I agree with much of what you have in this post. I
highly doubt, however, that they will include
clockwork pets on any scale beyond a novelty. Trade
skills weren't really meant to become this elaborate,
at least that's the message I've gotten from all of
the staff I've talked to at Verant.
Just to clarify one point you made below.. you really
took a low guess at their revenue numbers.. Last I
heard, the monthly income from EQ is > 2M/month (there
are over 200k subscribed players)
hrmmmm....
Gazamel Prime
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Master Tinker of 127 Aqualungs
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jcs0001@... wrote:
> Well, I definately hope that Virant does SOMETHING
> with the
> Tinkering, because as of 6PM Jun 20th there are
> roughly 50,000 people
> playing Everquest. Now, this is a low figure, as the
> TEST server is
> down and its not a weekend, where most servers
> average more than 2000
> people at a time, and not 1600 as it is right now.
>
> This means Verant is Making the profit from the
> actual SALES of
> Everquest AND at least FIVE-HUNDRED-THOUSAND dollars
> a month on top
> of that.
>
> Figures taken from:
> ... 50,000 people
> ...x $ 100 a year (assuming they pay PER six months
> and not per month)
> ......� 12 months
> ---------
> $ 500,000 PER MONTH
>
> My point being this. If they are making so much damn
> money a month,
> they can get off thier collective butts and do
> something about
> Tinkering. I know it has been said that it will be
> coming after the
> Poison Patch, but DAMN.
>
> Ya Know?
>
> Im talking Clockwork Pets Here.
>
> If the all the components of a corpse can be
> collected, then there
> should be corresponding brainboxes to them, and we
> should be able to
> create them.
>
> If people cry out "UNBALANCING!" then we should
> remind them that it
> takes THOUSANDS of plat to Level our skills, and
> that the components
> to the brainboxes for these things should be
> difficult to quest by
> corresponding to the Creature being Clockworked.
>
> (SC) Small Creatures : Brainboxes can be bought
> or made for 5-20pp
> (LC) Large Creatures : 25-55pp
> (SH) Small Humanoid : 60-125pp
> (LH) Large Humanoid : 130-250pp
> (VLH) VERY Large Humanoid : 255-500pp
> (VLC) VERY Large Creature : 1000-5000pp
>
> The large gap between VLH's and VLC's is because
> Ogres and Trolls
> wouldnt do NEAR as much damage as Krackens and
> Dragons.
>
> This should keep the VLH/VLC Clockworks from being a
> dime a dozen.
>
> Of course the actual costs and quest difficulties
> can be hashed over
> for balance, but this shouldnt cause any unbalancing
> issues if done
> right.
>
> Verant is being PAID to do it right, and keep us
> PAYING people happy.
>
> To make things more balanced, Tinkering could be
> made a Race-Specific
> Specialty-Class. This would work by keeping
> Tinkering a Gnome trait
> available to ALL GNOMES, but those Gnomes that
> choose to become a
> MASTER-TINKERER would have to coose to do so as a
> CLASS just like a
> Magic-User has to choose what type of caster he
> wants to be, a Gnome
> would have to choose between being a normal class of
> Gnome, or a
> MASTER-TINKERER.
>
> Gnomes that do this would be able to create the more
> elaborate
> Tinkers such as the VLC's and VLH's and the more
> sought-after pieces
> of equipment.
>
> If you are asking about the balance of having
> characters with Pet
> Clockwork Dragons or Krackens', then remember. These
> MASTER-TINKERERS
> have to spend hundreds of plat just to earn the
> SKILL to create these
> creatures, and then spend the time to collect the
> pieces of these
> creatures (How many dragons do you think it would
> take to kill, just
> to collect every single dragon piece? Thats a LOT of
> WORK), and then
> the pure plat and time to collect the pieces to
> thier brainbox!
>
> What if it fails? We are talking possibly 3-4 WEEKS
> Real time in lost
> Plat and Time, all in a blink of an eye.
>
> Sure, there would be lots of Clockwork rats and
> spiders, but who
> cares? My Enchanter's First-level apparition can
> demolish those! Its
> not like they would be the most sturdy of
> Clockworks...
>
> If you have taken the time to read this Very long
> Post,
>
> Please offer your opinion.
>
> Thank-you for your time.
>
>
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