weapon_x Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) They should change it so that all rolls are added together and the highest number wins. That way, if three people roll for LS and one for DS, it's pretty unlikely that the DS option would be done, even with the highest roll. If his roll is still higher than the three LS rolls combined, then he deserves it. If the three rollers win, the one with the highest individual roll gets the 8 social points. Edited December 31, 2011 by weapon_x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesseria Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 They should change it so that all rolls are added together and the highest number wins. That way, if three people roll for LS and one for DS, it's pretty unlikely that the DS option would be done, even with the highest roll. If his roll is still higher than the three LS rolls combined, then he deserves it. If the three rollers win, the one with the highest individual roll gets the 8 social points. I disagree with this. If I'm a Lightside Empire player - I am in the Minority and the impacts of my choices will never be revealed in group content. If I'm a Darkside Republic player - I am in the Minority and the impacts of my choices will never be revealed in group content. You experience NO penalties from someone else's choice being made. No one is ruining your gameplay. The system as it stands gives everyone a fair shake. The unpredictability of this system is the reason why it is AMAZING! Please do not take that away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnac_fett Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I disagree with this. If I'm a Lightside Empire player - I am in the Minority and the impacts of my choices will never be revealed in group content. If I'm a Darkside Republic player - I am in the Minority and the impacts of my choices will never be revealed in group content. You experience NO penalties from someone else's choice being made. No one is ruining your gameplay. The system as it stands gives everyone a fair shake. The unpredictability of this system is the reason why it is AMAZING! Please do not take that away. Agreed. Poodoo happens. You can't always get your way. Instead of hating on the dark-side person, try to enjoy all the different stuff that happens when the flashpoint goes down that darker path. If it makes you feel better, you can take out your anger on the person after the flashpoint by dueling them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amharic Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 OP, put yourself in the other person's shoes. Should they have to get dragged down your storyline instead? Is it not just more fair to decide it with a roll of the dice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thormart Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 They should change it so that all rolls are added together and the highest number wins. That way, if three people roll for LS and one for DS, it's pretty unlikely that the DS option would be done, even with the highest roll. If his roll is still higher than the three LS rolls combined, then he deserves it. If the three rollers win, the one with the highest individual roll gets the 8 social points. If they did this it would SERIOUSLY piss me off. I win rarely enough as it is. remember it doesent only decide what action to take but WHO gets to perform said action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFirewind Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Actually, as I play on an RP server I see it as a great roleplay opportunity. It's safe to assume that the evil guy went and did something against the party's wishes so I act in character and yell at the guy in party chat as my character. This results in one of the following things: 1) The party realise what I'm doing, joins in and we all have fun with a little ad-hoc roleplay that usually continues for the entire mission/flashpoint. 2) The guy I'm yelling at while in character isn't a roleplayer or is one but doesn't feel up to it, but joins in anyway for a laugh. 3) The guy isn't a roleplayer, takes it seriously and gets abusive. In that case he tends to just get booted by the leader and reported to a GM for abuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediRaffa Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 OP, put yourself in the other person's shoes. Should they have to get dragged down your storyline instead? Is it not just more fair to decide it with a roll of the dice? Yes, in fact I did and this applies to him as well. The only difference is, he did not notice anything unusual because he coincidentally won both rolls and his story played out in his favor. Look, my point is not to deter from different storylines. I actually think its a great thing. My point was specific to this instance and how drastic the choices can go from left to right. Think of it this way. Lets pretend that you write word for word the entire script as soon as you enter The esseles. You choose your answers and for the most part they are consistant with how the script plays out. then someone else chooses a dark option, wins the roll, and then all future conversation wheels now give you answers along that path which are quite contrary to your first choices. If you were to read that script from start to finish, you would think the writer of the script is schizophrenic or seriously has plot holes like swiss cheese. Thats my point. I could write an entire script word for word to display exactly what I am talking about but it would be a spoiler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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