Smuggler Archive
Thread: A question for the Smugglers..
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Alexx_Chuco
Tue Jun 29, 2004 6:55 am
#1
I have been wondering... If I pay to have an unlocked
container sliced. I.E. I get said item to a smugler to slice
it for me.
Is it possible for a smuggler to steal the items in it and
replace it with inferior items?
It has alyways been a question of mine...
You guys have me worried lol...
Genrader
Tue Jun 29, 2004 6:59 am
#2
Yes, it is possible. Stay with smugglers you can trust for containers, but 99% of the time loot in a container is useless.
DRWolfe
Tue Jun 29, 2004 6:59 am
#3
It is possible for a smuggler to take the items in the container before returning them, however there are two things to consider:
1) Despite being the "criminals" of SWG, smugglers have to be the most trustworthy profession in the game because so many of the services we offer require the customer hand over valuable equipment with the risk of it being stolen. If we get a reputation for stealing, we get no more business, so we all promote honest dealings.
2) There's usually nothing good in a container anyway, so if you get back one that has crap or even one that's empty, it was most likely what was originally in it. Personally, when I was slicing containers, I didn't even look, just handed it back and then asked out of curiosity.
1) Despite being the "criminals" of SWG, smugglers have to be the most trustworthy profession in the game because so many of the services we offer require the customer hand over valuable equipment with the risk of it being stolen. If we get a reputation for stealing, we get no more business, so we all promote honest dealings.
2) There's usually nothing good in a container anyway, so if you get back one that has crap or even one that's empty, it was most likely what was originally in it. Personally, when I was slicing containers, I didn't even look, just handed it back and then asked out of curiosity.
Alexx_Chuco
Tue Jun 29, 2004 7:09 am
#4
Thx for the replies... know any honest slicers on the Radiant Server? lol
DRWolfe
Tue Jun 29, 2004 7:27 am
#5
*Points to my selected server to the left.* 
*Points to my post above.*
*Points to my post above.*
Message Edited by DRWolfe on 06-29-2004 11:17 AM
KodaVeers
Tue Jun 29, 2004 7:47 am
#6
DRWolfe wrote:
It is possible for a smuggler to take the items in the container before returning them, however there are two things to consider:
1) Despite being the "criminals" of SWG, smugglers have to be the most trustworthy profession in the game because so many of the services we offer require the customer hand over valuable equipment with the risk of it being stolen. If we get a reputation for stealing, we get no more business, so we all promote honest dealings.
2) There's usually nothing good in a container anyway, so if you get back one that has crap or even one that's empty, it was most likely what was originally in it. Personally, when I was slicing containers, I didn't even look, just handed it back and then asked out of curiosity.
Well said...I never look into a container and if one is empty i tell them immediately.
If you look into a container then your looking to steal.
AldaronTavish
Tue Jun 29, 2004 3:25 pm
#7
The only reason I ever looked in a container was to see if there was another container inside, sppeds up the slicing and trading. If there was a tape or something in it I usually told the customer there was something nice inside.
shagalot
Tue Jun 29, 2004 7:59 pm
#8
first, never pay to have it opened, theres tons of noob smugglers that will open it for free
metafreak
Wed Jun 30, 2004 1:14 am
#9
ya dont pay to have them opened hehe hell some are so desperate they will pay you... beats sitting infront of the terminals for hours
Otzysk|||Jastor
dorsai78664
Wed Jun 30, 2004 6:19 am
#10
Very well said Renn.
But on the paying to open containers...that may soon change. I don't remember which smuggler posted that when testing on either TC2 (Bria) or TC3 (Corbantis) they looted 84 containers in just a weeks time. You may soon be slicing more containers than weapons or armor.
If it turns out that the drop rate increases exponentially and it is no longera problem for the novice to find their own 20, I would seriously consider opening containers not just for friends (still at no charge) but also start slicing containers for the general public for a fee. With the changes of the loot kits and items that you can craft from looted items (even from low level NPCs), the player base may soon find it worthwile to pay to have a container opened on a regular basis. Just some food for thought...
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