Siphaed Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 {To clarify: This thread is official by the fans, but unofficial by the developers.} What is Pazaak? Pazaak is a popular card game in which the goal was to reach 20 without going over, or at least come closer to it than the opponent. The player with the nearest sum to the number 20 won the round, and the player who won three rounds won the match. If in one round the scores of the two players were equal, the round was not counted at all. Why do we want Pazaak within The Old Republic? Because it's a fun card game that goes hand in hand with the game itself. It's a card game created for the Star Wars universe, that although similar to Black Jack, is a very unique and fun game. Mini-games add another element of extra things to do in the game. If everything was "Kill this" and "Kill that", people would get bored rather quickly. However, adding in these off-set items that allow players to do something a bit different without logging out and logging into another game will have the effect of keeping the player in the game (no lose to the developer there) and the player the additive of not having to leave the game to change things up. Where would such a feature be put in? Why, Nar Shaddaa of course. It's a neutral Hutt planet and there's already many casinos being ran in it. The tables there can be converted into clickable items that initiate the Pazaak interface. This would also create an incentive for players to travel to Nar Shaddaa throughout their gameplay experience, and not just during certain levels. What's the point of this thread? For the player base to express their desire for this feature. It's a great feature and would do wonders for this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drosalion Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Id much rather swoop racing, but both that and pazaak would be much needed and welcome additions to the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surrag Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I just want to play Pazaak in my head. That's all it is, is playing Pazaak in your head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanWolfShadow Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 To heck with just Nar Shadda. There should be Pazzak tables at every Cantina in the game. PVP or PVE, with PVP having hte option to bet in game credits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyjc Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I agree with this and swoop racing. Honestly, i feel they were insanely unfaithful to fans of the kotor series. Including the story with revan and the like. Just the dumbest way they could have done it. I severely doubt they had the same writers doing his story in swtor as kotor, because this writer is terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avrose Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 (edited) I just want to play Pazaak in my head. That's all it is, is playing Pazaak in your head. I love you man! I don't think that character ever got the love her deserved or that game for that matter. I'm still holding out hope that Kreia gets a holocron appearance. Edited January 7, 2012 by Avrose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockmonkee Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 these kinds of games shouldnt be to hard to add. i think they will eventually. they just have to fix all the problems first. but yeah i think people need distraction games to free them of the grind. thats kind of how i see the space combat right now. they need to make that like the old star wars space combat game or even like battlefront. yeah they have so much work to do on this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefinalsolution Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 WTB PAZAAK TABLESWTB SABACC TABLESWTB DEJARIK TABLES that is all:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionixx Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I think they are not adding it because someone will say it's gambling (which it technically is) and they don't want to deal with that drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreoglaf Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Deal me in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PantheraMorag Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 YES! But only if I can have the red/blue cards and the yellow. I fail at playing with only + and - cards.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonicViper Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Yes, I have to agree with this thread that Pazzaak would be a very nice addition to the game. I was playing KOTOR II just before this mmo was release and I must say it was fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrage Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Deal me in! I second the jawa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invious Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Dabo! .. oh wait... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceJudge Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Pazaak would be a nice feature indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torjunkie Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 /signed We NEED this feature! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alkanterah Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Would be a great addition. Like someone else said I'd love to see swoop racing as well, maybe handled like space combat where it's cinematic and fast paced with avoidance playing a key role. Except you know, multi-player. If they do add this I hope they put it in an area outside of the central hub of the fleet (where it's ultra lag city). Something like where you take the elevator down to the drop ships. I get the feeling they would put something like this on the fleet however given they want it to be the central hub of activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanharn Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Id much rather swoop racing, but both that and pazaak would be much needed and welcome additions to the game Both of these have been mentioned by the devs over the last few years. No doubt they will be added at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalEagleEye Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I'd rather see Sabacc in game as well if they get around to giving us a gambling parlor. Mostly because I'm personally terrible at Blackjack, which is basically what Pazaak is, and pretty good at Poker, which Sabacc is much closer to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamqd Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 signed! for Pazaak and swoop racing! still needs more KotOR feel IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassfu Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I'd like to see it too, those casino barges/actual casinos in Nar Shaddaa need to have a purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshmellowdude Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 (edited) This is mandatory or this game will fail. Mark my words. Needs to be cross-faction as well. Edited January 7, 2012 by marshmellowdude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkimor Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Please get this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlacke Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I support this thread and it's ideas fully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siphaed Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 I think they are not adding it because someone will say it's gambling (which it technically is) and they don't want to deal with that drama. There's already casinos in the game itself. And, in all honesty, I think that Splicing is more of a gamble as you spend money on a mission for a companion and have a chance of either coming back with less money spent, more money spent, or no money at all. This system just adds a game to it. And, it's not about the gamble and the money play, but the actual play. Really, if Bioware is worried that heavy play of it would cause an economic imbalance, they could make it a min play/max payout of less than 10 credits. With that, it stays a game, and not an inflation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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