Entertainer Archive
Thread: How do Entertainers make money?
Some will even bring gifts, which can be sold for profit so long as they aren't sentimental.
Schardour wrote:
If you're a male, don't expect to make much money from the entertainer professions(Maybe Musicians, but definitely not Dancers)
I do notice that women make more tips than I do. I also notice that I used to make a lot more tips than I do now. It's definitely becoming harder, but it's not impossible. However, spending 5 hours in a Cantina and making only about 10K in tips and maybe selling only 3 buffs because everyone else has already used a buffbot is becoming very frustrating.
My greatest source of income right now using my entertaining skills is when I'm performing with the Rift Runners. I usually make about 50K a gig, but it seems that lately the gigs are becoming fewer and farther in between. Part of that is because we all seem to have busy lives right now, so I can't blame the game mechanics or the population for that. But, I think that right now, the best chance to make money is to become part of a band. Even if you don't, you can make enough money to survive, but you can't expect to buy any luxuries. You'll be able to buy some new clothes every now and then, you might even save up enough for a house. But, entertaining is a poor profession, it always was. However, there was a time when you could conceivable make a lot more than you can now...that was when we were an economically viable buff selling profession. If buffing could be made an ATK only profession, we probably wouldn't become rich, per se, but at least we could make enough to afford some of the simple luxuries than every other profession gets.
It also, of course, depends on your server. Some servers are more entertainer supportive than others. While I may be able to sell 5 buffs in an hour on Kettemoor (or more sometimes), I can barely sell 1 on Tarquinas. But, I also think the demand for male dancers is underrated. There are a lot of female players that enjoy watching a male dance (and males too, for that matter.) 
Actually I have had more tips that that on other occasions. Generally I run missions though as I have combat skills if I am ever short of credits.
Beery wrote:
"I do notice that women make more tips than I do."
How would you know for sure? I play a female dancer and I get peanuts, andthere's no way I know how much the people around me are getting tipped. It's easy for me to think that because I'm getting hardly anything, that others around me are making more, but there's just no way to tell for sure unless you have access to the game log.
Well, for one thing you say you don't believe in talking to your customers. My experience tells me that people prefer entertainers that talk to entertainers that don't. *shrug*
But it's true, we're seriously not making as much as we used to. A little as 2 months ago I could easily make 15k - 25k and hour, and that's me not using the Speed Buff exploit. In fact, my buffs would take over 10 mins, and I stillhad ALOT of repeat customers.
Again, it's been said before, but the buffbots are teaching people the new way to treat all entertainers: as free buff dispensers. All we can do is convince people of the advantages that we have over the bots. It's good to see some people post that theyhave converted to using Live entertertainers, or some posts that people have stopped BEING Buffbots.
Fight the fight, and be entertaining!!
Beery wrote:
"I do notice that women make more tips than I do."
How would you know for sure? I play a female dancer and I get peanuts, andthere's no way I know how much the people around me are getting tipped. It's easy for me to think that because I'm getting hardly anything, that others around me are making more, but there's just no way to tell for sure unless you have access to the game log.
Well, for one thing, one of my characters (not listed in my sig) is female. I don't play her often, but when I do, I tend to get a lot more tips even though she is merely a novice. But, she's sexy and she wears a leotard. Different servers, so you can't always compare. But, it seems to me as if she gets tipped more relative to the time I spend playing her.
Also, I have conversations with women entertainers and I read posts by women entertainers. They seem to get more high end tips from rich male characters. It's just a general observation. I can't say I've ever gotten a high end tip from a rich female (or male) character, and it sure isn't because I don't "work it."
TuskKiller wrote:2. If you are an AFK entertainer dont even bother putting that "please tip your entertainer" crap in your macros as all it does is make everyone loose respect for the entertainer proffesion and quit tipping altogether. It also gets on the nerves of people not AFK.
This holds not only for afk entertainers, but for any entertainer. In fact, I find it more annoying when it's done by atk entertainers.
Aleyo wrote:
TuskKiller wrote:
2. If you are an AFK entertainer dont even bother putting that "please tip your entertainer" crap in your macros as all it does is make everyone loose respect for the entertainer proffesion and quit tipping altogether. It also gets on the nerves of people not AFK.
This holds not only for afk entertainers, but for any entertainer. In fact, I find it more annoying when it's done by atk entertainers.
Heh, so do I. It's almost as if I think that being ATK these days is so rare, that if you are, you must be a real entertainer, so you should know better than that. I want to go up to them, and shake them and say, "What are you thinking?! You're acting like one of THEM!" LOL
Message Edited by KraytDragonMan on 07-10-2004 06:40 PM