Smuggler Archive
Thread: What is our profession viewed as by the Devs?
Polarbear868
Sun Nov 28, 2004 3:00 pm
#14
The Rangers have the ability to make a ton of money harvesting hides (a ranger/rifleman can make more money than a doctor during a good spawn of avian meat). Commando's get sick-ass weapons to play with.
maxtheusher
Sun Nov 28, 2004 3:49 pm
#15
well, my point up there was that the profs, while they have problems, haven't been royally flushed like ours has, down the empire's golden toilet.
WesBelden
Sun Nov 28, 2004 4:05 pm
#16
We know at least GreenMarine has a vision for us, check out his posts (his most, ahem, recent one is stickied 
); We also know that JFreemen has a vision of the profession, otherwise he wouldn't be able to differentiate between the "smuggling" that's in game as part of the pilot professions and the "Smuggling" we shouldbe getting as part of our revamp.
); We also know that JFreemen has a vision of the profession, otherwise he wouldn't be able to differentiate between the "smuggling" that's in game as part of the pilot professions and the "Smuggling" we shouldbe getting as part of our revamp.
Sookithewooki
Sun Nov 28, 2004 8:24 pm
#17
Seriously, do they class us as:
-Combat
-crafting
or
-support
____
Hybrid...which is code word for "nothing good" at SOE
-Combat
-crafting
or
-support
____
Hybrid...which is code word for "nothing good" at SOE
Polarbear868
Sun Nov 28, 2004 8:44 pm
#18
I'd say support. I think they originally viewed spices as the "stronger buff with a short span and bad downer", slices are a way to support other players' weapons, and us to help others get faction points.
YamadaMan
Sun Nov 28, 2004 9:02 pm
#19
Sookithewooki wrote:
Seriously, do they class us as:
-Combat
-crafting
or
-support
____
Hybrid...which is code word for "nothing good" at SOE
really seriously... they do not see us
SmugglinZane
Sun Nov 28, 2004 9:04 pm
#20
WesBelden wrote:
We know at least GreenMarine has a vision for us, check out his posts (his most, ahem, recent one is stickied
JFreeman's vision is that we're ground Smugglers... and the the SA guys are smuggler pilots... great vision!
Zane
SmugglinZane
Mon Nov 29, 2004 2:01 am
#22
SBRD0C wrote:
Carefull there Zane.. Devs don't pick up well on sarcasm.
Wouldn't be the first post I've had deleted... haven't gotten the warning yet though... I have expected it on a few occasions.
Then again, they would have to drop in here more often to actually find a post to delete.
Man, this cynicism thing is getting easier by the day... my wife is gonna kill somebody if I keep this up lol.
Zane
WesBelden
Mon Nov 29, 2004 4:35 am
#23
I think SBRDOC was implying that they would read your post and actually believe you were all for "ground" Smugglers being restricted to ground activities, rather than taking offence at using sarcasm.
My mother always use to say sarcasm is the lowest form of whit.. to which I'd reply "yeh, but it's still funny" 
YamadaMan
Mon Nov 29, 2004 5:14 am
#24
it's fun (well... actually sad...) that they told us "you guys will get some love with JTL we won't revanmp you before JTL so we will add alot of space features just for you guys blah blah blah", and now they give smuggler space content to anyone.
great vision, u really want to know how devs see us ?
as a naive, too kind and comprehensive community, they lied, lied and lied again, I don't believe in our revamp anymore, cause it simply won't happen, for the best we could hope, they'll redesign smuggler in CU, and consider it as a fighting profession, like commando or bounty hunter.
but a "real" revamp, expecting it would be daydreaming.
great vision, u really want to know how devs see us ?
as a naive, too kind and comprehensive community, they lied, lied and lied again, I don't believe in our revamp anymore, cause it simply won't happen, for the best we could hope, they'll redesign smuggler in CU, and consider it as a fighting profession, like commando or bounty hunter.
but a "real" revamp, expecting it would be daydreaming.
Iniaes
Mon Nov 29, 2004 5:21 am
#25
tiberius4327 wrote:
Seriously, do they class us as:-Combat-craftingor-supportHave they ever said which it is?
In the skills table, these are all the current categories:
- Combat
- Crafting
- Force
- Outdoors
- Pilot
- Science
- Social
All the smuggler skills are listed under combat (combat_smuggler_underworld_04, combat_smuggler_spice_04, etc).
fishbrains
Mon Nov 29, 2004 6:13 am
#26
WesBelden wrote:
We also know that JFreemen has a vision of the profession, otherwise he wouldn't be able to differentiate between the "smuggling" that's in game as part of the pilot professions and the "Smuggling" we shouldbe getting as part of our revamp.
JFreeman has a vision? Damn, time to get that boy some glasses cause his vision is like 20/800 