Smuggler Archive
Thread: Smuggler Revamp Delayed
1BountyHunter1
Tue May 04, 2004 4:40 pm
#53
Yeah,I think Publish 11 is the last one before the Space Expansion comes out. Maybe it was timed this way on purpose...? I'm guessing that we smugglers will have some new skills specifically for the SE, even though they would just be sitting there worthless fora while. Oh well, if those and the new "mission-based" focus Thunderheart mentioned work out, long with the slicing, spices, etc., I'll be a happy Wookiee smuggler. It's still in a galaxy far, far away though...so far, far away...
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Jedi_Snake
Tue May 04, 2004 4:44 pm
#54
Smuggler revamp not until publish 11 ? DEVS dont failed with that revamp !!!!
OdiousEncounter
Tue May 04, 2004 4:52 pm
#55
Aieee, so many mixed emotions!
I HATE YOU! I have to wait longer 
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.I LOVE YOU! We'll be getting a real revamp, not just a tiny sideshow of the Jedi revamp. I was very worried when Jedi were announced to be the main focus of the publish.
I HATE YOU! Pity we didn't know until now. I mastered smuggler as a holo, and am right on the border of enjoying it to much to drop and thinking it not worth the SPs. Was going to wait for the revamp for my decision. If I had known it would be so long, i could have dropped for a while and have time to pick it back up.
I LOVE YOU! Now i can reclaim Master CH until the revemp nears.
Personal feelings or no, this is certainly a good thing overall. Thank you for announcing it as soon as you could, and thank you for giving us a full revamp. I will be dropping now, but not out of contempt. If things look good as the revamp approaches, I'll be glad that I have slicing xp stockpiled.
By the way, this is an a very compeling thread on what smugglers should be: http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=smuggler&message.id=83112&page=2(Props to RylanStorm). Even if the devs horribly disagree with everything in there (which they won't), it's a pleasure to read. Make sure someone sees it, TH.
Star_Ranger
Tue May 04, 2004 4:53 pm
#56
I'm ok with the delay as it probably means more depth to our profession. I wouldn't mind some minor fixes along the way as well. We probably will see some enhancements just from the combat rebalance. Thanks for posting this I hope you post more thoughts/feedback so we can better assist in the revamp as it approaches.
TheWeaponsmith
Tue May 04, 2004 5:06 pm
#57
I do want the devs to do this right but to be pushed back to my guess...september is crazy. I must say Im disappointed in that. Jedi is a newer prof than smuggler, the wait should be on that not us.
TonmaCR86
Tue May 04, 2004 5:07 pm
#58
Thank you thank you thank you!
You guys have gained much more respect by doing this. Thank you for taking the to do this right. You have no ideahow much I appreciate this. 
Smuggler_Caylin
Tue May 04, 2004 5:10 pm
#59
Thunderheart Wrote:
This morning, the team made a decision to delay the Smuggler profession revamp to Publish 11.
As it stands, we have a heavy amount of resources dedicated to the Combat Balance, the Jedi Revamp, Space, and new content. That leaves us thin on resources for something as massive and as important as the Smuggler Revamp. Because the core of smuggling is mission based, it really is a big project. In order to incorporate elements of smuggling for PvE and PvP elements, it and enhance slicing, large amounts of code have to be done to make this happen.
I know many of you are eagerly awaiting this revamp and I'm sorry it is going to be delayed, but looking at all the different aspects of this situation, this is simply the best choice. By doing this, we will be able to make the Smuggler's experience more of what it should it be and work with you to find out what your ideas are and how we might incorporate them.
Myself and the developers involved in this portion of SWG development will be reading this thread and we will be talking internally about different courses of action, so we are looking forward to hearing your feedback and in helping to organize the smuggler community ideas on what you think smuggling should entail.
Again, I know what this means to you and how important it is, but to do the Smuggler revamp the way it needs to be done, this schedule delay has to happen.
I want to say thank you for delaying our revamp in an effort to make it the best you can.
I know many smugglers are now breathing in relief that we will have moretime to talk with you about our revamp, and what it should bring to our profession. The previously revealed ideas concerning our revamp raised several alarms in our community, that we would like to get addressed.
Is there a chance we could get a better idea of what our wait will bring to the smugglers? Especially since it's not going to be going in a couple weeks from now?
Would be nice to have some specifics for our community to go over. While many may not be able or willing to stick it out till the revamp, in a long-term view of the situation I feel this is for the best.
We now have the best possible thing in the world on our side now as far as getting our revamp done right. Time.
Now we just needideas that you have all come up with, so we can allgo over it and give you good feedback. Please don't forget us as you go andwork onall those other things It would be really nice to be working actively on this for a couple months, instead of in a rush over a couple weeks.
It would be really nice to be working actively on this for a couple months, instead of in a rush over a couple weeks. Thanks for posting this and for delaying it.
One of the Four Horsemen of the Smuggler Apocalypse! 
VinBlanc
Tue May 04, 2004 5:11 pm
#60
Wow I don't check the smuggler board for a couple of days and look what happens.
After being a smuggler for a long time i decided to take a break a while ago as it just wasn't fun for me anymore. I had good fun with commando for a while.
It now looks like I will have plenty of time to master BH before the smuggler revamp.
After the disappointment following that first mention of a smuggler revamp (was it back in around October?) I really hope you do finally deliver the goods.
I must admit the proposed revamp had not interested me in the slightest, which may have been one reasonI decided to try BH. I mean things must be bad when you put yourself through that rather than picking up smuggler again.
Please just make sure you do the revamp right and not in some half-hearted way. I may even be tempted back to the profession I went into so long ago.
TheRealTK421
Tue May 04, 2004 5:15 pm
#61
I can 187% guarantee you all that they take every profession revamp very seriously (yes, even if you don't hear much about what's happening).
chown2 wrote:
I actually think this is a good sign. The developers may be taking us a little more seriously.
/bow
Respectfully,
MagusZDark
Tue May 04, 2004 5:16 pm
#62
Are you taking the Bounty Hunter-Smuggler idea into consideration devs?
AudioOrgana
Tue May 04, 2004 5:21 pm
#63
Soronume wrote:
My main worry in pushing back to p11 is that right after p11 comes the space expansion. One of the proposed smuggler additionsis thebeing able to set up direct flights to the distant planets.
Since this seems to have been a very old idea anyway (and I believe they said they had some of the work done for NPC versions), it would be a really nice bone to throw to the Smuggler community to get this one benefit in before the actual revamp.
This will give smugglers a useful new purpose (especially since the one bad side-effect of the 6K bazaar cap raise was the spice and clamp markets died), and tide people over until Publish 11 - and also avoid the situation of "6 weeks later it's obsolete" you described.
AO
Degage
Tue May 04, 2004 5:21 pm
#64
novakaine wrote:
YAY!!!
LOL!!! Enjoy your holo-emote sir. As every smuggler knows, your nothing without bubbles on your head.
Rylux
Tue May 04, 2004 5:22 pm
#65
Finally some good news!!
Thanks for taking our concerns seriously and delaying this. This is for the best and perhaps we can get a true revamp for our profession.
Thanks for taking our concerns seriously and delaying this. This is for the best and perhaps we can get a true revamp for our profession.