SWG Entertainer Leveling Guide
The Beginner's Guide to the Socal Classes of Star Wars Galaxies
When the fight against the Empire or the Rebellion gets too tough, a wise citizen knows to go to a cantina and watch an entertainer or a dancer to relax.
Star Wars Galaxies include several classes that fall outside of the combat roles. Smugglers are honest businessmen who take goods that are in high demand from place to place, and traders produce the goods that the people in the Star Wars universe need, but after a hard day of experience grinding, the good people in Sony Online Entertainment's space fantasy mmorpg turn to entertainers to help them relax and forget about the problems of the galaxy.
Entertainers can be musicians, dancers, or image designers. The role of musicians and dancers is obvious and image designers are a cross between a hair stylist and a plastic surgeon. Once the differences between the expertises of the entertainer profession are sorted out, the next question becomes how to best play the entertainer class in Star Wars Galaxies.
Types of Entertainer Grinding
There are 2 phrases used to describe experience grinding for entertainers and musicians. ATK grinding and AFK grinding. This may seem like strange gamer talk for a complex concept, but the phrases just mean "at the keyboard" and "away from the keyboard".
Players who use AFK grinding for their Star Wars Galaxies use recursive macros to gain experience and often leave the game running while doing other things. This violates the end user license agreement and the terms of service, but the game masters do not usually punish it. ATK grinding means that the player is there controlling his character, although he may or may not be using recursive macros.
People Watching Helps Entertainers Grind Experience Faster
The process of grinding entertainer experience for all the levels of the expertise is simply a matter of using them, but musicians and dancers get extra experience when another Star Wars Galaxies player watches them. Using flourishes maximizes the amount of experience gained. It is important for entertainer, regardless of their expertise, to look their best. A good entertainer should spend many of the tips he earns on fashionable clothes.
Experience Grinding is the Same in Star Wars Galaxies and Other Games
Entertainers can be a boring class to play for people who are not into the social interaction of mmorpgs, but while doctors fix the physical wounds that players incur while trying to save the galaxy, entertainers are there to help characters relax and occasionally change their image.
An entertainer grinding his way through his levels should do entertainer missions, but tipping will likely be his primary source of income. The clothing bills for dancers and musicians add up. Fortunately, image designer services are in high demand, especially because they can alter stats.
Grinding entertainer experience can be a long and hard path, but it is a good way to engage in the social impact of an mmorpg and network with other players. If a player gets bored he can always try to be a Jedi, smuggler, or commando.
Sources
Star Wars Stratics Entertainer Guide
SOE's Official Star Wars Galaxies Website
