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Thread: Profession Dependancy and Mounts: A Proposal

ArthurDentOnBria
Tue Apr 06, 2004 3:09 pm
#14


I think it's a good idea, I think anything that lets people further customize their toon (or their toon's pets) is great. I would like to have such a thing on the pets that I own. However, right now I'm kind of in the mode where I feel that any change made to tailor that does not give us additional functionality to our "base" (i.e. the making of clothing) is kind of misguided use of development resourcesince this has been so overlooked for so long. Also, I just don't have the desire to be a component-maker. Doing factory runs of a gazillion items so a CH can **edit** at me about my prices and how he can do it himself by getting a schematic for free from some noob tailor isn't my idea of fun. Maybe they should have a new profession: the blacksmith, who does nothing but make components for others.

Message Edited by ArthurDentOnBria on 04-06-2004 03:41 PM



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ArthurDentOnBria
Tue Apr 06, 2004 3:44 pm
#15










Magdalene wrote:

See, again, I don't see it as a component. I see it as something requiring a sense of fashion and color, just like the rest of what we do.





Yes, I guess it would really depend on how it is implemented. If it were implemented as yet another required component that a CH must have to make a pet into a mount, and the saddle always looked the same, then this is a component no matter what we choose to call it. If however this were an optional thing, which bestowed some tangible benefit to the user, and could be customized to a great extent by the tailor, and particularly if itcould be added after-the-fact by the customer afterthet pet is already trained,then yes, I agree with you, and I'd fully support adding of such a thing.


One thing to consider though: if your suggestion were implemented as written (it's a required thing for CH) it's not like this is the sort of thing we'd be creating interactively for a customer, like we would say a dress. Think about how the customer dynamic would work. A customer would come to a CH for a mount. 50% of the time the customer would come with a BE schematic and 50% of the time they'd come for whatever the CH had. It's not like the CH is then going to go hunting for a tailor to complete this transaction, and have the tailor use his/her fasion sense to construct some beautiful saddle that goes with the customers clothing and the color of the pet. No no no, the CH would want to reach into a crate of black saddles that they had conveniently tucked into their backpack and use that for the customer, and perhaps if the CH were particularly fashion-concious and did enough mount business, perhaps he would also have a crate of blue and red saddles for the customer to chose from.

Message Edited by ArthurDentOnBria on 04-06-2004 03:53 PM



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Account cancelled 7/8/05 due to game breaking bugs in these professions that have been neglected for FAR too long. Last day July 27 2005
custom tailoring and droid orders welcome. "making Evil products since July 2003"
Achiever: 80%, Explorer: 60%, Socializer: 46%, Killa 13%


PerilousWish
Tue Apr 06, 2004 5:37 pm
#16

Battle wear for pets would be so exciting. This is an even better idea than saddles!



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Magdalene
Tue Apr 06, 2004 7:15 pm
#17

See, I suggested saddles because it's less of a hassle on the art team, as it has to fit less body types.
Magdalene
Wed Apr 07, 2004 12:32 am
#18

Exactly!


I only place this as something Creature Handlers do because that seems to be the way to get features added to a profession these days.


Elhana
Wed Apr 07, 2004 12:48 am
#19

It does seem that way about us getting new stuff. We don't want to tread on the toes of the CH's so making the custom saddles an optional extra seems like the best route. I'd say that it should be upto the CH's as to if only they can swap saddles post-mounting or if anyone could do it. Though this would be a lot like the vehical and droid customisation arguements and probably end up as anyone being able to. Still a great idea and one I'd wish the dev's would look at.



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Magdalene
Wed Apr 07, 2004 5:56 pm
#20

Any more thoughts on this?
RandDarkstar
Thu Apr 08, 2004 3:20 am
#21

I'd like the option of people purchasing different clothing and saddles for mounts. Like vehicles, they can customize the colours, why not for mounts? My Bol could use a nice blue hood, and a snappy-looking saddle. Maybe a set of jingle bells on the harness to give if flair. All kinds of options.



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Artistan
Thu Apr 08, 2004 3:03 pm
#22

I'd buy some stuff for sure.



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Bluude
Thu Apr 08, 2004 8:15 pm
#23

I think we need something to sell to the BEs. I am having a real hard time getting the tissues I need because lazy BEs just do not want to bother with it. I I had something they needed then I could trade.



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RandDarkstar
Fri Apr 09, 2004 7:36 am
#24

+25 maskscent clothes?



Jame'thiel Dreamweaver
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GypsyRiver
Fri Apr 09, 2004 8:47 am
#25

Awesome. I was actually talking to my fiancee about this the other day when I got my Bantha mounted up and ready to go. I think it would be awesome is tailors could craft saddles. Maybe architects could make some components? (say, the frame for the large curtain-thing?)



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Magdalene
Sat Apr 10, 2004 3:17 pm
#26

For the full-on howdahs for Banthas and Brackasets, I could see having to purchase structural components from an Architect, certainly.
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