Smuggler Archive

1. The Smuggler Revamp will be broken up into two, maybe three publishes. Slicing is coming first, and it's not what's in the IC Forum, it's a bit different than that. Look for the slicing stuff to be implemented after publish 17 comes out (most likely, no promises.)


2. The Adventure portion of the Smuggler Revamp is pretty much done, but the reason it's taking longer is that there is a TON of dialogue to be put into the game now.


3. LD will most likely NOT see a nerf. The dev I spoke to said that they're happy with the damage output on it...although he did say I had a reallypowerful DL44, and about flipped when I told him I had 722 DPS on it.


4. The FRS system is being revamped, and I think they said they have upwards of 8 different ideas on the table as of right now...and they're discussing it internally.


5. They know now how to implement a third faction (basically through the implementation of it in JtL,) but still no word on when (not anytime soon.) At its core, they need to figure out how it will fit in with the GCW and the rest of the ground game.


6. Still couldn't wheedle the secret team's job out of anyone.


7. Lots of interesting changes, as they're still working on balance passes and whatnot. CL1 players (namely crafters) are at the top of their priority list right now, seeing as how it's very difficult for them to harvest stuff on dangerous planets. There may be a protection droid (something to keep mobs busy for a brief while) to aid crafters in going out into the wilderness.


8. The CL system is going to see a lot more creatures added into each planet over time. I asked why they don't broaden the scope of creatures able to give good XP (where right now, a creature 3 levels below you gives crap, and 3 levels above you kills you,) and I was told that the community is one step ahead of the devs. How they're going to work it is to add new creatures that come within the CL area where we can get XP, and once all the planets are done, then look at the balance of levels, and see if it needs tweaking.


9. The GCW timer: at the moment, people can be load killed again at starports if they're Special Forces. I brought it up, and was told it was a bug, and that he could almost bet why it was happening. Hopefully it will be fixed ASAP, as we both agreed it's no fun to get ganked before you load in.

That's all I can think of at the moment. I'm tired, and aching, and my feet hurt. So yeah, hope that brings some things to light. I did my best with the amount of time I had at the SOE booth.

Wow, thanks for the info Veela.....great job!

A rest is well deserved!

Message Edited by BaronJuJu on 05-22-2005 12:25 AM