Doctor Archive
Thread: The problem with buffs..
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Admeral
Wed Feb 25, 2004 11:55 pm
#14
Its called reality. Doctors are rich, musicians are poor.SWG is simplyamirror of reality
Yakblat
Thu Feb 26, 2004 9:26 am
#15
finally some intelligent posts XD thank you!
travin-
though i agree and this is completely logical, i was again unclear in what i meant to say ^_^ and believe me i agree with you, you have valid points
i had said "about why entertainers buffs do not have the abilities to do what doc buffs did" and though obviously the numbers dont match up, my real concern was the fact that entertainers are further trivialized and made less significant by placing no sort of differentiation between one to the next...while as you stated, a doc can do a low buff or a high buff depending on skill, at master an entertainers buff is almost always gaurenteed, though few small differences can be made, it is nothing like the ability of change a doc can do from one buff to another. while this can be a good thing (its always gaurenteed, there is less room for error) i happened to find it slightly distracting.
you made a good point in the first post you had, that entertainer buffs may have been an afterthought in comparison to the ability doc's were given to buff. and perhaps this is why these problems are still being worked on or have not been noticed yet.
batman- as far as the flak docs get, im sure everyone gets this in their profession. and im sure docs havent had things easy being the 'flavor of the month' along with tka lately either. but similar problems have occured with ents as well. even the good ents hear criticism about holo-grinders and afkers/spammers, tip beggars/heal beggars and so on... in truth i dont find the two professions are facing insanely different problems.....this is then where my concern is sprouted. in addition to problems the profession may face, there are frequent complaints about how long a buff takes.
i do agree that to do a buff docs OBVIOUSLY spend more money, and maybe equal time or more depending on how well resource hunts go....but why are people paying 20cpu o_O that is ridiculous!! i wont even pay for things more than 5cpu and thats if im desperate there is no reason for resources..especially creature harvests to be so expensive....and this is a whole nother thread on its own so i'll drop it from here...
anyways thanks for the discussion, this is what forums are for ^_~
Travin64068
Thu Feb 26, 2004 10:44 am
#16
Maybe the problem is that Doctors have several variables that determine buffs. There's location med rating (med center = 100) most Doctors have 110 med droids for best results. Battle Fatigue can reduce the effects of all doctor meds. Wound Treatment skill, this can be raised with BE clothing and foods. Then there's the buff packs that can be experimented on with high quality and rare resources to max out power. Then there is the random factor.
Entertainer Buffs currently only have 1 factor involved (Entertainer Wound Treatment). Maybe other factors should be invovled in the mind buffs. Quality of the instrament used by the Musician (higher quality = higher buff). Flourishes performed for the buff could increase the duration. Pyrotechnics could increase power if done in the right sequence. Maybe have health and action woundseffect mind buffs. BE clothing to increase power and duration. Plus incorporate the random factor in these buffs as well.
- Travin
Traigus
Thu Feb 26, 2004 12:41 pm
#17
Actually, it was pointed otu to me yesterday, Entertaines only buff at Novice dancer and Novice entertainer and up.
Unlike us, Entertainer +wound treatment, is actually a separate skill + (and even box branch) from their + dancer buff and + musician buff skills.
They (to my knowledge) have no tapes or BE items to raise this new set of + ratings. + mindwound and + BF skilltapes have no effect for them buffing. There is a food though.
-T
Unlike us, Entertainer +wound treatment, is actually a separate skill + (and even box branch) from their + dancer buff and + musician buff skills.
They (to my knowledge) have no tapes or BE items to raise this new set of + ratings. + mindwound and + BF skilltapes have no effect for them buffing. There is a food though.
-T
Batman_TWB
Thu Feb 26, 2004 1:10 pm
#18
More along the point of him coming here and posting. People flamed ya cause as Docs we catch enough flak from people for being overpriced or our buffs suck. we want a refund blah blah blah....It just goes on and on. Of course entertainers will not flame or complain in general, cause they dont have to do anything but skill up to get their buffs. Now if Docs did not have to collect resources to buff people then there would be a case there. Though ya have a valid point, ya have to expect people to be on the defense when your post seems to be bashing us. Should Entertainers get better buffs, I think so. Maybe it would make more of a demand for mind buffs more appealing.
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