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Hmmmmm... this sounds intresting. It allows us to get a lil more immersed into the game as a Smuggler. Now if ya have to deliver some form of "goods" for the Rebellion, that requires you to land at the Imperial Outpost on Dantooine. Flying a Imperial ship makes it that much cooler. Maybe even if ya do it that way it can allow ya certain perks to finishing the job earlier.

Example - Pick up a Smuggling mission (well, if we get them) in Moeina for the Rebellion. It states that a Rebel strike team is in need of supplies. the catch is that their current location is 2k meters outside the Imperial Outpost on Dantooine, and they need the supplies ASAP. Everyone knows you make a name for yourself as a Smuggler for being the fastest. Remeber this line?

"Its the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs."

Lets say that this mission being for the Rebellion, somehow does not allow you to 'fly" into the Imperial Outpost because you get a tef for running that mission. Well you could but that would be almost suicide cosidering all the Imp npc's there, AT-ST's, as well as other covert players. Being allowed to fly a Imperial factioned ship into the Outpost would not only hide the tef, but would allow you to complete that Smuggling mission in the aloted timeframe.

Fater time = Bigger payout. And we all love credits....

Its a cool article all in all. I just hope our ability to "not" Smuggle isn't going to be shared arcoss the boards to all non declared players.

...an I being greedy?

Message Edited by JWing on 05-18-2004 07:02 AM

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JamfeFabri wrote:

heh not tae be a nasty ass-clown but..... what self respecting smuggler would smuggle goods in a military vehicle?

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Like I said in the example.... Flying one would allow you to land at the Imperial Outpost (withoput being attacked).... If ya know anything about Dantooine, the next closest starport in the Mining Outpost- Argo. Thats pretty far away, and a long speeder trip.

Time = Credits. The ability to fly into the Imperial Outpost (2k meters from the delivery point) Well, lets just say I'll be collecting the credits while your still looking for fuel for your speeder

Message Edited by JWing on 05-18-2004 07:10 AM

I think everyone is missing the point here.

With the decision for the neutral pilot to be able to fly both factions ships. We as Smugglers can use them to our advantage.

(a lil bit immersion, a lil bit role play)

As a Smuggler WE get to do the Smuggler missions.

The reason behind my idea of using the tef system is NOT to side with either faction... But unless your going to do Smuggler mission for the Hutts or any other party besides the Rebellion or the Empire. This would not apply to you.

Sure you can play (role play or whatever) a Rebel Smuggler, and just choose NOT to run Smuggler missions that involve the Empire. But some people may want to.

Han and Chewie are a prime example of 2 Smugglers that hated flying that "bucket of bolts" Imperial shuttle.But, they did it on a Smuggling mission for the Rebellion.

WHY?

Because if they chose to fly Hans ship, or any other rebel craft to smuggler that strike team to Endor, well they'd be smoked. So, in steps in the Imperial shuttle.

Now back to the EXAMPLE mission :

Pick up a Smuggling mission (well, if we get them) in Moeina for the Rebellion. It states that a Rebel strike team is in need of supplies. The catch is that their current location is 2k meters outside the Imperial Outpost on Dantooine, and they need the supplies ASAP. Everyone knows you make a name for yourself as a Smuggler for being the fastest. Remeber this line?

"Its the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs."

Now that this is a Smuggling missionsfor the Rebellion, this causes an issue to 'fly" into the Imperial Outpost because you get a tef for running that mission. Well you could but that would be almost suicide cosidering all the Imp npc's there, AT-ST's, as well as other covert players. Being allowed to fly a Imperial factioned ship into the Outpost would not only hide the tef, but would allow you to complete that Smuggling mission in the aloted timeframe.

Fater time = Bigger payout. And we all love credits....

• Imperial Smuggling mission = Rebel tef.


• Rebel Smuggling mission = Imperial tef


• Neutral Smuggler mission = Random NPC tef

2. Allows immersion into the game, as well as the ability to role play.

Thats all my point was...... just an idea

Message Edited by JWing on 05-18-2004 05:09 PM

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JWing wrote:

-So If I take this correctly, We (Smugglers) are now getting grouped with all the rest of the non-GCW active players.

Additionally, as one would expect, Rebels cannot fly Imperial spacecraft nor can Imperials fly Rebel spacecraft (I guess Han and Chewie were non-aligned smugglers after all). Both can fly non-aligned craft if they posses the appropriate non-aligned pilot skills, however those craft will most likely have different performance attributes than the factionally-aligned craft.

Hmmmmm... this sounds intresting. It allows us to get a lil more immersed into the game as a Smuggler. Now if ya have to deliver some form of "goods" for the Rebellion, that requires you to land at the Imperial Outpost on Dantooine. Flying a Imperial ship makes it that much cooler. Maybe even if ya do it that way it can allow ya certain perks to finishing the job earlier.

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My very first post. Nice to meet you all.

Thought this might be of interest for Smugglers. This is from a post Thunderheart made today.

Wouldn't it be cool if the smuggler bonus was being the only class allowed to pilot any vessel? I mean we are the low-down-dirty-scum of theuniverse beings. We do what we want when we want. We convince everyone we are their friend (underworld4) , we can help both sides with their cause (underworld3) we can trick people into thinking we are dead (feign death). Why would we not be able to 'borrow' a x-wing or tie fighter from time to time ?

admittedly i overlooked a few things so

all have a point.....

ill be quiet, im all a lil confused ><

Message Edited by Ipseck on 05-19-2004 12:04 PM

Ok...I think there might be some reading comprehension issues here, and I pray that they're not mine. Here's the quote again [my emphasis]

Additionally, as one would expect, Rebels cannot fly Imperial spacecraft nor can Imperials fly Rebel spacecraft (I guess Han and Chewie were non-aligned smugglers after all). Both can fly non-aligned craft if they posses the appropriate non-aligned pilot skills, however those craft will most likely have different performance attributes than the factionally-aligned craft.

Now again, I may be misreading this...but I take this to mean that Rebels have their tree, Imperials have their tree, and Neutrals have theirs. Fine so far. The difference is, that Rebels and Imperials can fly Neutral's ships as long as they also take the skills in the Neutrals' tree. *Not* that Neutrals can fly any ships that they want to.

*Only* Rebels can fly Rebel ships and *only* Imperials can fly Imperial ships. With the automatic TEF system, this only makes sense. How would a Neutral be TEF'd in a TIE?

Now, I agree it would be interesting to allow smugglers to pilot any and all, but I really don't see that happening...sadly.