Jedi Archive
Thread: Update on the Pearl Drops
Tiggs wrote:
..."Fixing pearls" would be a matter of changing the level ranges for different quality pearls. This would be a retroactive change which would suddenly change all the pearls in the game to be high-level pearls, increasing the power of Jedi globally and almost instantly ....
Which would be bad because....???
Tiggs wrote:
The "rare" pearls are simply ones which dropped from very high level creatures. What changed was that combat upgrade altered the levels of creatures. So where a pearl might before have been considered "premium" because it dropped from a level 287 creature, now it isn't considered premium because the creature dropping the pearl isn't level 287 any more.
The possible stats that a pearl can give you are the same, regardless of the pearl quality. The only advantage a "premium" pearl gives you is a better chance of getting higher stats. "Fixing pearls" would be a matter of changing the level ranges for different quality pearls. This would be a retroactive change which would suddenly change all the pearls in the game to be high-level pearls, increasing the power of Jedi globally and almost instantly - Unless we simultaneously lowered the advantage of premium pearls so that they don't give as much an increase to the odds of getting higher stats as they do now.
We would rather keep the premium pearls as they are - highly desirable and much better (in terms of the odds of getting higher stats) than normal pearls, but not drop them as casually as they dropped in the past. These should be rare, elite quest rewards and very high-end, elite-monster drops - not things that players "farm" from creatures that are no match for the player.
They dont drop at all, you have no idea what you are talking about by insinuating that they still drop on rare occasion. They are rare (as all hell)because they only dropped pre-CU and those who farmed Krayts when they dropped at an acceptable rate and still have leftovers are selling them for between 8 to 15 mill. Not only is this jeopardizing the game's economy, but it is also bending the Jedi profession over backwards - once again.
All of the people who are agreeing with you in this thread are either Bounty Hunters who want to continue fighting weak marks with weak sabers and getting an easy 220k or Knights that camped the Graveyard.
Do with this post as you wish, but I realize that I am throwing myself out there to get possibly banned or suspended to have an opinion on this matter and speak for the general majority of SWGers out there (who are, btw Jedi - another GG SOE..Thanks for letting everyone become a Jedi)..
Do not take this post as a flame, which I am sure you will because someone decided to grow some around here and speak up. Rather, take it as contructive criticism.
Typical SOE double talk. Was it not stated that the lack of "premium" pearl/crystals was a bug?
Now, basically I read that you had them removed due to the fact of no creatures being high enough level to justify them dropping. What a crock... Basically this means...if you want better pearls you better buy our new expansion.
You guys are disgusting. You need to learn your own damn code and quit with the smoke and mirrors. Its always the player who gets the shaft just because you idiots cant program your way out of a paper bag. Spaghetti code for the win!
HAGG
rebellious_imp wrote:
just a silly thought.
They are gonna change pearls overall when the expansion comes out and when the frs comes back.
All our old pre cu flawless and premiums will then be converted to something average, putting all sabers on the same playing field again.
MadAtGravity wrote:
I for one think this is one of the most unbalanced systems in the game as far as the jedi profession goes and should be completely revamped how sabers are built and the DPS is determined. If I was sitting on a pre-CU saber with an ADKI would be keeping to myself and hoping they never fix it. But alas I am not, my saber has a DPS of 399 and has been that way for months thanks to the poornumber of pearls drops, thepoor way they tune,and thepoor economy of this game. Maybe it's called bad luck, maybe it's called bad development. There are many wonderful things about SWG, this is not one of them.
Tiggs wrote:elite quest rewards
What an idea...
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