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Thread: Do you all use the Explorer Terminals?

AragornSoS
Fri Aug 19, 2005 1:21 pm
#1

I think I did a few explorer missions during my first week in the game as a novice scout, found them horribly boring and frustrating (Even if you pulled 1 explore mission then 1 regular mission for that kind of creature). Faster money and genearlly more interesting doing regular missions. Probably havn't run one in 10 months or more now.



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Serraphin
Fri Aug 19, 2005 2:01 pm
#2

The explorer terminals have been essentially broke since cities were added. It just took a while for the cities to really set in and destroy the spawns. The CU just finished the job.
Lorrowyn
Fri Aug 19, 2005 2:02 pm
#3

I used one a while back. I've changed some classes but always kept the Scout (now Master Ranger). I check the missions and like another poster said, it's not financially worth the time to do them.



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Sondhi
Fri Aug 19, 2005 2:21 pm
#4

I used 'em when i was levelling up in scout and early ranger. I normally got the hunt 4 billion womp rat missions on Tat and then got womp rat missions from the normal mission terminals. so by the time i got to the 4 billionth womp rat i got a nice bonus pay out.



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Mousekin
Fri Aug 19, 2005 6:38 pm
#5

Nope, they're boring and time consuming. It's also really difficult to pull regular missions for the exploration missions - some of the exploration missions just don't appear on the regular ones (been a while, I can't think of an example off hand). And it can literally take hours to find the creatures especially 40 of em. Now if the pay was a heck of a lot more, I might be interested. Personally I think exploration missions should be done differently. Instead of being basically just extended regular missions it'd be nice if they had more emphasis on actual exploration- unfortunately since SWG spawn is the way it is, that isn't really possible.



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Tarnak_Archvold
Fri Aug 19, 2005 7:16 pm
#6

Back when I was a musician I use them, but only the explore missions. Had no combat skills so normal mission was out of the question. And also when I started up on this chim (when it was brand new) to support 30 artisan crafted harvesters, (use the lots of a two friends with combat tons to get grind metals)
However, since space if faster for credit grinding now a days, they are obsolete.




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Craile
Sat Aug 20, 2005 12:37 am
#7

Just curious. And if you do, what are the missions?




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Dyrwen
Sat Aug 20, 2005 12:45 am
#8

Nope. Think I've used one, once upon a time.

The spawn system is too weird to go off trying to find 40-50 of some random animal for only a couple creds. It's more profitable to just do normal missions and takes less wandering. If I want a challenge I go help someone find the gorax, or the npcs of the hero of tat quest, since they're at least hard to find yet challenging enough to be interesting as I wander about.




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BioEngine
Sat Aug 20, 2005 12:47 am
#9

They have been broken since the CU. I used them a few times while a Noob scout, but that was it.



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TomedNor
Sat Aug 20, 2005 7:10 am
#10

I've tried once or twice, but it's too much of a pain in the butt.

If I want to explore, I just take off on a hike. If I want to hunt, I get a garrenteed target from a mission terminal.



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Phenix1050
Sat Aug 20, 2005 7:54 am
#11

I think I used one once...as a toilet.



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Typho
Sat Aug 20, 2005 8:09 am
#12

Once or twice is all. They aren't efficient and you're better off just getting regular destroy missions if your looking to make money or harvest a certain resource.





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AgonThalia
Sat Aug 20, 2005 8:26 am
#13

once, then i got bored with it and never used them again.



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