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Thread: Suggestion: New server, no Jedi, free character transfer
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Erillion
Wed Dec 29, 2004 4:07 am
#1
What would YOU think about the idea of having a new server where there are NO player Jedi ?
Character transfer to this new server (non jedi only) should be free of charge.
BH could hunt any characters with a negative townspeople standing (aka criminals) of less than -2000. With hunting fees depending on how low the standing is ((negative) standing times 100= bounty .... 200-500k). So people can CHOOSE to be criminals and choose to be hunted (and become infamous for ganking all the BHs hunting them). They would show up on BH terminals, NOT because of some invisibility but depending on something they can control ... townspeople rating. Which will be getting lower if they are criminals and in main planet towns as the police and townspeople will attack them.
FS village stays, you get your second toon .. but you will never become Jedi ... only force sensitive. That way you can still do all the mini quests and can still earn a second toon which comes in handy.
A viable alternative to the current set of rules or wishful thinking ? What is your opinion ?
have fun
Novarider
Message Edited by Erillion on 12-29-2004 11:21 AM
Erillion
Wed Dec 29, 2004 4:22 am
#3
sorry ... had to edit my post as it posted an incomplete text ... NOW the whole post is online.
have fun
Novarider
Fugge
Wed Dec 29, 2004 5:02 am
#4
This is a great idea, and one which has been though about many times in the past. I for one would love to see this happen.
However, I would rather see a new system for BHs implimented, such as this:
- Bounty Hunters will no longer belong to a GCW faction, instead they will belong to "Spynet", which hold no bias.
- Bounty Hunters need generally bulking up as a profession, so that they are more viable vs Jedi. It has been suggested many times on out voice coms that it is made so that scatter pistols (which fire multiple blasts) cannot be totally blocked by a Jedi lightsaber, this woudl mean that the Jedi would take atleast 40% of an attack at MLS.
- Bounty Hunters need special protection against Jedi, a spynet quest needs to be added similar tot he Jedi village, where BHs can aquire a set of special armor (Not mando in design), which has 25% protection vs Lightsabers and is fairly lightweight.
- Bounty Hunters should gain special "spynet" faction points when they complete a mission on a Jedi, and lose these points when they fail. This would mean that if the standing with spynet falls below 0 (could start at 100 at novice BH) then they can no longer take missions until they do something to get back to positive.
In the real SW universe, if a BH failed missions repeatedly, they were brandeda laughing stock and cast out of spynet, this would be similar, but more forgiving.
These are but some of the many thoughts that we have on Bounty Hunters, as well as how to purge or control the Jedi population. This would mean that Jedi will once again crap their pants if they get on the terminals, rather than be seen dancing in the cantinas branding their sabers like they do now, (total joke).
I would rather see a game full with BH, than a game controlled only by Jedi vs Jedi combat.
This is similar to my thoughts on a whole new PVP reward system envolving "Kill Points" and new skills which they can be spent on creating a futher PVP skill template on top of the profession one giving greater diversity in the game. But thats another story.
Rambling now, so i'll shut up! 
Regards.
Erillion
Wed Dec 29, 2004 5:08 am
#5
Spynet faction = Hutt faction ??? So we smugglers can belong to a third faction too :-) ?
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This would mean that Jedi will once again crap their pants if they get on the terminals, rather than be seen dancing in the cantinas branding their sabers like they do now, (total joke).
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Wont happen on Naritus - or ... only once :-).
The "Force Hunters" (all BH guild) have the Jedi population pretty much under control (and those are the BHs that respect the Jedi, not grief them). But then Naritus is also the home of the BHG (Bounty Hunter Guild - with voluntary player marks hunted by BHs) - pretty good training for Jedi hunters.
Have fun
Novarider
Tremk_Stryder
Wed Dec 29, 2004 6:15 am
#6
hate to break it to ya..but jedi are the least of swg's problems at the moment... jedi can be easily killed by a fencer or tkm or swordsman or pikeman... if you cant..then u dont know what youre doing
a jedi server would mean no one will have a second character slot..and im pretty sure MOST people..specially crafters wont like that.
Derku
Wed Dec 29, 2004 7:18 am
#7
Tremk_Stryder wrote:
hate to break it to ya..but jedi are the least of swg's problems at the moment... jedi can be easily killed by a fencer or tkm or swordsman or pikeman... if you cant..then u dont know what youre doing
a jedi server would mean no one will have a second character slot..and im pretty sure MOST people..specially crafters wont like that.
Starting a new server and laying out the rules so everyone knows what is allowed and isn't allowed will fix this. The idea is a new server. The people who don't like this idea can stay on one of the old servers. So this is not a problem for most people.
Pikachu91
Wed Dec 29, 2004 7:35 am
#8
Why not the Bounty Hunters Guild? Or is there a difference between that and the SpyNet?
Tremk_Stryder
Wed Dec 29, 2004 7:52 am
#9
bh go bye bye without jedi..the professions sucks as it is..lol..u take jedi away u take away the reason most play a bh
Erillion
Wed Dec 29, 2004 8:17 am
#10
To my knowledge BH want to hunt .... especially players ... and have a challenging fight. Does not have to be against a Jedi.
Such a server would offer just that.
And to the one poster above that called this a Jedi-server .... more like a NON-Jedi server, no ? And the double toons should still be in ... the village would still there. You CAN be force sensitive and do the padawan quests. You just wont ever get the padawan title or wear a LS... you will defeat Mellichae and do the quests and thats the end of that "Village themepark" and as a reward you get a second toon. No biggie.
have fun
Novarider
admiraljz
Wed Dec 29, 2004 8:26 am
#11
Fugge wrote:
- Bounty Hunters need special protection against Jedi, a spynet quest needs to be added similar tot he Jedi village, where BHs can aquire a set of special armor (Not mando in design), which has 25% protection vs Lightsabers and is fairly lightweight.
25% armor protection against LS would only save 6% of damage taken with the armor on. Better than 0%, I guess, but unless it has 100k condition, it's going to be wrecked in no time. A 3k condition PSG with 48% LS protection can be destroyed in a single encounter. Just food for thought.
plonger
Wed Dec 29, 2004 8:35 am
#12
And when your bounty hunter character gets beat by a combat medic/rifleman will you ask for a server where they don't exist too?
ColonelT
Wed Dec 29, 2004 9:00 am
#13
Neat idea. I think it would be interesting to have a server without half the population grinding FS and Jedi. What would the economy be like? What would PvP be like? Would there be more entertainers? More Corvette and DWB runs? More grouping? More JtL? More role-playing? Less AFK playing? Interesting theoretical questions.
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