Flavor & Polish- It's the little things...

[jett]

Hey ALI, I am going to post the following in the SWG development forums. I wanted to run by my Guildies/Buddies (kejid) here.

I want to start by saying that I am a vet that has played this game since it was in beta 3. Alot of ups and downs over the years,obviously, but I am really happy with the direction the game has been heading the last year or so. That said I have compiled a list of little things that I feel could make a big difference in the overall experience and subscribership (bottom line). I have about 20 different points that I have divided into 3 categories. There are obviously more points and feel free to add anything that you think would merit consideration or give me feedback on my ideas ( good/bad/or otherwise). OK, here goes .

GENERAL GAME PLAY/USER INTERFACE

• U.I. Palette Colors-Customization- I would like to see this made completely customizable by the user and the return of the old FS color palettes ( Jedi/Sith/ etc..)
  
  
• Armor recoloring- Armor smiths to make a recoloring kit that can be used to recolor any armor set. We used to be able to recolor composite with the radial menu, I liked that alot. I get bored with the same old color all the time. This kit would be similar to starship or vehicle customization kit.
  
  
• Weapons on belt/holster/or slung when not in combat- I have wanted this option for as long as I can remember. It feels and looks weird to see everyone with a weapon in hand no matter what they are doing. A Light saber on your belt, Pistol in a holster or a Rifle slung over your shoulder when not in use would be more appropriate and add some needed flavor.
  
  
• Animations for melee and Light saber combat-This is something that has been missing for far too long and I do not need to go into details. Bring it back or make some new ones, currently it is seriously lacking.
  
  
• Remove particle effects-These are universally hated and NOT "StarWarsy" in the least.
  
  
• Weapon Smiths back into the loop- Crafted weapons need to make a comeback. Everything is looted and better than crafted weapons, thus the weapon smith is extinct. Weapon customization would also help to individualize the look of weapons. Everyone having the same LS or rifle is kinda boring, let us mix up the looks a bit colors and attachments that change the appearance would go a long way to this end. With saber, make it so you can use ANY look with any type of looted schem (i.e. a jinzu that looks like Vader's saber or Luke's ROTJ saber, but has jinzu stats).
  
  
• Bio-Link removed and No Trade minimized-Bio-link serves no purpose other than to make items unusable if you switch profs or factions with a toon. It needs to go away, i am sure that there are a ton of people that have items they can no longer use because of these reasons and something that a player spends that much time or effort to get should never be turned into a glorified decoration. No Trade certainly has it's place, certain items and rewards should be no trade. That said, it is far to widely and liberally used in this game. I had to respec my Jedi my to a crafter to make a schem that I made from my Mustafar cube that was no trade, that is pointless.
  
  
• Dual Wielding weapons- Light sabers(Anakin Skywalker), pistols( Jango Fett), or any other one handed weapon needs to be added to the game.
  
  
• GCW Stated/Ranked clothing/armor- Uniforms- This would certainly be cool and add some flavor.
  
  
• Beast Master- A stand alone profession- I am glad we got this back, however it is not really viable in PVP or high end PVE ( Heroics, etc..). I would propose that we take it out of the expertise and make it a Profession on its own. As is, all it does is gimp your primary profession for the sake of having some cool pets.
  

JEDI

• Jedi Meditation-Increase buff duration to at least 10 mins and preferably 15 mins. The investment of time and credits(50+million for many of them on my server) to get the holocrons for this collection is not even close to the reward- a 3 min buff that takes almost 1 minute to activate. This needs to be changed.
  
  
• Jedi Waist pack- Master Cloak 2 piece bonus- Add the master cloak to the 2 piece bonus with the waist pack. Every non- Elder Jedi I know uses a master cloak, all the other Jedi Robes are a waste of a loot and space ( /delete). This, to me is a direct snub to a large part of the Jedi community ( I am an Elder, but this is just not fair).
  
  
• Hood up/down on robes and cloaks- I remember watching Episode 1 and seeing Qui-gon and Obi-wan with the hoods up coming onto the trade fed ship, it was a moment of coolness in an other wise cool-free zone ( Jar jar fest ..) and when they see Darth Maul in the Theed hangar and he goes hood up to hood down...ALSO very cool. It is the little things that add flavor .
  
  
• Craft-able Jedi Clothing/Armor-This needs to be addressed at some point, Jedi are 2nd class citizens in this regard. I would also like to see more, not more, but BETTER looted robes and cloaks in the game. There needs to be a viable alternative to the elder robe at some point.
  
  
• Flawless Pearls/Light saber crystals-These should be added back into the loot tables. Make them super rare, that is OK, but bring them back for the love of Yoda ...lol.
  

PLAYER CITIES

• Paved Streets
• - Would add to "City" feeling alot, just a collection of houses to me at the moment.
  
  
• Flavor structures-Skyscrapers on corellia or whatever is appropriate for each planet. Make them available to mayors depending on city rank.
  
  
• Star ports- These and the ability to land in player cities on planets would be great. I also think a personal landing pad or ship terminal would make a great Vet reward.
  
  
• Junk dealers and Flavor/GCW NPCs in player cities-I would like to see citizens of my city walking around ( CDeli City in my case) and mayor having the ability to align their city with a faction and have high level GCW patrols in the city to protect it. Recruiters would also be nice.
  
  
• GCW Ticks and static Bases in Metropolis level cities- Adding these to player cities would spread the PVP liberally throughout the galaxy. You could have the bases count toward planetary control and the faction that has control of a planet could get a faction wide buff or GCW point increase on any planet they control.
  

OK, there you have it. My thoughts and ideas, I have more but I have already gone on for a long time ...lol. Thank you for reading this and please feel free to add your ideas or build on mine. Tell me I am full of it or whatever. Any Red name response would be greatly appreciated as well. Thanks and may the Force be with us all.

Jett' Gunner

[kejid]

Nice work and suggestions, I hope it falls under the right pair of eyes but one complaint,

"This kit would be similar to starship or vehicle customization kit."

Ahem, there is such a thing as a DROID customization kit. I tell ya, we get no respect, no respect at all.

[oahni]

good stuff! I have seen a few of those before on SWG Forums with no recognition from the devs though

[jett]

If you look at my list now, you will notice that most of my stuff has been added.