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Alacrity

Thu Oct 30, 2003 11:46 am

I'd like to see MSE droids useful for delivering items and/or messages.

Basically, you build a MSE Droid with Item and/or Data Storage, and maybe some sort of Seeker-droid functionality. You drop an item into the Droid, or a bit of data, then choose "Deliver" from the radial menu. You are prompted for the recipient's name, and if that person is on the planet, the MSE will seek them out, deliver the stuff, then return. If the recipient leaves the planet or logs out, the MSE will return with a "Delivery failed" message.

Advanced MSEs can do the job better, by having a longer range and armor to better survive hostile encounters along the way.

Thoughts?

Amoon Darkflier, Elder Artisan, Elder Droid Engineer, Elder Merchant

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SinjenRandall

Thu Oct 30, 2003 12:53 pm

#2

Yeah, that's actually great. I would really like at least some business to be conducted this way. You basically have a mobile vendor that you send to a waypoint, and maybe it works on the /consent system. We could use droids for delivery. To deliver all sorts of... LOOK OUT ITS A BOMB! THAT MSE IS SET TO EXPLODE AAAAGGGHHHHH!

Sinjen
Elder Ticklemonster - Unlocked Pre Publish 9
Master Pilot
THE Hero of Tatooine

SithAdvocate

Thu Oct 30, 2003 12:56 pm

#3

very smart...not only have it deliver goods to others but also allow it to monitor harvesters from afar (feed it a way point and it will go and empty the harvester and return with the minerals)

also a droid that can pick up goodspurchasedin bazaars all over the galaxy (that way you use up the same cost in ticket but never leave your planet to get the goods you buy galaxy wide)

E'tani Darkmoon

Rancor418

Thu Oct 30, 2003 3:01 pm

#4

Great idea!

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SinjenRandall

Thu Oct 30, 2003 3:20 pm

#5

I was mainly talking about deeds for our droids. They are basically just square nuggets until you, um, tame them. They will fit in our mouse droids just fine. Until the MSE explodes and takes your precious deed with it.

Sinjen
Elder Ticklemonster - Unlocked Pre Publish 9
Master Pilot
THE Hero of Tatooine

zep95

Thu Oct 30, 2003 6:46 pm

#6

I can picture myself sitting on my porch and seeing a binary lifter walking through the lake and me thinking, "oh boy! I hope it's for me," and then cussing when i see it turn into the neighbors

Undeadlord440

Fri Oct 31, 2003 1:04 am

#7

I like this idea alot, however, this is where I want some realism Not much, just a tad. For delivering messges. A MSE is great. However for delivering items, let bump it up to one of the R# droids. Serisouly .. think about the movies .. How big is a mouse droid. For gathering harvestros, I love the idea .. however .. Binary Load Lifter, tada ... its not like the lifter is doing anything useful anyway

Brendoon

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LonelyGhost

Sun Apr 11, 2004 2:04 pm

#8

Awesome idea...but make it a "delivery" module we craft...and the chassis it goes into determines its capacity. So a BLL could deliver, say, 50 items, while an MSE could only deliver a single item.

We REALLY need a FedEx...

Crys Akkori - Merchant Engineer
Veteren of SIN, IO, and XC - A Founder of Jaxian Bay
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ArdenStarmariner

Mon Apr 12, 2004 7:11 am

#9

This makes me feel ancient. I can't even remember how long ago that this idea was proposed the first time. Thought it was a decent idea then and think its decent now. Just feel like I need someone to come clean the dust and cobwebs off me.

Arden Starmariner - Master Jedi, Smugglers' Alliance Privateer Ace - Eclipse.
Nemok Starmariner - Elder Commando - Eclipse.

RohmEnari

Mon Apr 12, 2004 8:15 am

#10

I would gladly shell out big-time for a droid that would do this!

Your friendly neighborhood Ranger,

Reyune

DarthMortus

Mon Apr 12, 2004 8:23 am

#11

Interesting. Great ideas like this come from people shelling out $11.00+ per month to play this game.Meanwhile, thedesignpeople getting payed $110.00+ per hour are still trying to figure out how to program their VCR's.

Pallida

Mon Apr 12, 2004 11:22 am

#12

DarthMortus wrote:

Interesting. Great ideas like this come from people shelling out $11.00+ per month to play this game.Meanwhile, thedesignpeople getting payed $110.00+ per hour are still trying to figure out how to program their VCR's.

Hmm... I think I'll have to rethink my planned Resume submission to SOE... My time is far more valuable and productive than to settle for for a mere $110/hour

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Message Edited by Pallida on 04-12-2004 02:23 PM

Message Edited by Pallida on 04-12-2004 03:11 PM

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DarthMortus

Fri Apr 23, 2004 9:47 am

#13

Pallida wrote:

DarthMortus wrote:

Interesting. Great ideas like this come from people shelling out $11.00+ per month to play this game.Meanwhile, thedesignpeople getting payed $110.00+ per hour are still trying to figure out how to program their VCR's.

Hmm... I think I'll have to rethink my planned Resume submission to SOE... My time is far more valuable and productive than to settle for for a mere $110/hour

ssssssssssssssssSSS(:-<

Message Edited by Pallida on 04-12-2004 02:23 PM

Message Edited by Pallida on 04-12-2004 03:11 PM

Heh. Well, they may be getting payed more or even less then this -- I've seen some strange compensation for "talent" in the game industry. I was merely adding a "0" to the end of 11 to help exaggerate the point.

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