Development Cycle Archive

Just a reminder that the Dev Chat starts in 15 minutes from when I created this post. Remember, this is hosted by Stractics, not SOE, so bug them if you have questions.

Here's your friendly reminder to be ready to attend the HoC this Thursday, December 18th! SWG Stratics is pleased to announce this month's House of Commons chat with the Dev Team of Star Wars Galaxies! Vehicles & Jedi will be the primary topics of concern, and the Dev Team will be waiting on Stratics IRC this Thursday in order to answer your questions. The SWGHoC will be held Thursday, December 18th at 5:00 PM Pacific Time, in #swghoc on Stratics IRC. In order to connect to Stratics IRC, please log onto to one of the following servers using your favorite IRC client: irc.stratics.com, port 6667 (connects to a random server on our network) irc.frws.com, port 6667 (USA, Colorado) irc.epaxsys.net, ports 6667, 6668, 7000 (USA, Colorado) irc.glowfish.de, ports 6667, 6668, 7000 (EU, Germany) stratics.afraidyet.net, port 6667 (USA, Georgia) Once you've logged on, type /join #swghoc. In case of difficulties, please visit chat.stratics.com for more information on how to connect to the chat. As an alternative, you can also use our web-based Java IRC Client. If you'd like to chat with other players before, during or after the SWGHoC, please visit our official SWGS chat channel, #starwars, which is open for discussion 24/7, 365.

Hey C,

Are you guys sure that's wise with all the complaints about the latest patch?

please post the transcript when y'all get one!!!

Thanks

Transcript so far (im in the chat room right now)

Wolfgang> <_huntedbyallforums> THe current amount of decay, and cost of decay on vehicles is considered outragous, by all but the "uber" players, do you have any fututre plans to lower the cost?

<Runesabre> The current vehicle decay will be closely monitored on Live. It will take some time for things to settle down and we don't want to make any decisions until we feel we clearly understand how the current decay rates are effecting the majority of players.

<Wolfgang> *imperio59* Question: Are there plans to include ways for non-combattants to obtain holocrons, such as missions that give non-tradeable and non-droppable holocrons.

<Runesabre> Yes we do have plans for allowing non-combat players to obtain a Holocron. Expect to see announcements on that coming up in the next few days.

<Q-3PO> (I'd look at Friday Feature tomorrow. It MIGHT have something)

<Q-3PO> (MIGHT)

<Q-3PO> (I did say "might", right?)

<ronda_lucasarts> Lot's of good stuff coming in tomorrow's Friday Feature

<Wolfgang> <TKM> greetings everyone my question is will new weapons be added to all professions as part of the combat revamp?

<justG> Yes, we will be adding new weapons in. They will trickle out over the next few months :-)

<Wolfgang> *ebns72*(hehe thats me, this is my question:smileyhappyWhat kind of vehicles are planned for the future? will there ever be combat vehicles like atsts? will we ever see pvp combat on vehicles where players ram and try to knock each others vehicles into a tree like the famous scene in rotj?

<justG> Yes, we do want to add more vehicles in the game. Eventually players will be able to customize various features as well as add combat capabilities... eventually!

<Q-3PO> We'll also likely add some new mount types at some point as well. Lots of requests for Bantha.

<Wolfgang> *Ello* Reguarding Character Copy: How soon? Also what will characters be bringing with them to Test Center? Credits? Items? (I know skills are comming) =)

<justG> We are working on the back end for Character Copy. I expect to see it in the next two months. It will be on TC first. You will transfer just your skills over, no items or cash.

<Wolfgang> <Rudd-JediKnight> Question: IS there any chance of us Jedi getting any resists/defenses, Terrain Negotiating specifically.

<Runesabre> We are actively working towards adding more Jedi-specific content in the upcoming months so expect to see some exciting changes there.

<Wolfgang> *GD* Any hopes of getting badges to be retroactive for themeparks that have been completed already and professions that have been previously mastered?

<Runesabre> We are discussing about making badges retroactive for themeparks. We will not be doing badges retroactively for professions due to technical limitations.

<Wolfgang> *krazydude* Will there be a way for Bounty hunters to track jedi using droids in the near future, or is that not a possibility at all?

<Runesabre> There were some technical difficulties we encountered in trying to get droid tracking to work in a previous publish. We still intend to allow droid tracking for Bounty Hunters when we resolve the technical issues.

<Wolfgang> *Guildenstern* "Are you considering revamping Scout so that the profession stays useful and if so how?"

<justG> I play a scout and think it is useful. We do have som revisions in the future but I can;t be specific about it now :-(

<Q-3PO> Thunderheart is doing posts for all of the professions over the next couple days which address the top 5 issues of the community.

This it so far. I am in the chatroom right now, remember..this is all the stuff the devs have answered so far.

oo this was a good question and answer..i have to post it sorry

<Wolfgang> *CaloNord* Many players feel that player bounties would add immersion to the game and help create that "Star Wars feel". Are player bounties going to be added to Star Wars Galaxies?

<Runesabre> We have a new system we are designing internally that will support bounties being placed on players. It might not necessarily be players placing bounties on other players but it will still cause players to get bounties (perhaps from failing a quest for Jabba) that will allow player bounty hunters to have targets to hunt down.
<Q-3PO> We do have Player Bounties for Jedi currently, but we know players want more.

and here is just another question...

<Wolfgang> *Prescient* When will Player City Garages be in and what Profession will the building placer have to be?
<justG> Player City Garages will be going in within the next two months. Mayors can place them.

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vvornth wrote:
It's nice to see that half the questions asked and answered have NOTHING to do with either jedi or vehicles.

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WHAT about wookiees!

Not an answer to my pleads!

I asked over 20 Jedi questions, none of which where addressed in this (Jedi and Vehicle &A)

The fact that we need app points to become masters, but our skills dont use skill points, and we dont get app points for training each other.

We are expected to live out in the wild outbacks, but cant use tents to log out saftely or call a mount.

Does Lucas Arts have a Quality Control Email we can direct issues to if we feel SOE is doing poorly with thier name?

Jedi Correspondent, speaks for itself, we are a profession last time i looked.

How long does it take Thunderheart to add us Jedi to this special private email system he says he has set up for us?

A private Jedi forum, have you been in the Jedi forum, its 300 pages of, how do i unock my force slot posts, you have to literally spent hours to find 1 real jedi consern of comment.

You where asked a two part question about Jedi defense (which you answered) and ignored the Terr. Neg question.

The list goes on, pop into ther Jedi forum and check it out, we are unhappy.

Q3po, one of the questions asked and answered was about the de plan. One of the devs (forget who) said that there will be combat added to droids in the game and combat droids with be added.

Does this mean we will see a droid with karate chop action or something? Just something about is funny as hell and therefore not very starwarsy..will combat only be added to certain droids or what?