.
Thats what I get to choose from for 1 years gameplay? I was hoping for something along the lines of a new ship or a new home floorplan. 1 year is a longtime investment, and while I appreciate any gift, one would think that 12mo gifts would be something much more grand than this.
Eulbobo
Thu Feb 03, 2005 7:23 am
#211
Zilod wrote:
jedi
- 3 month rewards
- 1 good stat stat crystal (a crystal alredy attuned to the player, with good stats) (no decay)
- 1 no decay color crystal
- 6 month rewards
- 12 month rewards
- 1 color crystal with stats (no decay)
- special jedi robe with bonuses
Let me guess.... you'r a jedi?
Message Edited by Eulbobo on 02-03-2005 06:23 AM
Zilod
Thu Feb 03, 2005 7:45 am
#213
Eulbobo wrote:
Zilod wrote:
jedi
- 3 month rewards
- 1 good stat stat crystal (a crystal alredy attuned to the player, with good stats) (no decay)
- 1 no decay color crystal
- 6 month rewards
1 max stat crystal (no decay) (a crystal alredy attuned to the player, with max stats)
- 12 month rewards
- 1 color crystal with stats (no decay)
- special jedi robe with bonuses
Let me guess.... you'r a jedi?
Message Edited by Eulbobo on 02-03-2005 06:23 AM
eheh i said that i have a BH, a jedi and a musician
the jedi stuff can seem a bit powerfull but i assure you that is not like that
the sabre is the only jedi weapon and you need 2-7 crystals for a single sabre, so to have 2-3 no decay crystals will still be inferior than to havefor example a no decay uber rifle...
also don't want to enter too much in the discussion but IMO you still need a support to play a jedi, maybe some no decay crystals will make the jedi less dependant to alts/friends
Summerflame
Thu Feb 03, 2005 7:50 am
#214
MrFizz wrote:
Sounds good, hmm no decay kit= great for uber weapons
this I am personally afraid of, might be gamebreaking if not implementd correctly and the devs doesnt seem to wanna answer if this can be applied to anything. Imagine 10-20% og the server running around with uber weapons or armor that cannot decay.. would put a lot of crafters down that way.
frylee85
Thu Feb 03, 2005 8:09 am
#215
Very exciting! Nothing about this is bad. All I see is good coming from this system. Great work! Keep it up!
Warryyr
Thu Feb 03, 2005 8:38 am
#217
Why are the mini droids a veteran reward?
Do you guys have any idea how many people are going to be bugging DE's constantly for "those mini droids?"
The miniature things are REALLY cool for decorations, but I guess I'm sorta disappointed that crafters who represent their various professions are unable to make anything but regular-sized items.
If a really skilled DE can make R2 droids, wouldn't you think they'd be able to make a little mini version if they wanted to?
I'm loving the veteran reward idea, but these miniatures are something everyone wanted - but NOT being limited to so few of them! Everyone wants one! I think the various professions should be able to craft these, not have people spend veteran reward chances to get them.
Mini starships = shipwright
Mini droids = droid engineer
Mini characters = master artisan
THEN have additional miniature models that would be rare - like Boba Fett, Chewbacca, Darth Vader, etc.
Eh, either way - good stuff. I'm just not looking forward to getting asked "Can you make me an R2?" Then when I'm ready to give it to them, they say, "Oh, NO - I wanted the cute little R2, the mini one."
UGH.
CIEBrandon
Thu Feb 03, 2005 9:11 am
#218
Summerflame wrote:
MrFizz wrote:
Sounds good, hmm no decay kit= great for uber weapons
this I am personally afraid of, might be gamebreaking if not implementd correctly and the devs doesnt seem to wanna answer if this can be applied to anything. Imagine 10-20% og the server running around with uber weapons or armor that cannot decay.. would put a lot of crafters down that way.
Very few people use only 1 weapon for everything, having 1 weapon that doesnt decay out of the bunch needed wont hurt the crafters, As far as armor, its changing so much that 1 suit is not going to be enough anymore, you are going to need likely several suits ea for different things so having 1 piece of one suit of armor non decay is a non issue.This is the single best reward their is, I'm sure everyone has atleast one item that is very dear to them and would like it to last forever, now we can. Bravo devs great job on this stuff!
XwingRogue3
Thu Feb 03, 2005 9:22 am
#219
These are awesome. Thanks DEV's. 
I love the whole loot thing you all are doing.
I love the whole loot thing you all are doing.
DeQuosaek
Thu Feb 03, 2005 9:31 am
#220
Aurelius_Pendragon wrote:
DeQuosaek wrote:
Pick one of those two characters. He/she gets the reward. That's the way it has to be.
Leezeldafuz wrote:
Alright, fine. Different scenario. Say I have two characters, on different servers, on the same account, and I play both of them regularly. Same principle.
Perhaps the way it is, but certainly not the way it has to be.
Devs gave all characters holocrons, not just one per account. All characters could get Life Day presents, not just one per account. (And if I recall correctly, originally only one Jedi was supposed to be possible per account, and now every character can aspire to become a Jedi.)
I hate to seem ungrateful when this is such a wonderful gift. But because it is such a wonderful gift, limiting them to one per account just causes so many problems for families.
But then all 8 of my characters will have a reward and I can trade with people on other galaxies and have 8 gifts for my character for each milestone. That would saturate the game with these items and dramatically decrease the value or 'uniqueness' of these items. (much like it did with Holocrons, Life Day gifts, anniversary paintings, etc, etc.) They wouldn't be much of a wonderful gift anymore. They would be commonplace.
Maybe it doesn't have to be that way, but it ought tobe that way.
Starcasmd
Thu Feb 03, 2005 9:33 am
#221
First off, nice rewards!
Ok, thedevs have stated thatthe anti-dcay devicestops decay on weapons and anything that can be insured.Weapon conditiondecays from regular usage and armor conditiondecaysfrom battle.And insurable items decaywhen you clone.Are we talking any and all decay or just decay from cloning after death? If these items are tradeable and resist any and all decay I forsee people that will collect anti-decay suits of armor and high end weapons for waltzing through the DWB and Corvette. I know stats and resists will be what they are. But I remember some people going to these places and losing their armor from a few hits. Could someone set me straight please?