Development Cycle Archive
Thread: Membership has Its Rewards!
Liamo
Wed Feb 09, 2005 4:37 pm
#404
I'm a crafter and I'm not worried a bit about the self-powered harvester or the anti-decay kit.
people will still need to buy different things..they change professions or want to use a different one.
True, you might have one or 2 people trade these to make an uber suit or on an uber weapon but that just means a lot of other people will never get an anti-decay kit to use. It evens out.
For me, it ensures that I can use my weapon that is irreplaceable. Short of that, I wouldn't do the little bit of fighting I do and I'm sure there are other casual fighters feeling the same way.
Message Edited by Liamo on 02-09-2005 07:10 PM
Guamarhea
Thu Feb 10, 2005 1:29 am
#405
Airgunnar wrote:
Im sorry but they definitely need to reconsider the anti-decay kit use on weapons. As it already stands there are weapons in game that are way too good. ie infinite use obscene mind dots, bugged stun batons that have a higher min then max and so on. And now by giving someone a kit that will allow that weapon to remain pristine basically forever in the game is quite discouraging. Especially when you are getting ready to add a whole new combat system that is going to reduce the effect of buffs,armor and defenses. Please Devs reconsider this option. You said insurable items, please make it that way.
Other then that slight rant I like the rest of the rewards.
Read the replies from SOE, or got to my FAQ summary on Page 11...the weapons will still decay due to use, but they willbe immune to decay when they are uninsuredand a character is forced to clone.
In other words, the weapons are still subject to the normal Battle Decay.
According to Cal's post at the bottom of Page 11, Battle Decay is stopped as well.
Message Edited by Guamarhea on 02-09-2005 03:45 PM
Wedge_Halcyon
Thu Feb 10, 2005 2:08 am
#406
So when is the program actually going to start?
Message Edited by Wedge_Halcyon on 02-10-2005 01:16 AM
Narnja
Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:04 am
#408
Lightersky wrote:
Sooooooooo many self-righteous crybabies!!!
and you are the king of maturity right there
Niccolado
Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:15 am
#409
I got one question. I guess its asked before, but I cant find any answers to it so I dare ask again:
If I am at the milestone "3 month" pick a reward, will the milestone be reset to "0 month", so I will have to wait for 6 more months to reclaim the "6 month" milestone? Or will I have to wait for 3 more months to get the 6 month reward, and 9 more months for the 12 month reward??
Thanks!!
If I am at the milestone "3 month" pick a reward, will the milestone be reset to "0 month", so I will have to wait for 6 more months to reclaim the "6 month" milestone? Or will I have to wait for 3 more months to get the 6 month reward, and 9 more months for the 12 month reward??
Thanks!!
belder
Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:17 am
#410
the way i understand it once u log in it will come up witha menu that says your eligible for 3,6,12 month ect. you choose the one u want and then you cna chooose agin till your out of qualifycations,then u start over 
Aurelius_Pendragon
Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:53 am
#411
Lightersky wrote:Sooooooooo many self-righteous crybabies!!!
Well, the publish is uploading right now. I'm very excited, but (as I've written here several times to no avail) I am not looking forward to the kids fighting over who gets which reward.
Per character instead of per account would have made life much easier for families. (In fact, this could drive them out of SWG and into WoW, which goes on sale here in Sweden tomorrow.)
Xade1720
Thu Feb 10, 2005 6:06 am
#412
New question... If you drop an item that has an anti decay kit used on it, will it still be active?
Message Edited by Xade1720 on 02-10-2005 05:40 AM
lechje
Thu Feb 10, 2005 6:28 am
#413
nice work
also
"1 reward/account" = a good idea. keeps stuff rare..
also i hope.. if you server 6 months you should also get the 3 months one..
or els new members will have more of it than the real vets.
keep it up
Fingerofthrawn
Thu Feb 10, 2005 6:43 am
#414
I have to say that this particular publish- including the rewards program- has me more excited on the state of the game than I have been in a loooong time.
Some questions I have:
1) Is there any capped limit on how often someone can choose a "for the home" or "for fun" item? I see that they can be taken "multiple" times but does that mean unlimited- or, say like 10? I mainly ask, because I am sure that there are more than a few people that have had multiple accounts running for a year-plus, which would leave them the option to use the "for-field" items on 1 or 2 accounts, then almost supply the server with the 3rd (or whatever). LOL, yes I'm also curious about this because it'll give an idea of availability and price, and chances are I'll be using my rewards on the "for field" items myself. (Hoo-ray!! next time a good avian spawn comes around I won't even have to hunt
2) Is there any chance that maybe in the future we could see a way to maybe add a one-time, one-extra item choice for the vets that chose the "for the field" item? I mean, there's no way I'm passing up on 30k of free resource for my doc or an anti-decay kit, but it'd be nice to be able to have (just one) little token gift to be able to choose on the side. And since there's so many to choose from, it's not like it's going to kill the future market for these things to give one extra away per account.
And one concern: 
Sorry to be a spoil-sport but:
Sorry to be a spoil-sport but:(And I fully expect to get 1-starred for this- buthear me out): Is there now any chance of seeing instanced dungeons? I ask because I do forsee a lot of abuse on the horizon for the anti-decay kits and exceptional/legendary weaponry, because by my understanding of reading prior posts these can be used on weaponry. The only quality that up till now limited their use at all was the fact that they did decay, thats why we don't see master riflemen with exc/leg T21s camping Nyax from server up-to-server down, or master swordsmen with uber PHs rampaging up and down Dath and the Krayt Graveyard wreaking KSing havoc on NS Elders and Krayts. My concern is that now we will, with no chance for a casual (or even an unlucky-at-loot power) gamer to get the chance to fight some of these fairly for their chance at the loot. This is a game, after all, and everyone should have some chance to play as they see fit, but for a lot of players- that way of gameplay seems to detract more than enhance others people experiences. And while I do like the idea of an anti-decay kit, it's potential for abuse is crippling, almost game-breaking (Now someone that has an exceptional/legendary weapon that they used sparingly to save, once-upon-a-time, and was a regular customer of their friendly neighborhood weaponsmith has no reason to continue shopping for weapons, except sheer boredom when they get tired of pwnorating everyone at PvP, loot-camping, high-end MOB KSing and the like), and if nothing else, the history of the players at this game shows that, if given the opportunity to keep an unfair advantage- they will, for as long as that advantage is available to them.
All that aside, I giveKudos to whoever thought these- and the rest of the additions for Pub 13.0 up- as they are most definitely a giant leap in the right direction for SWG.....
EmpireHunter14
Thu Feb 10, 2005 6:53 am
#415
if i used the veteran reward system for the luxury yacht already does this mean i can't get those rewards too? 
Niccolado
Thu Feb 10, 2005 6:53 am
#416
Will it say that noone really knows for sure how the rewards will be granted? The question I asked seems pretty specific, but no good answer is yet given to it... The question I asked it as following:
If I am at the milestone "3 month" pick a reward, will the milestone be reset to "0 month", so I will have to wait for 6 more months to claim the "6 month" milestone? Or will I have to wait for 3 more months to get the 6 month reward, and 9 more months for the 12 month reward??
Any who really knows for sure???
If I am at the milestone "3 month" pick a reward, will the milestone be reset to "0 month", so I will have to wait for 6 more months to claim the "6 month" milestone? Or will I have to wait for 3 more months to get the 6 month reward, and 9 more months for the 12 month reward??
Any who really knows for sure???