Scout Archive
Thread: Petition for Foraging to give Survival XP
-If you can simply type /forage and get 1xp people are gonna macro it. Period.
-I 100% agree that you should be awarded xp. What kind of xp is the question. In the games current form Foraging is by no means a way or requirement of surviving in the SWG world. So why would it give Survival xp? So, ok fine, make it scout XP, however this doesn't face what many consider an issue and that is Survival XP.
-Survival XP is lame, it basically is a skill designed to make you group, intent or not? only Sony can asnwer that. If it is we all have nothing to wine about and we should group more or they need to restructure the exp design on camps. Like give the different levels of camps a min. exp modifier the higher rank the camp is the larger the min. exp mod is. And make the costs of camps higher, forcing them to be less frecquent and have more value (regenrate and or other class benefits). Just simply making a camp and taking down a camp every 10-20 minutes for suck ass exp is a negative strike towards the over all flow and realisticism(i made that up...) of the game. Yes there are many tasks in this game that are repetative, but most have a "better way" eventually to perform them. EI: sampling/harvesting. Anyway, making camp then taking it down them making one again...over and over just doesnt make sense. Where as with sampling, you are "mining" that just makes sense.
I will not sign this because I think it needs to go deeper then just give us something, who wouldn't sign that?
-Drizden-
/sign
Survival exp is the worst thing in this game, at least for a scout or any othr combat/wilderness class is concerned. What a huge waste of time. At least if we get foraging exp... it will make it somewhat interesting.
/sign
Complete agreement! It is an interesting skill and should be useful for advancement.
I seriously doubt anybody's going to AFK macro foraging, even if it gave XP. First, it shouldn't give any more XP than surveying...but why wouldn't people AFK it if they AFK survey? Because the benefits are even less than surveying. Even at a minimal level of survey, you get 3-4 resources per sample (assuming you're sampling from a reasonable % source). At best, foraging gives you what -- 5 bait? Everything else comes in singles...hardly worth AFK macroing, if you ask me.
Besides, WTH is so wrong with AFK macroing? If that's how someone wants to build their skills, more power to them! It's not really "playing the game" in my opinion, but that's just my opinion.
/sign
I agree....just noticed that I had foraging and thought it would be great to have another way to get xp but to no avail....that was a shame. Great idea!
Madylyn BradWarden
Corbantis - Corelia - Coronet
Aspiring Master Dancer/MasterScout/Novice Pistoleer/little bit of Medical exp
/sign
Freedo Malisk Aspiring Bounty Hunter / Creature Handler
Gorath