Dancer Archive

Hi All,

Was hoping to get some feedback from some of those who had the opportunity to try out the dancer profession in beta about making money as a dancer. The manual states that entertainers are dependent on tips. Did you find other players to be pretty forthcoming with tips, or did they leech? Do you get a message stating who is watching/listening so you can hit them up? Also, are the NPC missions worthwhile in terms of reward vs effort? I haven't had a chance to set up my character because of the server problems, and I am really torn between going with a pure artisan, or entertainer. Would appreciate your input.

Prism. I'm working on a message for this forum about Dancing as a professions. I'll have it posted shortly. It addresses what you ask.

I won't have my main character as a dancer but I do plan on tipping.

Maybe you could ask for tips and then take requests

on some slow days as a dancer you can make only 10-25 credits even nothing..but if its a busy night with a bunch of battle fatigue peeps..then u can make much credits. Try to be in a large metropolitian catina or hotel. i remember Katyrn dancing at Moenia Naboo...she was dress in a very seductive and skimpy outfit that no one has seen before...didshe make a lot of credits from it? heckyah....i got tip for 5000 credits.

all i say if you ever been to a dance/strip club before...think how those girls or guys work it in the clubs...it pretty much works the same in Galaxies. Sad but true.

I always tip, depending on how much battle fatigue I have but sometimes if somebody is really playing the entertainer I'll just plop a nice wad of creds on them to see them smile.

Always tip!!! Entertainers don't wanna run fed-ex and cant do other mission types. They need to make a buck too.

You do not have to act like a stripper to get tips. You may get more or you may get less, depending on the crowd. I loved the skimpy outfits in beta and I loved smiling, winking, and talking to the customers. But you don't have to kiss them on the lips, give them lap dances, or run your hands through their hair to get tips. lol

I made 3k last night and did not wear skimpy clothes, did not do anything more than light flirting, and enjoyed myself immensely. In beta, it was not uncommon to make several k a night once you got to know the customers in your cantina.

If you want to lap dance and strip, fine...but realize that not all the cantinas will be conducive to this. Be respectful to those that feel uncomfortable and go to the hotel stage or second cantina (or emptiercantina) to give your show. Advertise your group and I bet you get a huge following, leaving us tamer folks to the cantinas. Remember, there are kids that play this game.

When player housesare up, open your own strip joint and play there.

Well now I can answer my own question. I made over 500 credits in a short time while having fun and getting to know people. I have on occasion tactfully mentioned tipping simply because the majority of us playing the game now were not in Beta, and don't know that's how entertainers make money. I never pressure anyone, but I do make a big deal out of it with the /say command when I receive a nice tip. Doing so is another way of advertising that it is appropriate behaviour.

Thanks all for your input. I had my doubts about becoming a dancer, but so far it has been a blast. Now all we need are some skilled tailors.

Well said Caelera! You should come join us on in Moenia, Naboo, Chilastra. All the old timers from Beta are there...'Seph, Abeg, Aribba, Srabe, Keana, Sha'Relia, Aienaa. It's a blast! =)

Oh that would be great! How exciting, see you soon! =)

I think the biggest problem right now is that few people have much money in the game. Right now everything they have is going to skill training and building their economic infrastructure. I've seen tips increasing over the weekend and it bodes well. Some people are beginning to start seeing significant income as their artisan skills are growing to a point where they actually have something to sell that others want to buy.

I netted several thousand on Sunday whereas in the days prior I was lucky to see a couple hundred.

I think it's going to start improving over this next couple of weeks. My sisters and I are already starting to speculate about where we're going to put out house when we can buy one. Soon we hope.

Don't be tempted to descend to the stripper/whore mentality. While it might make you a little more in the short run, it'll hurt you in the long run. It's very easy to throw away your reputation. It's a lot harder to get it back.

Unless you want to spend your SWG career providing cyber-sex for teenagers in their PAs and private homes, exercise a little discretion. Ruin your reputation in the game and about the only option you have is to take up another line of work or destroy yourself and create a new char.

Remember you've only got one.

Actually, check out Holo's post: http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=Development&message.id=9288

He says that people have made 164,677,948 credits, and have only tipped 117,189 credits!

Not only do slutty dancers not make more money, they make less money where we perform. By using more professional methods, which I'll explain next, I not only make great tips but I've made a lot of good friends also. They even let me come on missions and kill teams with them to keep em entertained in camp sometimes.

I use the same advice that I've seen posted a few other places, but basically this is what I suggest:

1. Have a macro for when people enter the room - and make sure you greet EVERYONE. The best way to get someone to /watch you is to greet them first, and as you know, if you are being watched, you will be getting the tip. In a macro, you can use %TT, which will fill-in the name of your current target.

2. Have a macro that you run periodically with instructions on how to /watch and /listen (suggest using the radial menu, you will have to use less words in your macro hehe) and also how to /tip and /tip bank. Do not run a macro that says "DON'T FORGET TO TIP THE ENTERTAINERS!!!" Trust me, they will tip you if you deserve it and if they can afford it. We aren't the only poor ones occasionally!

3. Unless you are doing a synchronized dance show (using the /b # command), go and dance by the tables. Generally, I will greet somebody and if they seem friendly or interested in chatting, I will go over and dance near them (note: not in their lap, but near the table at which they are sitting - conversation range). Continue to greet people as they walk in, but give your new customer your full attention aside from that. (Of course, /gc comes in handy at this point, you can talk to your group while pretending to give them your attention hehe)

4. Keep in mind there are many new players yet, so being as knowledgeable as you can about any game-related questions will earn you many friends. If you see someone new, it is probably a good time to run your instructional macro!

5. Finally, focus on one table of people at a time - tops. If you try and work an entire room, it makes it easier for someone to skip out without tipping. Essentially, getting tips is all about making your patrons feel special. If someone notices that you are working your butt off just for them, or just for a single table, then you are many times more likely to get tipped. Note: If you didn't know, targeting someone will make your head look at them as often as possible while you are dancing. It's great for flourish 3 of the basic 1/2 dances.

Well these are the things that I try to focus on and I rarely find myself complaining about tips. Remember, these players have seen your dance moves a hundred times already, they aren't going to tip a semi-afk dancer, or a dancer who is talking to their group in a public chat channel about skills and xp.

Hope this helps someone!

Greeting people by name and actually trying to converse is big. Also, if you remember someone, mention that. I got a big tip from a wookie that I remembered from the day before. It lets them know you're a person and not just a healingbot.