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Thread: Sort of a Weird Idea I've been juggling around in my head

RazielHex
Fri May 07, 2004 10:13 am
#1

Though I am a Bounty Hunter, I used to be an Entertainer, so I kinda feel y'all on this little cold war between Actual Entertainers, and Macro-Using Holo-Grinding Faux-Entertainers. I'm a heavy empath on your side, because I feel that the profession is the glue that makes the society ever so social.


The problem is the morass that are these people who leave their computer on 'til the server shuts them down. They don't even play the game. So how can it be fixed so that real Entertainers can congregate and get customers and avoid the thick molasses that is the Holo-Grinder while still keeping the Cantina?


Well...why not limit the number of entertainers that can be actively playing in a cantina? This will force other Entertainers to actually visit and play at other cantinas in other cities, such as Keren, Moenia, Tyrena, and Bestine. With Entertainers actually traveling in troupes to find Cantinas, you'll have a greater dispersion of them around. With Entertainers playing in more venues, it will turn these derilects into hospitable places again because Combat Professions will spread out to listen to them, and medics will heed the call and follow the combat professions to buff them for business.


But you are thinking, "Well, why wouldn't they all just listen to the Coronet / Theed Group?" Valid point, but why not make a limit to the number of non-entertainers that can listen to a single entertainer group? There's only so many people who could hear a tune over the cantina sound or see a dancer between all the people around. This would give Cantinas a "Sorry man, we're full" feeling, like getting dejected from a Night Club. When this happens, you just go to another club! Thus, you would move to another town, looking for a Cantina that had room for the combat professions. Society will once more be equilized like it was in the beginning of the game.


No more ghost towns! Entertainers can band together to have "real" Entertainer city cantinas because most of the AFK'ers are too moronic to actually move from Coronet or Theed. I think it's a fine idea myself, but I am a bit biased.
Stutter
Mon May 10, 2004 7:45 pm
#2
Nice foundation for an idea



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NewJedi
Mon May 10, 2004 7:50 pm
#3
I kinda like this idea. One side effect might be to encourage the use of theaters and hotels.
Warryyr
Tue May 11, 2004 8:19 am
#4

This would be great. I really like this idea. I hope the Devs see this, it would really help some of the AFK problems and disperse the Cantina customers to other cities/planets. Maybe there won't be 5000 AFK entertainers in the front room of the Coronet Cantina anymore! Dare to dream...


With this "sorry, we're full" idea, an AFK handler could be integrated perhaps. Something along the lines of "You've beenplaying for 2 hours - are you sure you want to keep playing?" Click Yes - timer resets. ClickNo or don't clickand you get this: "You've been playing too long without interacting, the Cantina is reserved for active performers only." AFK entertainer gets kicked to the street, creating an openslot for someone who really wants to play. This would function similar to how someone is kicked out of a house with an access fee, once your time has run out. This happened to me the first time just the other day (my access fee time ran out, kicked outside the house) and I thought, gee why can't we do that for AFK'ers in a Cantina, once they've overstayed their welcome? Why is there no AFK kicker from Cantinas?


Definitely deny entrance to folks after so many (non-entertainment) folks are inside. This will help spread out the player base wonderfully. What a great idea. It will get both entertainers and clients away from just the big cities.


/applaud Raziel


Warryyr


OrionsByte
Tue May 11, 2004 11:43 am
#5

I like this idea. Make it RP-able by sticking an NPC "bouncer" outside the door who will only let you in if it's under capacity...





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BaAm
Tue May 11, 2004 1:52 pm
#6

well IMO as soon as the holo thing comes 2 an end i will b surprised if u will see many if any AFK's in the cantina coz lets face it more that 90% u see in the cantinasare holo grinders anyway lol, and there only AFK coz they dont want 2 b grinding that skill in the first place,so it will b very interesting to see how many entertainers u will see in the cantinasafter the holo revamp. well it certainly wont b as busy as there are at the moment i can tell ya lol


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Stutter
Tue May 11, 2004 5:05 pm
#7
I seem to recall similar messages for artisans who are actively surveying. every now and then a box will pop up saying they have found a stronger concentration of a resource, would you like to check it out. That message box stops all current surveying until you click yes or no.



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