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paladinblue

paladinblue

Proposal
Allow Droids to be Dancing Pets for Entertainers - add a module DE makes and installs in a droid at craft to accommodates this ability.
Justification
Musicians like myself like the option of having a playback droid for when other musicians aren't around! And I am certain dancers would love a dancing droid with special effects as well!
Motivation
Stimulates DE trade, gives Entertainers an way to have a a dancing pet and playback/effects
Real simple idea - Let entertainers use a droid as a dancing pet in addition to the current living pets. This way, musicians could have a dancing R3 droid that plays music with them, and dancers get a dancing droid with special effects. I think this would stimulate more trade for droid engineers, as they would make a special dancing pet service module that would be installed as any other module on craft. Droid customization and paint kits would see more trade as well - we ents like to look good, and so do our little friends! The droids would need some form of animation, not just stand in one spot. I think this is totally doable and would be a lot of fun!

EDIT: This would be 100% contingent on you HAVING the Build a Buff pet collection COMPLETED, not bypassing it. And its intention is not to make one man band style ents who aren't social, we already have that with holograms :) The droid would do exactly what the current pets do, with the small addition of letting people throw an extra instrument into a song, or add a few effects to a dance perormance. Or you could teach my Rancor to play a Bandfill, your call ... hehehe

Mezzoforte Coda - Eclectic but Enthusiasticly Avid Entertainer
MOS EISLEY ENTS GET IT DONE!
 
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I am not sure I agree with this PV being implemented.

Currently the active choice between having a pet or a droid after completing b-a-b is relatively minor. As a musician, performing in a full band with a dancing pet will allow for you to gain the benefits from said b-a-b. It's a good thing that both pets and droids provide different utilities, as then the entertainer can choose which suits them in the current moment. Though I appreciate having *all the sounds* and *all the animations* is something some entertainers want, this change would nullify the reason for actually getting a pet for dancing pet, as droids have a whole swathe of different things they can provide an entertainer already. I'd also remind everyone, that many players actually quite dislike the entertainer droid modules, and they are not always seen as a positive by your clientele.

I genuinely believe if you are performing epic songs that you've written with a full band, it is probably being done in an actual performance, where players are listening along to it and enjoying what you've created. You most likely aren't going to be giving people buffs in this scenario, whereas with the pet you'll be actively buffing folks, and just chilling in the cantina.

Again, B-A-B sharing between ents is another positive, where some players could use droids and others pets, to cover all bases. And ultimately, having a band of players performing songs is always going to be better than a droid simulating it.

Ultimately this just comes down to wanting to not have to make a choice, and having an all in one bundle, and though I'm empathetic to that, I don't personally, support it. Meaningful choice is something the profession lacks, and the fact people *want* to run droids despite having b-a-b is a good thing, but it's really not difficult to work around.
 
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