Musician Archive
Thread: some info from test center on new musician quest[updated]
if it stays as-is on test center, you will need at least music knowledge 4 in the musician tree.
the audition quest (quest 1 of many) requires you to play jazz at one point, if you cant play jazz, you cant complete the quest. since the questrewards areunfinished at a certain point after the audition quest, it is still unknown if it will result in the new instrument or the new song, or perhaps both.
i am still going through the active quests on TC to see where it stops or if it has been completed yet, i am up to the 4th quest(have 20 players listen to you, dont matter where at).
on a side note, quest 3 looks like its not done yet... you play in the theater and the audience(npc's) rates you. you have to rate over 200 in the end, but the rating messages say [TESTING] before them, so it is likely to change before going live.
to list the quests ive done....
1st. audition : you have 30 seconds to get to the theater stage and follow the instructions of the judges... start a certain song when they tell you, do not flourish until told to do so and make sure it is the proper flourish number. you will be asked to /change songs and more flourish instructions.
reward : 500 credits completed
2nd. publicity : you have to get 10 players to listen to you play, it does not have to be in a cantina or the theater, it can be anywhere.
reward : 1000 credits completed
3rd. concert : you have 180 seconds to get on the stage at the theater. during this time you can talk to the npc's in the audiance to get a feel for what song will net you the best points per tick during your timed performance. you can pick any song, but when you are playing, do a full 5 flourishes per tick to gain the best scores. i am assuming that the score system will be changing to force the conversations with the npc's to find out the best song to play. you must reach a score of 200 by the end of the time limit, seems to be about 2 minutes right now.
reward : none at the moment completed
4th. more publicity : you must get a total of 20 players to listen to you, location does not matter.
reward :nonecompleted
5th concert :more npc's than the 1st concert with only 120 seconds to find out from the crowd what the best song to play is and need to get 260 points to complete
reward :1500 creditscompleted
there may only be5 quests, but i have a feeling there will be a 6th one at least... maybe a final instruction following test like the audition that lasts longer and has shorter time limits on following instructions... but this 6th quest is speculation. will keep you all updated.
UPDATE! : more quests in the series
6th more publicity : same as before, but now have to get 30 players to listen.
reward : none completed
7th concert : playing for a full house! you only have 60 seconds to feel out the audiance... not sure of the satisfaction requirements... got up too 330 before i ran out of time and still failed. on failure of a concert quest, you have to wait 24 real life hours before trying it again.
reward : unknown failed
Message Edited by You_Myst on 09-12-2004 06:56 AM
Banthabutcher wrote:
Oooo, sounds challenging!
Does the quest have a flourish detector so you can't just spam the same flourish endlessly?
Warplex wrote:
I dunno about you guys, but 60 seconds doesn't seem like that much time. What happens if you stay off the stage for longer than the time limit? do you automatically fail the quest?
yes, if you are not on stage when the timer is up, or if you leave the stage after it started, you fail and must wait 24 more hours to retry.
this is to make the quest more difficult as the final concert quest with the 60 seconds to gather crowd information and get on stage.
Warplex wrote:
I dunno about you guys, but 60 seconds doesn't seem like that much time. What happens if you stay off the stage for longer than the time limit? do you automatically fail the quest?
If you don't make it to the stage in time, you do fail the quest and you need to wait the 24 hours to try again.
Been there, done that.
Fragpuppie wrote:
You_Myst wrote:
if it stays as-is on test center, you will need at least music knowledge 4 in the musician tree.
the audition quest (quest 1 of many) requires you to play jazz at one point, if you cant play jazz, you cant complete the quest. since the questrewards areunfinished at a certain point after the audition quest, it is still unknown if it will result in the new instrument or the new song, or perhaps both.
Is this a change that has happened recently? I was able to do the audition on TC at Novice Music and there was a point you could do it even lower. I believe song choices are random based on what songs you know.
2nd. publicity : you have to get 10 players to listen to you play, it does not have to be in a cantina or the theater, it can be anywhere.
reward : 1000 credits completed
3rd. concert : you have 180 seconds to get on the stage at the theater. during this time you can talk to the npc's in the audiance to get a feel for what song will net you the best points per tick during your timed performance. you can pick any song, but when you are playing, do a full 5 flourishes per tick to gain the best scores. i am assuming that the score system will be changing to force the conversations with the npc's to find out the best song to play. you must reach a score of 200 by the end of the time limit, seems to be about 2 minutes right now.
reward : none at the moment completed
When I did these quests, the 1000 reward was for the concert (#3)not the publicity (#2). Again is this a change? There are other threads with this info in it and I'm wondering if this has changed. I posted a description a while ago and I think there are a few differences but don't know if I was wrong or if things changed. This is the thread, but it hasn't been posted in in months.
http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=musician&message.id=14242
Message Edited by You_Myst on 09-12-2004 06:56 AM
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Message Edited by Fragpuppie on 09-12-2004 02:33 PM
being on test center, it is bound to change many times, i was writing the post as i was completing the quests(thus the time gap when i took a break to get some sleep, posted my findings and added to them after i woke up.)
i read your earlier post and yes, the rating numbers have changed, but i think you are closer on the times to complete the concert... i didnt have a watch handy so i estimated 2 minutes.
as far as the quest 2 and 3 rewards, not sure if they are final yet or just backwards, but i listed them as i got them.
again being in testing right now, i dont think anyone is wrong as things get tweaked many times quietly and most likely minor changes that add up in the time between our posts.
You_Myst wrote:
if it stays as-is on test center, you will need at least music knowledge 4 in the musician tree.
the audition quest (quest 1 of many) requires you to play jazz at one point, if you cant play jazz, you cant complete the quest. since the questrewards areunfinished at a certain point after the audition quest, it is still unknown if it will result in the new instrument or the new song, or perhaps both.
Is this a change that has happened recently? I was able to do the audition on TC at Novice Music and there was a point you could do it even lower. I believe song choices are random based on what songs you know.
2nd. publicity : you have to get 10 players to listen to you play, it does not have to be in a cantina or the theater, it can be anywhere.
reward : 1000 credits completed
3rd. concert : you have 180 seconds to get on the stage at the theater. during this time you can talk to the npc's in the audiance to get a feel for what song will net you the best points per tick during your timed performance. you can pick any song, but when you are playing, do a full 5 flourishes per tick to gain the best scores. i am assuming that the score system will be changing to force the conversations with the npc's to find out the best song to play. you must reach a score of 200 by the end of the time limit, seems to be about 2 minutes right now.
reward : none at the moment completed
When I did these quests, the 1000 reward was for the concert (#3)not the publicity (#2). Again is this a change? There are other threads with this info in it and I'm wondering if this has changed. I posted a description a while ago and I think there are a few differences but don't know if I was wrong or if things changed. This is the thread, but it hasn't been posted in in months.
http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=musician&message.id=14242
Message Edited by You_Myst on 09-12-2004 06:56 AM
Master Entertainer, Master Musician
Guild Leader - Performer United Professional Society (PUPS)
Founding Member - Frag's Puppies
Contact S'ita for bookings
President and CEO - Fragpuppie Enterprises and Uber Instruments
Coronet, Corellia, Chilastra
Message Edited by Fragpuppie on 09-12-2004 02:33 PM