Smuggler Archive
Thread: A chuckle for the smuggler
BioDroid
Sun Jun 27, 2004 2:15 am
#937
Actually what makes BH armor so valuable, is that it is a neccessary component to make Mandalorian armor.
WayneInAustin wrote:
Not really hilarious, but amusing....
I was sent a tell the other night from someone who wanted me to slice a full set of armor. I agreed and we met in the bank in Coronet. Before trading, he admitted he knew slicingwas random but asked me to do the best that I could. I reminded him that tool quality did not make any difference, but if it made him feel any better, I was using 97% quality tools.
He said he had a full set minus one piece and we opened a trade window. He started putting armor I had never seen before into it, including a belt,and when he was done I accepted.I asked him about itand he told me this was an almost complete set of BH armor. I asked him how he got it and he said he had spent several days on Yavin hunting down random spawns of Black Sun NPCs. He told me it was worth 3 or 4 million. I got him some decent slices: mid-20s on some effectiveness slices and some high 30s and one 40% on the encumberance slices.
While I was slicing, I started wondering what made this hard-to-find armor worth so much money. Usually I don't take time to examine the armor I slice, but I thought if this is worth several million I ought to take a look at it. So I examineda couple of pieces expecting to see some really good stats. LOL... most of the base stats were 10%. I chuckled and asked him what made it so valuable and he explained that it was just rarity of it.
Edenof
Sun Jun 27, 2004 8:26 am
#938
Hehe...
Here's my story:
I've been chasing Master Smugler status ever since I have started playing SWG now that's been a year 2 days ago.
Got my Master 2 weeks ago yeah ! ( not a grinder really just took xp as it came)
Roaming here I had decided that my fees for slices would be : "Gimme what you want"
First thing I did when I mastered was to put that Master Smugler tag on top of me.
Low and Behold got a tell fast enough while in Tyrenia transiting...
Turns out my first ever Slice as a master was to a NOob! ( on 14 day trial)
Gave it away hahahaha!
WayneInAustin
Mon Jun 28, 2004 10:52 am
#939
Lets call this one Wayne's Believe It or Don't! ...or... Incredible but True!
This isn't hilarious, just incredible (at least to me anyway).This happened to me this last Friday night. Hopefully, most of you willsee where this is heading before it gets there....
I was supposed to meet a friend at the Mining Outpost on Dantooine so we could go hunting and work on his rifle XP. I got there first and he sent me a tell that he would be a few minutes behind me. I thought I would find us a Solo group while I waited for him. I moved over between the shuttle and the mission term and yelled "LOOKING FOR SOLO GROUP" a few times. As I yelled, watched and waited andI noticed two or three other people also looking. So feeling empowered with great leadership abilities (lol) I took it upon myself to start a brand new Solo group.
So I start yelling "STARTING NEW SOLO GROUP" and immediately have like 5 takers. After about 2 minutes, the group has grown to like seven or eight and I am still yelling when the following sequence of events occurs:
JC:"Hey dude, can you slice a set of composite for me?"
(I decide that I can do that and yell at the same time, so I respond)
Me: "Sure. where are you."
JC:"In front of the cantina."
I wander over and there he is. As I walk up I yell twice in succession "SOLO GROUP NOW FORMING... SEND ME TELL". I say "Hey" and he responds "Hey".
JC: "How much do you charge?"
Me:"35K for a full suit of composite".... "SOLO GROUP NOW FORMING...SEND ME TELL"... (Twice!)
JC: "OK, cool."
I see the "JC wants to trade with you" message and I double-click. Trade window opens. He starts putting his armor into the window and I decide I won't yell for Solo group with the window open, as the darnwindows will cancel just becauseyou breath heavy! Well, he's a bit slow getting everything into it, and I am not advertising, so I start seeing some Group messages from the current solo group members with "We need more people." and "Can we get more people?".
So after I accept the trade and I have his armor, before every slice I yell (Twice!).. "SOLO GROUP NOW FORMING...".
I also report back to him after each slice.
Finally I get done slicing, and tell him that I'm done. (YELL TWICE).
Trade window opens, he gets his armor, I get my money, I wander back over toward the mission terms, yelling as I go.
I have been in front of the mission term MAYBE 5 or 10 seconds when I see in spatial........
JC says "Does anyone have a Solo group going I can join?"
Yes... I invited him, but don't ask me why. 
Shidi-Rommu
Tue Jun 29, 2004 5:34 am
#940
Patch 9
Profession: Smuggler
Well I bet the Dev's are laughing.....
Ducktaped
Tue Jun 29, 2004 7:34 am
#941
JC says "Does anyone have a Solo group going I can join?"
ROFL !!!!!!
I love it !!
did you atleast /bonk him on the head ?
Pirrg-Freemoon
Tue Jun 29, 2004 10:24 am
#942
This thread scares me, and makes me laugh at the same time. Really, the individuals that cant grasp SWG's immensley easy-to-get system has no place in online games.. I mean it couldnt possibly get any easier then SWG. They should try Eve-Online, the learning curve there is so steep their heads would explode.
TsN-Wizzer
Thu Jul 01, 2004 7:14 am
#943
Ok got a new one from last night:
I am sitting in a PA sized mall slicing for some friends when I get a tell to slice some Comp Armor, So I give the guy the WP and he meets me there.
Hands me all 9 pieces and I start in,
Me: 25% effectivness
Him: Cool!
Me: 22% Efffectiveness
Him: Awesome
Me: 30% Encumbrance
Him: Damn it, I wanted effectiveness, No worries tho, keep going
Me: 33% Encumbrance
Him: Dang.
