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Thread: New insp buffs .... 1st impression
I think your prob right, but can see the chef buff's being particulary popular.
It'll prob b the same as most new introductions by SoE ... initial probs (no indication of buff finishing, occassional mis-buffs) but they'll get 90% of it working eventually 
Now do we see the problem with "active mechanics?"
If an armoursmith wants a buff, he'd rather tip the spammy musician playing Star Wars 1, then the amusing, cheerful, and wonderful dancer next to him. Because if he doesn't tip the spammy musician spamming "2000credits formaster musician buff (Bank tips only, I am AFK currently)," he won't get what he needs.
Let's say he bank tips the Armoursmith, and is waiting for the buff. You carry on with the armoursmith, who feels pressured to respond, only for the dancer to get /addignored, because you are worthless to him anyway.
When players are going to the cantina to "buy a buff," it doesn't matter what you do behind the keys. If its not in the form of an /inspire, and a menu click, you are a waste of bandwith.
It's a catch-22. Or, well... it's a catch-22 unless they remove AFKing from the game.
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Message Edited by Chessack on 08-31-2005 12:40 PM
On my alt, she is a Master Tailor and Architect with Dancing 0042. With the current changes, I can't even buff myself. It is not showing a buff icon when I stop dancing, was this ment to be this way?
Do we all have to watch each other to get anything. I hope I don't have to travel around to all the Cantina's looking for people to get my own buff.
I feel sorry for the person that took on any Entertainer tree's to be the buff person in a full group or guild , while out fighting, that person won't get any buffs, enless they watch someone else.
My First Impression of the new buffs and system was that it is great! Aside from the self duffing Issue, and the fact that Dancers/Musicians can not buff everyone.. I think they came up with a very good system.
We finally have 100% control over who we buff, without haveing to just /stopdance (I never thought that was a very good option to begin with)
I think under this new system they could even introduce some Combat Buffs, and I would be Ok with thay, Given that they can not be afked.
Reading this line...
"At this point the inspiration buff is now ACTIVE. Crafter buffs can be used to craft and bonuses will be recieved"
I hopeing it mean that there will be no more passve buffs(after Pub 24) to overwright profession specific Buffs
There has been a thread on Chim forum about the waste of time in trying to find an active Ents for buffs. It started out as a bit of a flame, but generally settled down in to a reasonable discussion. The end result was me realising that people actually want these buffs. Although several posters intend to create their own Ent alts in order to have buffs on hand to resolve the issue of no ATK Ents around at unsocial times.
Yesterday I had more tips than I've had for a long time. People were saying that the buffs do make a difference to their crafting and were pleased to have something to counteract all those 12pter crafters. Some were people I had never met before, meaning that people were now making their way to the cantinas who hadn't bothered in the past.
Whether they had come for a performance, a chat or a buff, it didn't matter much, the fact that finally the cantinas were getting busier again did. Hopefully by getting to know me and my getting to know them, we can rebuild the community that has suffered so much through the CU, release of FOTM games and general lack of content once all quests have been done.
I can cope with the new buffs and am happy to do so. The single one and only thing I want back is self-buffing, the loss of this ability is hampering my play style and even ability to play at all when it comes to gaining xp unbuffed.