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Thread: Persuasion woes
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KaiRan
Mon Sep 06, 2004 2:38 pm
#1
After a brief perusal of the FS skills, and the fact that I mostly accidentally became FS today, I determined persuasion 1 would be a Smuggler's best friend, and tried to go for it... until I came to realize that persuasion can only be had via a Doctor/Medic Quest!
Anyone have any sucess in obtaining this very smugglerly skill w/o abandoning other professions for Doctor?
FrankLee
Mon Sep 06, 2004 4:44 pm
#2
Yeah, I took 8 boxes, persuasion/luck.
Unfortunately, I took them as 'free' because I got 5 unlocks and didn't want any part of doing the quests or medical grinding again. So... sorry, good luck.
Unfortunately, I took them as 'free' because I got 5 unlocks and didn't want any part of doing the quests or medical grinding again. So... sorry, good luck.
KefkaQ
Mon Sep 06, 2004 5:13 pm
#3
FrankLee wrote:
Yeah, I took 8 boxes, persuasion/luck.
Unfortunately, I took them as 'free' because I got 5 unlocks and didn't want any part of doing the quests or medical grinding again. So... sorry, good luck.
Have they helped, at all?
KaiRan
Tue Sep 07, 2004 6:23 am
#4
Please describe how each lvl of persuasion worked for you! We have no data on its capabilities, as the Jedi dont realy care about it.
FrankLee
Tue Sep 07, 2004 6:56 am
#5
I can't give you incremental data as I went from 0 persuasion and luck to complete in a few seconds.
I haven't noticed any difference in npc interactions or pricing from persuasion (but I've been grinding combat exp, so it's unlikely to show just yet). I've noticed a higher payout of credits from corpses, on average. There _may_ be a slightly higher drop rate on loot, but I haven't killed enough humanoids to confirm that.
Sorry I don't have more info, but they seem largely useless right now. Perhaps faction or quest code has been reworked to make them meaningful in ways I haven't seen yet, but I'm pretty cynical about that sort of thing. For good reason.
I haven't noticed any difference in npc interactions or pricing from persuasion (but I've been grinding combat exp, so it's unlikely to show just yet). I've noticed a higher payout of credits from corpses, on average. There _may_ be a slightly higher drop rate on loot, but I haven't killed enough humanoids to confirm that.
Sorry I don't have more info, but they seem largely useless right now. Perhaps faction or quest code has been reworked to make them meaningful in ways I haven't seen yet, but I'm pretty cynical about that sort of thing. For good reason.
Message Edited by FrankLee on 09-07-2004 09:56 AM
KaiRan
Tue Sep 07, 2004 7:11 am
#6
Your cynicism is quite understandable. I suppose themain item we Smugglers would be concerned about with Persuasion is the description of that first box:
"Your force sensitivity allows you to appear to be aligned with whomever your speaking."
Have you had an opportunity to test this at all, how it functions with NPCs and players, etc?
DigiDante
Tue Sep 07, 2004 7:14 am
#7
Can these quests be completed in a group?
I really hope that I can get a medic to accompany me with these quests and help me accomplish them... it would be retarded for me to have to master medic to do a quest to give me a set of skills I should already have. ( luck ).
I really hope that I can get a medic to accompany me with these quests and help me accomplish them... it would be retarded for me to have to master medic to do a quest to give me a set of skills I should already have. ( luck ).
Hollow
Tue Sep 07, 2004 8:59 am
#8
I've got all four boxes in Pursuasion (a freebie line) and I can say that it does...I have to figure that out except make training cheaper.
/shrug
Nerj
Tue Sep 07, 2004 11:15 am
#9
I picked up both Persuasion and Luck as my 2 free lines. Figure i work for some of the others as i don't intend to drop either Smuggler skills or Commando.
Tried Persuasion by talking to a rebel recruiter, would not talk to me (imperial corporal covert). Sometimes tho NPC are red con to me they don't attack untill I attack first, some still do. Use to be that as I got close with a TEF they (rebel NPCs)would attack automatically
Luck seems to be giving a higher payout when the corpse's do pay.
Scoooter
Tue Sep 07, 2004 1:31 pm
#10
Nerj wrote:
I picked up both Persuasion and Luck as my 2 free lines. Figure i work for some of the others as i don't intend to drop either Smuggler skills or Commando.
Tried Persuasion by talking to a rebel recruiter, would not talk to me (imperial corporal covert). Sometimes tho NPC are red con to me they don't attack untill I attack first, some still do. Use to be that as I got close with a TEF they (rebel NPCs)would attack automatically
Luck seems to be giving a higher payout when the corpse's do pay.
BAsically persuasion and luck fit right into smuggler./...howver all of us that did ont have free unlocks are screwed
FrankLee
Tue Sep 07, 2004 4:04 pm
#11
Scoooter wrote:
Nerj wrote:I picked up both Persuasion and Luck as my 2 free lines. Figure i work for some of the others as i don't intend to drop either Smuggler skills or Commando.Tried Persuasion by talking to a rebel recruiter, would not talk to me (imperial corporal covert). Sometimes tho NPC are red con to me they don't attack untill I attack first, some still do. Use to be that as I got close with a TEF they (rebel NPCs)would attack automaticallyLuck seems to be giving a higher payout when the corpse's do pay.
BAsically persuasion and luck fit right into smuggler./...howver all of us that did ont have free unlocks are screwed
That's why I took them, I was still in smuggler mode when I made my choices.
I wasn't thinking that if I wanted to play a jedi, I'd eventually have to get rid of all my smuggling ways.
It's depressing, but I'm consoled by the fact that I can make a new character once I open the second slot, and he'll be the coolest smuggler yet.
Ok, well, he'll be better than my lizard smuggler turned Jedi.
Nerj
Tue Sep 07, 2004 4:09 pm
#12
The other side of the coinis, the Combat Revamp. We have no idea if these skills will have an effect or a different efeect after the revamp.Guess we will just have to wait and see. Unless Caylin can provide some vague hint. 
Smuggler_Caylin
Tue Sep 07, 2004 8:53 pm
#13
Nerj wrote:
The other side of the coinis, the Combat Revamp. We have no idea if these skills will have an effect or a different efeect after the revamp.Guess we will just have to wait and see. Unless Caylin can provide some vague hint.
I don't remember much of anything related to FS skills in the combat revamp during the summit. Will it be adjusted? I don't know for sure, but I wouldn't count on it.
One of the Four Horsemen of the Smuggler Apocalypse! 
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