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It seems alot of folks wish for Entertainers to have more content in expansions and we all know there will be many more expansions to come . I know there have been posts like these in the past but trust me Devs very rarley read the message boards we have a Correspondent Esharra now ,lets use her since she is our voice to the devs . Post your ideas for future entertainer expansion content other than new songs dances etc.

Message Edited by Eeda on 09-19-2005 01:21 PM

What more is there? with our current role id say not alot.

You could add quests similar to the theatrical one ad nauseum but people would get bored. You could give new dances/songs/clothes/holoemotes as rewards but the quest is what matters. The best option would be a general events expansion with new event props to jazz up performances this could include

- Non droid effects generators, for smoke, and other visual effects, 1 effect per generator only so drids are still more useful.
- Dancefloor, everyone within the dancefloor can use specific dances with no ent skills.
- Droid waiters, the little R2's with drinks trays you setup a path and they trundle round and dispense the same menu as cantina bartenders.
- Holoprojectors, similar to large style holoemotes from an emitter that loop.
- Stage lighting, floor mounted lights that point at the performers

Combine that sort of idea with new clothing range which helps tailors but combat players will also want, new holoemotes/extra hairstyles/tatooes etc for image designers.

Its more of a player content expansion basically.

If we're talking content then I want something that I use the tools of my trade to accomplish. Giving me more tools but nothing to use them on isn't really helping me any. So for me it's things like the following:

1) Quests outside the cantina. I can't think of a single quest on Kashyyyk that doesn't involve killing something. Add in some performance quests (not ones where audience feedback is a random roll please...) that give real rewards. Not an ugly skirt but something that a combat player would see and go "oooh I'll give youone million credits for that."

2) Spy or "charmer" role in a dungeon, including space quest areas. Let entertainers provide a service for a dungeon group. Either our abilities grant them access to a particular area they can't normally getto or our abilities could bypass a difficult section. Similar to the crafter role in the DWB. I realise with the 8-person group limit this became a lot more difficult to balance but I'm going to keep trying to push for it.

3) FS quests in the Village phases for entertainers. With novice medic I can go to phase 4, heal 100 times and get a bacta tank (which although not functional is one of my most prized decorations). I then open up a branch that grants+5 bonuses to dance and musical enhancement. Anyone else scratching their heads over this one? I like the enhanced senses tree but let me use my actual chosen, elite profession to open it.

That's a start. I could probably come up with a list of 100 other content additions but hopefully this gives a bit of insight into what I consider to be actual content. I also have plenty of suggestions for additions that aren't actual content but would improve the game experience for entertainers. Do you want those as well?