Image Designer Archive

Heh, if we're going to put in Gender/Species change, I think that would be better suited to Bio-Engineer. Then they can come to us to get a new look. I'm also against crafted Image Design kits. Something I enjoy about being an Image Designer is the social interaction. Making it marketable just takes out the fun. I also don't like the idea of finding new species to turn people into. It just seems wrong somehow. Like your species doesn't have anything to do with who you are, it's just a "skin." Icky poo. I'm sorry to be so negative, I just disagree.

I do like the idea of us being able to customize the color of items after they are created, but NOT with clothes. Only with armor/weapons. Allowing us to customize tailored items takes away business from tailors. I'd rather give fancy colors/textures to tailors. They need love right now.

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"...You're going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view." biwan:
Former Pistoleer Correspondent (02/04/04 - 09/05/04)

race change will never happen

because of the faction point prejudices with races....everyone would just make a human if they want to be imp then get their faction perks for 1x the cost and not suffer the penalties.

not to say the penalties are a GOOD thing just it's apparent that SOMEONE at soe decided to have them and won't change that or make a way around it i'm sure.

This game is unique in that you can only have one character per server ever unless you buy a second account..

Well the Image Designer is supose to be able to change everything about your character , and for the sake of the game you should be able to change everything.

The Master Image Designer needs to be given:

Gender Change: This should allow a player who picked female or male to change to which ever spacific gender there heart now desires . Alot of player may have picked a gender that they no longer wish to roleplay but invested to much time into a character to just Delete them and start again.

Race Change: This would allow a player who no longer enjoys being a wookiee to become a Bothan , but be forced to live thru a slow stat migration process , with out a second slot to make a character ones only hope is too delete right now if they want to stay on there spacific server.

Craftable Wigs and Make-up kits : a item that could be a precrafted race spacific hair due or tatoo marking change.

A character couldexamine the item to view what they change before choosing to exept . This would be a way for Image Designers to market there wares.

None newbie Race Shematics , The Image Designer can find rare items which would allow them to change peoples Races to non starting races .. These races could just be funny looking NPCs that already walk thru towns.

Races could also be Jawas, Ewoks , Gungans .. These would be rare finds but could be extremly fun and something im sure alot of players would enjoy.

Coloring Armor Weapons Clothing: Image Designer should be able to change the color of any item as well as person. This way if someone is tired of there grey and green chitten a image designer could make it fasionable and pretty..

Image Designer would grant access to more colors for Tailor and Armor Crafters if they choose to persue up some of the ID tree. this would be Rare Colors like Glittery Metalics and Transparent solids.

those are just a few things I think image designers should get ..

Whatpage of themanual saysImage Designers can change EVERYTHING about character?

Suppose it could be written somewhere, didn't bother reading the manual

Gender changes - doable but adding more confusion to the already confusing gender question. Lola... la la la la-Lola...

Race changes - too manyaffected variables . Sure they could do it, but they are stillfixing code for features already in the game. Consider our profession -

Minority ofgamers

No role in galactic civil war

No role in teams

No role in missions

Now imagine you are Sony and slice up the priority pie.

Make-up kits - mixed feelings on the subject. In real life you need to reapply make-up daily. If you did that in game it would addtremendous overhead to the servers calculating when the make-up was applied, when it was going to wear off, what the original color was, etc,etc. If make-up is made permanent then it negatespart of ourprofession. Beginning image designers can only do the cosmetic changes most likely to be covered by make-up kits.

Addingsaleable physical items to our profession would be a great help for starting IDers, but they would need to be items that a) made sensefor us to craft and b) did not reduce our already limited role in the SWG universe.

Unlocking Rare races: Sounds like Shadowbane to me. Playedthat for a day before canceling my account. Nuff said.

Dyeing Clothes and Armor: Tailor and Armorsmith stuff. A definite should be added, but not for us.

For better or worse, image designing in SWG is presently defined as changing physical body appearance. We're like plastic surgeons on steroids. "I am Hans solo without Frans, and I am here to <claps hands> pump you up."

Should image designers have an expanded role in SWG? Most definitely !Will we get it? Eventually, maybe, possibly.

<shufflesup to SOE with head down>

"More Sir....might I have somemore pie please?"