Droid Engineer Archive
Thread: Any news on the Droid/DE Revamp?
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Catman-Does
Mon Sep 05, 2005 5:56 am
#1
I'm hoping this wasn't just a rumour 
Droid Engineer
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- Droid engineers will be revamped. SOE envisions the droid as something every player would have as a companion in the game. In the movies the droids play an essential role, and they should do too in the game
[source - Leipzig Fanfest notes]
Droid Engineer
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- Droid engineers will be revamped. SOE envisions the droid as something every player would have as a companion in the game. In the movies the droids play an essential role, and they should do too in the game
[source - Leipzig Fanfest notes]
Message Edited by Catman-Does on 09-05-2005 01:56 PM
11710
Mon Sep 05, 2005 10:52 am
#2
Ive seen on the boards that there supposedly looking inot it, but it could take forever... again
RasalTheWise
Mon Sep 05, 2005 11:59 am
#3
Yeah, I was pretty excited about this news too. But I'm not holding my breath for it. If we get it, cool.
Catman-Does
Tue Sep 06, 2005 4:24 am
#6
Well according to the Astromech Stats: Profession Popularity: Squad Leader is the least played and DE is the 4th least played (though you can't really count "Force Sensitive - Crafting" imo).
So ermmmm lets have a guess here: we'll get some "loving'" around Pub 28? Around Xmas time
Here's hoping.
*daydreams about making new droids with better/more useful modules*
So ermmmm lets have a guess here: we'll get some "loving'" around Pub 28? Around Xmas time
Here's hoping.*daydreams about making new droids with better/more useful modules*
Straker_Atrella
Tue Sep 06, 2005 7:43 am
#7
Well let's see.... The Smugglers and Rangers were promised their revamp first about 2 years ago.
In my opinion though Smugglers are a lot more playable after the CU, Rangers still need a lot of love though.
The funny thing is that if they did the Droid revamp right, it could be love forSmuggler, Ranger, Squad Leader, and every other profession as well.
RasalTheWise
Tue Sep 06, 2005 11:30 am
#8
Straker_Atrella wrote:The funny thing is that if they did the Droid revamp right, it could be love for Smuggler, Ranger, Squad Leader, and every other profession as well.
QFE, buddy.
Zenoee
Wed Sep 07, 2005 5:55 am
#10
Straker_Atrella wrote:
Well let's see.... The Smugglers and Rangers were promised their revamp first about 2 years ago.
In my opinion though Smugglers are a lot more playable after the CU, Rangers still need a lot of love though.
The funny thing is that if they did the Droid revamp right, it could be love forSmuggler, Ranger, Squad Leader, and every other profession as well.
How true, how true!!!!!!
On a side note it makes me wonder why without knowing anything about the professions bugs or playability when I started in july 04 my first toon was MDE (that is my true love), my second is a MRanger and my 3rd is an almost MSmuggler! LOL Heck I almost turned my 'almost MSmuggler' into a Squad Leader also!
I know I love pain and suffering!
Corran950
Thu Sep 08, 2005 11:01 am
#11
Obo_alCan wrote:
And we might actually be able to get to see these guys.
what program do you use to view the 3d object in the tre files. i got a program that allows me to view all the sound in the tre's, but that is a bit mundane for me.if you dont want to say over the fourms pm me.
- Rebel Pilot 4/4/4/3
Obo_alCan
Thu Sep 08, 2005 11:23 am
#12
I use a program called unwrap3d to import and export various 3d file formats. You need to include some plugins to view the file format that SWG uses. Don't think there is anything wrong in saying that. 
BTW, all those above were in the Pub8 files, with the exception of the Pit Droid (last seen in Pub23). So they would have been what we would have gotten, along with the usual suspects, in terms of combat droids if the devs had gone ahead with their original plans.
BTW, all those above were in the Pub8 files, with the exception of the Pit Droid (last seen in Pub23). So they would have been what we would have gotten, along with the usual suspects, in terms of combat droids if the devs had gone ahead with their original plans.
Straker_Atrella
Thu Sep 08, 2005 3:44 pm
#13
Honestly, that is my single biggest gripe about how this game is developed. DE as well as other professions need improvements, everybody knows that. Yet when changes are made, they are one dimensional, they address one issue when they could address so much more.
For example, lets look at JTL. In general,I think that Droids (FCs) from a pilot standpoint were implemented very well, they make a big difference and are pretty much required. However, from a DE view it was a failure. Now I understand that space may be a very big market for many people, but sales does not equal health. Space items take crappy resources andexperimentation doesn't matter at all. This is why you see level6 Astro Droids and Flight Computers being sold for 5k. The reason for this problem is simple. Droids in JTL were developed with Pilots in mind and not DE's.
If SWG is ever going to truly move forward, they need to focus on getting the most bang for their programming buck. This will allow much more to be done.
For example, we know a Tailors market is pretty flat, quality and exp don't matter for them either. At the same time, Rangerscould use a little help, one issue with them is they are forced to fight to do their jobs, yet get noweapon bonuses at all from Ranger. Now the "easy" solution is to just give suchbonuses to them. Yet why not look at the big picture? Allows Tailors to make clothing enhancements that only a Ranger can use, they give him some of those bonuses. Rangers end up better and so doTailors.
I am drifting away from Droids a little, but I truly feel it is all related. Droids arebasically the servants of the galaxy, which puts Droids into an ideal spot that any love for Droids (and DE's) will help out others as well. What needs to happen is SOE needs to sit back and look at the entire spectrum or problems and issues, then look for ways that Droids can fix those.
To summarize a long winded post. Fix Droids, but in fixing them, use them to fix other problems as well.
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