was wondering if anyone can give a few little early level pointer's  ?

such as

 1 ) What do the Entertainers actually do in the game

 2 ) What class would they be in other mmo Cleric , Bard, Minstrel ?

 3) Can you do normal combat with them and can you solo

 4) Are they needed in groups etc and how do you Buff other player's etc I cant figure it out.

 5 ) And Finally are they worth playing at later levels etc and have they changed much since NGE ?

I must apologize I've played most classes in SWG over the years but never even thought of trying a Entertainer till now, so excuse my ignorance I'm not a newbie , just have never really understood this class in the game,but now I think it would be interesting to play.

thanks all

i there really fun to play i hread

I hate to say this. but get a dance macro right away. It will help. Then go to Mustafar and dance in the cantina there to quickly gain xp.

Originally posted by summitus

was wondering if anyone can give a few little early level pointer's  ?

such as

 1 ) What do the Entertainers actually do in the game

The Entertainer profession is the social hub of SWG, they can provide customised buffs to players, dance, play music and can even choose combat skills.

 2 ) What class would they be in other mmo Cleric , Bard, Minstrel ?

A bit like a Bard I suppose, they are more of a mesmeriser in combat specialising in attack debuffs.

 3) Can you do normal combat with them and can you solo

The Entertainer is not really a full blown combat profession, they lack a self heal that all other combat professions have, but you can make up for this by using healing stims.  You can still PvP and PvE with a combat entertainer quite well though.

 4) Are they needed in groups etc and how do you Buff other player's etc I cant figure it out.

Its always great to have an Entertainer along with you to reapply buffs if someone dies, and also for the social aspects.  To apply a buff, play music or dance and have people listen or watch you, then use the "Inspire" action from your toolbar with them targetted.

You now have a buff window and can choose buffs to give them, most players will ask for a specific buff package, but try it out on yourself to get a feel for it!

 5 ) And Finally are they worth playing at later levels etc and have they changed much since NGE ?

Entertainer has changed a lot, having the combat expertise and build-a-buff inteface added has made them an essential part of the game.  Have fun!

Originally posted by BadgerSmaker

Originally posted by summitus

was wondering if anyone can give a few little early level pointer's  ?

such as

 1 ) What do the Entertainers actually do in the game

The Entertainer profession is the social hub of SWG, they can provide customised buffs to players, dance, play music and can even choose combat skills.

 2 ) What class would they be in other mmo Cleric , Bard, Minstrel ?

A bit like a Bard I suppose, they are more of a mesmeriser in combat specialising in attack debuffs.

 3) Can you do normal combat with them and can you solo

The Entertainer is not really a full blown combat profession, they lack a self heal that all other combat professions have, but you can make up for this by using healing stims.  You can still PvP and PvE with a combat entertainer quite well though.

 4) Are they needed in groups etc and how do you Buff other player's etc I cant figure it out.

Its always great to have an Entertainer along with you to reapply buffs if someone dies, and also for the social aspects.  To apply a buff, play music or dance and have people listen or watch you, then use the "Inspire" action from your toolbar with them targetted.

You now have a buff window and can choose buffs to give them, most players will ask for a specific buff package, but try it out on yourself to get a feel for it!

 5 ) And Finally are they worth playing at later levels etc and have they changed much since NGE ?

Entertainer has changed a lot, having the combat expertise and build-a-buff inteface added has made them an essential part of the game.  Have fun!

 

Thankyou Badger  for answering my question so brilliantly   I  feel I have enough info to get off to a really good start  now !

Originally posted by summitus

was wondering if anyone can give a few little early level pointer's  ?

such as

 1 ) What do the Entertainers actually do in the game. Well....they ....entertain the community? they provide all sorts of bufs, depending on where you have spend your points in.

 2 ) What class would they be in other mmo Cleric , Bard, Minstrel ? None, atleast to my knowlegde no other MMOrpg has a entertainer class the way SWG had/has this done.

 3) Can you do normal combat with them and can you solo. Yes again depending on where you spend your points into, the combat part of Ent's are very similair to what TKA use to be, similair not equel...but some moves do get very close to what we had back then asa TKA.

 4) Are they needed in groups etc and how do you Buff other player's etc I cant figure it out. Depending on the type of group you're in. But yes overall Ents can contribute in both the combat section of hte group aswell providing them with bufs, i have known several ents who really enjoyed grouping and hunting with others, some of those ents where full buffers some split their points ino combat so they could fight alongside with the group, the full crafter ents can fight but do not expect them to have much change.

 5 ) And Finally are they worth playing at later levels etc and have they changed much since NGE ? Yes they have changed much, i didn't like the change, but after seeing and witnessing the changes it wasn't all that bad pure again speaking from my own experiance and perspective. And like any game where you can lvl your character the higher lvl's will get better, keep in mind many people have a very different playstyle and only want to use the best bufs availeble, making low lvl ent's hardly worth mentioning. But i bet that if you get a set of friends or meet the more rp cpart of hte community ingame that they don't care what type of buf you could give as any would be fun for your friends, and they eventualy can help you lvl some more during the help you provide them with as they provide exp. for you. But for the fun part of the game you do need to find people that play the game to have fun. Most people these day's feels this competition drive and like i said only want the best of the best, they sort of treat this genre as if it's a singleplayer game online game where in the FPS genre we do have allot of competition spirit, MMORPG's for me are the excact opposite of regular online shooters as to be honost i found combat in most MMORPG's to be sort of  boring and in most cases abit to easy for my taste, still entertaining enough and must say that Tabula Rasa has got the combat at a right speed for me personaly if the combat was done in SWG as it is done in TR i probebly would have enjoyéd SWG combat more hten i did, also never have liked the pvp exp. in this genre, i rather play a online shooter for pvp action. In MMORPG's i want to live this virtual life, and no before anyone starts i don't want/need a game like second life as my life is good enough, i want ot escape to things i do NOT see in rl. and also do not like itemshops for rl. 

I must apologize I've played most classes in SWG over the years but never even thought of trying a Entertainer till now, so excuse my ignorance I'm not a newbie , just have never really understood this class in the game,but now I think it would be interesting to play.

If you into roleplaying and found likeminded people you "might "enjoy it, if you want to do it for getting rich ....you can....but only if you mastered it as thats when money could come rolling in.

I do hope you play on one of the more pop. servers as that can also make a huge different in how you could persieve a profession within the galaxie. Good luck....i know i responded late, so maybe you already quite ent or are still playing it......whatever lets us know how it's been like for you.

thanks all