Smuggler Archive
Thread: New smuggler Skill
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DaemonMoerder
Thu Jan 29, 2004 3:47 pm
#1
I was a smuggler for a short time. I enjoyed it and wouldn't mind going back. Just not enough skill points to go around. Anyway, I was just sitting around when I thought of the new skill for smugglers to enjoy: Counterfeiting. Heh heh, I can just see it now as the Imps have to crack down because someone keeps making bum cash creds and passing them in our galaxies cantinas to the ents who can't use them when they need to, therefore giving us even more motive for player bounties to be instated.
/discuss
Opola_Na-mo
Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:05 pm
#2
This is for my post regarding bank interest to help keep the money in banks low!!!
In the smuggler skill I think they should put in a skill that will allow a smuggler/slicer to be able to "slice" into someone's bank account and take credits, but there is a high risk for doing so, The person you are trying to slice can go to a bank terminal if you fail it will give them a system message saying Attention: Slicer alert!. Now they can go to a bank terminal and try to get information on the slicer who was trying to get credits from their account. It would be a hard skill as the higher the amount of credits you try to take, the harder it is to susceed in obtaining the credits, now when your a higher skill at it the more credits you can get without failure and possible running from being hunted...
Jandel-Har
Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:13 pm
#3
I just want to smuggle, give me something illegal to move from point A to point B with some rieal risk if I am caught.
GannGry
Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:33 pm
#5
Wait, did I read that right? You are saying we should be able to take other players money out of banks?
Thats greifing, nope, would never get put in.
Now, if it was a "NPCs bank account" I could understand it. So long as the payout is REALLY low(Macro bank slicing anyone?), and failure results in a bounty placed on the terminals for PC/NPC BHs to take.
Thats greifing, nope, would never get put in.
Now, if it was a "NPCs bank account" I could understand it. So long as the payout is REALLY low(Macro bank slicing anyone?), and failure results in a bounty placed on the terminals for PC/NPC BHs to take.
Zandergeef
Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:44 pm
#6
We should get our own terminal just like bounty hunters.. they get to go after marks.. why cant we do delivery missions while being attacked by npc's.
The slicing into bank accounts is interesting.. it would have to be npc's bank accounts and would put you on the bh terminal but it would be a neat idea.
xTekx
Wed Sep 08, 2004 2:58 pm
#7
Would definately have to be NPC bank accounts. otherwise that would be a form of griefing. and well that would lead to the downfall of the smuggler profession imo.
Haan-Salan
Wed Sep 08, 2004 3:15 pm
#8
Heheh, I would love this. As far as griefing, my views are: MMORPG's are my break from the real world, an alternate world if you will. If I can "grief" people by being a Thief/Smuggler in the real world, why can't I in the Virtual world?
But yea, I would love to tap into someone's account if it were say, 10% max of their funds. Even though my Artisans would have a different view on this if they got hit by someone. NPC accounts work better. However, if you're caught I don't think that that PC should know and be able to do anything personally about it. Instead, the terminal should notify the local Imperial authorities. Let the law take care of it. (if someone taps into your bank account in the real world, the authorities and not you deals with it)
KaernLegorah
Wed Sep 08, 2004 3:22 pm
#9
Opola_Na-mo wrote:This is for my post regarding bank interest to help keep the money in banks low!!!In the smuggler skill I think they should put in a skill that will allow a smuggler/slicer to be able to "slice" into someone's bank account and take credits, but there is a high risk for doing so, The person you are trying to slice can go to a bank terminal if you fail it will give them a system message saying Attention: Slicer alert!. Now they can go to a bank terminal and try to get information on the slicer who was trying to get credits from their account. It would be a hard skill as the higher the amount of credits you try to take, the harder it is to susceed in obtaining the credits, now when your a higher skill at it the more credits you can get without failure and possible running from being hunted...
Smugglers != thieves;
[EDIT]Oops, forgot the ending semi-colon
Message Edited by KaernLegorah on 09-08-2004 03:22 PM
Jas-Won
Wed Sep 08, 2004 4:40 pm
#10
IMO Smugglers in this game arn't really true Smuggler..."Scoundrel" would be a more accurate term...but that doesn't have the same fanboy appeal SOE wants...
It sounds like an interesting concept, but I agree, it would have to be an NPC bank, and if your going to get TEFs/Bounties placed on you I would except the payout not to be insane but at least considerable and worth the effort...
Dealingwith Macros?,my suggest, which also finds a practical use for something that has been the bane of enjoyability in this game since launch...is add a timesink so the action can only be preformed once every hour etc, thus the smuggler can get his hual, but has little insentive to stay and runs for it...
Nicolas_Frost
Wed Sep 08, 2004 10:58 pm
#11
KaernLegorah wrote:
Smugglers != thieves;
[EDIT]Oops, forgot the ending semi-colon
Message Edited by KaernLegorah on 09-08-2004 03:22 PM
Not all Smugglers are thieves.
FlyinDuke
Thu Sep 09, 2004 6:29 am
#12
This would be a good thing if tied in with the "smuggler revamp" which should have happened long ago.
If the bank slice fails, have the players visibility jump
Zandergeef
Thu Sep 09, 2004 9:22 am
#13
Dealing with macros woudnt be that hard.. just make it so that you have to drag stuff from inventory(like when crafting and you have to choose resources) that way you coudnt just do an easy macro.
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