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VooDooK

Mon Oct 04, 2004 2:47 pm

I was always wondering why our character's heads look towards the left when we target an entertainer that's right in front of us?

Not that it matters all that much, but still... it's rather anoying because then whoever is to your left thinks you are targetting them all the time and they start feeling harassed, so I get a harassment ticket sent to my name, SOE sends me constant emails to stop harassing women dancers with my eyes, I get banned for 2 weeks, then a month then my account gets cancelled... AHHH!!!

Okay that was a joke, a bad joke... but still... why do our heads face towards the left when we watch an entertainer that's in front of us... I just wanna know that... SOE please fix that...

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Hankey

Mon Oct 04, 2004 3:08 pm

#2

I agree, it is kind of annoying. Especially because sometimes it cranes your neck at such an angle that it doesn't look comfortable or even humanly (or Zabrak-ly) possible.

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Aleyo

Mon Oct 04, 2004 3:09 pm

#3

The reason is because the head positiion was coded for the superior entertainer profession, the Musician. When you target an entertainer, your head turns so that your ear will be directed at the performance, able to more easily hear the music.
Dancers get the short stick, cause they're not as good as us.
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Ka_ren

Mon Oct 04, 2004 3:10 pm

#4

I was just saying the ame thing last night. If you want to turn the head towards who you are watching then click and od command like /smile /cheer etc.

Most dancers know this is the case anyway and will know you are watching them.

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Eaca

Mon Oct 04, 2004 3:12 pm

#5

try getting a bit farther away from them, its a symptom of the overall space our characters take up in the targeting system being larger than what we actually see, and while it works fine when you're far away, closer stuff leads to some odd artifacts

AtheneNoctua

Mon Oct 04, 2004 3:21 pm

#6

VooDooK wrote:
I was always wondering why our character's heads look towards the left when we target an entertainer that's right in front of us?

Not that it matters all that much, but still... it's rather anoying because then whoever is to your left thinks you are targetting them all the time and they start feeling harassed, so I get a harassment ticket sent to my name, SOE sends me constant emails to stop harassing women dancers with my eyes, I get banned for 2 weeks, then a month then my account gets cancelled... AHHH!!!
Okay that was a joke, a bad joke... but still... why do our heads face towards the left when we watch an entertainer that's in front of us... I just wanna know that... SOE please fix that...

This has been implemented to mimic the devs. They, too, try to look away looking away from entertainers. This fits into the same category as how your facial expression changes when you start watching or listening.

Sorry if I sound a bit bitter today. This targeting issue is one of just way too many minor inconveniences (for all professions) that have been here since beta, may likely never be fixed, and just make SWG feel rather unfinished.

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Hankey

Mon Oct 04, 2004 3:27 pm

#7

AtheneNoctua wrote:

This has been implemented to mimic the devs. They, too, try to look away looking away from entertainers.

LOL well spoken

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Warryyr

Mon Oct 04, 2004 3:33 pm

#8

My solution? Untarget. You don't really have to target them the whole time you're getting buffed or listening.

I agree, it is very weird.

I kind of like the idea that they coded it by default for musicians, turning their head to listen to the music. haha. But, I'm biased. It's definitely strange when you have a group of 10 people listening/watching and they're all looking their right, away from you.

Warryyr
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Warryyr

Mon Oct 04, 2004 3:40 pm

#9

AtheneNoctua wrote:

VooDooK wrote:

I was always wondering why our character's heads look towards the left when we target an entertainer that's right in front of us?

Not that it matters all that much, but still... it's rather anoying because then whoever is to your left thinks you are targetting them all the time and they start feeling harassed, so I get a harassment ticket sent to my name, SOE sends me constant emails to stop harassing women dancers with my eyes, I get banned for 2 weeks, then a month then my account gets cancelled... AHHH!!!

Okay that was a joke, a bad joke... but still... why do our heads face towards the left when we watch an entertainer that's in front of us... I just wanna know that... SOE please fix that...

This has been implemented to mimic the devs. They, too, try to look away looking away from entertainers. This fits into the same category as how your facial expression changes when you start watching or listening.

Sorry if I sound a bit bitter today. This targeting issue is one of just way too many minor inconveniences (for all professions) that have been here since beta, may likely never be fixed, and just make SWG feel rather unfinished.

5 stars, and 3 cheers!

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Warryyr
Musician Jedi|Explorer|Interior Decorator|Wookiee Superhero

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Schardour

Mon Oct 04, 2004 4:13 pm

#10

Yeah, my buddy Gramon always gets this angry little Rodian look (

)when he starts watching me dance poplock2 to buff him....but maybe that's just me

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bawler14

Mon Oct 04, 2004 6:11 pm

#11

The targetting system scares me... People have logged with me targeted. Their (LD) eyes follow you around the room. They are watching, yet they aren't there... it is like those paintings where the eyes follow you. It is spooky I tell you! No matter how far you run, the eyes follow you!

                        /  \/  \                           
                       /| 0 0 | \                          
+----------------.oooO--|  /  | --Oooo.-------------------+ 
| Doasa Arsim            \_-_/       Events Coordinator   | 
| Master Musician    .oooO   Oooo.   Master Entertainer   | 
| Fifth River Cantina(   )   (   )   Four Rivers, Correlia| 
+---------------------\ (-----) /-------------------------+ 
                       \_)   (_/

Dreamland

Mon Oct 04, 2004 6:30 pm

#12

Strangely Iobea my main dancer almost always gets the angry look on her face when she watches a performer. All my newer characters get a happy face.

Maybe she's just a real you know what.

Murjan

Mon Oct 04, 2004 8:52 pm

#13

Wookiees' have the same angry face problem too.

Of course I've just always figured it was because they were jealous of my fur...

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