Dancer Archive

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Blamj wrote:

Hmmm people keep on saying this to me.

Well lets go over the points

-I have to buy food to boost my action because the Devs gave Twi'leks low stamina [X]

-I need money as it's my only income provider (This is the same additude for all crafting professions) [X]

-I have to be able to afford Mind enhancement skill tapes so I can buff better [X]

-I need a valid reason to keep the profession besides for social means [X]

-I should be able to buy my own house and start my own Pa [X]

Why do some people think buffs cost nothing to the dancer? so what they don't require any metals but I need to be able to buy skilltapes and such

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Because people with narrow minds don't seem to understand the concept of the fact skill pointsis a 'cost'. You've invested your skill points that you could have used elsewhere to dance for these people. That IS a cost. Fools may argue that was your decision but so's a career choice in real life - would these people thusly work for free?

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Kershakk wrote:

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Blamj wrote:

Hmmm people keep on saying this to me.

Well lets go over the points

-I have to buy food to boost my action because the Devs gave Twi'leks low stamina [X]

-I need money as it's my only income provider (This is the same additude for all crafting professions) [X]

-I have to be able to afford Mind enhancement skill tapes so I can buff better [X]

-I need a valid reason to keep the profession besides for social means [X]

-I should be able to buy my own house and start my own Pa [X]

Why do some people think buffs cost nothing to the dancer? so what they don't require any metals but I need to be able to buy skilltapes and such

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Because people with narrow minds don't seem to understand the concept of the fact skill pointsis a 'cost'. You've invested your skill points that you could have used elsewhere to dance for these people. That IS a cost. Fools may argue that was your decision but so's a career choice in real life - would these people thusly work for free?

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stupid_people_happen . .
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Try grabbing the first grouped combat person you see walk by and ask them to roleplay being your bodyguard for 10 minutes. No combat just them wandering around with you looking hard.

Then try and tell them that you're not going to pay them for their time because it's not costing them anything, surely every one you ask will oblige, for free, on that basis.

I wish I could give more "hard numbers" on this, but this is how I look at it. It truly is all about the time.

Yes, doctors use resources. But, you have to consider that in an hour, a doctor almost *always* (have you seen the lines) sells around 20-30 buffs. On the low end, at 20 buffs at 10K a piece, we're looking at a gross of 200K. Now, if you take away the price of resources...(I honestly don't know what that is...maybe someone can clue me in, but let's say it's half), then we're talking about a net profit of 100K per hour. And, honestly, I think I'm being generous here and that it's probably much, much more.

Now, let's take the dancer, who, yes can buff 19 people at a time, but I have honestly never had more than 4 people at a time unless it's a freebie guild buff, in which case I'm making nothing. And, even the 4 people at a time is quite rare. I'd say the most people I have ever buffed in an hour was 15. Now, if I'm charging 5k per buff, that gives me a net of 75K an hour, and that's on a *good* night and extremely rare. It also doesn't take into account the time I spend waiting in line and the cost of a doctor buff, or all of the accaragm I consume which often costs over 100K a crate these days.

We're entitled to make a living just like everyone else is. We're entitled to own a home and pay maintenance on it. We're entitled to buy vehicles, food, clothing, armor, and weapons. And, we're entitled to be tired on any given night, but still travel (or wait around-because I've done a lot of waiting around for customers), which costs money, to give someonea buff.

If not, then why do it in the first place? You surely don't expect me to go around giving away buffs for virtually nothing out of the kindness of my heart, do you? HAHAHAHAHAHA

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Blamj wrote:

Hmmm people keep on saying this to me.

Well lets go over the points

-I have to buy food to boost my action because the Devs gave Twi'leks low stamina [X]

-I need money as it's my only income provider (This is the same additude for all crafting professions) [X]

-I have to be able to afford Mind enhancement skill tapes so I can buff better [X]

-I need a valid reason to keep the profession besides for social means [X]

-I should be able to buy my own house and start my own Pa [X]

Why do some people think buffs cost nothing to the dancer? so what they don't require any metals but I need to be able to buy skilltapes and such

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As for right now? Well, let's just look at how valuable we really are as a player resource. Combat professions invariably suffer battle-fatigue, we can enhance a players mind (doubling it), we can enhance the secondaries (doubling them) and both last for 2hrs. Without our abilities, battle-fatigue just keeps growing andenhancements do NOT happen. We have the power to affect a players gaming experience. You can always deny someone your services.

I find that most people have a difficult time not tipping a live player. It's much more difficult to stiff someone when you've been talking to them for the past 5-10 minutes as your wounds/fatigue are healed. A good entertainer always knows who's watching or listening tohim/her. There's a tell-tale "whipping" of the head as they lock on.