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Thread: AFK entertainers are killing me!
The elephant in the room is that the devs were quite happy with AFK'ing - but when the complaints against it got too much to ignore, they took action. Oh, they acted alright... they took us out of the game economy. We ALL became rather unnecessary.
The thinking is this: remove afk entertainers... and the combat players (majority of players) would be left without healing and buffs.At least from the devs stand point - they felt it would be true. So, they removed the mind wounds and buffing powers.... we certainly can't have the game ruined for the majority players JUST to make the enterainer forum complainers happy.
Now, we are left with nothing. Whlie afking was a problem... the solution is worse than the disease. So, PLEASE stop complaining about how OTHER players play the game - before we loose something else.
Suggestion... focus on YOUR skills and how to make YOUR game better.. not on nerfing someone else's gameplay.
ArthurP wrote:The elephant in the room is that the devs were quite happy with AFK'ing - but when the complaints against it got too much to ignore, they took action. Oh, they acted alright... they took us out of the game economy. We ALL became rather unnecessary.
The thinking is this: remove afk entertainers... and the combat players (majority of players) would be left without healing and buffs. At least from the devs stand point - they felt it would be true. So, they removed the mind wounds and buffing powers.... we certainly can't have the game ruined for the majority players JUST to make the enterainer forum complainers happy.
Now, we are left with nothing. Whlie afking was a problem... the solution is worse than the disease. So, PLEASE stop complaining about how OTHER players play the game - before we loose something else.
Suggestion... focus on YOUR skills and how to make YOUR game better.. not on nerfing someone else's gameplay.
What Healing??
These *BLEEPING* buffs are suppoed to be a perk!!!!!
YOU DON"T NEEEEEEED THEM!!!
THERE FOR WHY ARE THEY AFKABLE!?!?!?!?!
*Feels better now*
Sorry.. venting
So maybe we might find the perfect solution on day. Maybe the DEV's will even enact it. Who knows? Stanger has happened. I mean in a world where Sienfeld was the most popular show on TV, anything can happen.
(Sorry Seinfeld fans) 
xDiggerx wrote:
I am driven in DESPERATION to put a post here and in the muscian and dancer forums.
PLEASE, the inability to find a crafting inspiration buff is driving me from this game. I was an original beta tester and I have never left this game. I have 3 toons, 2 crafters and 1 combat. I love the crafting aspects of the game and I have always been driven to make the very best when I do make something. The "very best" now requires an Inspiration buff from an entertainer.
The main two buffs I need are chef inspirations and artisan inspirations. I can't get these from AFK entertainers as you well know. Am I glad that some folks leave their toons in game AFK for combat xp buffs, etc..... certainly yes. Do I consider this problem YOUR fault as the entertainer? Certainly not. This is not an attack, simply voicing my concern and yes, trying to help offer a solution. Do the DEVS ever listen? Well,I have no idea. But as a long term player with a family in RL, etc.. I have certain times I can play this game. And when I do play I have a tight schedule to keep in order to make food and artisan items to keep stocked on my vendor. I don't consider spending hours searching for non-afk entertainers as "play"......it sucks frankly. And sure, during the rush play times there are plenty of folks to find....but I can't always play then. So we need access all the time.
My solution? Recordings. Plain and simple. Entertainers, Muscians, Dancers, could all craft a simple recording device that records your performance. These would be recorded for specific profession buffs. So lets take a Chef Inspiration. You would craft the recording tool. You would then select the buff you wanted to record and target this to your tool recording. After it is recorded the device would be labeled "Chef Inspiration Buff" with perhaps a duration of 3 hrs 20 min (length of the buff if I listen to the recording). These recorded devices could then be listed on the bazaar for sale to crafters.
Key Points:
1) Enterainers would be able to craft a recording device.
2) A complete crafter buff, profession specific, could be recorded by you the entertainer onto the device. This recording onto the device would not be possible AFK and it would take you the same length of time as giving a live player the inspiration.
3) The recording device would be available for sale on the bazaar or on player vendors.
4) Each device would include the entertainers name, the length of the recording to listen too, and finally the type & length of the inspiration buff you attain by listening to this device.
5) Finally, the crafter must focus on the devicewhen they are getting the buff for the FULL time of the normal inspiration.
6) To be fair the device sold has a one time/or limited uses
This would maintain the integrity of the current system while removing the issue of finding an entertainer. Same time committment on the entertainers part, same time committment on the crafters part (in terms of listening/watching), and a simple and easy way for entertainers to earn money even if they play at unique game times where others are not "looking" for a inspiration buff.
I hope this post makes sense. I am glad that entertainers are now needed in such a high capacity. I am just disappointed that it's nearly impossible to find someone during the less busy server play times. Particularly on some of the lower populated servers (of which I think mine is one of them!).
Thanks for your time.
Dnt know if it was mentioned already but sounds like a neat diea maybe with a neat holoprojection complete with flourish's cause then ppl could add them to their cantina's and or merchant shops as deco 
well i like it ddnt bother to read all the post's too see what other ppl thought. just wanted to add one little thing is all
6) To be fair the device sold has a one time/or limited uses
just to keep things fair
Message Edited by tatum20 on 10-27-2005 03:25 PM
tatum20 wrote:well i like it ddnt bother to read all the post's too see what other ppl thought. just wanted to add one little thing is all
Well, to sum it up, what we think is that we don't want to be replaced by automatons, be they player created AFK bots or dev created holorecordings.
We want to MATTER again. We used to be a necessity, now we providean a extra boost to some... take it or leave it. Bring back mind wounds, please.
Yes, it is a neat idea, but in no way enables us in our battle vs AFK. The problem is you would still have someone AFKing the profession, then on top of that, they would have a crafting factory making them even MORE money. Yes, it would enable the rest of us to have another source of income (which is what I think the post was originally for), but actually would further inhibit any hope that AFK playstyles would go by the wayside.
tatum20 wrote:
Dnt know if it was mentioned already but sounds like a neat diea maybe with a neat holoprojection complete with flourish's cause then ppl could add them to their cantina's and or merchant shops as deco
6) To be fair the device sold has a one time/or limited uses
just to keep things fair
Message Edited by tatum20 on 10-27-2005 03:25 PM
Banister wrote:
Judging by the lack of "entertainers" whenever I wanted to use their services, I guess the "interaction" isn't such a priority. Tsk, tsk, tsk, not nice to blow smoke .....