Musician Archive

There's a thread in the dancer forum that discusses a way the buff process could be changed, in a way that would not require too much work, has minimal interface work needed, and would make things a lot nicer (I think).
The thread is http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=dancer&message.id=33176
I think this idea is wonderful, and quite simple at that.

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Banthabutcher wrote:

I like it as long as it's combined with the current system.

I like the idea that you can buff someone while you're just playing for fun, which I think was the original design of it.

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Yeah... it kind of sounds like with this idea we would be playing music as a preparatory step rather than a transitory step. In other words, people wouldn't have to listen to us to receive a buff - we would just have to play music in a corner somewhere and then we'd be able to give out buffs whenever we feel like it.

It's simply and effective, but I honestly don't think it makes much sense, and I don't think the devs would go for it. You know that excited feeling you get when youattend of a real life concert? To me, that's kind of what a buff is. You are entertained and it lifts your spirits.Have you everarrived at the amphitheater to see the artist standing outside,telling people, "I already played... here's your happiness!"

I like the idea in general but to me it really separates the entertainer buffs from the entertainment, and that's the part I don't like. It turns us in to buff-dispensers, even more than we are already.