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-Xell-

Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:11 pm

Let's face it:foraged items don't do much at all. The developers justification for this is that they do not want the chefs to feel threatened by a skill in the Ranger tree. So, how do we make them useful AND not scare away the chefs? Simple: Make foods foraged by a ranger affect ranger skills.

Let's say you want to harvest alot of hide to sell to your favoritearmorsmith. While preparing yourself for the hunt, you forage around and find some items that focus you while skinning the animals. The chefs can't do this, so their sales wouldn't take a hit. The foraged item simply increases the amount of skins you can take. The in character justification for this is the food steadies your hand so that you can make more precise cuts and thus increase the total amount of hide collected from each animal.

Another food could sharpen your eyesight, allowing you to throw traps with more precision. Another could heighten your observation, giving you the ability to track for even farther.

This would make forage a valuable skill and would present no danger to Chef sales, as their food cannot do this. What do you all think?

Rizzazi Z. Cavi

Master Ranger7\/8Master Rifleman

Dirty? You should see me on a bad day

Calculus_Entropy

Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:15 pm

#2

Wow, you may have converted me!

Calculus Entropy
Ranger Blue Glowie Emeritus
Garindan used /areatrack to find Han.

-Xell-

Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:19 pm

#3

Calculus_Entropy wrote:
Wow, you may have converted me!

Rizzazi Z. Cavi

Master Ranger7\/8Master Rifleman

Dirty? You should see me on a bad day

Owen-Lars

Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:23 pm

#4

I like

Anything that makes us more survivalist im happy with.

There should be parts to ranger that do not require you to be in combat. Part that require you to just kick back in camp or rummage around in the wilderness for a bit. Thats what being a ranger is all about, being masters of the outdoors and at home in such an environment.

Message Edited by Owen-Lars on 07-18-2005 10:24 PM

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Calculus_Entropy

Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:23 pm

#5

-Xell- wrote:

Calculus_Entropy wrote:
Wow, you may have converted me!

Lol, don't get your hopes up

. I have to tell you that a harvesting bonus food would inpinge upon Veghash...

Calculus Entropy
Ranger Blue Glowie Emeritus
Garindan used /areatrack to find Han.

-Xell-

Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:25 pm

#6

Calculus_Entropy wrote:

-Xell- wrote:

Calculus_Entropy wrote:
Wow, you may have converted me!

Lol, don't get your hopes up . I have to tell you that a harvesting bonus food would inpinge upon Veghash...

Oh noes! What is Veghash? It should die.

Rizzazi Z. Cavi

Master Ranger7\/8Master Rifleman

Dirty? You should see me on a bad day

Carason

Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:42 pm

#7

Also... I believe the DEV's have stated that tracking cannot/will not go beyond the 500m radius... due apparently to possible lag? I guess it has something to do with the look-ahead or read-ahead feature.

Carason - *FORMER 12pt Master AS (RIS Certified) / *FORMER 12pt Master WS
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AragornSoS

Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:50 pm

#8

And anythnig that makes trapping better bumps up against dweezel as well.

Veghash is da bomb if you're harvesting. Can generally get some in the 30-33% range, gives you a nice bump to your harvest amounts. Almost makes up for the fact that many of us are "penalized" for hunting solo still. But get 2 Master Rangers hunting and harvesting in a group with some good veghash? Wow... talk about hauling in the hides quickly!

Dekiion G'Dulth
Colonel | Imperial Sector Rangers
"What others abandon, we protect."

Master Ranger / Master Rifleman / Storm Squadron Ace

teh_n00b123

Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:53 pm

#9

Calculus_Entropy wrote:
AgonThalia-Actually Mon Mothma didn't say "many" Bothans... she said "mini-bothans"

Sorry, sorry off-topic I know. Its a good idea for the record..

But I found your sig quote oddly hillarious

-I support a Galactic Civil War fought between regular, average players... Simply strict, hardlined Imperials & freedom lovin' Rebels fighting for control of the galaxy. A Galactic Civil War fought not with glowsticks or lightsabers, but with blasters, lances, and how much guts you have. A Galactic Civil War which reflects the timeline, the destruction of the Death Star, the absolute control which the Empire has and the brave Rebels trying to break up that reign... The extinction of all but a few rare and special Jedi. That my friends, is the Galactic Civil War and that is what we have to aim for.

Calculus_Entropy

Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:05 pm

#10

teh_n00b123 wrote:

Calculus_Entropy wrote:
AgonThalia-Actually Mon Mothma didn't say "many" Bothans... she said "mini-bothans"

Sorry, sorry off-topic I know. Its a good idea for the record..

But I found your sig quote oddly hillarious

Blame AgonThalia!

Calculus Entropy
Ranger Blue Glowie Emeritus
Garindan used /areatrack to find Han.

Calculus_Entropy

Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:07 pm

#11

Carason wrote:
Also... I believe the DEV's have stated that tracking cannot/will not go beyond the 500m radius... due apparently to possible lag? I guess it has something to do with the look-ahead or read-ahead feature.

As far as I am concerened, (almost) everything is fair game to ask about again, after the CU. The final say goes to Owen, of course

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Message Edited by Calculus_Entropy on 07-18-2005 04:09 PM

Calculus Entropy
Ranger Blue Glowie Emeritus
Garindan used /areatrack to find Han.

Calculus_Entropy

Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:09 pm

#12

AragornSoS wrote:
And anythnig that makes trapping better bumps up against dweezel as well.

Veghash is da bomb if you're harvesting. Can generally get some in the 30-33% range, gives you a nice bump to your harvest amounts. Almost makes up for the fact that many of us are "penalized" for hunting solo still. But get 2 Master Rangers hunting and harvesting in a group with some good veghash? Wow... talk about hauling in the hides quickly!

I was thinking along the lines of throwing range for traps (someone planted the idea in my head, but I can't remember who). It would have to be balanced against the silly Robocop arm, though, to prevent grenade (and CM med?) uberity.

Message Edited by Calculus_Entropy on 07-18-2005 04:10 PM

Calculus Entropy
Ranger Blue Glowie Emeritus
Garindan used /areatrack to find Han.

Temujin23

Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:11 pm

#13

Cybernetics is creepy. But if some mystical foraged fungus or herb could help me get my throw on, I'd be all for it.

al-djinn'i

Master Ranger

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