Dancer Archive
Thread: The 30-second buff and other questions
Yes, you can stop, rest, heal yourself most anything as long as your patron doesn't stop watching you or go out of range.
To do a super buff you need to spam flos and yes you do need a Dr's buffs.
As for a buff under 10 minutes without anything, maybe if you have great action and fantastic secondaries. Current thought is that a buff depends on x amount of flos I think its 120 or 150, again its theory.
The macro for that 30 sec buff is on the board under dancer/musician 30 sec buff or something like that. You need to be buffed for it. I always get buffed that way I don't need to even think about being healed until it wears off. Makes things alot simpler. I get quickness buffs, by the way. You don't lose action if you do and I never heal until it runs out.
Good luck!
DitahCotton wrote:
People forget that this is a RPG. A powerbuff is boring, doesn't promote RP, and I'm of the general opinion that most types of "power-gaming" is lame. What's the big hurry? you only get 5 minutes to play per day?I'll stick to dancing for 10 minutes to TALK and ENTERTAIN my customers, thank you very much! Doing such things can lead to great info or business leads for guildmates/reg players, or in general. If that's not game-enriching, what is?
/agree
I don't do these insta-buffs. Every dance macro I have written was not designed to go AFK but from the first noob dance they were designed to create a perfectly in sinc dance. While everyone was whining about "formal" and "lyrical" I actually thought those to be a wonderful "in game" experience. Writing the "choreography" for those was quite a challenge since the flourishes are all different lengths and the ending of some didn't match up well with the beginning of another. When I was finished I was as delighted as when I killed my first Rancor! I had a beautiful dance to show off... even though I was probably the only one who noticed.
Anyway.. with the exotic "buff" macro I have the same philosophy. I made a perfectly timed dance routine that looks great. It even has lighting effects because the "art" of is that important to me. If someone asks "can you do it fast?" I tell them they might want to find someone else. On the other hand I've actually got many special compliments for my work.
I really have no judgment on those who do these quick buffs. I've learned over many months you have toplay and enjoy the game in your own way and just ignore the activities of those you disagree with. Kind of like the real thing eh?
Yeah Dath does seem to be a power gamer sort of place. Happened by someone's shop the other day who is a real Dath power gamer, he had about 30+ Nightsister lances on display.
I know what you mean about the buffs, before I started fast buffing I'd get some requests but not all that many and the 10 minute time mean't people would often just do without rather than wait for me to get to them. Right now I simply see the current entertainer buff system as impractical for the game.