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Thread: Report from FanFest [includes as much Smuggler attention as you'd expect, ie f**k all]
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cpz
Sat Aug 20, 2005 5:37 pm
#1
Here's one dude's write up of the German FanFest from the Expansion Boards
Message Edited by cpz on 08-20-2005 05:44 PM
cpz
Sat Aug 20, 2005 5:39 pm
#2
Crap, the coding loused up the formatting. Here's the text in an easier to read version [still includes f**k all Smuggler attention]
Just came home and didn't notice much infos about the fanfest, so I'll do a quick write up:
First of all, it was great fun, around 80 players turned up,4 devs, 1 artist (who was there enjoying her holiday) and two soe people (I'm bad with names, sorry ). Darthvader and 6 stormtroopers also showed up and guarded the exits We had breakfast, then the devs and the players introduced themselves. This was followed by a Q&A session where players could ask the dev team questions. They showed us a bit of footage from the upcoming expansion (didnt get to see much though, but the blue glowy of obi wan looked great )
This was followed by a short Q&A session about the expansion but really they didnt tell us much. Julio Torres said they want to keep the suspence up
Later the devs could be found at the SOE display. They set up 3 computers with great joysticks and allowed the visitors to fly JTL (with uberships, x-wings with a 5000 charge capacitor, supershields, etc ). They were really putting an effort into showing the people the game and handing out Total Experience 14 day trials (25000 of them, no barc speeder though ). I didnt see a different game where the actual devs were there and talking to the people. Two thumbs up
So, the blurb (Much was said so I hope I remember everything correctly):
Attendees:
Julio Torres - Producer - LucasArts, Grant McDonald - Producer - SOE, John Watson - Lead Game Programmer - SOE, Dan Rubenfield - Game Designer - SOE
General Combat
----------------------
- Health crystals giving +2000 health is a bug (so expect this to be nerfed)
- Mind crystals are known to be bugged but are not a top issue atm
- They are currently investigating an issue with speed modifiers, apparently these are not really working as intended
Jedi + FRS + FS
----------------------
- The basic answer to questions about the above was that they are working on the big picture here, so it sounded like there will be a bigger overhaul here but it will take a while. "Hang in there..." as Julio Torres reported
- Avoid incap, lightsaber speed issues and missing good quality pearls and crystals were reported, no exact answers or dates were given
Droid Engineer
-------------------
- Droid engineers will be revamped. SOE envisions the droid as something every player would have as a companion in the game. In the movies the droids play an essential role, and they should do too in the game
JTL
----
- Capital ships have been programmed and are more or less ready but SOE still needs to find a way of introducing them into the game without breaking everything else
Image Designers
----------------------
- Race changes are currently being discussed. They may be added some day if SOE finds a way of doing this without making it too easy to change the race as this isnt "normal" in the sw universe
Polititian
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- The devs have been made aware of the bug where the city management terminal sometimes only gives you the "examine" option
- A "dispand house" within city limits is not planned due to possible griefing
- You should not be able to build cities infront of the Rori Rebel Outpost
- One day plantary information such as if the maximum number of towns on a planet has been reached will be available via an interface
Trials of Obi Wan
-----------------------
- This planet will be for Jedis and Non Jedis alike. There will be more Jedi loot on this planet then there was on Kash.
- Players will be able to discover what it is like to be on the "light side" or "dark side"
- You will not be able to build player structures on the new planet
- There will not be be any "zones" as there are with Kash (I think they mean the "gates" thing)
Merchant
------------
- SOE is working on improving the game interfaces, and one area that will be looked at is the vendor interface, especially the part where your items expire after 30 days and you have to spend hours putting them back into the vendor.
First of all, it was great fun, around 80 players turned up,4 devs, 1 artist (who was there enjoying her holiday) and two soe people (I'm bad with names, sorry ). Darthvader and 6 stormtroopers also showed up and guarded the exits We had breakfast, then the devs and the players introduced themselves. This was followed by a Q&A session where players could ask the dev team questions. They showed us a bit of footage from the upcoming expansion (didnt get to see much though, but the blue glowy of obi wan looked great )
This was followed by a short Q&A session about the expansion but really they didnt tell us much. Julio Torres said they want to keep the suspence up
Later the devs could be found at the SOE display. They set up 3 computers with great joysticks and allowed the visitors to fly JTL (with uberships, x-wings with a 5000 charge capacitor, supershields, etc ). They were really putting an effort into showing the people the game and handing out Total Experience 14 day trials (25000 of them, no barc speeder though ). I didnt see a different game where the actual devs were there and talking to the people. Two thumbs up
So, the blurb (Much was said so I hope I remember everything correctly):
Attendees:
Julio Torres - Producer - LucasArts, Grant McDonald - Producer - SOE, John Watson - Lead Game Programmer - SOE, Dan Rubenfield - Game Designer - SOE
General Combat
----------------------
- Health crystals giving +2000 health is a bug (so expect this to be nerfed)
- Mind crystals are known to be bugged but are not a top issue atm
- They are currently investigating an issue with speed modifiers, apparently these are not really working as intended
Jedi + FRS + FS
----------------------
- The basic answer to questions about the above was that they are working on the big picture here, so it sounded like there will be a bigger overhaul here but it will take a while. "Hang in there..." as Julio Torres reported
- Avoid incap, lightsaber speed issues and missing good quality pearls and crystals were reported, no exact answers or dates were given
Droid Engineer
-------------------
- Droid engineers will be revamped. SOE envisions the droid as something every player would have as a companion in the game. In the movies the droids play an essential role, and they should do too in the game
JTL
----
- Capital ships have been programmed and are more or less ready but SOE still needs to find a way of introducing them into the game without breaking everything else
Image Designers
----------------------
- Race changes are currently being discussed. They may be added some day if SOE finds a way of doing this without making it too easy to change the race as this isnt "normal" in the sw universe
Polititian
-----------
- The devs have been made aware of the bug where the city management terminal sometimes only gives you the "examine" option
- A "dispand house" within city limits is not planned due to possible griefing
- You should not be able to build cities infront of the Rori Rebel Outpost
- One day plantary information such as if the maximum number of towns on a planet has been reached will be available via an interface
Trials of Obi Wan
-----------------------
- This planet will be for Jedis and Non Jedis alike. There will be more Jedi loot on this planet then there was on Kash.
