Musician Archive
Thread: For the love of God, what is the status of the Entertainer Quest?
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NewJedi
Thu Sep 30, 2004 11:33 am
#14
Warryyr, I confess I'm pretty confused about what publish number is to contain the Musician and Dancer quests. Originally it was 10.2. Then a publish named either 10.02 or 10.2 went Live, without the quests. Then this latest minipublish had another number. So who knows.
It appearsthat the glitches in the new dance are holding things up. I've been talking to Panthu about what she thinks about severing her quests from ours, and we've both raised it with the devs, but we're still waiting for an answer.
As for our place in the SWG universe: I see both cause for pessimism and optimism.The pessmistic argumentsinclude these two:(1) this is a business, and businesses respond to the great mass of their customers. SOE isn't in this for fun; it's in this to make a profit for its employees and shareholders. If the great majority of players want to be pilots and Jedi and BHs, then that's where the dollars are, and that's who should get the majority of resources. (2) It's harder to create nontraditional entertainer-friendly content than traditional combat-oriented combat, which is well-ploughed ground thanks to countless MMORPGs like EQ, AC, DAoC, etc. In particular, it's hard for computer AI to assess how "well" one plays an entertainer, which involves art, which is subjective.
The optimistic arguments include these: (1) Even if one looks through the cold eye of abusiness lens, Musicians, Dancers, Entertainers and IDs still constitute a significant percentage of the playerbase, and SOE needs their dollars as much as anyone else's. It would not be rational business policy to write off this constituency, since it numbers tens of thousands of people, and thus amounts to hundreds of thousands of dollars of revenue a month. That's not chump change. (2) The devs have already sunk money into several more new songs in various stages of development. It would not be rational to seek no return on this investment. (3) Entertainers give SWG a competitive advantage vis-a-vis EQ2, WoW, and other new MMORPGs, which don't have this feature.
NewJedi
Thu Sep 30, 2004 11:52 am
#15
Hehe, I've mentioned that before. I think. There are more songs in the works, and have been for some time. No idea on an ETA. In my fantasies, I think "Hutt Casino, within six months."
DarkY0da
Fri Oct 01, 2004 12:29 am
#16
/devhaton
Umm Sorry about that what I meant to say was
The entertainer is an exciting new type of profession in MMO gaming.It is a social based profession where players interact with other players.
/devhatoff
Well I've done my good deed for the day...
Message Edited by DarkY0da on 09-30-2004 12:35 PM
Message Edited by DarkY0da on 09-30-2004 12:52 PM
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