Hello Sultrina!

I would just like to give a comment of your work. You really did the best show I never saw in Bria. I like very much the use you had of your squall.
It even gave me the idea for my own pets. I am master CH and are now using special attacking rabbits: BE grown squalls which are really dreadfull!
I would just take this opportunity here to congratulate you for your work. You played once in Aegean, and I would really appreciate if we could organize one of your show in Seaflower on Dantooine.

Thank you again

Karak Rhri'Lya

I am a Wookie Entertainer, I go by the name Anare
ok Bria server, To create a macro that loops infinitely simply follow the proceedure below.

Step#1 Create the macro, give it a name, and an icon.

Step#2 decide what flourishes in what order and what tempo your flourishes will have. For example.

Macro name is Dance

Example Macro

/pause 10; /startdance footloose; /pause 10; /flourish 1; /pause 30; /flourish 2; /pause 30; /flourish 3; /pause 30;/flourish 4; /pause 30; /flourish 5; /pause 30; /flourish 6; /pause 30; /flourish 7; /pause 30; /flourish 8; /stopdance; /pause 120; /macro dance


The macro above pauses for a few seconds, starts the desired dance, and does one of each of the flourishes then stops, and rests for 2minutes, the reason for rests are simply because you will mostly never have a medic healing you, so what I do is after a period of time say 10 to 15minutes is generally how long my action lasts I chain enough flourishes to allow nearly all of my action to be drained which gives plenty of exp to medics that DO need exp (which is who we also want to help.) So the second just after the dance starts is what I call my routine, the command "/macro dance" activates the macro called dance that you created above, by putting that /macro dance statement at the bottom of your macro you allow your macro to loop infinitely, and since the macro is continually going, you can edit the macro before it loops back around and edit how often you flourish or increase the delay between flourishes.

My macro is about 4 times longer than the one above, plus I extend the duration between each flourish to allow full EXP to be gotten from the action points expended.

Step #3
YOU GET MORE EXP IN A BAND, by joining a band of other entertainers you gain more dancing AND entertainment healing EXP, also if you are new and your not exactly the subjects type that walks into the cantina, they may or may not listen to you, which means you will not benifit from that person... which is WHY you need bands, by banding together you gain more dancing and healing exp AS well as healing people quicker which is a win-win situation for everyone involved.

Step#4 If you are AFK (macro dancing.) Avoid putting spam statements into your macro, as this will get you quickly ignored by other dancers who allready get annoyed enough by the redundant songs of the musicians... =) they dont need "welcome, enjoy the show" spammed fiftybilliontimes over the period of 5 hours of AFK macroing... Its a common courtesy and only fair for the people who are actually at their keyboards. By all means if you are at the keys feel free to Say hello, greet people, remember their names, welcome them back!, hug, wookiehug, etc.. it makes people enjoy the show, and REMEMBER you =) plus you are more likely to get tips if people remember and like you.


Step#5 the whole reason for the entertainer is to have fun, help people, and talk to people... Most entertainers run around to different planets and cantinas trying to find a large band to get exp with, I consider this a form of entertainment power gaming... and honestly I dont frown on it, I just wish more entertainers were in smaller cities to heal the battle fatigue of desperate adventures instead of congealing in one city or one cantina like Corellia, coronet... =)


I hope everyone benifits from this macro tutorial, if you like it feel free to stop by Bria server by the Tyrena Cantina on Corellia and thank me (Anare The wookie) for the time spent writing it, we can allways use more good entertainers in the world!.
/wookieehugs YOU(hugs you soo hard she lifts you off the floor and nearly snaps your spine.)

For those whom say dancing is only for fun your sorely mistaken. Belive it or not an entertianer can make a very healthy living never leaving the cantina if they so choose.

What most fail to realize is that they are not making money because they are not entertinaing. Many seem to think that just hitting a macro button walk away and come back you'll have money.

I say that AFK / macro performers (baring bands macroing a specific song for bandflo's) are not entertaining at all. They are simply creating a droid.

I make a VERY healthy living entertaining in the local cantina. It's simple really TALK to people. Entertian them , tell jokes , ask them how their day is going , flirt if you want. Point is make it FUN to sit there and be healed.

If all they are doing is sitting there waiting watching your AFK toon spin around of cource they are not going to tip you. And even if they do it won't be much.

Macro's I feel are simply not taking the craft seriously. So what if you fall on your rump once or twice miss timing flourishes or the band has one of those odd out of harmony monents , thats what makes it feel like a live performence.

I have had lots of people tell me how much they liked the songs I play , they do because they have never heard someone just jam out and do it on the fly before in most cases.

Entertianing is one of the funnest things in this game once you get into it you would be suprised. The jokes the puns the laughter , you'll know what I mean when you someday trip across a cantina like mine where the majority of the performers are live and laughing and talking it up. That 10 minutes till you heal passes a lot quicker with something to laugh and joke about.

I have never EVER asked for a tip and I make a tone of them usually in the 4 digit numbers. It is bad form to ask for tips , people tip just like in the real world when you provide them with exceptional service. In this game that means making the cantina a place they like to go and relax after a hard day grinding whatever xp they where after.

Ok, I am trying to get Squad Leader, Master Dancer, Creature Handler, and Master Marksman, is that too much? If so, what should I keep?

Selene Helios
Shadowfire galaxy

Can someone please Educate me on how to choreograph? Or a website that will assist me?

ok yall i just dont get how to make a macrow please explain more better if you can e mail me the ancer at glowmonsterma@charter.net

"You will never get rich as a dancer. Do it for fun or go find a different profession."

I disagree with this one. I've never said in /say hey, what about my tip. What I do is every once in a while, say once every 15 mins, is I shout that the cantina is open and announce the presence of someone else in the band. Then I say tips are welcome. But I never advertise for just myself. This technique has earned me over 23K in a month of off and on playing. I don't play all the time.

If I have to go on an extended afk outing. The first thing I say is don't tip me while I am afk. I don't earn anything by being afk. For those who say I shouldn't dance while afk, I guess they haven't tried gaining 225000K entertainer healing experience or dancing experience. That takes a longtime.

That's my 2 credits worth. Take it or flame it.

* Go all the way up the Dance Knowledge branch before bothering with Dance Technique. Dance Knowledge gives you new dances at each level.

* Each new dance you gain gives more exp.

* The larger the entertainer group, the more exp you get.

* As you reach the top of each skill column you get a new title.

* Macros can be used creatively. You can build whole dance routines for special occasions that would be near impossible to perfect on the fly.

* Underwear dancers - just don't do it.

* I never ask for tips. All but newbies fresh off the shuttle know how it works, and to beg for tips every 5 mins is just likely to piss people off. In my experience if there is a tip begger in the group my earnings go down rather than up.

* You will never get rich as a dancer. Do it for fun or go find a different profession.

Edited, Sat Aug 2 10:41:51 2003

I am a dancer: I dance. I do not hunt - I am not dressed for it and I might chip a nail. This is not EQ, so I don't have to. Nyah nyah nyah.^^

Musicians can sychronize by typing /Bandflourish what is the dance command for the same thing

Dancing can heal battle fatigue in a group in the field if you build a camp, and only in camp.

I know there has to be a way to program your macro to repeat, like a loop. I just haven't figured it out yet. Please let me know if you have.

ok, nice explanation of the dance rootine but what about combat and combat fatigue? danser is a must in any hunting grp? you just go in the middle of the party and start dancing or you must do it in a camp? does a danser has any offensive abilities, like stuning dance, or a mesmerize routine?