Musician Archive
Thread: What do you like best about being a Musician?
Please, positive posts only; we have plenty of other lively threads that emphasize what we don't like.
NewJedi wrote:
With apologies to Panthu, who posted a similar poll over in the Dancer forum, I'm curious to hear what people *like* about being a Musician. I know we've got lots of legitimate complaints: we desperately need new songs and instruments, better gig missions, more content, a better buff UI, working theaters,at-the-keyboardbandmates, etc. Butin this thread I'd like to ask aboutthe positive. For one thing, it'sgood to tell the devs what players like as well as what they don't.More to the point, I'm curious.
Me, I like, in no particular order:
1. "Virtuoso" with nalargon, bandfill, and chid horn only.
2. "Star Wars 1" with mando only.
3. "Folk" with a horn and drums only.
4. "Rock" with drums only -- a drum solo.
5. Crashing my cantina by (1) doing light effects, (2) setting my droid to do effects, (3) getting a dancer to do effects, and (4) getting someone to light fireworks nearby.
6.My music droid, Sonny.
7. I like being the center of attention in the cantina. Well, if there's no dancer around. If there's a dancer around, I'm never the center of attention, lol.
8. I like dressing up like James Dean on TC and TC2 these days.
9. I like dueling armed only with a slitherhorn.
My effects droid "Roadie" is pretty good stage companion too.
Gknee wrote:
NewJedi wrote:
6.My music droid, Sonny.
My effects droid "Roadie" is pretty good stage companion too.
Semi hijack....
My effects droid is "Skippy"
Song wise I love waltz....as anyone who has played it at a gig with mewill tell you. I take real joy in that song.
Fragpuppie Uber
Master Entertainer, Master Musician
Guild Leader - Performer United Professional Society (PUPS)
Band Leader and Booking Agent - Frag's Puppies
President and CEO - Fragpuppie Enterprises and Uber Instruments
Coronet, Corellia, Chilastra
Message Edited by Fragpuppie on 06-05-2004 01:13 AM
Message Edited by Fragpuppie on 06-05-2004 01:53 AM
Performing with my band, Nebula...
simply setting up outside Theed or Bestine starports on a random evening (well, usually fridays), and drawing a large crowd within minutes
- Providing healing in a fun, non-traditional format
- Folk, Ceremonial, Ballad and Waltz with a Mandoviol or Bandfill
- Jazz or Virtuoso witha Chidinkalu Horn or Bandfill
I like the core gameplay of musician. It's something I've done in other games, where there was no play mechanic behind it. I remember back when I played EQ, getting bored with the leveling and camping, so I'd take my bard back to town, brew up some booze, get drunk, and then pull out my flute and start jamming with it. People rushing around, going to the bank, and I'm dancing with my flute. Started screaming I was handing out free booze, just acting insane, jamming on my flute, making a crowd gather. When you were drunk in that game, you'd slide left and right and your speech would become more and more slurred. Somebody reported me to the GMs for this behavior, oddly. I learned that GMs could get drunk! They would slide left and right, but no matter how much they drank their speech wouldn't become slurred. "Keep trying!" I remember telling the GM, handing her more booze. "Here, drink some more!" I was always "performing" like that, it sort of alleviated the boredom.
To tell the average hologrinder that I have musician to keep me from getting bored with the dungeons and missions, they probably just wouldn't understand. I like that I can do this in this game, and there's a purpose to it... and other people do it too.
I've enjoyed talking to many a weary traveller/combatant and finding out what they've been up to. I find out the best places to get stuff, and try to provide information to people who inevitably ask assorted questions, likewhere to find trainers in the city. It's a lot of fun to have people come by just to say hey, and ask a question or two while on their way to some random adventure - maybe even slip me a little loot that they picked up recently.
I'm also a big fan of being able to bust out my Nalargon at starports and shuttleports, to provide some entertainment while people wait for their transportation. It makes those 10 minute starport waits a little more bearable - and calms down those people who just *barely* missed the shuttle. I always get a good laugh when I see folks around me suddenly start clapping (when they start listening to me), and it sort of just spreads throughout the crowd, one after another starts clapping,until I have quite a little audience going.
My favorite instrument is the Nalargon. I love the animations (jumping up on the keys, and so forth) and the sound of it - especially on Virtuoso. 2nd to that is Mandoviol, if only Master Musicians could play it - but that's for another discussion
Just discovered how cool Virtuoso sounds on a bandfill.
I love when people ask me things like, wow what is that music, never heard it before.
That and impromptu concerts waiting for shuttles.
I really enjoy working with the people in Galaxies. By and large the other players are good people, and I love to listen to them talk about where they've been and what they're up to. I enjoy debating politics with Imperial passersby and trying to convert them to the light side. Today I was entertaining in the Bestine cantina and a Master Chef actually got behind the bar and roleplayed a bartender...it was great!
All in all, my favorite thing about Musician is that it is a forum for building community, and that is the most important thing to me.
My second-favorite thing is a tie between Kloo horn and Nalargon...probably because those have always been my two favorite instruments from the movies. The Kloo horn has its very cool and distinctive shape which to me is more Star Warsie than most of the other instruments, and the Nalargon--well, lets just say Max Rebo is my hero! (ooo, ooo! Great idea! They should make Ortolan one of the new species! 
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I could list another 10 favorite things about the Music profession and still be getting started, but I'll settle for one more. My third favorite thing about Musician is the music itself. I play all the music on all of the instruments, and though I do pine for new songs, I manage to keep myself interested in what we have simply by trying pieces with new flourishes longer/shorter pauses, etc. It may not be the most popular opinion around, but I actually like the music we have.
Another fun thing to do is ask audiences for requests on song/instrument! Most people have never had such an offer made to them and many will stick around to hear all the songs. It's a lot of fun and a great surprise for the audience. hehe it usually brings in the tip money too.