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I'm an end user of droids, not a droid engineer, and I haven't read this forum very much, so forgive me if this isn't something new.

I hate barker droids (because I hate spam), but like anyone else I want to be able to advertise. I would love to see a non-spamming alternative to advertising.

The idea I had was a kind of billboard droid. Instead of spamming in spatial, it would have a text message in the Description field when you /examine it. The owner would be able to write and rewrite the description at will, just like they can their own description, and the droid would still have the same "click for waypoint" option as a barker droid.

The billboard droid might even have some kind of occasional holo light show effect, like an entertainer droid, to draw attention to itself. I'm of two minds about that, though; some people might find it as annoying as I find spatial spam.

Is that something that you guys would be interested in asking the devs for?


J.

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OkanoDroids wrote:
I wonder if there is room in this game for an Image Designer Module. Something that would allow our ID buddies to do their thing outside of the tents?

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Or perhaps even an entertainerdroid that allowes the entertainers to heal bf and mindwounds outside cantina. perhaps even buff outside cantina. Or would this destroy the last useful thing in camps?

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Sunjammer wrote:
I'm an end user of droids, not a droid engineer, and I haven't read this forum very much, so forgive me if this isn't something new.

I hate barker droids (because I hate spam), but like anyone else I want to be able to advertise. I would love to see a non-spamming alternative to advertising.

The idea I had was a kind of billboard droid. Instead of spamming in spatial, it would have a text message in the Description field when you /examine it. The owner would be able to write and rewrite the description at will, just like they can their own description, and the droid would still have the same "click for waypoint" option as a barker droid.

The billboard droid might even have some kind of occasional holo light show effect, like an entertainer droid, to draw attention to itself. I'm of two minds about that, though; some people might find it as annoying as I find spatial spam.

Is that something that you guys would be interested in asking the devs for?


J.

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Iba'onchab • Gets boarded sometimes • Chimaera

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fav wrote:

Also not a big fan of the spam but I honestly dont think I'd take the time to click on every billboard droid when I land in the starport.

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What about when you're standing around waiting for the ship? Or, as you say, standing in line for a buff?

I think actual billboards -- or big, constant holo effects over the droid -- wouldn't be a good idea because it would add to the system load. Spaceports are already laggy enough. It also wouldn't feel right in the more remote places, like Tatooine, although I could see it in Coronet or Theed.

What I had in mind for the holo effect was something occasional, like the dancer's /dazzle or /spotlight specials. Just enough to attract someone's attention to the droid without being annoying or adding to the lag. Once their attention is drawn to it, a lot of people will click out of curiosity, especially if they're standing around waiting.

Thanks for all the responses!


J.

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