To Bioware: >>Pazaak<< : Possible ideas thread!

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Do it Bioware! It's easy fun and opens room for more complex and other kinds of games, like pod racing!

Swoop racing, it's more famous than pod-racing during the time of the Old Republic.

I hope they add these mini games someday.

Regards,

Erethrian

wut??

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But the thing i'd like to see the most is Podracing!

I'd find it hard to believe that they haven't thought about this. Question is, when or if i will happen. I personally hope it does. They need to open one giant casino for this though for people to congregate at, as well as have a little room in all cantinas for people questing to have the option. Should definitely involve money (not outrageous sums though to prevent laundering). Something like 100 - 200 - 500 credit tables. Would be a hell of a lot of fun.

There in trooper/smuggler starting zones. So I just wondering there could be pazaak quests. To level up.

I do agree that we need more distractions/minigames added in. But to be completely honest, I'd be happier seeing the devs drop out some more -working- end game content before adding on the frills like this. I'll give the thread a +1 or a /signed, but there are higher priority issues to be addressed first.

Bump and Add:

I created a thread a while ago about Pazaak but it got lost. Anyways, my idea was to make more use of the Cantina so the main area to play Pazaak would be large Cantinas. This was before I visited Alderaan and actually saw Pazaak tables. I got a little more in depth:

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The Use Of Major Cantinas:
~In the current state of things the Cantinas aren’t really used for anything other than to gain “Rested EXP” and some quests/missions. I don’t know what Bioware plans in the future for the use of Cantinas but my idea for Pazaak will mainly be involved with Cantinas.
-In all Cantinas there are scattered tables with seating. Many of the SWTOR players would love the idea of making use of these seats to actually sit. This idea will expand the idea even further.
- I am aware that a lot of the cantinas do not have a lot of seating and tables. Because of this, Bioware can “Renovate” some of the Cantinas by adding in a Side room, an Upstairs and/or a Basement (depending on their level design as an upstairs or side room will not work.)

Make use of the tables and seating for the ability to play Pazaak. Tables will seat between 2-4.

How it works:
One player will approach a table and select a seat. They will have the option to “Sit” or “Play Pazaak”. Selecting “Sit” will simply allow your character to sit and do whatever it is you do. Selecting “Play Pazaak” however will allow you to open a table to play Pazaak with another player.
Upon selection you will be asked about privacy settings. Under one section it will ask you to select whether the table is private or open.
Private setting will allow a party member join your table.
Open setting will allow anyone to join your table.
Under another section you may select your “Spectator” settings. This is only useful for the 3-4 seated tables. This allows players to observe a game in progress if the setting is enabled for them to do so.
Under “Spectator” the player will have the choices “Closed”, “Party”, “Public”.
Closed – This is so no one will be able to spectate your game.
Party – This allows for anyone in the party to spectate the game that is not already playing.
Public – This allows for anyone to sit and spectate the game provided there is an open seat.
Another option that may be useful is to add the Player Difficulty. Basically this tells any other player your experience in Pazaak to warn the new players that they probably shouldn’t mess with you.

PVE:

PvE Players:
As the section above is mainly talks about PvP Pazaak, for PvE players you may add in several different levels of NPCs sitting at random tables. Of course, it wouldn’t be quite immersive if all of the tables are unoccupied.


TL;DR
Just a little more in-depth idea that are PVP, PVE and RP friendly.

Hmm.. i dunno if they'd be PACKED. but it would be neat.

Add achievements or special gear to the minigame. That'll pack the tables.