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The boombox sounds like a fun addition. The microphone object already exists for singing, though.
Maybe a megaphone would be fun for all those agitator types or street preachers. I know there's the microphone, but, c'mon, screaming anti-corp slogans through a megaphone during a riot? That'd be pretty fun.
That being said, a portable object that functions as a stage to perform upon should be created so people can put on a street performance if they so wish. Even something as basic as cardboard mat. But there needs to be some distinction between performing and just emoting/speaking loudly for everyone to see.
The ideal I think is making as much room as possible for player creativity in how they can perform for an audience, but especially there ought to be tools catered to hip-hop which is really part of the game's DNA at this point. Likewise megaphones are such a classic symbol of agitation and unrest that they also would make a great inclusion thematically.
That being said: there's nothing stopping people from doing performances the old way and ignoring the current system. It just wouldn't portray the actual skill of the performer for anyone to judge by.
Also, having a way to do a mobile, non-music performance would be nice. Even if it's object coded instead of something you could do yourself.
AudioVox Cyber that is a built-in instrument, for performances, let people change their 'voice' to unique, non-humanoid speech types. Louder 'shouts'.
It's true that players can just perform the old way, and for myself I never really saw a reason to move away from the old way of doing things, but as long as we're trying to encourage/compel everyone into using perform I do think there really ought to be some more universalized tools to that point.
