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Thread: SWG: A Titanic story
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DrevenStrobe
Fri Jun 04, 2004 7:19 pm
#1
This is an analogy I started in an email and figured I'd post it here on the forums...it may or may not be funny and I don't really care, considering it mostly fits with what's now happening to this game.
SWG: A “Titanic” story
By: Dreven Strobe
Dramatis Personae
Holocron – Cruiseline senior representative
JustG – Ship’s captain
Q3P0 – First officer
ThunderHeart – Second officer
Dev Team (collective) – The engineer
JustG – Ship’s captain
Q3P0 – First officer
ThunderHeart – Second officer
Dev Team (collective) – The engineer
Day 1
Holocron (walking around the ship with the newest crew member TH): We’ve got a beautiful ship here. No way it’ll fail. Just look at the name.
TH: Yes, the name certainly makes it clear that this ship has great potential.
Holocron: Yep, we just have to remember to keep the right people happy.
TH: The “right” people?
Holocron: Yeah, see…the ship is divided into 3 sections. *gestures around with his hand* Right now, we’re on the second class decks. Here, you have your crafters, and a few of the combatants…TKs, Riflemen, Commando to a certain extent, a few others. Bounty Hunters have tried to move in here, but we keep finding ways to keep them out.
TH: Yes, the name certainly makes it clear that this ship has great potential.
Holocron: Yep, we just have to remember to keep the right people happy.
TH: The “right” people?
Holocron: Yeah, see…the ship is divided into 3 sections. *gestures around with his hand* Right now, we’re on the second class decks. Here, you have your crafters, and a few of the combatants…TKs, Riflemen, Commando to a certain extent, a few others. Bounty Hunters have tried to move in here, but we keep finding ways to keep them out.
(They come to a rail overlooking a crowded deck below)
TH: Who are they?
Holocron: Oh…them…that’s steerage. Smugglers, Entertainers, Bounty Hunters, Rangers, Squad Leaders, and the like. The dregs…just extra baggage…I wouldn’t concern yourself too much with them.
Holocron: Oh…them…that’s steerage. Smugglers, Entertainers, Bounty Hunters, Rangers, Squad Leaders, and the like. The dregs…just extra baggage…I wouldn’t concern yourself too much with them.
(Holo turns TH to look toward the upper deck at the people walking by the railing)
Holocron: Now THOSE are the people we really want to please. First class.
TH: First class? Who are they?
Holocron (almost whispering): Jedi…
TH: First class? Who are they?
Holocron (almost whispering): Jedi…
(conversation trails on and fade to black)
Day 2
(On the bridge)
JustG: Things are going pretty much as expected. Looks like a smooth journey.
Q3P0: Uh, sir, I’ve heard some grumblings from steerage. I don’t think some of the passengers down there are happy with some of the new…um…amenities we’ve put in place for them.
JustG: Really now?
Q3P0: It seems some of them are even complaining of broken furnature (skills) and messy rooms (broken classes).
JustG: Ah well…they’re only steerage…don’t worry too much about them.
Q3P0: Uh, sir, I’ve heard some grumblings from steerage. I don’t think some of the passengers down there are happy with some of the new…um…amenities we’ve put in place for them.
JustG: Really now?
Q3P0: It seems some of them are even complaining of broken furnature (skills) and messy rooms (broken classes).
JustG: Ah well…they’re only steerage…don’t worry too much about them.
(Holo appears)
Holocron: Captain, I want you to move things along a little faster. I want this to be the best ever and some of the first class passengers are getting restless.
JustG: Ok…though we’ll have to neglect some of the other passengers and cut a few corners.
Holocron: Fine, fine, just get it done.
JustG: Ok…though we’ll have to neglect some of the other passengers and cut a few corners.
Holocron: Fine, fine, just get it done.
(Holocron leaves)
JustG: Well, you heard the man. Let’s get it done.
(Crew sets to work to make first class happy, paying no attention to anything else)
*CRASH*
Thunderheart: Sir, we appear to have hit a massive chunk of player discontent.
JustG: How bad is it?
Dev Team: Well…it could be worse. We can slow it down for a bit, but it’ll eventually sink us.
JustG: Ok, send out an SOS but don’t alarm the passengers. Go about your normal routines as if nothing has happened.
JustG: How bad is it?
Dev Team: Well…it could be worse. We can slow it down for a bit, but it’ll eventually sink us.
JustG: Ok, send out an SOS but don’t alarm the passengers. Go about your normal routines as if nothing has happened.
(Later)
Dev Team: We’ve done everything we can. We’re fighting a losing battle.
JustG: Ok…start prepping the lifeboats. Jedi in first.
Holocron (slowly slipping out the door whispering under his breath): See ya sucker.
JustG: Ok…start prepping the lifeboats. Jedi in first.
Holocron (slowly slipping out the door whispering under his breath): See ya sucker.
(Holocron jumps in a small dingy and rows quickly away putting as much distance between himself and SWG as possible)
Q3P0: Well…the Jump to Lightspeed reports that it’s on its way, so we may be saved after all.
JustG: Very good. Just keep the Jedi happy and safe until then. When JtL gets here, we’ll worry about saving everybody else then.
JustG: Very good. Just keep the Jedi happy and safe until then. When JtL gets here, we’ll worry about saving everybody else then.
(Wide shot of sinking vessel with people jumping overboard and grasping onto whatever they can to stay afloat)
To Be Continued…maybe...
MarcBulger
Fri Jun 04, 2004 8:17 pm
#3
lol, I love it. But when JTL gets there, you should just make it kamikaze into the "titanic" killing off the rest of the professions.
EnderUK
Sat Jun 05, 2004 7:38 pm
#5
I thought you had left Dreven? I hope you never do becuase your wit always amazes me. When I say I stick at this profession for the comunitity your name springs instantly to mind.
DrevenStrobe
Sat Jun 05, 2004 9:12 pm
#6
EnderUK wrote:
I thought you had left Dreven? I hope you never do becuase your wit always amazes me. When I say I stick at this profession for the comunitity your name springs instantly to mind.
Well...technically I *am* "gone". I've already hit the "Cancel" button.
"Officially", I'm still active until August 11...that's when my account runs out. I'll stick around the forums until then, but I've stopped logging into the game.
RougeSmuggler
Sat Jun 05, 2004 11:12 pm
#10
The sad thing is that your story is pretty accurate. The Devs have been so hell bent on fixing Jedi(Beyond the hologrinding) that they've neglected much more populous classes.
Those that don't leave the game, will become Jedi instead. Before you know it, everyone is a Jedi.
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Darvin-Strife
Sun Jun 06, 2004 9:05 am
#11
Right on with the Sumgglers, SQ, Rangers and Bounty Hunters. 
5 stars.
JacobKell
Sun Jun 06, 2004 10:26 am
#12
So whose arrangingthe deck chairs?
As arranging the deck chairs on the titanic would be an exercise in futility im assuming its all us forgotten steerage passengers
Top post and so to the point really does sum up the state of the game
5 stars my man!
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