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I have a idea, i know it won't happen over night, maybe it won't ever happen. But we can live in hope.

I don't know about you, but when i saw Star Wars PM and played Pod Racer i knew that it was the coolest type of race. In SWG we have Swoop tracks, which unless i'm wrong are hardly ever used, and not by groups. This maybe down to the fact that people would use either a SWOOP, SPEEDER or X34 but never mix. And using the same meant you had no feeling of competition at all, the only way the leader could lose is if he wasn't paying attention. We can't customize the bikes to any degree, and no matter what quality of bike, they all go the same speed.

Now my idea is this :-

How about making Pod Racers, using the same physics as space, ie: mass means slower pull off and stopping, drift and such.

Also to make it interesting, make the pod racers use Ship componets, as it's basicaly a rocket dragging a cockpit. So changing parts to increase speed, or handling. A large pod might have Big engines, but it would need lot's of power, and it's mass would be greater, so it would turn slower, and take time to get to full speed. But a small pod would have less mass, so accelerate faster, turn better but lose top speed. This way different tracks need different set up's. It would be a matter of choice. Plus i think it would make more use of the swoop tracks, and even maybe make a new role for people, i mean Gambling was such a big part of the SW films, yet it's hardly in SWG except for some silly thing's in the hotels which i'm sure no one uses.

One thing that need's to be added i think is damage, like hitting a rock would effect the pod's condition. (not as important as being able to customize) and i think droid's for adding commands like in ship's, like Boost, Repair. This would also open up new options for DE's.

One thing that is a Must is Decay, on all thing's. Decay working along lines of damage taken over time. So a pod not damaged in a race would last alot longer then one that took a lot of damage. So careful drivers might keep there pod for 50+ races, yet a careless Pod Racer might need a new Chassis, and/or parts after as little as 20 races.

Anyway it's my idea, and i think it would be cool. But like i said it's proberly won't happen.

The Artisan formally known as:

Fishbreath Akbar PhD

"Dude, where you been"

It would be awsome to see pod racing in the game.

I would put it into a new profession. Either make it a ground vechical engineer type profession, or make a swoop racer profession, but not sure about that. Maybe more like the SW and Pilot professions, but seperate. As part of a new expansion most definatly.

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