Development Cycle Archive
Thread: IT 6-6: Imperial Crackdown: Some changes made based on In-Test Feedback
TH....
So essentially there is no more nuetral....
So what if I do not want to pay, am nuetral. Can I kill those stormtroopers....If I can kill them, will I get a TEF to all Imperials?
I guess this is secret way to push Nuetrals into the war against their will....seems this way to me.
Guess what, NOT all players like pvp, and is not the reason why we play this game....
Thumbs up for the changes, like we said "why would storm troopers search his officers". High ranking Imperials should be clearedd/allow to passautomatically
I look forward to the changes.
I have the answer to all of the Smugglers that are upset. Get rid of the contraband thing completely. Let them stay how they are now.
No worrying about Imperial officer this or that. Besides why add only "some" content at all? Its obvious, they don't want anything unless its going to be 100% perfect. So they are ofcourse, willing to wait till next year for the 100%, no bugs, no downside, contraband publish.
A lot of the smugglers (including me) are just worried the imps will use this "we're above the law" thing forever. When they finally do the smuggler revamp and they want to make things illegal to even top ranking imp officers, this will be used as justifaction for them to get out of it. It is a slippery slope.
And Ghast, maybe now high ranking imps who arne't bounty hunters should be allowed to hunt Jedi? After all, they are enemies against the empire. I'm sure the bounty hunters won't mind.
This thread has blown up fast with the same questions:
1. Is it a TEF or full overt when a reb is busted?
2. How high is high ranking? (I assume we have to work it out for ourselves)
3. How come overt imp's get off scot free? Shouldn't they need to be ranked too? (Is a overt private a higher rank than a stormtrooper? I assume that the crackdown will often be lead by an officer guy? He won't be a lower rank than a private surely?
krac1 wrote:3. How come overt imp's get off scot free? Shouldn't they need to be ranked too? (Is a overt private a higher rank than a stormtrooper? I assume that the crackdown will often be lead by an officer guy? He won't be a lower rank than a private surely?
From TH:s post: "Low Rank: (Identified as having little or no Faction Points spent on Rank): Low Ranking officers found in possession of contraband must pay tribute to the Emperor. Low ranking Imperial soldiers will be given the choice of sacrificing Faction Points or paying a fine."
So low rank imperials don't get off free, covert or overt..
I'd like to say that I think this change seemes nice. Basically rebels shouldn't dare to enter imperial cities and in the wilderness you can always run forest run
Besides, everyone complaining, we don't know how high the fine will be or anything other that what TH posted so read his post carefully befoer complaining and don't jump to conclusions
Overt/Covert status was supposed to be a PvP switch. Those of us who have no interest in PvP were supposed to be allowed to participate in the GCW - without having to engage in PvP - via Covert status. Apparently that scheme is no longer operative, as the switch can be randomly turned on by these new game mechanics. I, for one, am not happy about that development.
I find it amazing how people twist this publish...
"So there is no more neutral" ... yes there is, but the Empire still is the government in power and they have stated "Thou shalt not carry XYZ"
"So you are forcing people to play overt...what happened to crafters staying covert" ... if you do not have contraband...you have nothing to worry about.
"Imperials should be punished like rebels" I don't think so ... where in SW movies, books, or anything have Imperials been held to the same standards as rebels...let alone High Ranking Imperials.
DROP THE CONSPIRACY THEORY ... ROLE PLAY ... HAVE FUN ... IT SHOULD BE A CHALLENGE ... I think that is all for now.
Geevo Deem
Intrepid Server
Smuggler/Pistoleer/TKA
REBEL Colonel
electricnomad wrote:So Imperials will be the Smugglers now. Tell us again why we spent skillpoint on this...
After all, Imperials have a 100% chance to avoid a scan, better than a Master Smuggler. So who's going to need a Master Smuggler to help move anyone's contraband?
This does not bode well for the future of Smugglers, and I am more disappointed today than I have ever been with SWG.
I think it was rather clear. IMP OFFICERS of high enough rank. Hardly the same as all imperials. So the answer is all those other IMP's, Neutrals (like me) and rebels. On most servers that is still the majority of the populace even *IF* all imperials had been immune.
-Indene-