Meldwyn Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Don't get me wrong here, I am not a hater... but, ship droid affection? That was a priority? I have only ever seen posts about killing, spacing, parting out, etc... the ship droid. Who wanted affection and more time with that tin can and his high pitched annoying voice? To what end, I ask... to what end? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinron Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I was hoping for an option to shut it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasgallant Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Don't get me wrong here, I am not a hater... but, ship droid affection? That was a priority? I have only ever seen posts about killing, spacing, parting out, etc... the ship droid. Who wanted affection and more time with that tin can and his high pitched annoying voice? To what end, I ask... to what end? :) the droid fails more often than not due to its lowered affection.. for this i am happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azzras Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Don't get me wrong here, I am not a hater... but, ship droid affection? That was a priority? I have only ever seen posts about killing, spacing, parting out, etc... the ship droid. Who wanted affection and more time with that tin can and his high pitched annoying voice? To what end, I ask... to what end? :) Aren't they kind of revamping the droid? Adding new gear and abilities for/to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meldwyn Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 the droid fails more often than not due to its lowered affection.. for this i am happy. You don't have to use him for crafting, do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackumDog Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Just as long as they add an OFF BUTTON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meldwyn Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 Aren't they kind of revamping the droid? Adding new gear and abilities for/to it? This... I don't have an answer to. Are there details in this regard? If true, maybe a "mute" option as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarrot Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Don't get me wrong here, I am not a hater... but, ship droid affection? That was a priority? I have only ever seen posts about killing, spacing, parting out, etc... the ship droid. Who wanted affection and more time with that tin can and his high pitched annoying voice? To what end, I ask... to what end? :) My guess would be classes who don't get a second companion until late in the story line. If you are blessed to get your second companion after Balmorra for instance you can aggressively level your class skills which means more beneficial items for you. It's a detriment to classes who get them late. Sending only the droid out is slow and leads to a lot of fails because of the lack of affection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbowsin Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 This is good happy news, thank you BW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meldwyn Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 My guess would be classes who don't get a second companion until late in the story line. If you are blessed to get your second companion after Balmorra for instance you can aggressively level your class skills which means more beneficial items for you. It's a detriment to classes who get them late. Sending only the droid out is slow and leads to a lot of fails because of the lack of affection. Ahhh I guess I never noticed. I would either send my current companion out while I was in a place I didn't need them, or just used the ship droid and let the results be the results. (mind you, I cringed having to click to send him out, knowing his annoying voice and silly comments were awaiting me upon his return) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasgallant Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 You don't have to use him for crafting, do you? at level 50 you get 6 companions and 5 can go out. while questing i can have 5 people collecting mats or crafting and 1 companion playing with me... so ya i use him for crafting in a sense...its logical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalonSaber Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 You don't have to use him for crafting, do you? Well he is a crafting droid so while you don't have to use him that is the intent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollermittens Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I think it's about time that you can make the Droid gain affection since it will affect his ability to heal (which I never use him for anyways) but more importantly, it will fasten his crafting/mission-fetching time significantly. Check out http://www.dulfy.net There's a pretty nifty chart that says that once your companions all have 10,000/10,000 affection, crafting and mission-fetching time is reduced by 17%. Now say you have a companion that has a +5 in Biochem and you also have 10k/10k affection, you'd have a total of 22% decrease crafting/mission-fetching time. Very useful for crafting those annoying blue items (especially if Biochem for those blue rakata stims). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quip Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 If you get to 10,000 / 10,000 he shows you where the mute button is. The price of droid bobbles will sky-rocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meldwyn Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 at level 50 you get 6 companions and 5 can go out. while questing i can have 5 people collecting mats or crafting and 1 companion playing with me... so ya i use him for crafting in a sense...its logical There's the answer then! Well, I guess they could include affection for the droid or not have his crafting be impacted by affection. I just can't seriously think of having him with me for extended periods of time while trying to grow his affection for me... shutters.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kthx Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Don't get me wrong here, I am not a hater... but, ship droid affection? That was a priority? Priority of changes to the game, whether bug fixes or new features, are determined by a combination of need, ease of implementation, number of users affected, and potential for unintended consequences. This is a change that ranks low in terms of need, but is easy to implement, affects all users, and has little potential for unintended consequence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasgallant Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 There's the answer then! Well, I guess they could include affection for the droid or not have his crafting be impacted by affection. I just can't seriously think of having him with me for extended periods of time while trying to grow his affection for me... shutters.... buy his love with companion gifts.. thats all it takes:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meldwyn Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 If you get to 10,000 / 10,000 he shows you where the mute button is. The price of droid bobbles will sky-rocket. Might pay real dollars for that! As a matter of fact, mark my words, this is the next "gold farmer" service they will be offering... Will grow companion affection to 10K for 3 easy payments of $19.99 (ship droid - $25x3 - even gold farmers have ears) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KahnyaGnorc Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I'd rather replace him with one of those Gree droids, then I would reach green parallel within my ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neamhan Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 What's this? Something is being improved?! To the Complain-o-tron 5000!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kourage Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Can we romance it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urael Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Just as long as they add an OFF BUTTON You get this at: Character Level: 50 Legacy Level: 50 Droid Affection: 10001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NermalDetonator Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Aren't they kind of revamping the droid? Adding new gear and abilities for/to it? Yeah, he's getting an upgrade, hopefully into a viable companion. This change will also help him crit more, so its good all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcunin Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 You don't have to use him for crafting, do you? As an Imperial Agent - yes I do. I am on Tatooine and I still only have Kaliyo and the droid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meldwyn Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 As an Imperial Agent - yes I do. I am on Tatooine and I still only have Kaliyo and the droid. Ouch... I feel for you, especially after he returns from a "failed" mission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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