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Thread: Boring Sidney, Booooooooring.
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KaiRan
Sat Jul 19, 2003 4:52 pm
#1
Yep. It's annother "Fix Survival XP" post.
I am currently sitting here surfing the boards while waiting for my NINE HOUR macro to finish so I can get on with my (digital) life. I've finished all other skills for Scout and nearly all for Marksman (I'm unemployed, not powergaming. It was this or hang out in my underware all day drinking beer... this is more distracting). I would have thought a well balanced class would have something like Survival XP finish out shortly after the other three paths (and for marksman Ranged Weapons Support too, but that's a different post...)
On the up side I can say that campsites now give XP when they despawn... multi-person camps despawn after roughly /pause 6240... 50 min.
Ok... back to wathing me forage, bobbing up and down like some "bird-drinking-water" oddity my grandfather used to have.
I am currently sitting here surfing the boards while waiting for my NINE HOUR macro to finish so I can get on with my (digital) life. I've finished all other skills for Scout and nearly all for Marksman (I'm unemployed, not powergaming. It was this or hang out in my underware all day drinking beer... this is more distracting). I would have thought a well balanced class would have something like Survival XP finish out shortly after the other three paths (and for marksman Ranged Weapons Support too, but that's a different post...)
On the up side I can say that campsites now give XP when they despawn... multi-person camps despawn after roughly /pause 6240... 50 min.
Ok... back to wathing me forage, bobbing up and down like some "bird-drinking-water" oddity my grandfather used to have.
SanTsu
Sat Jul 19, 2003 5:27 pm
#2
The idea is to use the camps between fights not sit in it for nine hours to get survival 4.
I have never spent more then 10 minutes in a camp and I have survival 4/ Exploration 4/ novice pistoleer/ novice smuggler/engineering 3 /ranged weapon support 4 /spicing 3 / slicing 2 / underworld 1/novice medic/ and novice TKA
I can start to see why SOE gets so annoyed with players. The you dont want to play the game youjust want to beat it.
KaiRan
Sat Jul 19, 2003 7:11 pm
#3
I think you are mistaking me with so many others who have come before me looking for a "quick way out" or whatever...
Risking a flame, I shall clarify:
I did exactly what you have described- Take a mission, kill critters, camp, heal while foraging... however I am _no where_ near the needed XP for completing Survival, and yet have completed the other three branches, plus nearly completed all 4 branches in Marksman. I'm grinding now because I'm fed up with the fact that there is nothing else for this character to do before I can move on, career-wise.
I am in no way condoning grinding. I am not saying that this 9 hour macro grind of mine is good. In fact, it's very, very bad. I am not doing it because I want to... I am doing it because I have found no reasonable other way. I played it as one should, as described above. I recieved approximately 40xp/camp by the time I got to be a better shot (takeing less dmg).
Lastly, I absolutely just want to play the game! Please don't assume that simply because I have resorted to powergaming on this one issue I am not interested in immersion. I have no interest in "beating" SWG... (is there such a thing?) If I beat the game somehow, it would be pretty dissapointing after the $144 I paid for 12 months in advance.
Instead of looking at the action I am describing, please look at the issues adressed by and subtext of my post:
1) I am doing something I dont want in order to further my experiance of the game.
2) I am not pleased with this. It is boring to me.
3) If #s 1 and 2 are occuring, something must be broken.
4) As what I am doing is not something I enjoy, that broken something is likely an element of gameplay out of balance.
5) This issue needs to be addressed.
Risking a flame, I shall clarify:
I did exactly what you have described- Take a mission, kill critters, camp, heal while foraging... however I am _no where_ near the needed XP for completing Survival, and yet have completed the other three branches, plus nearly completed all 4 branches in Marksman. I'm grinding now because I'm fed up with the fact that there is nothing else for this character to do before I can move on, career-wise.
I am in no way condoning grinding. I am not saying that this 9 hour macro grind of mine is good. In fact, it's very, very bad. I am not doing it because I want to... I am doing it because I have found no reasonable other way. I played it as one should, as described above. I recieved approximately 40xp/camp by the time I got to be a better shot (takeing less dmg).
Lastly, I absolutely just want to play the game! Please don't assume that simply because I have resorted to powergaming on this one issue I am not interested in immersion. I have no interest in "beating" SWG... (is there such a thing?) If I beat the game somehow, it would be pretty dissapointing after the $144 I paid for 12 months in advance.
Instead of looking at the action I am describing, please look at the issues adressed by and subtext of my post:
1) I am doing something I dont want in order to further my experiance of the game.
2) I am not pleased with this. It is boring to me.
3) If #s 1 and 2 are occuring, something must be broken.
4) As what I am doing is not something I enjoy, that broken something is likely an element of gameplay out of balance.
5) This issue needs to be addressed.
SanTsu
Sat Jul 19, 2003 7:24 pm
#4
Well you make some good points and I am sorry if I jumped to conclusions. I hope you can understand why I would.
I personally dont think the camping experience is broken try bounty hunter if you want to see a slow grind they need 60k in combat exp and believe me that takes alot longer then survival 4. All I can say is tough it out you'll get there.
KaiRan
Sat Jul 19, 2003 7:44 pm
#5
No problem, and yes I most certianly understand. Grinding bad, gaming good!
I also have been staring at that huge Combat XP bill coming soon with mixed emotions. I'm sure we'll see annother post from me in the near future decrying the horrors of Combat XP equaling 10% XP.... In fact, I suppose I should start writing that one soon!
...let's see 40,000 times 10 is...
...and tabage are about 300 xp each, so...
...gulp.
I also have been staring at that huge Combat XP bill coming soon with mixed emotions. I'm sure we'll see annother post from me in the near future decrying the horrors of Combat XP equaling 10% XP.... In fact, I suppose I should start writing that one soon!
...let's see 40,000 times 10 is...
...and tabage are about 300 xp each, so...
...gulp.
SethTee
Sat Jul 19, 2003 8:31 pm
#6
Ummmm.... That's combat XP notweapon XP. DaaaAAAAmn that's alot. That's the path I'm taking but not excited about that! Looks like this is thepath you're pursuing too. Good luck!
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