Development Cycle Archive

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Shorym wrote:

As much as your reasoning sounds true, could be true... or should be true... the fact of the matter remains... there is *NO* SE in this game right now. There is *NO* GCW patch (where TH posted the Devs ideas for why they aren't changing this). RIGHT NOW... we are wasting precious time standing around doing nothing, when we could be playing the game. Until such time that these additions come out... they could give us 5 minute STARport times. Then change it back once those additions have been added.

Also, I still do not-and probably never will- understand how standing around doing nothing while waiting 10 minutes for a shuttle is considered immersion. That has to be the biggest joke of all time. That is not immersion... that is what we call boredom.

Thank you!

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Demongaze wrote:

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Shorym wrote:

As much as your reasoning sounds true, could be true... or should be true... the fact of the matter remains... there is *NO* SE in this game right now. There is *NO* GCW patch (where TH posted the Devs ideas for why they aren't changing this). RIGHT NOW... we are wasting precious time standing around doing nothing, when we could be playing the game. Until such time that these additions come out... they could give us 5 minute STARport times. Then change it back once those additions have been added.

Also, I still do not -and probably never will- understand how standing around doing nothing while waiting 10 minutes for a shuttle is considered immersion. That has to be the biggest joke of all time. That is not immersion... that is what we call boredom.

Thank you!

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1st Paragraph - Aye. Agreed. Another idea (and money sink) is NPC chartering ships directly from planet to planet. Should be very expensive (again, 10k/person 1way, maybe more?) would be ideal. This way those of us who have cr and been around a while dont need to socially immerse ourself with the spammers in the connection cities (thank god for Kor Vella). Also this would save ppls asses like myself who sometimes travel overt. Perhaps starships should be 'scanned' and those with illegeal cargo lose cr or FPs, and by paying more money you get to be smuggled. In any case, waiting for the point of waiting is no good (as you said in the 2nd paragraph).

2nd paragraph - Social Immersion? Maybe, for the noobs. Cross-server immersion perhaps - I dont know the code nor the methodology of the codig/server scheme. It might be done this way to reduce overall lag, or it might be a core hard-scripted variable written into the server codes.....or it might be the result of other coding and the Devs cant control it, thatsd just the way different planet servers talk to each other. I dont know, but I would like a Dev to answer. I'll make a formal request right now:

General question to all Developers: Is the 10 minute wait at starports a pre-conceived time limit that can be changed and won't for gameplay issues, won't be changed for latency issues, or is it an embedded problem?

(PS: For those of you who don't follow, the question basically is: Is the 10 min delay in there becuase :A) You want it there to make ppl wait and talk, B) It makes the game in general faster, C) You have no control when it comes to plant-to-planet)

I'm aware "C" is unlikely due to Theed, but then again that might be hard programmed in. Then again, if it is C, then there's no point in ppl complaining.

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Gaenjin wrote:

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Thunderheart wrote:

Below are a list of changes made in Publish 8 that will effect the quality of game play:

• If a Bounty Hunter with a Jedi bounty mission is incapacitated by the Jedi, the Jedi loses his Bounty Hunter enemy flag.


• Tweak to Jedi Bounty Hunter TEF clearing. There is a 30 second wait before the TEFs are cleared giving the Jedi a moment to perform a deathblow if he/she so desires.

Which has had the biggest impact on your game play?

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The issue is that if a Jedi dies and was not given the /deathblow by a BH with the Jedi's mission in his datapad, then the Jedi's mission is not cleared off all Bounty Hunter's datapads and mission is not removed from BH Terminals. The Bounty Hunter Enemy Flag is not the issue, it's the Mission in their Datapads and on the Terminals.

The Jedi gets a death counted against his total no matter what kills him. I fail to see how it's in a Jedi's interest to get killed to avoid BH missions...

Seriously, is theconcern that a Jedi will grief Bounty Hunters by dying just to cheat them out of their Mission? LOLWell, a death counteris a death counter, doesn't matter what kills the Jedi. So if a Jedi wants torack up death counter points justto grief the Bounty Hunters out of their Mission on them, then I say let them grief away.

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I see nothing about combat balance in pub 8 OR 9.

When is the combat getting fixed???

I'm not waiting much longer.

Fix Starport Times to 5 Minutes. Geez... even this hacks me off...usually I am pretty even tempered about stuff...but FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD!!!!

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jewboywa wrote:

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mattpost wrote:

I'm just wondering why the devs left Starport time at 10 min? Even with everyone asking for 5 min. HMMMMM?

OK I will bite.

Devs, Why did you leave it 10 min wait at the Starport?

Just asking now istead of complaining. Maybe we can get an answer to this puzzling problem everyone seems to have.

Thank you.

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They did it because of the 4 people that griped about emersion issues.

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I'll reply just to add to the list of people that feel that the STARports.

Other then immersion, perhaps it has to tie in with the impending space expansion....? Make those ppl with ships able to taker 8 ppl from say Tatooine to Dant directly in2 mins could easily make 6k per person maybe 10k. Think them as Taxis and starports as public transportation.

If that isnt the reason, then please, devs, lower the wait time in STARports. Or perhaps buy connecting tickets?

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Demongaze wrote:

Other then immersion, perhaps it has to tie in with the impending space expansion....? Make those ppl with ships able to taker 8 ppl from say Tatooine to Dant directly in2 mins could easily make 6k per person maybe 10k. Think them as Taxis and starports as public transportation.

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As much as your reasoning sounds true, could be true... or should be true... the fact of the matter remains... there is *NO* SE in this game right now. There is *NO* GCW patch (where TH posted the Devs ideas for why they aren't changing this). RIGHT NOW... we are wasting precious time standing around doing nothing, when we could be playing the game. Until such time that these additions come out... they could give us 5 minute STARport times. Then change it back once those additions have been added.

Also, I still do not-and probably never will- understand how standing around doing nothing while waiting 10 minutes for a shuttle is considered immersion. That has to be the biggest joke of all time. That is not immersion... that is what we call boredom.

Thank you!

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"Anyway, I know you are on the right side of this battle so I am in no ways arguing against your points. I think you raise very valid points and very cool ideas on how this can be remedied. The problem is that we need a solution NOW... and later they can alter it with these neater ideas."

Yea it's all good, I understand completely with your remarks and agree. I just felt like throwing out some ideas. And I also agree with the "NOW" need for a solution.

"Excellent questions and I hope a Dev will finally answer this!"

I'm a relative noob when it comes to the forums. Do Devs answer questions here or do they just ask questions?

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Demongaze wrote:

I'm a relative noob when it comes to the forums. Do Devs answer questions here or do they just ask questions?

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Thunderheart wrote:

Below are a list of changes made in Publish 8 that will effect the quality of game play:

• Reduced the wait time on shuttle ports to 5 minutes (Starports are still 10 minutes).

Which has had the biggest impact on your game play?

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