Smuggler Archive
Thread: Poll: Contraband on Vendors
DRWolfe wrote:
Kind of hard to decide, actually.
A is the correct response, as the items in question are illegal, and so should not be sold on public vendors.
B is also a valid response for playability, as I wouldn't want to hang out on street corners selling spice (Um, Smuggler, not Drug Dealer...)
These things have to be carefully weighed, pros and cons, realism vs. playability.
In this case, since you asked for no other options, I have to say
"B"
because no other profession must hand sell their product. RP and all is fine, but if I have to stand around back alleys trying to sell spice, no spice will be sold. I have better things to do in-game.
Look into those "other" options and we can talk.
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NPC drug pushers working for factions such as Hutt to whom we sell our spice. If there aren't Smugglers selling spice, those pushers are out of stock. Hrm...
BAH! off topic and not what Wes asked for...
Zhagadska wrote:
29 for A
6 for B
this is an A & B vote only kiddoes. i think our correspondant is just trying to get a feel for our general opinions and ideas.
Message Edited by Zhagadska on 02-16-2005 10:53 AM
The problem s A & B do not take into account getting opinions.
I understand what he is looking for, but it is simpply a deeper subject than black or white, we are smugglers for christs sakes, we need gray!!
We live in the gray.
The poll has given light to the 2 obious options, now it is time for the community to fine tune this down.
If smugglers were not aligned then I would go with A in a shot, but they are not, there are smugglers on both sides of the great devide and frankly thier needs, attitudes and roleplay are different, they live a different life.
MojoRein wrote:
The problem s A & B do not take into account getting opinions.
I understand what he is looking for, but it is simpply a deeper subject than black or white, we are smugglers for christs sakes, we need gray!!
We live in the gray.
Believe me when I say, I realise this. I've seen a myriad of varying ideas on how to implement contraband vendors etc. on this forum, but this is on the basis of, if you had the choice to enable A, with nodevelopment time for anything else, would you? If I get into that situation, I want to have a clear cut answer.
The poll has given light to the 2 obious options, now it is time for the community to fine tune this down.
If smugglers were not aligned then I would go with A in a shot, but they are not, there are smugglers on both sides of the great devide and frankly thier needs, attitudes and roleplay are different, they live a different life.
If some form of visibility or infamy is implemented, I'd say a modified B. Sell stuff on the bazaar terminals or your vendors, sure, but if you do, you gain visibility/infamy for each contraband item you sell. Not just a little of it either. Think of how hard the U.S. government cracks down on the selling of highly illegal modified weapons and drugs. Now think of how hard a totalitarian government bent on Galactic domination would...
However, if there are no consequences to placing illegal items on vendors/bazaar terminals, I definitely, definitely say A.
-Cail Starstrider of Lowca
