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Smuggler Revamp

Myexperience: 35 years on planet Earth, wife, 2 children, multiple jobs and vast life experience, current computer programmer/developer, and long time Master Smuggler and SWG player since Beta 1

My expectations regarding the Smuggler Revamp: The Smuggler profession WILL get a few updates here and there in bits and pieces, but the FULL BLOWN revamp promised by the powers that be will not happen in any way, shape of form that Caylin has sent MANY times to them. Get it out of your heads right now fellow Smugglers. It won't happen. It's a shame too. I hope I'm wrong .... really I do. I LOVE the title of Master Smuggler. I still enjoy slicing for the public and I almost NEVER turn down an opportunity. I'll keep on playing SWG until I get bored (still not even close to that) but I'm playing my Master Smuggler today like the profession will NEVER change.

This is it ... this is what we're getting. Make the best of it, enjoy it for what it is, or move on (I don't mean that in a bad way). Just don't play Smuggler in the hopes that in 6 months we'll have our revamp ... 12 months .... whenever ..... you WILL be let down .... AGAIN and again. This isn't a negative post. This is an observation based on my experiences listed above and how the world works in the software development industry. It's a liberating post. This allows you to stop sweating out the revamp and get back to playing the game and enjoying what is there.

See ya out there fellow Smuggers (only in the shadows and the back rooms of smokey cantinas and alleyways!)

Holocrons

Now that the all mighty holocron will be silent for everyone, they're all nothing butpaperweights and door stops now. Question: I'd like to buy a butt-load of them to make a chandelier or something cool for my guild hall or house. What's a reasonable asking price to buy these pretty boxes? 50k a piece? 75k? I've freed up some credits and I'd like to buy 20 (+/- 5)(in bulk or 1 at a time). I'm on Bria if you'd like to contact me in-game: Derec about sellingto me. Thanks!

Renn JeretuJoraan Stormwing
Elder SmuggleruElder Jedi
Smugglers' AllianceuArkon's Havoc Squadron
Eclipse - Dark Lotus Ninja

Bloodfin - Shiver
Tempest - Wrangler
Valcyn - Teby

It's not hypocritical ..... I also believe that we'll never see world peace in my lifetime .... I hope I'm wrong, but don't hold your breath. Hypocritcal would be: "We're NEVER getting any updates to the profession, but I KNOW we'll getsome love in the next Pub."

My belief is that we'll NEVER see a Smuggler Revamp anywhere near the proposals we've sent to the devs .... NEVER. The glass is 1/2 full though. I can now concentrate on playing my Smuggler as he is instead of trying to anticipate changes and updates that will never come. I no longer see bugs and lack of content as a problem, but as a way of life for the profession. As a kid we've all dreamed of being that star professional athlete making a gazillion dollars ( or an actor or musician ) but as you go through life, Jr High. High school, college and beyond, you realize that those were dreams that were awesome to have and you may have done your best to make them come true, but the fact of the matter is, the chances of it ACTUALLY happening to YOU are so slim they're almost impossible. Almost. Sure there's always hope, but realistically, don't plan on it kid ... try to make it come true .... but don't be disappointed when you're 35 and you haven't signed that multi-million dollar contract to play ball / sing / act. Enjoy what you have cuz it really isn't that bad ... as a matter of fact, you have it pretty good. Every morning when I wake up and my 2 little girls run into my bedroom to hug and kiss me, I realize that I wouldn't trade my life for any amount of money or fame.

Everytime you log in to SWG with your Smuggler realize that you got a COOL character with some awesome pistol specials, the ability to slice and sell FP for BIG dollars, the ability to be a triple master (like me) ... you can do it all!! With a triple master, you can kill anything and make over a million credits every 3 hours (buffed) running Janta missions on Dant, every combat profession and AS and WS NEED you to slice for them. EVERY Rebel / Imp NEED you to buy them their factional perks cheaper. Even non-combat classes can buy FP from you or some pixie/muon. We touch ALL professions.

Never stop dreaming .... just don't start believeing that your dreams WILL come true .... then you're in trouble.

I totally agree. If you're not happy with the Smuggler profession right now, and you are waiting for the revamp: stop. You should be happy with what you have now, instead of hoping you will enjoy the game later on. That's ridiculous. Even though SOE is sometimes making it very hard for you, the ultimate goal is to have fun.

Besides, if you always expect the worst, it can only get better (works good on school grades too!).

Raek Kre'mos (Eclipse)
SWG: Massive Singleplayer Mostly Offline or Loading Power Playing Grind

well being a smuggler for nearly 8 months now...i've seen the ups and downs....wait..i mean i've seen the downs and try to make them the ups haha...all i wanna do is SMUGGLE....gimme mission terms like a BH...that'd quell most ppl i'd bet. as it stands...we're like the man inNY tryin to sell watches by lady liberty haha....of course i love to laugh at myself hehe...i'm a roleplayer so smuggler works well for that fo rme too

Bloodfin - Shiver
Tempest - Wrangler
Valcyn - Teby

I enjoy playing smuggler, I can't see myself being anything else especially not a jedi! I'm a roleplayer at heart and I enjoy having a cool character as well to play. You know not having a revamp makes me feel even more down-trodden which just heightens my roleplay aspect!

I feel that us smuggler's are kinda hard-luck gamblers and sometimes very now and than we luck out!

Not only that, i'm a real life non-conformists so I like the fact that alot of people stay way from smuggler and run around with "uber" templates. Makes me feel even more unique in the vast galaxy that is SWG.

Rammel Lynterrus
The Underground Smuggler