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Thread: Musician Quest focus testing on TC
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Banthabutcher
Fri Sep 17, 2004 1:51 pm
#1
The improved version of the Entertainer Quest is currently on Test Center. We would like to invite the entertainer community to try it out and post their comments, concerns, and questions here.
Some new features of the improved version of the quest include:
- Test Center failure override timer - Normally you have to wait 24 hours between performance failures. In order to facilitate testing, Test Center has an override for this timer that will allow you to try the performance again more quickly
- Quest redux - Since the rewards of the quest are different if you complete it as a dancer or musician, if you complete the quest as one profession, you can go back and try it again as the other. For example, if I complete the quest the first time as a musician, I can go through it again as a dancer and get both rewards.
- Reduced difficulty for 2nd and 3rd performances - These performances should still be challenging, but not impossible.
- New song and dance rewards - If you complete the quest as a dancer you will be able to learn a new dance; if you complete it as a musician, you will be able to learn a new song!
- Other minor fixes and contextual changes
We would love to hear any feedback that you may have on any part of the quest, including, but not limited to:
- Difficulty or ease of the performances
- New song and dance rewards
- Bugs (gating advancement, etc).
Thanks very much for all your help and comments!
Looks like they've made some things better.
Also looks like we'll be getting this Live on Tuesday. 
You_Myst
Fri Sep 17, 2004 3:18 pm
#2
just got done with testing the revamped quest, yes it is much easier to complete.
also be warned novice musician is required to learn the new song, as well as 400k music exp. if you spent your stocked music exp in the village, get grinding now
novice musician is required to learn the new song, as well as 400k music exp. if you spent your stocked music exp in the village, get grinding now no clue on how to get the Xantha as of yet
AidenCorvas
Fri Sep 17, 2004 3:20 pm
#3
So where do these quests start!! ME WANNA HEAR NEW MUSIC!!! LoL
Tralmek
Fri Sep 17, 2004 3:22 pm
#4
Thanks for reporting out here. Where is the 400k of music xp spent at? I've never heard of anything draining xplike thatexcept the village.
Where is the 400k of music xp spent at? I've never heard of anything draining xplike thatexcept the village.
LeBob
Fri Sep 17, 2004 3:38 pm
#5
The original quest wastoo short and easy....... and now they're making it easier?
lame
NewJedi
Fri Sep 17, 2004 4:18 pm
#6
Bantha, you beat me to it. Thanks for posting the details. FWIW, the SOE QA people have been busy on TC testing this for the past couple of days, so now would be an excellent time to test it with them. I'll be jumping back on shortly myself.
The quests start at any NPC theater in an NPC city.
LeBob
Fri Sep 17, 2004 4:20 pm
#7
I don't understand all the testing..............
The quest worked fine 2 months ago except that the final reward had not been implemented...
Springbok
Fri Sep 17, 2004 4:22 pm
#8
Beggers can't be choosers right?
Does it spend the 400k xp or do you just have to have that much saved up for it, but doesn't use it up? If its the latter then while it says you only have to be a novice only the masters have that saved up really...
Ditto Newjedi I'll finally go and make a me/mm/md on test of same name as my forum title. Bout time I just get the grind on for test stuff =)
Message Edited by Springbok on 09-17-2004 07:24 PM
NewJedi
Fri Sep 17, 2004 4:26 pm
#9
LeBob, I think the quests have been changed (simplified) since two months ago. They weren't working for everyone then, apparently.
And in any case, it's time to test the reward. 
LeBob
Fri Sep 17, 2004 4:32 pm
#10
I don't see how the reward could require that much testing........ but I'm not a developer so.... also, I think the quests were easy enough back then......... now everyone that tries to do the quest will accomplish it on their first try..........
the whole point of a quest reward to me is that it takes some effort and maybe even time to achieve... don't get me wrong, I am happy that we are finally getting something but if they are going to make it so easy to get, they might as well just give it to everyone for free...
imho
You_Myst
Fri Sep 17, 2004 7:04 pm
#11
LeBob wrote:
I don't see how the reward could require that much testing........ but I'm not a developer so.... also, I think the quests were easy enough back then......... now everyone that tries to do the quest will accomplish it on their first try..........
the whole point of a quest reward to me is that it takes some effort and maybe even time to achieve... don't get me wrong, I am happy that we are finally getting something but if they are going to make it so easy to get, they might as well just give it to everyone for free...
imho
i am glad we are getting any content at all after more than a year of nothing. but parts of this quests arent that... the publicity is kinda long, repetative and mentally draining, and makes people cry spammer with everyone saying 'watch/listen to me, im on a quest'.
as far as difficulty, would you rather they set it up to be badge related, you get a visit from some 'Old Musician' after some random ammount of time that gives you a note that you have to keep safe from agressive fans who spawn eventually that drop a data disk that point you to where the fans are coming from, you have to go play for them till they get satisfied then get access to the 'City of Notes' and have to do 16 quests followed by grinding out 145,600,000 music exp to fill some new music related trees for the new song? lets not even get into the quest of the instrument if you got them to make it like that
that sound more like what you want?
heh sorry, i had to say it
Tralmek
Fri Sep 17, 2004 7:36 pm
#12
You_Myst wrote:
as far as difficulty, would you rather they set it up to be badge related, you get a visit from some 'Old Musician' after some random ammount of time that gives you a note that you have to keep safe from agressive fans who spawn eventually that drop a data disk that point you to where the fans are coming from, you have to go play for them till they get satisfied then get access to the 'City of Notes' and have to do 16 quests followed by grinding out 145,600,000 music exp to fill some new music related trees for the new song? lets not even get into the quest of the instrument if you got them to make it like that
that sound more like what you want?
It sounds better than havingglorified newbie droids called Theater Managers who give out newbie quests with new numbers put in.
Don't get me wrong, I'm happy they're giving us something, but in terms of content it doesn't seem to add much for us. I'm also looking back at previous Dev posts about this and reading newsongs and dances. I don't see the plural in the test announcement....
If you read the official TC thread about this, one of the combat types mentioned that they can't wait to see the casino...I'm pretty sure they have these quests confused with the Hutt Casino--another idea that has been put aside in favor of Jedi, Jedi wannabes, JTL, and Combat.
Again, I'm really happy this is being put in, but please don't confuse this with Entertainers getting attention and content. It seems like little more than a pacifier to me.
NewJedi
Fri Sep 17, 2004 8:45 pm
#13
Bah, you guys are too jaded. The quests were fun and have a little puzzle to them. The song is hardly costless: it's gonna cost you 400,000 Musician XP. If you were planning to dump Musician XP into the Jedi coffers, think again.
But the best part is the song itself. I'm loving it. Hint: don't surrender Master Entertainer...
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