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Chavabegga

Wed Apr 21, 2004 8:44 pm

This thread is intented for us weaponsmiths to discuss ideas for alternatives to the trend of new weapons being added as looted schematics which require looted components. The central problems with this system are:

A) requires weaponsmiths to either camp spawns or payout millions of creditsin order to have access to newschematics and theircomponents

B) This adds an additional hurdle to new smiths

C) Requiring combat for a non-combat profession in order to acquire new content is unfair

D) Is begining the process of slowly turning the game into a campfest where as the intent of SWG was to not be about loot and camping

E) Learning how to make a weapon and then spontaneously forgetting how to make it is just silly

F) Limited use prevents the thrill of playing around with a weapon to see what works best and what you can do with it.

The rules of this thread are simple, keep it civil, post your ideas on the subject, alternatives, and constructive criticism concerning other peoples responses. Please do no flame or harass or act immaturely.

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Chavabegga

Thu Apr 22, 2004 8:01 am

#2

A bump for the new day

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d0qtrX

Thu Apr 22, 2004 8:16 am

#3

Somebody brought up the idea of earning CERTS for new weapons from dungeons, quests, etc instead of schematics. WS could also do missions that WS could actually complete to earn the schematic

And I would like to see these schematics be permenant, but that may have further-reaching implications, etc...

WerrtZer

Thu Apr 22, 2004 9:53 am

#4

OK call me stupid, or maybe I missed where this may have been suggested before, but instead of these limited use schems why wasn't there ever a system brought in where by the race/species of your character granted you special schematics (lets call them racial memories).

We already have this with wookiees and bowcasters, but the problem here is that only wookiees can use them also.

What I'm talking about is that me as a Trandoshan could perhaps make some kind of Trandoshan weapon (melee or ranged, it doesn't matter) that anyone with the proper cert can use . Or maybe we could make the actual usage certs for these race weapons a quest reward for the combat characters to complete.

This would both create a more diverse market and give WS something to specialise in (if they desired). Sure we could still have loot enhancements or necessary loot components to keep that all important new content for combatants.

While I'm on the subject I always thought there should be faction based weapons (and armour) that you could only make if you were factioned (and which you lost the ability to craft if you retired from that faction). I'm sure this last one has been suggested many times but it's such an obvious move that I'm surprised it was never implemented...

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