Dancer Archive
Thread: New abilities for entertainers??
I think theres room to grow in the socials that doesn't make us into strippers. I don't see it ever happening though, since we can't even get other stuff fixed.
kirah_ashlin wrote:Javier, my dear, your kisses never bother me as they aren't offensive since they are on the hand or cheek - and you are a friend. You are (almost) always a gentleman towards me!
SoontierFel, I don't usually macro. I manually flourish. Since I often dance with a group of dancers who are at least at pop2 we bandflo a lot so macroing just doesn't work. I also don't wear fleshwraps or body suits. But then the devs haven't exactly given us a lot of costume choices to choose from besides revealing outfits.
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Hey, I wear some of the bodysuits and I don't think that makes me all that risque. ;P
We aren't the ones who need to "loosen up" - you are the one who needs to give our profession and character some respect. /seduce ability indeed . . . . 
And as fas as theerotic dancer (or hooker for that matter) goes - are you saying it should be perfectly acceptable for someone to walk up to one and /kiss, /hug, /squeeze, etc. them to their heart's content? No, its not - it could get a person in a lot of trouble. So why is it okay to do such nonsense in SWG?
calm down for just one sec and read what I'm saying. Scroll up if you have to.. I never said it was acceptable one time for anyone to walk up and squeeze hug kiss whatever anyone not one time. In fact I've said quite a few times that I agree with you and also that there should be some kind of consent before you can do those type of things. I said thatat least threetimes if you would scroll up and read. I've never done that myself to an entertainer and I don't really see the point. What I am saying is I just got done mastering all of the entertainer classes entertainer,musician,dancer, and image designer, and it wasn't any fun to me. So what I'm trying to think about is how can you make these classes fit better with the rest. Right now when I walk into the cantina I go for one purpose and one purpose alone... that is to get my bf healed and get out. Let's think about this objectively for a second and get off the whole soontier fel saying it's ok for entertainers to be molested by 12 year olds. It's not ok for you to be molested by 12 year olds . What I am saying is, that when I walk into a cantina my head should jerk towards the master dancer, if that's degrading that's degrading, that's just how it is. I just think it would be cool for you guys to have options like that. Let's say you had some /emote call it /direct whatever you want to call it where it cost a big part of your mind maybe where you could click on a player and cause him target you. I'd also like to add Kirah I'm sorry you've been molested by 12 year olds
SoontierFel wrote:
just to put things in perspective...
1. I was not suggesting to give novice marksman better /emotes
2. I was suggesting to give the master dancers/musicians better emotes. I think that would limit a lot of problems you guys are having b/c I think a master of an entertainment profession would understand what you are talking about. Plus I don't think a /consent would be too bad of an idea
I have to ask again: Why would it require a Master Dancer to be exceptionally social?
If other people do not have these emotes, then you would be limiting their role-playing opportunities. You can play a social character without ever stepping foot on a stage. Han Solo was a pretty sociable guy. How do we know this? We watch him do it (the actual character; not the cardboard cut-out in the game *grin*). He doesn't need a special emote. But he's hardly an entertainer.
I'd go so far as to say that entertainers tend to be social. But not all socializers tend to be entertainers. The merchant can be social and probably ought to be. The medic can have a wonderful bedside manner. The chef knows how to flavor his food because he talks to his patrons. The marksman can kick back around the campfire and regale his audience with an exciting tale of how he assaulted Fort Tusken.
Would you deny social characters from having an especially emote just because he's not a Dancer? That seems unfair to all the role-players out there. Just because you role-play doesn't mean you choose to be an Entertainer. My secondary character is a staunch Imperial soldier. He would definitely not try his hand at dancing (he also wouldn't use the special kiss emote either, that's for sure). But I could make a friendly creature handler who enjoys flirting and giving special kisses. Why does being good on my feet be a prerequisite for good social skills?
And then there's the fact that some dancers aren't that sociable (and I mean RP reasons...not AFK) so this ability would be wasted on them.
Hama always has a crowd around her, and not just because she's the only non-afk entertainer in the cantina! It's because she's funny and charming and has a friendly personality. She enjoys dancing, and it shows. A /giggle from Hama is better than a lap dance from some half-naked afk-er!
Hamadarling wrote:
i have been a master dancer for what seems like forever now. it is in my heart and will always stay there. i think new emotes would be cool but i have found that with the right personality and a willingness to be friendly and talk...i have no trouble drawing every eye in the room and i dont even need nudity to do it i feel the devs have given me everything i need to be an amazing dancer and i use all i have come see me work sometime people
OMG i love you scragg
/target scragg
/throwarmsaroundneck
/lol
/gigglejustforscragg
Hamadarling wrote:
OMG i love you scragg
/target scragg
/throwarmsaroundneck
/lol
/gigglejustforscragg
/blush
/think Is this heaven?
Youjust made my whole day special, and I'm not even in the game!
Thank you, Hama, dear!
/kiss