- Players will be able to discover what it is like to be on the "light side" or "dark side"
- You will not be able to build player structures on the new planet
- There will not be be any "zones" as there are with Kash (I think they mean the "gates" thing)
Merchant
------------
- SOE is working on improving the game interfaces, and one area that will be looked at is the vendor interface, especially the part where your items expire after 30 days and you have to spend hours putting them back into the vendor.
Message Edited by cpz on 08-20-2005 05:41 PM
dlc3007
Sat Aug 20, 2005 5:48 pm
#3
hmmm...
they seem to be lacking any info on a certain profession that starts with "s" and ends with "muggler".
Yeah... what a shocker.
Someone tell the DEs not to get their hopes up.
Nezodon
Sat Aug 20, 2005 5:57 pm
#4
At present any news about smuggler i dont think i would trust given the track record, im working on the premise of ill believe it when i see though i do suspect if they had anything planned on making smuggler missions it would certainly have been on that list so this tells me how far away from any actual smuggling content.
Ternque01
Sat Aug 20, 2005 10:08 pm
#5
Nezodon wrote:
At present any news about smuggler i dont think i would trust given the track record, im working on the premise of ill believe it when i see though i do suspect if they had anything planned on making smuggler missions it would certainly have been on that list so this tells me how far away from any actual smuggling content.
I'm working on the premise that I'm outta here. You know... after I hit the cancel button, I can see this game from the outside now. Lemme tell you folks, it doesn't look good.
TashunkaSapa
Sat Aug 20, 2005 10:19 pm
#6
Further questions can be addressed to: SWG Fanfest,Essen-Mein-Scheisse, Germany.
Shaan'ti Hokai (Kauri) 
HOTDOG
Sun Aug 21, 2005 2:20 pm
#7
TashunkaSapa wrote:
Further questions can be addressed to: SWG Fanfest,Essen-Mein-Scheisse, Germany.
LOL!!!
Yeah, I'm lurking-
We are some hopeless b@stards , no.
DarthHommie
Sun Aug 21, 2005 2:37 pm
#8
Yep, as some have already said, We're not being lied to our faces....
Vampiric_Hoshi
Sun Aug 21, 2005 5:30 pm
#9
Droid Engineer
-------------------
- Droid engineers will be revamped. SOE envisions the droid as something every player would have as a companion in the game. In the movies the droids play an essential role, and they should do too in the game
They said the exact same thing over a year ago. What happened? They came up with the "Droid Commander" idea that everyone said boo too and then dumped us with a bunchof useless and in most cases broken modules and told us that was our DroidEngineer reevamp. In essence, this is just a "we'll wave this carrot infront of you continuously and you will remain stupid enough to chase it"line. There will not be a Droid Revamp andDroids will not become anymore useful than they presently are.
JTL
----
- Capital ships have been programmed and are more or less ready but SOE still needs to find a way of introducing them into the game without breaking everything else
They also said the Smuggling system had been programmed and more or less ready but just needed NPC conversation script added yet here we are over 6 months later and does it exist? No. Infact quite the opposite .. Jeff Freeman posted a couple weeks ago effectively saying that it DOESN'T exist and that they have no idea in how to MAKE it exist.
I'm a programmer myself and I know all too well "it has been worked on and exists" or "it has been programmed and just needs a few tweaks" or "its nearly finished" means, 9 times out of 10, "I've got an idea of how its gonna work in my head I'm just too damn lazy and too full of pizza to actually get my fingers to move and create it".
And as for "still needs to find a way of introducing them into the game without breaking everything else" statement .... I really trully believe a dev actually said that but its a shame they didn't consider that one line when they dumped the Jedi Starfighter into our laps.
Sorry to be so negative but really there is nothing here except a big fat hairy carrot dangling infront of our face and we're expected to chase it like a donkey. Will this donkey's got too fat to chase.
WillburWright
Sun Aug 21, 2005 5:58 pm
#10
Droid Engineer
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- Droid engineers will be revamped. SOE envisions the droid as something every player would have as a companion in the game. In the movies the droids play an essential role, and they should do too in the game
W.T.F: They said NO profession would be revamped!
"In the movies the droids play an essential role, and they should do too in the game." SO DO SMUGGLERS!
DarthHommie
Sun Aug 21, 2005 5:59 pm
#11
WillburWright wrote:
Droid Engineer
-------------------
- Droid engineers will be revamped. SOE envisions the droid as something every player would have as a companion in the game. In the movies the droids play an essential role, and they should do too in the game
W.T.F: They said NO profession would be revamped!
"In the movies the droids play an essential role, and they should do too in the game." SO DO SMUGGLERS!
Never a truer statement........
of course speaking of the rather large Green print.
WanderingLoon
Sun Aug 21, 2005 6:13 pm
#12
Image Designers
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- Race changes are currently being discussed.
shhhht. they are talking about very important stuff here... We just have to wait our turn
VitoGenovese
Mon Aug 22, 2005 12:57 am
#13
Better no info than THE BOLD FACED LIES that we normally get. After all, you typically have to raise hopes before dashing them to the pavement.
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