Droid Engineer Archive

so, i think it'd be cool if in the future (probably the distant future) it would take a bunch of DEs grouped together to make something BIG. like if you all grouped there'd be extra schematics in your collective datapads.

like if a group of imp DEs grouped they could all contribute resources, etc. to build an AT-AT. or rebs could build one of those tank thingies from episode 1...but that's just an example. those'd be too powerful for regular use, so maybe have them only 'callable' on a declared battlefield.

better example, and more varied. it would take a DE, MA, MW, and possible some others to group together to even have to option to make a ship (when the space expansion comes out).

or something.

I love it, doubt we'll ever see it, but it never hurts to try.

Cool idea... I think collective crafting could be amazing... Especially if adding additional crafters added to your succes rate, your experimentation, etc. etc.

Imagine only being able to craft certain items if you could collect 20 masters of the same field in one place? And having those be necessary ingredients for higher level starships and such? What if 30 masters together could make a BETTER version of that item, for better shields or whatnot? What an interesting dynamic...

This is a similar idea to what my group of friends has thought would make the Star Ship expansion great.At least have interdependencies where the guns are made by weaponsmith, armor plating and shields by the armorsmiths, circuitry and needed droids from the DE's, and a new class that can figure out light speed technology that starts out building better vehicles than the Master Artisan at novice. That new class would then need all the components from the other classes to build star ships.

Moving that a step beyond to grouping necessary to make it work even better or possibly through a group viewed schematic. When the components are placed in and assembled, then everyone in the group can see the experimentation bars and contribute their regular number of experimentation points to areas on the product that their components contribute to. Everyone else can see the changes on the product's values. If there are two or more weaponsmiths, then they get to each use their own experimentation points. This would promote the idea that the more people you have, the better the product.

Every crafter I have talked to has had similar ideas, but definetely agree that for something as big as a star ship we should nothave a single crafter pumping them out by themselves. In one way or another every crafter's skills can and should be needed to make a starship. Even the chef and smuggler. Cause, I'm telling you the crew that puts it together needs to eat and er, "expand their minds" to relax and get this thing together. LOL!

This is a great idea. Maybe there could be a set of maybe 15 schematics that make an AT-AT or Starship. But each engineer could only have one.And maybe you would have to be grouped to complete the final product. Keep these ideas comming people You never know when it will grab one of the DEVs or Designers as a great idea too.

Graf VonSoden MDE

Ssgt (Imperial Reserves)

Heh, imagine what could be crafted at the DEA meetings

Seriously, this idea is a good one. I vaguely thought of it along the lines of spaceship building when the space expansion comes out. It would seem more logical that a spaceship would need to be assembled by a group of people than a single person. I am sure SOE wouldn't handle it in this manner, but rather just require many components from all across the professions. Would be fun though