Image Designer Archive
Thread: Oh,boy, is this difficult!
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Rob_Banzai
Thu Oct 14, 2004 11:31 am
#1
I started a character on Intrepid to be a dancer/medic so I could have a nice dual-support career. I decided to go into the Salon in Bestine and see what ID was like. What a great interface!
I sat in the tent and changed my hairstyle over and over to see what it would be like to advance in ID and boy is it hard.
I finally got my first box and was completely worn out.
I'd like to follow ID but how does anyone ever advance, particularly with that horrible timer? I'm not looking to macro my way to greatness, I don't use any macros on any of my characters but 50 xp a minute is a long way just to get to the next box of ID. How will I ever make it to Novice ID at this rate?
Kind of confused how anyone can stick with this line since it is so painfully slow to advance and get the more interesting skills.
thanks
I sat in the tent and changed my hairstyle over and over to see what it would be like to advance in ID and boy is it hard.
I finally got my first box and was completely worn out.
I'd like to follow ID but how does anyone ever advance, particularly with that horrible timer? I'm not looking to macro my way to greatness, I don't use any macros on any of my characters but 50 xp a minute is a long way just to get to the next box of ID. How will I ever make it to Novice ID at this rate?
Kind of confused how anyone can stick with this line since it is so painfully slow to advance and get the more interesting skills.
thanks
NJ62
Thu Oct 14, 2004 11:35 am
#2
Let me give you the advice I give everyone - ID is a wonderful profession, but the timers as they are suck. There is hope. See this stickie. So my advice, based on that stickie, is to wait a bit. Maybe you end up waiting a month, but the alternative is grinding painfully during that month and still not finishing.
Electro
Thu Oct 14, 2004 5:38 pm
#3
Um, yes it does
Crazyaaronman wrote:
It doesn't have to be painful, have fun with it!
Mist_of_the_Starburst
Thu Oct 14, 2004 6:26 pm
#4
Maybe post on your server boards looking for another person striving to be an image designer. then you two can take turns working on eachother.
Crazyaaronman
Fri Oct 15, 2004 12:59 am
#5
You can get 100xp if you ID someone else. Find a dancer/musician friend also interested in ID and take turns. You can continue to entertain while you're being ID then stop briefly when it's your turn, start ID process then continue dancing/playing music after the 15 second timer. Helps time go by quicker, kind of a pain to have to stop dancing but you're basically getting two kinds of XP. Once you reach ID2(i think) you get option to change eye color, worth 300xp on another person, 150xp on self. It doesn't have to be painful, have fun with it!
Plagvreugd
Fri Oct 15, 2004 1:14 am
#6
You can also craft (medical thingies or whatever) while image designing.
Thewt
Vorpaks
Fri Oct 15, 2004 4:49 am
#7
You can also dance while doing an ID session - you just have to stop dancing, start the ID session, and start dancing again. I press alt so the interface disappers and I can chat with people in hte cantina. Since I have a short term memory this works okay-ish for me. I usually get so busy talking with people I forget I have the session going in the background.
After you get novice it become more enjoyable. People are more willing to try out the non-master stuff if you are already giving them something they want (a stat migration).
After you get novice it become more enjoyable. People are more willing to try out the non-master stuff if you are already giving them something they want (a stat migration).
Plagvreugd
Fri Oct 15, 2004 6:12 am
#8
Are you suggesting IDing in the cantina, Paks, because that's slower than in the Salon.
Thewt
Rob_Banzai
Fri Oct 15, 2004 6:13 am
#9
Thanks for all the info. I think I'm going to wait and see if the timers go down before I dig in.
I'm just going to focus on the dance/medic side for now.
I'm just going to focus on the dance/medic side for now.
Plagvreugd
Fri Oct 15, 2004 6:59 am
#10
I'm not quite sure you can master dancing, medic and image design, you might want to check that. (I'm too lazy to do it)
Thewt
Darkesong
Fri Oct 15, 2004 10:11 am
#11
Plagvreugd wrote:
I'm not quite sure you can master dancing, medic and image design, you might want to check that. (I'm too lazy to do it)
Thewt
Nope you're right you can't 
You would be short 10 skill points.
You would be short 10 skill points.
Vorpaks
Fri Oct 15, 2004 1:24 pm
#12
Yes, I know - but the timer doesn't really bother me when I'm doing something else that's interesting. I usually don't remember I have the ID session going until affter its long done anyway!
Plagvreugd wrote:
Are you suggesting IDing in the cantina, Paks, because that's slower than in the Salon.
Thewt
I've done it both ways (no comment)and IDing while dancing in the cantina takes longer, but grinding ID in the tent feels longer. Plus coreographing costume change with haircolor/style change is fun.
TechnoCan
Sat Oct 16, 2004 4:50 am
#13
Yep,its really a shame, but well you cannot master Musician,DancerAND ID either, which is a shame, too... *shrug*
Darkesong wrote:
Plagvreugd wrote:
I'm not quite sure you can master dancing, medic and image design, you might want to check that. (I'm too lazy to do it)
Thewt
Nope you're right you can't
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