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Thread: Creature Harvester Droid, Resource Replicator droid
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Barfalomue
Fri Mar 05, 2004 2:40 pm
#1
This droid could be used to collect resources from creatures by low-level players who are no good in combat.
Currently Combat players have an unfair advantage when it comes to harvesting creatures. You can not harvest resources from a creature unless you kill it first...so you must be able to do that right?
Well I propose a "Resource Replicator" Droid.
This droid would go up to a creature and get a small sample of DNA for itself. Then this droid would recreate copies of that DNA, creating say 80% of the resource compared to if you killed it. This would take away the unfair advantage of Combat Players and in turn, keep them killing because they get more resources and combat xp that way. But, it would also give low-level or non-level combat players a chance to have hand at the resources.
Hard Resources such as Solar Power, Minerals, Flora can be collected by anyone no matter what your abilities, as long as you have an extractor. It should be the same with creature resources. Especially now that Buffs by Doctors and Food from Chefs is becoming more popular.
This droid would be immune to the creature's aggressiveness and/or skiddishness. The resource (meat, hide, bone) would then be stored in an "item storage compartment" built in by the builder (DE) and accessable by the master.
I personally think this would be kewl. Especially to boost the popularity of Organic-based crafting classes.
Pooka
Sat Mar 06, 2004 9:28 am
#2
Sorry to burst your bubble... but it'll never happen.
The devs stated not that long ago that they will not implement anything that mimics a skill already in game.
So... sorry.
The devs stated not that long ago that they will not implement anything that mimics a skill already in game.
So... sorry.
Barfalomue
Sat Mar 06, 2004 9:35 am
#5
and harvesters mimic an artisans sample skill...
You can not believe anything SOE says anymore.
Barfalomue
Sun Mar 07, 2004 9:54 am
#6
Double messages? Yes.
Especially when they seem to be so concerned about "Balance" when it comes to our droids, but everything else can be as unbalanced as a kitten sitting on one side of a teeter-totter and an elephant on the other.
Pooka
Sun Mar 07, 2004 1:57 pm
#7
Gives double messages doesn't it?
The harvester can dig up WAY more resources then any artisan can at top level survey and it's usable by anyone.
But do they care? Nah... they just say no anyway.
The harvester can dig up WAY more resources then any artisan can at top level survey and it's usable by anyone.
But do they care? Nah... they just say no anyway.
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