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Thread: Droid Report: Top 5 (top 20) DE issues draft. Does this look about right to you all?
Heya, all...
I wanted to get this up for you all to chew on and such before I have to send it in (by Friday).
This is the Top 5 (top 20) draft of Droid Engineer issues/etc.
Let me know if you have comments, need clarification, etc. Where possible, I attempted to describe an issue in a generic enough way that it got the basic issue/idea across.
....more to come when I know more...
Droid Engineer Quarterly Report (Draft)
Top 20 Issues
Organized by TheRealTK421
Updated: 4/06/04
Top 5 Fundamental Concerns/Issues:
1. Bugs. In the last top 5, Drashk said, “The bugs need to come first before any new content is added.” True...but some of what we call “bugs”, you consider gameplay requests or feature/droid changes (altering existing content). We run into some problems here since we can't tell what's a “bug” and what would actually be a gameplay or feature request. The best way to solve this is to look down Gorantoth's list and make up an official list (posted publicly, via Dev or Corr.) of what's what. Only then can we truly focus on bugs vs. gameplay/feature requests.
2. Droids don't matter enough in the game for them to truly be a 'gotta have' item. A ton of players don't know what droids 'do' cause they just aren't necessary for anything in the game. In SWG, a weapon or amor a good crafting tool are often "essential". In Star Wars movies/EU, droids were essential. This is what droids currently lack.
3. The droid combat market is currently limited/gimped (which hurts DEs a ton in such a combat-centric game). This is the "We want more/better combat droids" concern. Since this issue/change revolves squarely around CL10+ droids, the Devs need to work with us (the state of the DE boards not withstanding) to get those designed 'on paper' ASAP.
4. Yet more profession modules (combat / utility, either...it's all good). The Devs need to come to us with a list from which to pick (based on the big list I've posted already on the Corr. boards). We have fielded a ton of ideas and suggestions. Now it's time for the Dev team to go over the big list and tell us what is or is not ever possible within that list.
5. Mo' betta droid AI , personalities (talk more, etc.) and 'environmental presense'. DEs and non-DEs alike seem to want droids that behave more like we saw in the movies. They think for themselves, they interact....they 'live'. There are certainly technological bounds on what's possible here but I'd have to think that much better Personality chips is a great place to start. From there, I'm sure there are many great options on how this can be done. The larger issue is that droids do not seem to take on a 'life' as we'd expect from a Star Wars droid.
Note: On all of the issues above, the DEs overwhelmingly request more direct Dev input and guidance. We want to help you help us...but we cannot do that in the absense of a 'gameplan' on how to proceed when building our proposed changes and ideas. Plain and simple.
Specific feature, bug or gameplay issues:
Note: The list below was generated via vote tallying of my "Top 5" sticky...only. It appears to match the overall 'issues' that are expressed by DEs and non-DEs, currently.
1. Droid deeds, and all examine/inventory windows, display all installed modules, armor, personalities, stats, etc.
Everything. All the time.
2. (bug) Conversational droids cannot be named.
3. Item storage doesn't work in surgical droids.
4. More craftable chassis types.
5. Calling 2 droids at MDE: 1 combat, 1 utility or 2 utility.
6. Increased number of droids allowed in datapad at Master DE.
7. The droidsmith tool kit can not be crafted because the required component was removed in August.
8. Decay rates vis a vis vitality (i.e. method for implementing better repeat sales via decay).
9. Droid naming filter changed to allow for numbers/symbols in names.
10. Power droids – no batteries....ever.
11. Allow higher item storage (or other unique/special function) for BLLs.
12.Repair modules do not work in any astromech (R-series droid) that was tamed before P7.
13. Alter Combat Cluster slots to accept General Module Socket Clusters.
14. MDEs can redeed droids and/or alter existing models.
15. Seeker droid 'infinite use' bug – Seekers are never fully used and can last forever.
16. Too many subcomponents require for some parts (CCSCs, combat modules, etc.).
17. Data modules storing waypoints (non-mission or set mission-limited).
18. Some other module/amor type (buff) used in armor slots.
19. DE loot schematics for 'buffed' components (20-30 item storage, better med rating, etc.)
20. Better organization for different parts (“Droid components”) in the “Droid” area when crafting.
Edit: Removed MA interdependence item and added organization for Droid Components in its place. Also altered the description of a couple of items.
/bow
Respectfully,
Message Edited by TheRealTK421 on 04-06-2004 06:50 PM
JC,
JavelinCatcher wrote:
One more: Reduce complexity/factory timerfor combat modules.
If I add that, I have to take one of those others off. Which would would get pulled off to fit this in?
/bow
Respectfully,
TheRealTK421 wrote:
14. MDEs can redeed droids and/or alter existing models.
Message Edited by JavelinCatcher on 04-06-2004 08:32 AM
The prioritization was set via vote count on my Top 5 thread. Item 13 only got like 5 or 6 total votes. The top item (droid info on the deed being shown) was well into the 20s.
Tanooshman wrote:
Quite Good but, I see item 13 being close to a number 1 priority. Perhaps because I just discovered the problem this weekend - much to my chagrin.
/bow
Respectfully,
Looks good to me. Is there a copy of the utility/combat module list on the forum? If not would you mind posting it TK? Then we can try and come up with even more ideas without rehashing existing concepts.
EnigmaBSc
Yea...I'll go copy/paste what I posted to the Devs for utility/profession module ideas.
EnigmaBSc wrote:
Looks good to me. Is there a copy of the utility/combat module list on the forum?
/bow
Respectfully,
Did I miss having more the 5 droids in a data pad? As our list of droids expand I would like to be able to demonstrate "advertise" our mechanical wonders.
Or is this the option 14 item to work-around this issue.
slaier0702 wrote:
Did I miss having more the 5 droids in a data pad? As our list of droids expand I would like to be able to demonstrate "advertise" our mechanical wonders.
Or is this the option 14 item to work-around this issue.
Nevermind foud it. No\umber 6 on the hit list
Sorry.