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Thread: new entertainer droid idea
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N0stalgia
Fri Nov 12, 2004 5:07 am
#1
let me start off by saying this, AFK entertainers drive me insane...... I was thinking, maybe droid engineers would be able to produce a moderate-cost droid that would allow dancers/musicians to store their performances into the droid and have the droid owner play them back at their leasure, now as we all know no one buys stuff from you unless you are a master, so I thought maybe your stored performances could also give us mind buffs? maybe at 80% of the original buff the master would be able to give you in person, and maybe it could heal wounds and BF at 80% give or take.... I think it would be a good idea, and it would help boost the entertainers and the DE economy
Jenden
Fri Nov 12, 2004 6:34 am
#2
As a DE, I think its a cool idea, but as a musician I would hate to see this go through. Currently any of the real entertainers (afk'ers and buffbots don't count) became entertainers because they enjoy the social aspect of the game. Allowing players to completely circumventthe needto hang out in the cantina would probably be the last straw for many of the few entertainers we have left. Enough of us are already tired of being treated like NPC's, being treated like vendors really isn't any better.
Nell2ThaIzzay
Fri Nov 12, 2004 12:38 pm
#3
Yea, I don't think it's a great idea either.
I mean, it is, and it isn't.
The reason why it isn't, is because as stated, it takes away the social aspect of the entertainer class. That's why I was a Musician for the long time I was before I decided to go Droid Engineer.
But also, it's going to be pretty difficult to sell the droid around. It's going to have to be bought by a Musician from the Droid Engineer for how ever much the DE would charge for it. Then the Musician has to program it and everything. Then they have to go and sell it to someone else, undeeded, and now the new owner will have to re-program everything to their needs. It's just gonna be too much of a hassle I think.
N0stalgia
Fri Nov 12, 2004 2:59 pm
#4
yeah I was thinkin too it is a bad idea, then the poor newbie entertainers would never get any xp........ I would however like to see some way to get mind buffs without hopelessly looking around for a master dancer/musician that isn't afk and has a macro running and is continously in a group
Jenden
Fri Nov 12, 2004 4:40 pm
#5
Most servers have an entertainer chat channel, I'd recommend checking on there as there's usually a at least couple master musicians/entertainers.
Jjiaah
Fri Nov 12, 2004 8:27 pm
#6
N0stalgia wrote:
let me start off by saying this, AFK entertainers drive me insane...... I was thinking, maybe droid engineers would be able to produce a moderate-cost droid that would allow dancers/musicians to store their performances into the droid and have the droid owner play them back at their leasure, now as we all know no one buys stuff from you unless you are a master, so I thought maybe your stored performances could also give us mind buffs? maybe at 80% of the original buff the master would be able to give you in person, and maybe it could heal wounds and BF at 80% give or take.... I think it would be a good idea, and it would help boost the entertainers and the DE economy
Personally, I think the idea has merit if heavily modified.
A recorded performance in the form of a DE craftedconsumable item, would be a welcome addition for just about every player in game. Additionally, it would have musicians be as dependant on us as we are on them.
If the recorded performances are used, it simply allows someone with no entertainer skill to heal BF and mind wounds when there is no entertainer around such as in a camp while out hunting, in a cantina, or in your own home. Seriously, this is StarWars... you can't tell me there isn't entertainment to be had that's relaxing that doesn't require a live person. Radio... TV... etc. Those would all likely exist. Because the effects are significantly diminished, and only the user gets the healing benifit, it does not in any way replace an entertainer. Additionally, with a usage exp bonus for the creator, it's benificial to the entertainer. This can result in fewer AFKers out there as the need to be logged in performing for experience is reduced. Buffs are not available via this method.
Here's a mini-proposal for something to this effect (the two types are the same except for the uses and duration):
Performance RecordingTrack(type 1)
5-10 uses per Track
5 minute duration per use
Recordable by Novice Musician and Novice Dancer, and better
Usable by anyone, and healing has same restrictions as normal performing (Cantina, House, Camp, etc)
Heals BF and Mind Wounds at a % of the creators normal rate (unmodified), in a "tier" style system similar to Pilot.
---35% at Novice and 60% at Master, based off the healing branch (increasing 5% per box).
Healing only works for the person that uses the Track
Track creator receives usage exp equal to 10% of normal.
*Users will hear music, but will not see a dancer. The music can be of any song, but will not record flurries.
*Flurries will be in the recording in the form of a generic set.
Performance RecordingTrack(type 2)
1 use per Track
Unlimited duration until stopped
Recordable by Novice Musician and Novice Dancer, and better
Usable by anyone, and healing has same restrictions as normal performing (Cantina, House, Camp, etc)
Heals BF and Mind Wounds at a % of the creators normal rate (unmodified), in a "tier" style system similar to Pilot.
---35% at Novice and 60% at Master, based off the healing branch (increasing 5% per box).
Healing only works for the person that uses the Track
Track creator receives usage exp equal to 10% of normal.
*Users will hear music, but will not see a dancer. The music can be of any song, but will not record flurries.
*Flurries will be in the recording in the form of a generic set.
* = The reason for not seeing dancers, is the aspect of programming. There are many variables that would need to be concidered, but if it's concidered to be just a small viewscreen then a projection isn't required. Also, the flurries being generic is to allow the creating entertainer to get more than just base usage exp, still provide healing better than base, but not clutter the database with the almost infinite varieties of flurry combinations that would arise. Both types could be implemented at the same time, or just one.
I think I'm gonna drop this in the Dancer and Musician forums along with the original idea to see what the take is on it.
Message Edited by Jjiaah on 11-12-2004 07:28 PM
Herbsman
Sat Nov 13, 2004 1:59 am
#7
I don't like the idea of droids giving buffs but I would really like to see droids showing a holo performance of a dancer or musician followed by some music. It could heal battle fateague at a significantly reduced rate, perhaps taking 2-3 times the time to heal than the entertainer who was recorded.
N0stalgia
Sat Nov 13, 2004 3:26 pm
#8
thats exactly what I wanted to see lol thanks Jjiaah, I'd love to be able to clone, heal my mind wounds at the clone center, and then heal my own wounds without having to take a trip back to somewhere just to watch zombies for a few minutes
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