Image Designer Archive
Thread: Oi. I've done *one* stat migration...
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HalasterTheBlack
Fri May 14, 2004 6:19 am
#1
... and it was my very last one.
I sat there, doing nothing at all, for 10 full minutes.
It was worse than waiting for a starship. At least waiting for a starship I can survey or something.
THAT is supposed to be "fun"? Well, I suppose in the same way that watching paint dry or water come toa boil might be fun...
Silly, silly devs!
Now the rest of the stuff - the holoemotes and the GUI and the new colors... THOSE are cool. The wait times aren't even all that bad for 'em.
But 10 minutes of doing NOTHING for a stat migration?!??!!?
/hang self
PantJedi
Fri May 14, 2004 6:22 am
#2
Have you tried chatting to your client while doing the migration?
or doing a few changes while you both wait?
or doing a few changes while you both wait?
HalasterTheBlack
Fri May 14, 2004 6:26 am
#3
Yeah, I tried that. He wasn't very talkative.
And he already had all the image changes he wanted.
Sorry, 10 minutes is way too long. I can understand why ID's are charging 75k+ for this service. It's boring as hell.
How about making us buy some new component from a bio-engineer that can reduce the cycle time to 2-3 minutes? Gee, there's one reasonably simple solution...
Kip1
Fri May 14, 2004 9:29 am
#4
HalasterTheBlack wrote:
Sorry, 10 minutes is way too long. I can understand why ID's are charging 75k+ for this service. It's boring as hell.
I cant believe IDs in this game. That price is absurd for stat migration. Do you heere of dancers or musicians charging that for mind buffs? NNOOOO. But it takes about that long for their buffs and it costs around 3K-8K on my server for those. But an ID wants 50K to migrate my stats? Thats garbage. I hope yall enjoy those prices b/c only non guilded noobs are gonna be paying fo rit eventually. My jedi guild and my mains guilds are already getting IDs to avoid this absurdity. You are pricing yourselves into uselessness.
Just my $0.02
HalasterTheBlack
Fri May 14, 2004 9:33 am
#5
Well, TBH Kip, that's why I grinded out a Master ID before the patch. So I'd have one at my disposal rather than being chained to the whims of others.
My particular choice is to NOT do stat migrations rather than to sit for 10 minutes bored to tears and charging a few missions worth of credits for it.
Hehe, funny how y'all complain about paying the least wealthy professions in the galaxy a few missions worth of credits for a beneift you'll be able to enjoy forever, isn't it? Especially those of you who can afford lightsabers. 
mh307
Fri May 14, 2004 9:38 am
#6
done 8 so far
50k each
only 1 bitched)
i hate them too, they are so boring
they should add pong to our ui so we have something to do while we wait... or maybe tetris
-Biana
Vicotnik
Fri May 14, 2004 10:48 am
#7
There is a huge difference between mind buffs and stat migrations. For a musician or dancer to buff you, they only need to target you for the buff (or join your group). Since they probably already were entertaining, they don't lose anything by buffing you. An Image Designer doing stat migrations, however, they have to waste ten minutes of doing absolutely nothing at all, for almost no xp. IMHO, Image Designers should charge as much as they feel like, and be realistic, how hard is it for you as a customer to do a few combat missions on Dathomir to get the money?
Kip1 wrote:
I cant believe IDs in this game. That price is absurd for stat migration. Do you heere of dancers or musicians charging that for mind buffs? NNOOOO. But it takes about that long for their buffs and it costs around 3K-8K on my server for those. But an ID wants 50K to migrate my stats? Thats garbage. I hope yall enjoy those prices b/c only non guilded noobs are gonna be paying fo rit eventually. My jedi guild and my mains guilds are already getting IDs to avoid this absurdity. You are pricing yourselves into uselessness.
Just my $0.02
Fortunes_Lady
Fri May 14, 2004 10:50 am
#8
I've done several migrations and only one was boring. Every other time I talked to the customer and did other ID changes for them. I even made a few new friends this way. I charge 25K, and I do get a few "oh... wow... thats a lot", but they usually understand once I tell them how it works (10 minutes, some people on other servers are charging more, it's permanent, etc).
I agree tho, there should be a "Solitaire" UI you can open and minimize. Or sabacc you can play with your customer.
What are some other things you can do during a stat migration?
a. Take a catnap
b. Use the little boys/girls room
c. Get another coffee/beer/ice tea
d. File and paint your nails (and toes)
e. Make a quick dinner or snack
f. Start your homework (if you're a student) or do the bills (if you're working)
g. Sweep the floor.
h. Tell your family you love them, and you really aren't ignoring them when you play the game.
i. Alt+Tab and post on the ID forums.
And I didn't even premeditate this list... though I doubt I'll ever actually sweep the floor while waiting... even if it could use it 
Manuvian
Fri May 14, 2004 10:59 am
#9
Sweep the floor???
That sounds almost like...cleaning.....the.........house!!!
/gasp !!!
HalasterTheBlack
Fri May 14, 2004 1:20 pm
#10
wow, some retarded little troll loved our thread about stat migrations
/counts the stars
Metis_Onea
Fri May 14, 2004 2:47 pm
#11
I've been charging 20k and one guy earlier today completely lost it at the cost. I then told himI could be charging closer to 100k like I've seen other IDs doing. He immediatly shut his mouth and entered the 20k into the li'l box.
ZeroRyouko
Fri May 14, 2004 4:19 pm
#12
Metis_Onea wrote:
I've been charging 20k and one guy earlier today completely lost it at the cost. I then told himI could be charging closer to 100k like I've seen other IDs doing. He immediatly shut his mouth and entered the 20k into the li'l box.
That seems fair to me. As a non-Image Designer, I consider 20K-30K to be fair price for having my stats migrated. As a Master Swordsman, it takes me just about 10 minutes to solo a 26K mission safely. During which I am wearing down my weapon and armor, damaging my speeder(sometimes it even gets destroyed),riskingdeath, and building up wounds/fatigue.
Image Designers don't have to worry about any of that during their 10 minute wait, and have no other overhead costs for it either. The 10 minutes is boring though (for both parties), it'd be nice ifit got reduced. But that's just my opinion.
disch
Fri May 14, 2004 5:00 pm
#13
reminds me of eq. they had that gemsgame so you can play while waiting for mana, which took like 10 minutes back before the good buffs came. downtime = unfun and games are supposed to be fun no?
mh307 wrote:
they should add pong to our ui so we have something to do while we wait... or maybe tetris
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