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Why cant master musicians play the mandovial(SP?)

Its, in my opinion, one of the best sounding instruments ingame.. but someone that dont even master musician, a person that is sopose to be very skilled in the music, cant use it..

NewJedi, are they going to think about switching it or anything? Or have the made up their mind that its going to stay?

Opinion has always been pretty sharply divided in this forum on whether Master Musicians should automatically get the mando or Ceremonial or both or neither. You'll find long threads on it buried in this forum.

Those who disagree with you say the mando and Ceremonial should be in ME to give people incentive to master it, and they note that even Vladmir Ashkenazy can't play the fiddle. Those who agree with you point to the ID and Dancer classes, which get much less significant benefits from master Entertainer; most ME's seem to be Musicians.

I've summarized these and otherarguments on both sides for the devs, and I know they are aware that a substantial number of Musicians want the mando or Ceremonial. Thus far they have said nothing one way or other to me on the issue, but my guess is that they are not at all inclined to change it.

Oh no!

I wont be able to play my wonderful Mandoviol even when I get to Master Musician???

~Q~

Nowhere in the musician tree is a sign of the "play mandaviol" skill. You can craft it somewhere in the techniques line. Playing is for Master Entertainers only.

i think MM should be able to play the mandivol and ceremonial, but master entertainer gets different effects, they could get much higher xp, a type of boost that make it so when they play the mandivol they get good xp to give the the incentive and wanting to go ME before and once they get master musician they wont need to waste that much skill points. Ceremonial for ME could also give better xp, healing included

but i think a master musician should be able to play all instruments, regardless.