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Thread: Rage of the Wookies: Please no Spaceport access to Kashyyyk, PLEASE!

SSJRadiated
Wed Mar 09, 2005 12:41 pm
#1

Im writing this basically to beg the dev team not to allow "normal" travel via spaceports to Kashyyyk. My main gripe with JTL alltogether is the fact that I have no actual destinations that force me to fly a ship by hand.


I always pictures a guild trip to some distant world through dangerous space sectors where most of us would be on a multiplayer ship with a few guildmates flying fighter escort. Something about the fact that the only reason to launch into space once you reach master pilot is to fight seems backwards. Space should be about travel with the possibility of having to defend yourself, but as things stand now we have no destinations that require us to go to space at all.


This could also be achieved by allowing landing on space stations (using the textures from the new player tutorial) or docking with ships like a Corvette (of course using the already available corvette interior). These would allow for all sorts of new more interactive missions with a real Star Wars feel.


I've been wanting a change like this for a long time and with the inclusion of a new planet I finally see the poassibility.


RSQViper
Wed Mar 09, 2005 12:48 pm
#2

As interesting as this may seem on paper I don't think it' sfair to in some way exclude those who do not have JTL from content.

I do agree that a space port, per se, shouldn't be here. More like the ports on Dath or in Nym's station. Small ones. Or even smaller. But, intergalactic travel to Kashyyyk should exist for those without JTL.

I do like the idea of the new missions, of course and docking and landing. I think that should be in SWG anyway even without the expansion.



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atytula
Wed Mar 09, 2005 2:03 pm
#3

I think that the devs should start giving JTL subscriptions some perks. I agree with some posters that to make the expansion only available by players who have JTL is wrong, but at the same time, there should be a piece of it only available to players that have JTL. Maybe on the ground, there could be an unpassible area that can only be reached by players using their ships. Non JTL subscriptions can still get there by travelling on a MPS (but only as passengers, they can't fly it or use the turrets).




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Rebelcapt
Wed Mar 09, 2005 2:10 pm
#4

What ever they do i think the should make kashyyyk way out of the way of normal travel. What i mean is that right now with JTL you can go from any SP to any SP instantly. And normal players can reach most planets in a couple minutes from corellia. I think that the only way to get to kashyyyk should be to first go to yavin and then travel to kashyyyk. This would at least give it some sence of making a journey to get there.



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MBLAST
Thu Mar 10, 2005 1:12 am
#5

I think that regular players should have the option to go to Kashyyyk, yes. Access some extra content? Maybe not...



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Warp1001
Thu Mar 10, 2005 1:22 am
#6






RSQViper wrote:
As interesting as this may seem on paper I don't think it' sfair to in some way exclude those who do not have JTL from content.

I do agree that a space port, per se, shouldn't be here. More like the ports on Dath or in Nym's station. Small ones. Or even smaller. But, intergalactic travel to Kashyyyk should exist for those without JTL.

I do like the idea of the new missions, of course and docking and landing. I think that should be in SWG anyway even without the expansion.





Sounds to me like the new expansion includes JTLS at least for new players.
The rest of us may get the expansion as a download.
Also there is much JTL content in the new expansion, space mining and new ships for example.
This new planet will probably have it's own system too, which would translate into more space missions.


Here's the part of the IGN.com piece I'm refering too.


players of Star Wars Galaxies will be able to download a massive expansion pack that adds some of the content from the movie to the popular online roleplaying world. That same month brand new players who want to try Galaxies will be able to buy a new compilation pack that includes the original game, Jump to Lightspeed and Rage of the Wookiees.

wasj2004
Thu Mar 10, 2005 1:25 am
#7

Non jtl players could go if they would allow them to enter space only in multiplayer ships or the yachts. That would also give them a tast of jtl and would probably make them want to buy it. I agree it would be awsome if there were worlds to go to that required flying to them instead of traveling. letting non jtl players enter space like this would solve the unfair thing.



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RSQViper
Thu Mar 10, 2005 7:44 am
#8






Warp1001 wrote:





RSQViper wrote:
As interesting as this may seem on paper I don't think it' sfair to in some way exclude those who do not have JTL from content.

