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Because of all the unknowns about how long the buff takes to implement, the amount of flourishes, ect.

Wouldnt it be cool if while we were targeting someone there is a little gauge that appeared by there name and as the buff was applied the bar on the gauge would fill up,Then we would know exactly when the the buff is ready.!

This is what I had in Mind..... a bar like when you get incapacitated but in reverse instead of going to 0 it would go to full when the buff was ready. Sounds simple enough to implement..What does everyone think of this Idea?

I was thinking the exact same thing last night... and I think someone else mentioned an idea like that too in a previous thread somewhere. We could either have a little meter above each person we're buffing, or simplya seperate window, with names and timers of all the people we're currently buffing. That way, we can know who is getting the service (easy to keep track of) and therefore, let each person know when they are ready to head out.

Or at least a system message when it's done.

exactly what i do too Serendipity. It makes sense to have a short 2 min macro so you can chat, run and grab a drink, etc. If i am going to be gone longer than 2 minutes, i **edit** my happy hiney down, or log out.

Err... Lyrical 2 is a master level dance. At least that's what it says on my skill tree in game

I tend to do the same thing, perform lyrical 2 since I've got a macro written for it that starts one flourish when the previous one completes animating.

I posted this in a different thread but thought I should repeat it here...since this is about timing.

As a Master Dancer on Corbantis I buffed a group of 10 today in 18 mins. I was passivily buffing 9 of the members when the 10th joined about half way through so I activly buffed him. This worked out really nicely so that everyone (grumbles under her breath...except myself) got double their mind. My husband, a Master Doctor, loves having 2000 mind. Tonight I am going to go overt and try the same thing with my guild members and see if the 125% will work or not.

To do this I have set up a macro for lyrical 2 (even though it is nota master level dance---exotic 4 gets boring with only 2 real flourishes and I hate doing flourishes that do not belong to the dance I am doing) and timed it. My macro lasts 2 full minutes so for a group I just run it10 times (yesI know it is one time more than necessary but I like to be certain everyone gets the benefit)and Voila! /stopwatch for the benefits. For an individual I do /setperform and do the macro 5 times just to be certain then tell them they are ready to go.

Not the best solution for timing but it works for now.

Serendipity - Corbantis Master Dancer/Novice Fencer

The grace and beauty of a woman are her deadliest weapons

Oh and just to clarify...I do NOT afk macro I am always there talking and flirting when my macro is running. I do not berate those that do afk macro afterall if that is what they want to do then fine by me. I just prefer actively playing my character the macro is just so I can converse and flirt like a normal person while performing.

Serendipity - Corbantis Master Dancer/Novice Fencer

The grace and beauty of a woman are her deadliest weapons

If a meter is implemented, which I think would be GREAT, I'd like it to be visible to both dancer and patron.That way the patron could also decide when to stop watching, and not force me to be responsible for keeping them informed of the progress of the buff.

My apologizies...Lyrical 2 is a Master Dance. I could not remember it has been so long since I made Master Dance (July). Instead of logging in and verifying when it was granted I went to http://swgcb.yogn.net/swg-cb.php?prof_id=4and it is wrong on this site. it shows getting lyrical 2 at Dance Knowledge 3.

Yes, the meter idea is a great one. Someone else brought it up before on another thread and I'll say the same thing I said there basically.

Love the idea, might happen eventually, not anytime soon.

Basically a change/ addition like this is something thats going to be down the line a good ways once other more important issues for us and several other classes or sorted out and our dev has time to enhance features instead of adding/fixing them. So no promisses on this happening and if it does its going to be a while. It is a great idea tho.

What I did was make myself a macro to count for me (active buff about 10 min timer)

/say Starting timer now. I will let you know when to /stopwatch to receive your buff.;
/pause 300;
/say 5 minute marker. 5 minutes remaining.;
/pause 240;
/say 1 minute remaining.;
/pause 60;
/say Thank you! Your buff is now complete. Please /stopwatch to apply your buff. You are set for the next two hours. Good luck!;

i'd really like a UI box that showedeveryone thatwas watching you.... with a meter of their buff strength next to their name.

From what i understood, the buff takes effect right away, it the amount of flourishes and the dance that determine how long it lasts. But yes, a timer or a something to that effect would be helpful in determining when the buff is going to last the full time.

Ekido Yebetrok-Master Dancer-Scylla