Reye Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 (edited) alright, i noticed there were a lot of fun elements from KOTOR missing from SWTOR. 1.Pazaak: c'mon bioware, give us a reason to hang out in cantinas, add Pazaak tables where we can have wager matches against other players. it can be something like this: http://www.pazaak.org/play 2. Swoop races: no i'm not talking about directly racing each other like with pod racing, I know that would have problems in an MMO, but why not have it like how it was in KOTOR and have it to where you're trying to beat a set time. maybe even have some titles associated with this. 3. Duel arenas: similar to the one on taris, and maybe even make it so players in cantinas can view duels via a monitor or something, and make bets on the winner. 4. Stuff to do in our ship: like with the ebon hawk, or the normandy from mass effect, give us a reason to use our ship, add some workbenches, let us have a sparring droid to train on (like the dummies in that ...other MMO.) 5. the ability to talk to companions whenever you want to. (suggested by Sraom ) 6. maybe another turret minigame? (such as when you get attacked while in the ebon hawk) make it optional of course. (more will be added as I think of them) Edited February 13, 2012 by Reye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slightlycampana Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 2. Swoop races: no i'm not racing directly race each other like with pod racing, I know that would have problems in an MMO, but why not have it like how it was in KOTOR and have it to where you're trying to beat a set time. maybe even have some titles associated with this. How would it cause problems if it was player vs player? I assume it would be very much like the beetle racing that Guild Wars did. Agree with your suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reye Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 I never tried the beetle racing in Guild wars, how did that work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slightlycampana Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Hmm, it's been ages since I last did it but you went into an instance and your character was transformed into this beetle thing. Then you queued for a race the way you would with random arenas. Your skills were replaced with beetle racing ones...I forget what but there was a speed boost, something to slow another player or push them, that sort of thing. It was on a track, but you had to steer obviously, and use your speed buffs/debuffs etc at the right time, and try and bump or slow down other players. People used to try to cheat the timer so they could get into the same race and work together to win. I think having a partner would make it quite fun if it was legit, so my suggestion would be to allow players to group up in teams of 2, with 6-8 players competing in one race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zachajariah Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Yes please, to all of these! But ya, pod racing as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkneo Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Love them ideas mate, add them Bioware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkneo Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Love them ideas mate, add them Bioware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Gao_Gao Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 more gambling is needed, even beyond pazaak. take a look at the nar shaddaa casino. it's totally empty, yet there is so much potential within it. i would love for this casino to become a player hotspot in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reye Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 I agree, some gambling type social games are needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krimda Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 But ya, pod racing as well. That doesn't fit with the lore of the time period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmeh Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Weekly leader boards for thes kinds of things would help add some competition. Pazaak would be cool. Could have rare cards hidden similar to datcrons (or not- that might actually wind some people up). But yeah, Pazaak would be handy for when your wIting on an ops group to come online etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reye Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 exactly, and the leaderboards for Swoop times would be pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elror Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 i agree those are feature that need to be added, especialy stuff to do in our ship (custumization, training, pazzak with friend, etc...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reye Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 yeah, I hate how empty and useless my ship feels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthSliver Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 /signed LOVE these ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reye Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Sheridan Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 More functionality would always be welcome. BW were able to produce Mass Effect ships with some functionality like fish you can feed, collectable ship models for a display. Novelty items for your cabins. Hilariously sad they havent done the same thing in their flagship MMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtusOri Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 That doesn't fit with the lore of the time period. People keep saying that, but can some one please show me how it doesn't? After all, the original swoop racing from books used speeder bikes instead of these sleek machines. It was directly a head to head, bash em up, race similar to pod racing. It's possible with a little modification. The beginnings of tying engines to seats and letting it fly you around. Maybe even have a single engine with the cockpit on the top or something. It could work, maybe not the same as in episode 1, but let's not write it off just yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLuminousGlow Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I agree with you on those. Infact, I have quite a few Ideas from KOTOR that needs to be added. Just check out my thread here: http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=271909 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reye Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 More functionality would always be welcome. BW were able to produce Mass Effect ships with some functionality like fish you can feed, collectable ship models for a display. Novelty items for your cabins. Hilariously sad they havent done the same thing in their flagship MMO. Right? I want my ship to be a place I actually visit, not just walk in for 45 seconds to choose a planet and walk out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elror Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 dont worry, let them time, the game is very young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reye Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 I suppose, I just wish I had more to do while leveling up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raximillian Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Yeah, good ideas. We need more of that stuff to make the game feel more alive. BW does not have to add it all at once, but an extra tidbit every month or so would help make the game better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoteknate Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 http://www.pazaak.org/ I agree Cards and racing would be awesome!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerion Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 LOTRO had PvP horse racing, but I think they disabled it. Now it's simply you against a world timer. Problem with racing against other people is the different lag and ping times. That's my neophyte understanding of it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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