Musician Archive

Okay this is just a thought, but maybe there could be a new position for Musicians and Dancers. What about being able to have a way of temporarily buffing people in your group sort of like bards (like in EQ)? Speed buffs (that musicians can play while running, mainly for traveling, if someone attacks in the group, the buff wears off), attack delay buffs, various stat buff (that dancers can use)things like that.... what do you guys think?

The devs have already stated they don't want entertainers to be like bards. That role is already filled by the squad leaders.

Actually, we do have one set of buffs already. A Dancer can buff Mind, and Musicians can buff Focus and Willpower. The Dancer of Musician must be highly skilled, because the scope of the buff depends on the Mind Enhancement stat, which isn't max'ed until Master. In order to confer the buff, the performer and listener must be in a cantina, hotel, theater, or scout's camp. The buff seems to be a max of about 300 or so Focus and Willpower for a duration of (2 x time watching/listening) up to a max of thirty minutes. The buff does not begin to kick in until the listener/watcher stops listening or watching the performer.

Also, the devs have recently said that they're considering giving entertainers some form of mind-damage heal in the field. They're also thinking about conferring this ability on squad leaders or medics. Our Willpower buff, in fact, already is a form of mind heal -- a slow HOT (Heal over time). But the devs have in mind a more direct way to replenish a target or group's blue bar.