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Thread: Should Force Sensitivity be a known path or a mysterious one? (II)

aaaaaaarrrgh
Fri Aug 20, 2004 10:55 pm
#898

Make it so ANYONE can choose to be Force Sensitive... but bring back permadeath after 3-5 deaths. For all Force-Sensitive characters.


This will give everyone a perfectly equal chance to be a Jedi. But few will want to, and fewer still will be able to.


Okay, put down the Krayt flamers and hear me out.


There should be opportunities for heroism in this game. It should be possible to take GREATER RISKS in order to reap GREATER REWARDS.


Right now, that's not really possible. But if being FS might mean losing your character, that balances out FS right there. Whoever takes a risk like that with their character deserves the extra power, plain and simple. They've chosen a difficult path, with a better end to it.

Kakabus
Sat Aug 21, 2004 8:20 am
#899

Deleted all current Jedi...And make it completely Mysterious.....Or make it a "profession" and open to everyone
Masa
Sun Aug 22, 2004 1:39 pm
#900

MYSTERIOUS! Otherwise, the path gets posted and a 'guide' created. Boring....



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DarkShadow1313
Mon Aug 23, 2004 11:29 am
#901

i feel the major thing that mesed things up were the Holos that aided people. Don'tmake anything that assist you.



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TheRogerWilco
Mon Aug 23, 2004 8:25 pm
#902

uhhh ya... did u miss the movies.... I don't think Luke just happened to run into a little green guy that trained him in every way



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Korran_Hohn
Mon Aug 23, 2004 9:34 pm
#903

Force Sensitivity: In the books several people were force sensitive and just didn't notice. However they still had innate abilities in the force (IE: Corran Horn turned away a storm trooper in the Lusankya without even knowing he was force sensitive, or Anakin Skywalker being innate at piloting and foresight, and if you're still not satisfied: Anakin Solo's ability to sense electrical energy to stop the plot of Centerpoint.) In this affect force sensitivity shouldn't be extremely unbarably hard to acheive and should give players that attain it combat bonuses or crafting/medical bonuses.


Jedi: Jedi were hardly ever discovered in the starwars universe, even after Luke set up the jedi academy. Luke Skywalker, Kam Solusar, The Emperor's Hands, and the jensaarai were the only jedi even rudementarily trained at this point in time. (the nightsisters don't count. They thought the force wasmagic and they are basically bards who sang to use it.) Now, i'm not saying that jedi shouldn't exist, it should be EXTREMELY HARD to get. And when you are a jedi you shouldn't be able to run through and kill every living being there is in sight, which is, ironically, what most jedi do (Jango Fett killed several jedi on his own. Still not convinced? Most of the people who killed the jedi were bounty hunters and thugs hired by the empire, including Boba Fett. Vader only killed the strongest of jedi.) Now jedi should be stronger than other players, but certain players who know what they're doing and have good choice skills, should be able to take down a jedi if they do it right. Also, they should be able to have light jedi who support the rebellion, dark jedi who support the empire, but first and foremost, neutral jedi who are light and dark but aren't part of the civil war at all and are able to attack both sides if provoked. (The jensaarai were being trained with sith teachings but they were not imperial, actually they hated the empire, they hated all jedi but themselves. Yoda hid on a rock, out of sight and out of mind. Did he take part in the civil war? No, he trained Luke and that was it.)

All and all, force sensitives shouldn't be rare, jedi, should be very rare and powerful, but there should be certain classes who can take jedi out on their own (and no, bounty hunters can't they just find 'em).



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GTomlinson
Tue Aug 24, 2004 8:00 am
#904

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IiwoFossik
Tue Aug 24, 2004 11:05 am
#905

I think it should be more "mysterious." It would make it more intresting, less painful, and it would keep the number of jedi low(er). Maybe even give us some quests where we have to make decisions that determine if we are able to be jedi. For instance, say we have to go out and bring in a runaway prisioner who stole a valuable datadisk, and he fights back, do we (A) Kill him and retrieve it ourselves, or (B) Persuade him to come back, and he will be forgiven. It will be alot more intriguing, and give us alot to do as we're waiting for JTL Beta/Revamps/etc.



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bloodragegallo
Wed Aug 25, 2004 2:02 pm
#906

I think it should be known how to unlock FS. Making it harder to unlcock it will only frustrate some and not stop or slow down others who figure it out. No matter what everyone will at some pointwill becomejedi if they so choose to work for it. Making force sensitivity harder to get isnt goin to keep the jedi numbers down. NPC bounty hunters with light saber resist, and 40k ham that can attack any jedi no matter what faction, dropped all over the galaxy might hinder jedi flaunting. All jedi have become are PVP toys for the ones who have unlocked. "Being a jedi" should be "mysterious". Notbecomingone.




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Costello
Thu Aug 26, 2004 1:40 am
#907


Please make it mysterious so mysterious that two people with the exact same badges one may have it and the other one doesnt. Then lie to the population or maybe be telling them the truth and say it will depend on how you play the game not just what badges you have collected and what proffessions you have mastered. It ruins the fun of the game and the playing experience if people are just doing something cause it will lead to Jedi. Everyday on planet chat there are people asking for AFK macros for the different proffessions, it gives the impression they arent interested in that proffession and just doing it for the badge. I really enjoy it when I go into the cantina and the musicans and dancers are talking to patrons not AFK shouting for tips and heals. The game should be more about where you are now not looking off into the future.By letting everyone know once you do A then B then C you become a Jedi thats all the game becomes a race from A to B to C. Even worse is the POI rumour that they will lead to force sensative in one day ill wager I can pick up 95% of the POI badges, not that they mean much now but they will mean nothing when everyone with a swoop picks them all up cause they make you force sensative.



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linusboarder
Thu Aug 26, 2004 1:45 pm
#908

Defninantly mysterious, but with hints so it's not randomly found.



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HoOdRaT707
Thu Aug 26, 2004 3:16 pm
#909

No it should not be and the people who r saying it should be r jedis already so they dont care about us



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Wolveryne40
Sat Aug 28, 2004 8:06 pm
#910

might as well make it known, is kinda dumb to ask that question justg, i mean in the beginning it was supposed to be mysterious. then you all introduced the holocube, so why even bother, way it sounds everyone willbe a jedi or have force powers within the year anyways.

It is supposed to be a hard path"becoming jedi" we do not expect to see a jedi in game for 3-6 months. Then BAM! holocubes.

oh real hard, whoop te doo.



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