I've been around a while and seen a fair number of performances. No matter how good the act is, the payout usually comes from two places: the venue owner (if it's leased) or the event organizer, and whatever players feel like tossing on the ground.
It might look like a lot sometimes, but most performers walk away with maybe one to three kay unless it's a big scheduled event. That's not much incentive for people to get out there and perform.
So the question is: how do we get more performers?
Reward them.
My idea is to let the ambient populace drop chyen based on the quality of the performance. Most performances are spontaneous and don't draw a huge crowd, so letting the NPC population contribute would help make performing feel worthwhile.
To keep it balanced:
- It should count toward your max weekly earnings.
- It should only trigger once per day.
If anyone has thoughts on this, or better ideas for encouraging more player performances, I want to hear them.
BATA
