Smuggler Archive
Thread: East bound and down! Load it up and truck it!
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Tactical_Dave
Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:43 am
#1
I think some good smugglers/space content would be to create a quest like this one.
First, your smuggler has to pick up a load of spice from Jabba on Tatooine and deliver it to a contact over Corellia, but Corsec authorities learn of the contraband deal and manage to get a tracking device put on your ship. Now you can't afford to use your own ship to do the smuggling. Perhaps you could buy passage with another player, or seek assistance from one of Jabba's henchman to smuggle the spice. This henchman is not someone you would normally trust, though. And who knows, maybe he is the agent who is trying to catch you in the act of smuggling.
Your mission is to evade capture at all costs and deliver the spice without revealing who the buyer is. An agent will befollowing you on the ground, and in space. You probably won't be able to stay in one spot for more than a few minutes beforehe catches up with you.
One thing you must be able to do isfind someone who can find the tracking device on your ship and remove it. He is an underworld character as well, and you might have to track him down on Tatooine.
Then you have to findout the identity of the Corsecagentwho is following you. There is some investigation involved in getting this information,and possibly some gunfights if people are getting suspicious of you.
After this, you could have a choice:
1 - Make contact with an underworld mercenary who will distract the agent long enough for you to get away, but there may not be anyone reliable enough to do this.
2 - Kill the Agent. If you make it look like an accident, maybe the Corsecs will give up on you. If you just outright assassinate the agent, expect Corsec forces to hunt you down, either in space or on the ground. This could be a difficult path to choose.
3 - Lead the agent on a wild goose chase, ultimately hitching a ride on a Corellian Corvette. Plan to sneak through the corvette and jump in an escape pod before the ship goes to hyperspace. This might buy you enough time to get back to your ship and get out of the Tatooine system befoer the agent realizes what has happened.
Get to your ship and launch into space, but don't expect Corsec to give up so easily. You are going to be on their turf when you make your delivery, after all. Maybe they'll attack you with everything they've got, or maybe they will set up a sting operation with a dummy contact. So how will you know it's your real contact or not when you make your delivery? Maybe Jabba gave you the clues you need to figure out the right contact information.
There is a lot of content that could go into this idea, and maybe even enough to make a theme park out of it.
GanymedePharuu
Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:02 am
#2
get out of here jed... oh... wait. that's actually not bad 
a mission like that would be exciting. but i wouldn't want it to be part of a themepark. i'd rather each and every Smuggling mission be along those lines. and for us to be able to do a whole bunch of those missions, and often.
maybe up to 4 or 5 of those types each week. but always different, mixing up different mission variables like that old "In Concept" thread outlined.
a mission like that would be exciting. but i wouldn't want it to be part of a themepark. i'd rather each and every Smuggling mission be along those lines. and for us to be able to do a whole bunch of those missions, and often.
maybe up to 4 or 5 of those types each week. but always different, mixing up different mission variables like that old "In Concept" thread outlined.
SmugglerPie
Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:04 am
#3
/preemptivePieStrike on the Jedi;
/rinseAndRepeat;
Beat ya.
tralita_tusnami
Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:41 am
#4
Personaly i love the idea, i realy love it. EVEN BETTER IT CAME FROM THE MOUTH A OUR ENEMY THE JEDI, thank you jedi .*offers you a share of my pie*
Unika
Thu Aug 11, 2005 11:42 am
#5
AHHH Now I have Jerry Ried stuck in my head.. gotta find Smokey and the Bandit now and watch it.. or just that song.
Tactical_Dave
Thu Aug 11, 2005 11:52 am
#6
I would love this idea to be a staple of smuggler-type missions. Offering it as a sort of quest/theme park for smugglers would be a way to get your foot in the door for further smuggler-lovin. Ya never know, I might make one of my toons a smuggler again if this were in the game.
PS - Smuggler pie,
You can take the pie out of a smuggler (I've done it many times with my lightsaber),
But you can't take the smuggler out of the pie (It just doesn't taste as good that way).
SmugglerPie
Thu Aug 11, 2005 11:55 am
#7
I have no fear of you Jedi scum...
... especially since I quit the game. 
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