Development Cycle Archive

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Skedoozy wrote:

It's 3 weeks before the next publish and your just asking this NOW?? Wow. If you make it mysterious then I seriously don't know what the hell the point of redesigning it was. I don't even know why this question was asked. :/

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They probably have the system all in place. Its just a question of showing us how it works or not. And maybe how much progress we made.

So we're talking about a 'guide' and/or some kind of progress bar, which they can hide or make visible.

Probably true, unless pub 10 and/or new unlocks have been pushed back. They don't have time to design, implement and test a new system by August, or even September.

Hence the poll. I guess that's what will really matter--not this thread.

And in that case my vote goes to "known".

Cartouche

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Divvur wrote:

Here are my ideas, simple in practice but quite difficult to explain, but I will try my best.

Everyones path to realising their force sensitivity should be mysterious, random and unique. However, it should not require specific types of skills in order to complete it. Instead the system should encourage you to play your chosen profession as it should be played.

It basically revolves around having a hidden chance revolving around doing things based upon your profession. When your character is created, a random number, between 20-30 (remember all numbers can be tweaked so please don't dismiss the idea because of the example numbers given), is assigned to a player. This is how many Force Sensitive Events people need to become Force Sensitive.

A Force Sensitive Event can be anything, and is based upon the allocation of skillpoints for professions. Basically, when someone does an action involved with their profession, there is a slim random chance that it was a Force Sensitive Event.

For example, when a Brawler kills an NPC in combat, there is a 1 in 100,000 chance that they will have completed a Force Sensitive Event. When this happens, they will get a message saying something like: 'You anticipate your enemies next move with a strange certainty and responded to it with reflexes faster than you knew you were capable off, defeating your enemy.' Obviously, the chance will be modified by a certain number of factors, such as how powerful the enemy is, and how many skill points are devoted to such professions. A Novice Brawler killing one of Jabba's Thugs is less likely to cause a Force Sensitive Message to appear than someone who has spent 250 points on Combat professions killing a high end mob at the end of a cave quest. The idea is to challenge yourself in your chosen field.

Obviously the Brawler example cannot be applied to all professions, so here are few ideas for Force Sensitive Events for other professions:

Scouts - Someone who is a Scout or a Ranger would have a chance every time they killed a creature, or perhaps used a trap, getting a similar message saying 'You anticipate the creatures next move with a strange clarity and respond instinctively using your knowledge of the creature'. Obviously killing a high level creature, such as a Krayt Dragon has a greater chance of an event happening.

Artisans - Players invovled in an Artisan profession have a chance every time they craft an object of creating an event. The crafting or rare loot items, such as a Geonosian Pistol or RIS armour would increase the chances. A message such as 'You have an unusual certainty on exactly how you should put this specific item together so it is a good quality item'. Increasing some of the attributes on the specific item when this happens would be a nice touch.

Smuggler - When being searched, a Smuggler has a chance of persuding someone that they are not carrying anything against all odds. A message such as 'The searcher opens a box containing illegal goods. However, they somehow seem to be completely oblivious to the goods and close the box without question' could work. Obviously, being a Hybrid profession Smugglers would also have some chance of causing an event through crafting spices and combat, based on the number of skill points invested in those areas.

Medic - When healing/enhancing another player, you can get a strange feeling about what is wrong with them and how you can cure them. You get a message such as: 'You have an unnatural feeling about exactly what can be done for this patient and use the appropriate medicines to cure them.' Having a bonus to that heal would also be appreciated.

I am sure many more variables for different professions can be worked it in order to create a system that basically encourages you to do your profession to the best of your ability. Once you have had 20-30 of these Force Sensitive Events, you actually learn how to harness this power in some small way, and gain the Force Sensitive Skill Trees.

It also ensures that every path to Force Sensitivity is different, and no doubt many tales will be retold in Cantinas across the Galaxy about the time a Ranger had an unusual instinct that told them exactly how to kill the Rancor they had been tracking, or the time the local Chef managed has a strange urge to add that extra spice to his Sythsteak to make the tastiest in the Galaxy.

Your input into this idea is most welcome.

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