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Thread: A Poll On Smuggling and Risk

Vampirerobot
Mon Apr 05, 2004 7:01 pm
#66

???


"really smuggling" being contrasted with "taking a hit to spice and contraband sales" doesn't make sense. the point of a smuggler is to make a profit off of transporting the goods, not just to transport the goods. the two are not mutually exclusive, and should in fact be complementary. like i said before: penalties on the end-user do not a smuggler make. drug smugglers don't make money because the penalties for small time possession are harsh. they make money because it's illegal to produce and ship drugs in large quantities!



Kelsin Redgrave
Master Smuggler, Master Gunfighter
Starsider
JTGAlpha
Mon Apr 05, 2004 7:12 pm
#67

Vampire...I'm putting it barebones a or b way in case we DO have to make that desicion. No one's saying it HAS to be this way. I'm merely trying to find out if people would except it if it were this way, as it is a common arguement against ANY sort of meaningful contraband implementation that we'll lose business if being busted with contraband means something. I'm curious how the community feels about this. So, all things being equal would you risk taking a hit to sales (large or small, you don't know) if it meant actual smuggling (which could be your fondest dream come true, or an absolute suck pit of boredom)? All things being equal and us being ignorant.


Personally, going blindly I'd say yes because if there's a system we can fix it. That's my vote.





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bigmacdaddy12
Mon Apr 05, 2004 7:51 pm
#68

Yes for sure. I would love to have more risk and challenge in this game.
Sartak
Mon Apr 05, 2004 8:06 pm
#69

Yes



Sartak
Ex-Master Bounty Hunter (Flurry)
Master Smuggler (Gorath)

"You're going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view." -Obi-wan Kenobi
Ommer
Mon Apr 05, 2004 8:52 pm
#70


Here is a very complex mathematical formula that I believe represents the average Smuggler's answer.


Get Ready....


Consequences = Risk

So far so good

Risk = Fun

Hrmm not a leap of faith

Smuggler = Fun-Loving

I can do that

Therefore, Smuggling Associated Consequence = General Enrichment of the

Smuggler Community AND more fun and involvement for everyone


So in a nutshell.... HELL YEAH
mka
Tue Apr 06, 2004 5:27 am
#71

Yes



Jeswin Esqui - Master Smuggler - Master Commando - Master Pilot - Chimaera Galaxy
maguinus
Tue Apr 06, 2004 6:43 am
#72

hell effing yeah







Umm... I'd even be so bold as to say, take away slicing and making spices, just let me smuggle for players!





that was the first thing i thought when i read the first post.


i'm even warming up to being on bounty terminals... and i vehemethly hated it at first.




SBRD0C
Wed Apr 07, 2004 4:38 pm
#73






JTGAlpha wrote:


So the question? Many people have argued that smuggling needs a risk. Many others have said that said risk would hurt business. The poll is would you accept a hit to yoursalesof spices and sliced weaponsif it meant really smuggling (moving illegal goods from point a to point b) for players for money?




A definate and very strong YES.




Colonel Emitt 'Doc' Brown (Starsider)
Master Smuggler | Master Pistoleer | Commando
Interplanetary Shipping Co. Located Crystal Hollow Dantooine (-6833, 4750)
Vendors Deal in Weapon, Droid, and 'Special Shipments'


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SDraven
Wed Apr 07, 2004 5:42 pm
#74

of course YES!



Sharkon / Nokrahs
Imperial Pilot - Storm Squadron
| Grandmaster Chef | Dark Jedi Knight |
OdiousEncounter
Wed Apr 07, 2004 6:18 pm
#75

I'll take a YES for 500....



----------Auriga Starlighter----------

Okidievi
Wed Apr 07, 2004 10:55 pm
#76

I would say yes under 2 conditions. The pay for the missions has to be worth it. Not the same crap pay that I can get for doing an entertainer mission. I'm thinking along the lines of what bounty hunters get from missions. And second, it has to be something better than just takeitem A and run to point B. Those missions are already in the game.
yimaz
Mon Apr 12, 2004 1:00 pm
#77

yes



Yimayz Samoot
Master Smuggler & Master Pilot
Captain of the Auto de fé

Zakary
Tue Apr 13, 2004 12:30 am
#78

Yes risk is good
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