Entertainer Archive

The generosity of strangers for the most part.

Buff-selling is a good mechanic, and I hope we get better means to "watch the buff get into action", but not holding out for it.

Musicians can also craft instruments and sell them to make somewhat of a living, although probably not as good of one as in the past . Back in the later months of last year, I used to do pretty well selling instruments on the bazaar, with the Ommni Box and Nalargon priced the highest at 1250 credits and 2350 credits respectively. I remember reaching 100,000, 200,000, 500,00 credits in my bank with increasing sales from instruments lol .

Then when the Holocrons came, and more and more people started becoming Entertainers and Musicians and selling instruments, the prices eventaully went down.

These days, I still sell musical instruments on the bazaar in Theed and Coronet and have to restock daily, often times more than once, but at much lower prices. I'm not complaining though, since I now have more than enough money, and just enjoy making sure all of the new Entertainers and Musicians have instruments to play!

In the profession bases Buffs are the main income for most. How social you are and how attractive your avatar is to the audience will offer you higher tips as well. But you can't rely on people just tipping you to be there. Many know the fact that it doesn't take supplies for you to entertain at it's base. If you are only offering to heal their BF and Wounds they may not see a need to tip. Buffing on the other hand for a dancer is demanding and unless your stats are all dedicated to action and it's secondaries you will need a quickness buff. What does this mean? I spend anywhere from 2,000 or more to get buffed so I can stand in the Cantina and hope someone wants a dance buff from me and not a Automated player. I have no ill will for players with automated buff systems though. They're filling a need and when I need mind buffs for Rifleman I'm happy they're there.

Tips have always been my main source of income, and i've never had trouble keeping up my shopping habits Dancing from day one in the same cantina, making friends with the regulars and occasionally going elsewhere or to my own or various friends player-city cantinas. Get to know the people, socialize and have fun. Chances are they'll come back and visit you again.

~ 'Yven ~

As expected, there are virtually no tips available to entertainers in the grind capitals, after all the populance in such places is almost entirely made up of grinding entertainers and medics. But if you tour the galaxy, and throw in a tiny bit of RP, you'll meet surprisingly many people who still value live entertainment, and are not afraid of showing this At least this is how I experienced things on Starsider.

Buffing provides additional credits but makes it harder to actually entertain (at least for me), and the buff-bots made it much harder to find a good location to sell buffs.

Of course, compared to other professions, entertainers make virtually no money, but at least it should suffice for a house, speeder, off-planet transportation and a minor shopping addiction without having to beg on the streets. And hawtpants.