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Thread: Dev response: No camp needed to pull pets
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Maudlin
Sat Jan 17, 2004 10:33 am
#1
I don't know if anyone else saw this on the CH forum:
http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=creature_handler&message.id=151796
... but it looks like the devs have finally decided to remove the requirement for a camp to pull pets - and the way I read this, it applies to mounts and vehicles too. There doesn't seem to be a specific mention of droids, but fingers crossed.
It would appear this will be in a February patch.
http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=creature_handler&message.id=151796
... but it looks like the devs have finally decided to remove the requirement for a camp to pull pets - and the way I read this, it applies to mounts and vehicles too. There doesn't seem to be a specific mention of droids, but fingers crossed.
It would appear this will be in a February patch.
Traigus
Sun Jan 18, 2004 1:34 am
#2
TH made a post (dev tracker is messed up again). Here is the thread.
http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=csystems&message.id=2024
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As many of you may recall, you guys had a really big long thread on this in “Thunderheart and why camps are required to call mounts" back on December 4th. (I know because I do keep track of this stuff.)
It’s an important issue and it’s a really fundamental design issue. It’s not a small issue. Some of the biggest exploits are pet calling and storing in strategic combat situations (which is bad) and there are some other problems to consider, but you folks kept at me. There were many positive, well thought out posts and that is always what sways me.
So what I did was go back to the source and sent Raph an email and we challenged each other. After our email dialogue, Raph took some time, logged into the forums and read through the thread. He reviewed the existing design and his exact words were, “yeah we should probably remove the camp requirement because of the post-launch changes made to the game”. I brought the issue to the team with compelling arguments and I stressed that this is a very very important issue to the community and we are changing it for Publish 7 (that isn’t this publish, but the next).
* A player will not be able to call a pet/mount/vehicle while incapacitated or dead.
* A player will not be able to call a pet/mount/vehicle if they are at or exceed their max level limit or number of type limit for that classification of follower.
* A player will not be able to call a pet/mount/vehicle while indoors.
* A player will not be able to call a pet/mount/vehicle during combat or 60 seconds after combat is concluded (For technical reasons, it has to be 60 seconds to prevent certain kinds of grief).
So there you have it. You said you wanted it changed, it’s a change that’s good for the game and its changed
(Expect this change to go in effect in Publish 7 which will be mid-to-late February)
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I personally think it is a very bad move. But, there you have it.
-T
http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=csystems&message.id=2024
-------------quote---------------
As many of you may recall, you guys had a really big long thread on this in “Thunderheart and why camps are required to call mounts" back on December 4th. (I know because I do keep track of this stuff.)
It’s an important issue and it’s a really fundamental design issue. It’s not a small issue. Some of the biggest exploits are pet calling and storing in strategic combat situations (which is bad) and there are some other problems to consider, but you folks kept at me. There were many positive, well thought out posts and that is always what sways me.
So what I did was go back to the source and sent Raph an email and we challenged each other. After our email dialogue, Raph took some time, logged into the forums and read through the thread. He reviewed the existing design and his exact words were, “yeah we should probably remove the camp requirement because of the post-launch changes made to the game”. I brought the issue to the team with compelling arguments and I stressed that this is a very very important issue to the community and we are changing it for Publish 7 (that isn’t this publish, but the next).
* A player will not be able to call a pet/mount/vehicle while incapacitated or dead.
* A player will not be able to call a pet/mount/vehicle if they are at or exceed their max level limit or number of type limit for that classification of follower.
* A player will not be able to call a pet/mount/vehicle while indoors.
* A player will not be able to call a pet/mount/vehicle during combat or 60 seconds after combat is concluded (For technical reasons, it has to be 60 seconds to prevent certain kinds of grief).
So there you have it. You said you wanted it changed, it’s a change that’s good for the game and its changed
(Expect this change to go in effect in Publish 7 which will be mid-to-late February)
--------------endquote--------------------
I personally think it is a very bad move. But, there you have it.
-T
PhiSig
Sun Jan 18, 2004 10:29 am
#3
That's an awesome move! Maybe not for combat pets... but there is no reason I should have had to call a camp to get out my speeder, or my medical droid...
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