Dancer Archive
Thread: *gag* and a question...
This does not make your Performance look any more cool or lifely or exciting. Its simply annyoing if 4 afkers are doing that and lagging the hell out of the place.
sarahwojo wrote:Official answer:
As expected, I didn't see anything in the tutorial about spamming for tips (for cute outfits or otherwise). I suggest kicking that girl's feet out from under her next time you run past.
Excellent!! That's exactly what I was hoping. I was going to be crushed if the quest said something about begging for tips.
Gothywench wrote:
Excellent!! That's exactly what I was hoping. I was going to be crushed if the quest said something about begging for tips.
Gothywench wrote:
So, I'm standing outside Theed Starport, just playing my mando for kicks...when I hear "Tips help buy me new cute clothes". I, of course, did a /gag at her.
She's a noob and says that the tutorial told her to beg for credits. I gave her some advice and hopefully she'll take it. Of course, the way so many n00bs have been lately, I doubt it.
Bah. I hate being so cynical.
How do you handle these types of things? Are you just so tire of it you ignore them? Or do you still, after 2 years for some of you, continue to guide and help the new people?
omg did the tutorial really tell her to beg for credits? Time to make a noob somewhere and investigate! Gather up the gang we have a mystery on our hands!
SkySCREAMER wrote:
omg did the tutorial really tell her to beg for credits? Time to make a noob somewhere and investigate! Gather up the gang we have a mystery on our hands!
Ha!
I know it doesn't say that, I took screenies... but it also says nothing about talking to patrons or grouping and it says a few other things that are just not quite right.
Allura says "I know a lot of things. You hear quite a bit in cantinas, and this one specifically. I know a little about everything, and everything about entertaining. That is what you need to learn."
"Good. First thing that you need to know is to listen to yourself. Your inner music and inner rhythm will make your art come to life. But no matter how much talent you have, you must practice. Try it now! Sing! Dance!
Whatever your heart desires."
"Very good. I want you to perform for 2 minutes. That will give you and hour of inspiration and a good feel for what it is like."
"Yes! Entertainers inspire people to do better. For awhile after watching a musician or dancer, or performing yourself, you will learn faster, craft better, and gain faction more efficiently."
Entertainers may perform anywhere and gain experience for performing; however, only in cantinas, guildhalls, or camps will the entertaining be effective to other players. Entertainers heal battle fatigue and inspire their audience to greatness. To perform, press the button that says 'Start Dancing' or 'Start Music' and choose the type of dance or music. Gain experience by performing flourishes.
To move a flourish to the Activities Bar, open the Command Browser by pressing B on the keyboard. Left-click on the 'Other' tab and scroll down until you see the buttons marked 'Flourish 1 (Dance & Music)'. Left-click and drag any of the flourishes to the Activities Bar. Now, while you are performing, press the Flourish button to perform a flourish and gain experience.
*dances for 1 min and 50 secs*
*hears terrifying siren*
If you tell her you are finished she says, "Great! Exhilarating, isn't it? I love the feeling of people watching me and enjoying my work. I hope you feel the same."
How many things do we see off here? /eyebrow Allura
Where we can perform is definately off.
Panthu wrote:
SkySCREAMER wrote:
omg did the tutorial really tell her to beg for credits? Time to make a noob somewhere and investigate! Gather up the gang we have a mystery on our hands!
Ha!
I know it doesn't say that, I took screenies... but it also says nothing about talking to patrons or grouping and it says a few other things that are just not quite right.
Allura says "I know a lot of things. You hear quite a bit in cantinas, and this one specifically. I know a little about everything, and everything about entertaining. That is what you need to learn."
"Good. First thing that you need to know is to listen to yourself. Your inner music and inner rhythm will make your art come to life. But no matter how much talent you have, you must practice. Try it now! Sing! Dance!
Whatever your heart desires."
"Very good. I want you to perform for 2 minutes. That will give you and hour of inspiration and a good feel for what it is like."
"Yes! Entertainers inspire people to do better. For awhile after watching a musician or dancer, or performing yourself, you will learn faster, craft better, and gain faction more efficiently."
Entertainers may perform anywhere and gain experience for performing; however, only in cantinas, guildhalls, or camps will the entertaining be effective to other players. Entertainers heal battle fatigue and inspire their audience to greatness. To perform, press the button that says 'Start Dancing' or 'Start Music' and choose the type of dance or music. Gain experience by performing flourishes.
To move a flourish to the Activities Bar, open the Command Browser by pressing B on the keyboard. Left-click on the 'Other' tab and scroll down until you see the buttons marked 'Flourish 1 (Dance & Music)'. Left-click and drag any of the flourishes to the Activities Bar. Now, while you are performing, press the Flourish button to perform a flourish and gain experience.
*dances for 1 min and 50 secs*
*hears terrifying siren*
If you tell her you are finished she says, "Great! Exhilarating, isn't it? I love the feeling of people watching me and enjoying my work. I hope you feel the same."
How many things do we see off here? /eyebrow Allura
/whisper Allura is a dirty liar.
And I don't particularly care if people get mad at me for making fun of them either. Don't give me a reason to make fun of you and I won't. /shrug
Panthu wrote:
Allura says "I know a lot of things. You hear quite a bit in cantinas, and this one specifically. I know a little about everything, and everything about entertaining. That is what you need to learn."
I like that line a lot, I think the rest hints at spamming and botting though. *shrug* The Jedi talks about how useful entertaining is too, nothing about real performances or meeting people. The NPC telling you she enjoys being watched and to "sing" along with the focus on usefulness instead of social play in a cantina where you are almost sure to have other players already there spamming their little AFK hearts out just screams "please bot this profession or use it only while you are leveling for extra XP gain" to me.
We have great guides in here that talk about grouped performances, ent guilds, talking to patrons, gathering information, how to make money, how to enhance a performance with costumes, props, songs, and bandflourishes. I think some of that should be mentioned so people will understand that the focus of the prof isn't spamming for tips or being a useful bot. It just misses the mark for sending the right message for the goal of this prof group.
Panthu wrote:
*hears terrifying siren*
Exhilarating, isn't it?
/eyebrow Allura
Gods..if we didn't have So Manycritical issues!
Exactly. A much better message could be sent.
Panthu wrote:
We have great guides in here that talk about grouped performances, ent guilds, talking to patrons, gathering information, how to make money, how to enhance a performance with costumes, props, songs, and bandflourishes. I think some of that should be mentioned so people will understand that the focus of the prof isn't spamming for tips or being a useful bot. It just misses the mark for sending the right message for the goal of this prof group.
All you can really do to make a positive difference is post guides here on the forum, get them easily readable (our current FAQ for instance is not very good for the at a glance new player) and then make sure you start spending some time in Mos Eisley being a real entertainer and be accessible for question answering and for general tips on what really works well.