Shipwright Archive

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WTS wrote:

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Phaelyn wrote:

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I personally disagree completely with keeping JTL and the ground separated.

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if they had not kept things separate, weaponsmiths would be making the blasters, armorsmiths would be making the shields and armor, droid engineers would be making the interfaces....smugglers would get RE.... leaving shipwrights with very little i think.....

not only that... but a shipwright would probably be dependent on master artisans to make subcomponents....

i think how it is now is for the best.

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I think you're missing my point.. JTL is an expansion of SWG, not an all new game. As such, Shipwrights have a specialized function. Weaponsmiths work on small weapons - Not the types of weapons that would go into a ship. Armorsmiths would not make ship armor, because they make small, man sized things. Droid Engineers SHOULD make the Interfaces - makes more sense. Reverse Engineering also should be for shipwright - because smugglers don't BUILD ships, so how would their doing RE make sense? By definition, they wouldn't have the expertise to recognize the information they unearth as useful (from a gameplay standpoint).

The problem is, just because it would take FAR more effort and art to make the SW profession LOOK like it should, people assume that an Armorsmith should make armor.. And they forget that in "reality", these armor plates are larger than a man. Same for weapons, etc.

The main argument that SW should not receive FS exchange because it's part of JTL is flawed. Shipwrights are still a ground based profession. not space. We use the same resources as any other artisan type. In essence, denying SWs FS exchanges is like saying "OK - You used all your skill points. You spend millions for top of the line resources so your parts can be top shelf. But YOU sir are denied the ability touse your XP you build up because nasty PILOTS use your goods."

I agree that pilots, since they don't spend Skill points for their skill, should NOT get the exchange. But Shipwrights DO spend skill points, and should therefore get the same advantages for FS as any other crafting profession.

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Phaelyn wrote:

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WTS wrote:

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Phaelyn wrote:

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I personally disagree completely with keeping JTL and the ground separated.

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if they had not kept things separate, weaponsmiths would be making the blasters, armorsmiths would be making the shields and armor, droid engineers would be making the interfaces....smugglers would get RE.... leaving shipwrights with very little i think.....

not only that... but a shipwright would probably be dependent on master artisans to make subcomponents....

i think how it is now is for the best.

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I think you're missing my point.. *snip*

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NJS wrote:
I think SW has every right to have a FS convergtion however (talking from a Master Pilot point of view) unless the con rate was very high(Im talking about maybe 200:1 maybe more) we would see a whole lot more jedi which is something most of the public doesn't want. In about 20 min or so I can earn 100k prestege points and with the right craft and wingmen even more. So unless it was some insane convertion rate (like SL its poinltess cause at max you only get 10k not worth the time to grind it) it would be the only way to get pilots FS and keep Jedi rear.

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I agree,SW, by all means, give em conversion, but dont even think about giving pilots conversion, the galaxy will be swarming with jedi in a week or 2, and speaking as a master commando, we hate the fact our profession is used as a tool to get jedi, rather then by people who are actually interested in playing a commando, we feel used and dirtied

Anyway il continue to use space more then the ground and support you SWs buy buying stuff periodically when i dont need it (its almost a personality dsorder ) besides i always pay for stuff to get REd generously and you always need better stuff REd, keep up the good work chaps!

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JaggedSenni wrote:

pilot conversion would see many back in space - generating sales for our already beleaguered proffession, just look at the other SW is dying/bottoming out threads.

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Message Edited by SwordNMace on 01-28-2005 11:59 AM