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Thread: Smuggler Ability Blend In
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Boycarino
Wed Aug 18, 2004 8:23 am
#1
Something happened to me last night that left me needing an ability like this. I think it is rather smuggler and would be cool to have.
Perhaps in the dirty fighting or underworld tree there could be an ability which masks a smuggler causing him/her to appear as a NPC to other Players. The characters appearance wouldn't necessarily change only they way they que on radar and the colored name that follows everyone around. The chance of attack would still be there, as any interractions don't change. I think definate limitations must be placed on it, such as a short duration, or only while not moving, but would be beneficial in certain circumstances. Would be ESPECIALLY cool if/when BH's could hunt Smugglers as well as Jedi.
Just throwing it out there with discussions for Smuggler Revamp running revampant.
Boycarino
Wed Aug 18, 2004 8:54 am
#3
Background:
Was heading through town when a Stormtrooper scanned me for contraband, so of course I had to kill him... So I tef'd and came around a courner directly in the path of an overt Imp BH who proceeded to pummel me with Rifle fire. So I put my blaster over my shoulder and burstran like hell. I came around another corner into a mob of NPC's and thought man I wish I could just blend in with these guys...
But I couldn't and got stomped and then db'd... I'm just sick of gettin my butt handed to me by combat professions all the time. Smugglers need some sort of advantage out there.
Vrond
Wed Aug 18, 2004 10:16 am
#4
In general I like the idea but there is a storm brewing already over FD and the fact that baby Jedi are using it so they can hunt with out getting killed. Put the skill in the Master box to avoid dabblers using it.
Another Idea I like is allowing smugglers to show false faction like Han and Luke on the Death Star in Stormie armor. 
kingfarooq218
Wed Aug 18, 2004 10:50 am
#5
I also think this sounds like a good idea, and a skill that suits are class well. Like was said above though, it would have to be implemented in a way that Jedi and BH could not abuse like they are doing with FD.
Great thought!
--King Salazar Farooq
Novice Smuggler?
ValiantHalibut
Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:18 pm
#6
If BH hunting Smugglers is implemented, this skill should be tied to a "connections" skill that would have an NPC let you know that you're being hunted. Then, when you figure out that the BH hunting you is in town, you could pop into a crowded cantina and /blendin and hope for the best.
ProVOne
Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:59 pm
#7
Vrond wrote:In general I like the idea but there is a storm brewing already over FD and the fact that baby Jedi are using it so they can hunt with out getting killed. Put the skill in the Master box to avoid dabblers using it.Another Idea I like is allowing smugglers to show false faction like Han and Luke on the Death Star in Stormie armor.
cool idea for rebs but what about for imps? we should be able to show false faction as well.
MobusDyrus
Thu Aug 19, 2004 1:30 am
#8
ProVOne wrote:
Vrond wrote:In general I like the idea but there is a storm brewing already over FD and the fact that baby Jedi are using it so they can hunt with out getting killed. Put the skill in the Master box to avoid dabblers using it.Another Idea I like is allowing smugglers to show false faction like Han and Luke on the Death Star in Stormie armor.
cool idea for rebs but what about for imps? we should be able to show false faction as well.
Well, ya. You'd have to wear that badass yellow-teeth colored marine armor with the pointy helmets.
KyrainMcLeod
Thu Aug 19, 2004 1:38 am
#9
That sounds so great, and even somehow reasonable and balanced.
I thought all the time of something like this, hide yourself in a big city, that's what smugglers can do.
I don't know if it's possible with the game mechanics, but if.. just put it in Underworld 3 or 4 and I ready to play this game for another 6 months.
I thought all the time of something like this, hide yourself in a big city, that's what smugglers can do.
I don't know if it's possible with the game mechanics, but if.. just put it in Underworld 3 or 4 and I ready to play this game for another 6 months.
KaernLegorah
Thu Aug 19, 2004 4:03 am
#10
Boycarino wrote:Something happened to me last night that left me needing an ability like this. I think it is rather smuggler and would be cool to have.Perhaps in the dirty fighting or underworld tree there could be an ability which masks a smuggler causing him/her to appear as a NPC to other Players. The characters appearance wouldn't necessarily change only they way they que on radar and the colored name that follows everyone around. The chance of attack would still be there, as any interractions don't change. I think definate limitations must be placed on it, such as a short duration, or only while not moving, but would be beneficial in certain circumstances. Would be ESPECIALLY cool if/when BH's could hunt Smugglers as well as Jedi.Just throwing it out there with discussions for Smuggler Revamp running revampant.
Very cool idea. I think this would be great if it only worked while standing still, or if you were limited to just walking (running blows your cover).
As others have said, this would have to be implemented carefully due to the already existing problems with Feign Death, Jedi, and Bounty Hunters.
Corsican_Ogre
Thu Aug 19, 2004 8:46 am
#11
MobusDyrus wrote:
ProVOne wrote:
Vrond wrote:
In general I like the idea but there is a storm brewing already over FD and the fact that baby Jedi are using it so they can hunt with out getting killed. Put the skill in the Master box to avoid dabblers using it.
Another Idea I like is allowing smugglers to show false faction like Han and Luke on the Death Star in Stormie armor.
cool idea for rebs but what about for imps? we should be able to show false faction as well.
Well, ya. You'd have to wear that badass yellow-teeth colored marine armor with the pointy helmets.
Yeah no one who did not have to would willingly wear rebel armor.
Klif_Hangar
Thu Aug 19, 2004 9:39 pm
#12
This is definately a cool idea. I could see how it would be useful in pvp and pve.
To go along with the false faction idea, it would be cool if Smugglers got a persuasion mod like in the new Force Sensitive tree, and could use it to get faction perks and buy faction from recruiters no matter what faction they actually are (persuading the faction recruiter that they are a member of their faction). This could also allow smugglers to get around faction problems in quests. For instance, in act 3 of Cries of Alderaan, you had to have positive Hutt Faction to do the first part (meeting the convoy). Witha persuason mod you could persuade the quest npc that you had positive Hutt Faction even if it was negative.
Message Edited by Klif_Hangar on 08-19-2004 11:43 PM
s2ua7
Thu Aug 19, 2004 10:23 pm
#13
This would be sweet 
I dont PvP that much, but I think it would be sick to be hunted by BHs... That would be cool.... The more you sliced in a given time would increase your your chances of getting pulled by a BH..... Then you could be able to /blendin a cantina... That would be sweet
I dont PvP that much, but I think it would be sick to be hunted by BHs... That would be cool.... The more you sliced in a given time would increase your your chances of getting pulled by a BH..... Then you could be able to /blendin a cantina... That would be sweet
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