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Thread: Dancer angered in Kauri about AFK front door dancing

takaris7
Mon Apr 12, 2004 7:25 am
#1

I have been seeing a trend recently. I thought with the Holo-grinding winding down that things would calm down for dancers and entertainers in general but something has gone horribly wrong.


I use to see chatty music groups, good dancers flittering around the cantina but no more. All a see now is a group of AFK people standing around the front door of the cantina in mad piles grinding experience. What is going on? It frustrates me when i see a pile of people at the door (were talking about over 30) standing around, dancing and playing music all in a mob when the main floor of the cantina is empty.


What is going on? Is this just on the Kauri server? Is it just in the Corellian capitol city? Does it happen in Naboo?


Is there anyone out there on the kauri server still an honest dancer and not just doing it to grind through the holos?


If this has been talked about before please point me to the right threat, id like to see it. Some times people get angry at me when i ask why they are sitting at the door of the cantina. They get flustered when i tell them i will not group anyone who sits at the entrance. I just not the way it use to be.


Perhaps the Devs could limit the bonus in a building to a specific area...i dont know if that is possible.




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Groovymarlin
Mon Apr 12, 2004 7:53 am
#2

I think they started doing it in hopes to get the attention of the patrons. Healing xp is getting so hard to come by anymore. The thought seems to be if someone with battle fatigue comes in the front door and sees entertainers right there, they won't go any farther, and the doorway players will get the healing xp.


Of course it's actually had the opposite effect. People come in the front door, see the mob of mostly AFK spambots, and either a.) get torked off and leave all together, or b.) come into the main cantina and try to find someone who's actually at the keyboard.





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Breestan
Mon Apr 12, 2004 7:56 am
#3

Ahazi has it in both Theed and Coronet.


Originally I thought it may be due to the fact that it's a bit tidyer than standing in the middle of the main floor, but now it's just ridiculous. ::Sigh::


And in theed I had been there for months and one day go up to the second step and that funny little half dome niche.... next thing I know there's 6 people there, all AFK. Now if I head there, someone else stops playing and runs up there to 'get there first' I guess they thought it was a 'prime' spot. ...but usually no one sees you there. (I was using it because of that, I wanted to dance and chat with a friend but not be swamped, people tended to run by me and for thta week or so I was glad of it.)






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ArgentWulf
Mon Apr 12, 2004 9:07 am
#4

I think this practice has become common through out all the servers. AFKers are crowding closer and closer to the doors in hopes of the elusive healing xp. We can hope that they take it to the extreme and crowd themselves right out the door.



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takaris7
Mon Apr 12, 2004 2:04 pm
#5

I hope it ends because it tends to get frustrating. I am wonder if it the trend of sitting in the front door that is making it harder to get the healing exp? Anyone know? Is it the change of food that is causing dancers problems with healing?...that is causing the warriors to come in less?


Is hologrinding still going on? and these guys are still grinding their way up to holo..wonder?


Everyone is at the door looking for groups...everyone is mashing up front...cant see a thing..no talking....nothing...not like it use to be. Hate it.


When i first started it use to be fun with tons of people to talk to and everyone needing your services. Now im lonely.



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Metis_Onea
Mon Apr 12, 2004 2:20 pm
#6

I'm on Kauri and I've been a Dancer since I started out. Went from Novice Ent. to Master Dancer in Moenia before the holocraze.


The door-thing comes with the thought that people at the door will be the first one the wounded see. However, I know when I try to go inside (for who knows what reason!), I push my way through the people and their lag (!!!) until I get to the main room.


The hologrinding is still happening and will until the Jedi system is changed (next publish, I believe!). All we can do is wait to see how that changes things.


One of the problems I forsee is that the new entertainers will come into the profession and not know how to entertain! Bleh.



Well.. ifyou're ever looking for someone to dance around with, send me a tell. It'll be a nice change.





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Crile
Tue Apr 13, 2004 12:15 am
#7

Yeah, this seems to be a new trend. Just a few weeks back as I got Master Dancer and Musician only a few would hang out by the front door. Sometimes when busy in the Cantina the crowd up front might be 10 or 15 people but then there would still be 30-40 in the main room. But after spending a few weeks in player cities I roamed back to a few main cities and it was strange in that more people would be in the front room. You'd have 20 people in front and in the main room 5 or 10. Glad I Mastered before the wacky new trend
TiakaCW
Tue Apr 13, 2004 3:46 pm
#8

Indeed, I've noticed this trend more and more on Intrepid too. I'm glad to know that we're not the only server having this strange and annoying wave of AFK ppl lagging up our cantina entrances.



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kirah_ashlin
Wed Apr 14, 2004 4:56 am
#9

The rare times I do go in the main city cantinas anymore is through the back door - I can't stand the AFK lag at the entrance!
Kreistor
Wed Apr 14, 2004 6:35 am
#10

This has been happening on Lowca for months. It's quite painful walking into a cantina now just to get through that lag, and I have a pretty good computer. I can't even imagine what it's like with someone that has a not so good PC





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FuschiaD
Wed Apr 14, 2004 8:47 am
#11

I've always parked myself at the front of the cantina entrance. /shrug I didn't know it's become such a trend. I don't AFK anymore, since I'm a master now... btw, is there anyone else who thinks that AFKing at master level is just silly?




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Einhinder
Wed Apr 14, 2004 10:03 am
#12

its only started in the last month and a half really before that the atk dancer would dance out there to avoid all the afkes and catch the people as they come in but alas the afkers decided to do it to now anytime you go to the cantina in coronett you get super evil lag if you forget to use the back door. and for all those afkers who said the atk dancers can just dance elsewhere no no we cant as proven vby this you just follow us.





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Sparlank
Wed Apr 14, 2004 10:14 am
#13

I too have noticed this new trend...which, in a way is rather funny when the lower level dancers, do in fact DANCE themselves out the door. I have seen this! AFK dancers just dancing away outside the cantina in Kettemoor, Coronet. Serves them right! The other annoying thing that has increased is the CONSTANT invites I, as a Master Dancer recieve to Join the Group. I explain that No thank you, as i will be doing private group buffs, and am continually spammed with invites. It seems they want my healing XP that I am "gaining" while customers are waiting in line for their buff. Some refusals have been met with some angry remarks...has anyone else had this happen? Or is it just my galaxy is full of gripey holo grinders.



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