I do agree that a space port, per se, shouldn't be here. More like the ports on Dath or in Nym's station. Small ones. Or even smaller. But, intergalactic travel to Kashyyyk should exist for those without JTL.

I do like the idea of the new missions, of course and docking and landing. I think that should be in SWG anyway even without the expansion.





Sounds to me like the new expansion includes JTLS at least for new players.
The rest of us may get the expansion as a download.
Also there is much JTL content in the new expansion, space mining and new ships for example.
This new planet will probably have it's own system too, which would translate into more space missions.


Here's the part of the IGN.com piece I'm refering too.


players of Star Wars Galaxies will be able to download a massive expansion pack that adds some of the content from the movie to the popular online roleplaying world. That same month brand new players who want to try Galaxies will be able to buy a new compilation pack that includes the original game, Jump to Lightspeed and Rage of the Wookiees.






Oh, I absolutely agree that there should be some JTL specific content for those with JTL. It makes sense that with a new planet come new space missions and a new space sector. What I am saying is that Kashyyyk itself should be available to anyone with the base SWG game.


The compilation packs are those for new players tht want all 3. SWG, JTL and RotW. There will always be an option to get just one or the other so if someone doesn't want to buy JTL and just wants to buy and download RotW, they can. So, they still would not have JTL.


As for the compilation packs: it's about time! lol. I mean, really... no more huge downloads for new players since these packs should have all the hotfixes and publishes from day 1.

Message Edited by RSQViper on 03-10-2005 09:46 AM



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Zanholo
Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:56 am
#9

Flame me if you will, but I don't understand how JtL isn't mandetory to play the game. It's "Star" Wars, not "Hoard loot on the ground" Wars...


If non-JtL'ers get all the planet perks with the next expansion, I hope at least there are some really cool and uber things in the new space sector as perks to those who actually pay to play in the "Stars"...and not just mining, which sorry, but sounds like watching paint dry.



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Venom1300
Thu Mar 10, 2005 3:11 pm
#10

Isn't kashyyk pretty much dominated by the empire at this point?
Zeon_Zaku
Thu Mar 10, 2005 5:36 pm
#11

I always liked the idea of having to launch into space, then hyperspace to Kashyyyk and land. Not just hit "travel" from the starship terminal. But that's just me.

I'd imagine there will probably be small starports on Kashyyyk, were we'll land at.



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SpecWar1
Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:15 pm
#12






RSQViper wrote:
As interesting as this may seem on paper I don't think it' sfair to in some way exclude those who do not have JTL from content.

I do agree that a space port, per se, shouldn't be here. More like the ports on Dath or in Nym's station. Small ones. Or even smaller. But, intergalactic travel to Kashyyyk should exist for those without JTL.

I do like the idea of the new missions, of course and docking and landing. I think that should be in SWG anyway even without the expansion.






Not for nothing but excluding content is what the Teleport to every area of the galaxy is doing to those that invested in JTL. We dont need JTL at all at this point in time.


What the people that do not have JTL can do is opt to ride inside a multiplayer ship if SOE had implamented it properly. But instead all we do is teleport which totally ruined immersion of this game as a whole and made the Galaxy Very Very Very small.


It dosent take 5 seconds to go from Tattooine to Dathomir! Why even have Hyperdrives when we have teleporting?


I say screw this crap and force people to fly. If they cant fly they can use public transportation. If its not available to people that do not have JTL then allow for REAL PLAYERS to act as Transports and bring them there. If not there is always those little handy NPCs that can act as a space transport and dosent exactly have to act as a public transport.


Sometimes actually masking a public transport with a smuggler NPC heading in the same direction you are might help with immersion so the NON JTLers dont get stuck. But still even with shuttles or with starships, SPACE TRAVEL shoudl be apparent as this is STAR wars.





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Efoa_Galendil
Fri Mar 11, 2005 3:24 am
#13

i like the idea of the mining vessels, i'm going to replace my limbs with cybernetic ones
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