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Thread: NPC Vendor Question

Scorpy_LF
Sun Oct 24, 2004 5:39 pm
#1

I've got a question for you guys.


If I drop Hiring I to pick up Management II, will there be any problems with my Human NPC's? I guess at Novice we get to randomly pick our vendors when created. But with Hiring I you can be selective in the vendors race. Thus raising the question, are my Human Vendors gonna dissapear or do something stupid if I drop Hiring I?



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Tarnak_Archvold
Sun Oct 24, 2004 8:25 pm
#2

No. There is currently no consequences of dropping Hiring skills, other then not being able to use the skills (unless you re learn them). That is not to say that it will not change sometimes in the future.




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LordKilgore
Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:29 pm
#3

Ok, I'm still fairly new to the merchant profession, but i was wonder if there was any way to customize the image of vendors. Things like: hair, eyes, skin color, etc.

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Vaylon_SWG
Thu Jun 30, 2005 2:10 am
#4

i think that's rediculous to put in an issues list. you can randomly get the species/sex you want and keep one with the proper looks. plus you can outfit your vendors, etc
Ecnirp
Thu Jun 30, 2005 7:19 am
#5







Vaylon_SWG wrote:
i think that's rediculous to put in an issues list. you can randomly get the species/sex you want and keep one with the proper looks. plus you can outfit your vendors, etc





Well whats ridiculous about it?


Try and create a set of matching vendors..... see how long it takes you. Plus, why on earth shouldn't a master merchant be able to be more selective in his hiring than "Male or Female" and "Species"


You are in the minority if you feel that this is not an issue that deserves attention.

Message Edited by Ecnirp on 06-30-2005 04:20 PM

Elyssa
Thu Jun 30, 2005 12:24 pm
#6

No.

This is something that both Merchants and Image Designers have been wanting for a long time.


It's in the Top Issues list stickied at the top of the forum.



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Vaylon_SWG
Thu Jun 30, 2005 2:16 pm
#7

2 answers, how long it take me to create matching vendors, answer is about 6 seconds. master merchant one is all identical

now second answer to it, i wouldnt spend any time to create matching npc character vendors, sounds like insanity

now you also didnt correctly state what i said, i didnt say the idea was rediculous, i said including it in a list of TOP ISSUES, was rediculous. there are tons of things they could do to make merchant better and when the devs see something like that in a top issues i am sure they take the whole thing alot less seriously
Ani_cul
Thu Jun 30, 2005 2:28 pm
#8

This is an issue serveral merchants take seriously.
And it would be renweable income for IDs..I would be IDing vendors weekly myself.
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There are hundreds of Merchants who play the Profession, they are not in it just to sell stuff
They are there to Merchant, provide, think Rodeo Drive over Wal-mart.
And having a shopface and storefront goes along ways into this, your NPC vendors definately can make or break the look


Just because it is not a top issue for you, does not mean it isn't one for the community as a whole.


As a Tailor there are several issues I care less for and think are stupid, but as someone in a community I understand what it means to others.





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Vaylon_SWG
Thu Jun 30, 2005 2:59 pm
#9

i don't think it's important to the community as a whole. if i gave everyone the choice of either being able to have their vendors image designed or have master merchant 40% maintenance reduction or master merchant gets to place one of 3 cool merchant house designs (not a crappy tent), which one would win?


thats my basic point, idea like that doesn't belong in top issues

hey how about this, merchant signs auto show their name to everyone like they used to, i mean do we really have to put up ideas like image designing vendors
Ani_cul
Thu Jun 30, 2005 3:17 pm
#10

And once again, you do not have to agree with it to be a top concern/want for the community


Honestly if that many people have been asking for it to be addressed, sure sounds like a community want to me.





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Vaylon_SWG
Thu Jun 30, 2005 3:20 pm
#11

i dont think that many people have been asking for it
Ani_cul
Thu Jun 30, 2005 3:39 pm
#12






Vaylon_SWG wrote:
i dont think that many people have been asking for it





funny for close to two yrs now I see it pop up at least once a week here by a fresh new poster.



EDIT: BTW did you even go an read the issue list stickied at top of this board and see how it was listed onthere,
or did you just assume the issue threadmeant anothertop 5 get this gamebreaking annoyance done or I quit type thing?


Message Edited by Ani_cul on 06-30-2005 08:30 PM



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Atan
Fri Jul 01, 2005 2:11 am
#13

What people want is very different, i for myself agree to 100% with the issues list (although the resource bug should be put into it)

And for the longer listing time at MM,as they say: "Watch out what you ask for, you might get it".
Imagine a MM leaving the game, in theorie his vendor could be standing around for2 Month now, even longer if they increase the listing time. And if the last remaining item is 9M noticeabout something he will stay registered on the planetary map for the time it takes the item to be dropped into the storeroom.

And as long as there is no other check for merchant skills people could then drop merchant for even longer before they regrind it to relist.




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