Musician Archive

#1 Issue: Ceremonial. I feel we should be able to play this song. Copy it to the Master Musician box.

I'm fine not knowing how to use Mandoviol. I feel that should be a unique skill to those that much more dedicated to entertaining than just the awesome music system.

But as a Master Musician, I really should at least know the songs themselves

(as an aside, AFK macroers don't bother me. They'll not be keeping their achievements anyway. You need to really like other people and the entertainment business to dedicate at least the 100 skill points required to be a master of even one arm. Let them achieve it and find out they don't like it to make room for those that do.)

I can only think of three things, and which ever one has the most votes from others, i'll go with:

1. NEW SONG(S)

2. NEW SOUND(S)/INSTRUMENT(S)

3. I like that one idea of the cantina giving out a payout. My biggest tip ever( TY KARIACH) was 20k. And that wasn't even playing music for goodness sake!!!!!

I think the devs are watching me....sorry it is off subject but, I was once on, and i wanted to play music. I try to, but it only does the animation. I re-log, still no action. We go to our own cantina. I scream " FIX MY PROBLEM" or something. I play music AND IT WORKED! sorry......sorta....off subject....

There have been a number of specific issues, suggestions, and requests in various threads in this forum. The vast majority all fall under the general subject of there being no game mechanic reason for being an entertainer. I'll leave the bullet points on that argument to the other posts, but what concerns me is the big picture. The devs just really don't seem to have thought out how entertainers fit into the game. Just think about squad leaders now essentially being able to heal mind wounds, and you realize entertainers are an afterthought in the big picture vision of SWG (that is, when it is thought of at all).
Sure, I'd like to see a way to ensure that there's a point to being online instead of performing afk.
Sure, I'd like my mind buffs to be as useful as a doctor's buffs.
Sure, I'd like a way that the audience can tip the entire band without having to tip each performer individually.
But what I really want to see is a commitment from the game's high-level designers to make this a useful profession. Without that, small patches on details by the entertainer devs will be of limited value.

Keep 'em coming, folks. Thanks!

-NewJedi, a/k/a Ricky Starwalker, Master Musician, Master Entertainer, and Novice Carbineer (Chilastra) and Bad Slitherhornist (Test Center)

Specifically: give the Traz a new sound, or put a new song in for Novice Musician. It's the only point where you have to advance two levels to get a new sound.

Fix the sequencing on all songs---the 32nd missing beat that throws off all loops and flourishes

Add more songs and instruments for each rank.

Kirk2

So for 2 days I have been mulling over "What is the top issue I have for my toon". To be honest our class is pretty well thought out from a "wow this is cool" aspect of the game. Now...usefulness..that's another question. Sure..people can come into the the cantina/tavern and listen to us and get healed up....but there have been rumors about rangers or someone actually being able to heal mind out on tthe field. OMG, this would mean that on my hunts to Dathomir that I'm not needed to help with the healing. Again this puts me back in the taverns playing my music and not out exploring. PLEASE make me useful...make it so that my buffs can be either directed to people for an extended lenght of time or that I can somehow create "Mind Music packs" for people to carry.

Cantina payouts sound ok. Suggestions:

1) Each Cantina has an Agent ( ala Eve Online) and you can get better standings with different ones that offer gigs or even offer new songs that they "copywrite" and only able to play there.

2) more instruments and songs at the upper tiers, of course.

3) and in addition to Mind wound/BF healing,..how about giving the TEF's a visual timer that we can lower quicker. Meaning perhaps raising the current TEF time to balance it.
Becasue music and dance make you forget your troubles,.hee hee.

4) thinking ahead, have player cities require cantinas. And the better rating (based on usage) the better perk a Playercity may get. Like better neon signs or somthing like Times Square, heh.

ok , enough for now,.peace

A way to make the whole entertainement path more valued, but perhaps that is asking the impossible.

“In my experience,” said Glod. “What every true artist wants, really wants, is to be paid” (Terry Pratchett, Soul Music)

So some way to make money (missions that take ten minutes to get about 150 credits do not count, I know people who can make 20k+ in ten minutes, hell I know a weapon smith who can make a million in the time it would take me to make 1k)

"it's a hard *not* life for us..."
/sigh

Musicians should be able to buff mind faster and for a longer time, to the point where they can sell their buffing services.

Top issue: AFK macroing. This is ruining the reputation of all entertainers and belittles us in the eyes of the other professions. Some of us enjoy playing in a band and entertaining folks and it is very annoying when we are perceived as nothing more than second class citizens.

Other issues: Change the sounds of instruments that do not already have a unique sound! We have 9 instruments with 5 unique sounds, that doesn't add up. Please add more sounds for repeat sounding instruments.

Balance entertainer missions to be mroe in line with the otehr non-combat missions. Should be closer to delivery and resource missions. Multiple venue missions? Like tour dates and stuff!

More songs of course.

Ok, I am done for now.

not enough sounds, not enough music.

Multiples of the same instrument are rather erm sickly.

Bandfill and omni sound the same