Ranger Archive
Thread: Idea for ranger
DaveG
Mon Sep 27, 2004 5:42 pm
#14
Well, an in-game calculator would be neat, but there's more important things to be addressed I think.
It's never been a problem for me; my PDA or mobile (cell-phone to Americans) are never far away, both of which will do sums for me. In fact on rare occaisions, I've even whipped up a quick spread sheet on my Tungsten T3 to do some in-game budgetting. Yeah that's it, forget about in-game calculators, lets have an in-game spread sheet application!
Message Edited by DaveG on 09-28-2004 01:43 AM
Almagill
Tue Sep 28, 2004 12:35 am
#15
Fodder650 wrote:Well i cant imagine it would take that much dev resources to do. And it would benefit all classes including their beloved jedi (who are crafters to afterall. And do a lot of large purchases). So i would think it might show up sooner then later. Plus testing on TC would be kind of easy wouldnt it?New TC Thread"To stupid Devs - Your calculator sucks the big fat hairy ones. I cant do my homework while grinding camps with my offline macro using it. And dont you think you could have added a simple root key? Wheres my TI-82 functions? You be teh sukc. Do it right next time"Ah those good time threads
While chortling at Fodder letting the Inner Child out (careful there, the wind might change and you'll be stuck like that) I thought, calculator? An InGame one? Peh, doesn't everyone have a real one in the drawer of their desk?
Then I had a look round. OK, so I have a calculator. Plus the laptop with factory and resource spreadsheets on... oh, and a ready reckoner for making meds...
I didn't have this much cr*p on my desk AT WORK!!
sheesh
oh look, kreetles just barfed my conceal again. Back to the 'front.
Fodder650
Tue Sep 28, 2004 5:01 am
#16
Yeah or the fact that you'd have to wait for the village to be in phase 4 and finish all the quests for Sagan before getting your calculator and telescope.
Message Edited by Fodder650 on 09-28-2004 10:02 AM
Vorpaks
Tue Sep 28, 2004 5:35 am
#17
Nemo0 wrote:
Fred_Skinner wrote:Funny, never been an issue with me. I'm and engineer irl and I have pocket calculators all over the place.
Funny, I would have expected slide rules for you.
I thought he just did it in his head!
I am crushed!
Kiryoku
Tue Sep 28, 2004 5:47 am
#18
Nemo0 wrote:
Fred_Skinner wrote:
Funny, never been an issue with me. I'm and engineer irl and I have pocket calculators all over the place.
Funny, I would have expected slide rules for you
read this and all i could think was:
BUURRRNNN!!
i have a slide-rule... course, i got no freakin' clue how it works, but i got one... it's all pencil and paper for me anyway, i learned a while back not to keep important papers near my computer... i very nearly did a little xp calculation right on my birth certificate... that was a close one...
Calculus_Entropy
Tue Sep 28, 2004 6:02 am
#19
Fodder650 wrote:Wait Dave your the one who just wants to adjust the numbers and you think an ingame calculator is a waste of time? Well then i demand an entire math revamp! Its time we use Calculus for everything in our daily lives
I am not sure how to respond to that!
Owen-Lars
Tue Sep 28, 2004 6:09 am
#20
lol kago
Im like that too but i scribble down waypoints and stuff and notes all around me.
Never got close to the birth certificate but ive writen on the back of a few formal letters before 
"Dear Mr Smith, ~~~Need more beer~~~
Get Shimmer Eggs
Regarding the current.........."
Owen-Lars
Tue Sep 28, 2004 6:11 am
#21
Fodder650 wrote:
I am not sure how to respond to that!
Wait Dave your the one who just wants to adjust the numbers and you think an ingame calculator is a waste of time? Well then i demand an entire math revamp! Its time we use Calculus for everything in our daily lives
I am not sure how to respond to that!
Im dont either hehe, did he mean to say CALCULATORS for everything in our daily lives OR CALCULUS for everything in our daily lives heh?
darmokVtS
Tue Sep 28, 2004 6:18 am
#22
I always have my sharp pc-1403h basic programmable pile of junk (erm well, I used that thing when I was at university, and yes, it was "state of the art" back then. yes it was that long ago 
) handy .
) handy .
Fodder650
Tue Sep 28, 2004 7:05 am
#23
Calculus because normal mathis just to easy. Don't ask what made me reply that this morning. My brain was still fried from doing a lot of artisan stuff last night. I just thought it was funny, though i dont mean this in a negative way, that DaveG would think its a waste. Since hes the one who was saying that the revamp was a waste and just to change some numbers? See where i was going??!! HUH HUH?! Who says it isnt funny if you have to explain it
Warning - Train of thought has derailed on line 4
Owen-Lars
Tue Sep 28, 2004 7:15 am
#24
hehe
I know what you mean though. If we get a revamp then we are going to get major things changed and added to make our proffesion good, if we go the number tweaking route then i would just expect the devs to pass us over and work on someone elses revamp.
I dont want this to happen, i want some time where we get all the attention and some major systems added/revamped.
Same with the combat revamp etc.
Vorpaks
Tue Sep 28, 2004 7:22 am
#25
Fodder650 wrote:Calculus because normal mathis just to easy. Don't ask what made me reply that this morning. My brain was still fried from doing a lot of artisan stuff last night. I just thought it was funny, though i dont mean this in a negative way, that DaveG would think its a waste. Since hes the one who was saying that the revamp was a waste and just to change some numbers? See where i was going??!! HUH HUH?! Who says it isnt funny if you have to explain itWarning - Train of thought has derailed on line 4
Damn. And I was all ready to use calculus to clean up the coffee I spilled on my desk. Does this mean we can't use calculus for everything?
Note to self: Trandoshans. Not very absorbent.
Kiryoku
Tue Sep 28, 2004 7:26 am
#26
Vorpaks wrote:
Note to self: Trandoshans. Not very absorbent.
first thought:
HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAAAAHAHAHA!!!
second thought:
i think the problem is you are trying to use them in their raw form... i made quite a nice chamois cloth out of the trando that tried to enslave my mom...
third thought:
HAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH!!... that's a great "note to self".. AHAHAHAHAA!!