Me: You have now angered the Server gods, if you want the Slice you request you Now must Dance the Effectiveness Dance! (no KIidding, I said this)
Him: Your Kidding right?
Me: I Do not kid about the Server gods, Dance!!
(he starts doing some wierd Sit down Stand up Maco and Jittering all over the place)
Me: 40% encumbrance, KEEP DANCING!
(at this point everyone around me is dancing for this guy, all of the rest of the slices were encumbrance)
Me: Your dancing Did not appease the Server gods
All in all the guy was cool about it and we had a good laugh, Itipped him back like 10k Just cause I enjoyed the show. Was so Amazingly funny.
Bunkermaster
Fri Jul 02, 2004 4:04 am
#944
Naughty me
Setting: Dantooine imperial outpost
Context: I am sitting in a watch tower clearing my inventory
Outside the building someone yells "NEED TRAINING IN FENCER FOOTWORK"
I quickly change my title to "fence" (HAHAHA) and go outside and walk next to the guy innocently. Comes the expected tell: "Hey mate can you teach me footwork please?" to which I answer "I am not a fencer, I am a fence, drugs maker, want some muon?". He says "LOL didn't know yeah sure how much?" the rest is petty business but this was an interesting sales technique. Didn't try again don't wanna push my luck
Xanthia
Fri Jul 02, 2004 11:07 am
#945
Here's a quick one:
I'm leveling on dantooine getting pistol xp for both smuggler and pistoleer. I had just gotten the feign death ability and wanted to test it out.
Meanwhile, my bike's health was down pretty low from running missions for a few hours straight and I hadn't bothered to get it repaired yet.
So stupid me, I feign death in the middle of a fight with 3 quenkers and they immediately run over to my bike and disable it.
George Lucas hates me
IndySWG
Fri Jul 02, 2004 1:45 pm
#946
Some of you may have seen my post from a while agou about my first venture into slicing and my RP attempt ... well it was so enjoyable that I now try to play the part of a smuggler as often as I can when I'm slicing something for someone.
Sometimes this is as enjoyable as ever ... sometimes it's frustrating ... and sometimes it's a little of both. I cant remember the enitre conversation (I wish I could) but the highlights from a recent transaction are something like:
Customer: Hey can you slice a weapon for me?
Me: I *CAN* yes....but it's illegal....
Me: I know how to do it mind you...I'm just pointing out that it's illegal.
Customer: It is?!
Me: Oh yeah! The Empire sets limits on weapons for a reason my friend...they are none to happy about people circumventing those limits.
Customer: really?
Me: The don't call it contraband for nothin'
Customer: hmmm
Me: I suppose...I could be....persuaded, to do this for you. But if anyone asks ... you never heard the name Korin Sterling.
Customer: Wait... I dont get it..is this more illegal than it was before?
(He's clearly thinking I'm talking about an exploit of some kind -- I can picture him now alt-tabing to the recent patch notes)
Me: Not really ... but then we are standing in the middle of Theed - keep your voice down. (He switches to /tells)
Customer: But I mean does anything really happen to you?
Me: Well you can find yourself on the uneasy side of a contraband scan if you're not careful. Dont worry you're safe enough with me of course... I've gotten out of far worse.
(there's a long pause here ... he's both desperate for a slice an now worried hehe)
Customer: But the scans dont actually really do anything to you right?
Me: ... I know a few rebels who would disagree.
Customer: I've had sliced items before and so far I've not had any problems...everyone I know has sliced items...
Me: Hey so long as that lil' montra will keep you company in the Dathomir Prison ...
(He's starting to catch on now...butI can still sense a little voice in his head that's telling him he shouldnt risk it)
Me: Look, you look like an upstanding citizen of the Empire ... I'm sure you've got friends in service to the Emporer
Customer: ....yeah...I guess so....
Me: They tend to go easy on one of their own.
Unfortunately at about this point he calls the hand and asks "Seriously does something happen to you or are you just role playing" (I was gettin' tired of this anyway, but even though I'm not a serious role player... Istillhate that questions....nothin' kills the mood faster).
I let him know I'm just playing the part of a smuggler ... and he laughs and then starts to RP a bit himself.
In the end I sliced a number of things for him over the course of the night and he paid me well ...
but it was alot of fun inspiring some honest to goodness 2nd thoughts about slicing in my customer 
JTGAlpha
Fri Jul 02, 2004 6:29 pm
#947
LOL AWESOME! Shame he had to go and ruin it with "Are you RP'ing?" That's like asking your partner if they're faking it in the middle of sex.
JackSavage
Sat Jul 03, 2004 4:35 pm
#948
When I was a tailor, and now that I'm a smuggler, I still get some of these same...special people...asking me. Here's my current one:
Guy: Do you slice?
Me: I'm a master smuggler aren't I?
Guy:Yeah. So, do you?
Me: Yes.
Guy. Cool. I've got a full suit of comp. How much?
Me?: 200 credits per % point of the slice.
Guy: How much is that?
Me: Depends on the slice.
Guy: It's armor, duh.
Me: No, it depends on how good of a slice it is.
Guy: Huh?
Me: It's 200 credits per % point of the slice.
Guy: I can't do math.
Me: For example, for a 20% slice, it'll be 4000 credits. If it's a 30% slice, it's 6000.
Guy: Ok, I'll take the 30% slice.
Me: It's random, friend.
Guy: Oh.
baslisks
Sat Jul 03, 2004 6:14 pm
#949
Yeah got one of thsoe last night. I just told him the price and he paid. Might as well not waste time.