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Think it doesn't work any more here. Just use regular dirt off the ground somewhere.

I notice some people just bring a ton of bolts and do that quest so they don't have to craft anything.

Dunno guys.. I like ya Des, I do but there really isn't much of anything I'd agree with you on except PS's in Donation store being a really bad idea. I can agree with some of Tys' arguments but not many. Just two complete different reasons for us playing the game.

Doesn't seem to be much of any compromise from pvp'ers whatsoever really. Probably why they come and go. At least I gave a viable option which truly isn't even much of a compromise at all if all you TRULY wanted was some killing action... You'd have that in spades. Fel rules and major drops coming pre-insured is like you having your cake and eating it too. I'd think you guys would jump all over that if nobody was out to control the new area and it's goods. heck I know I'd come and fight ya guys if attacked. probably everyone would if that were the case.

But anyways I can; unlike many, play on complete off hours if such is not the case. So I at least will get to enjoy the new lands without too much grief if not many others do.

Welp..enough about this for me I've said what I thought needed said as probably have you. What comes from the almighty GM's comes. Don't forget all... there's a Valentines day event come Saturday.. Rare Slasher or something I think Noll said.

Yeah pvp'ers are a fickle bunch for sure, even on OSI whole guilds would get transfer tokens moving shard to shard constantly looking for the ever elusive good battles of old. Their moneys nice as they leave a trail of stench and decay across the lands and eventually drive non pvp'ers back to tram or to other shards or games... then move on. Far as I'm concerned pvp'ing died for me with scripting 3rd party programs as well as the implementation of Trammel. I just play for fun killing mobs and getting neat items any more myself.

So.. this debate could rage on and on, back and forth for a millennia. Guess the GM's will just have to decide for themselves what's best for their own shard in the end. As they say.. It's their world and we are just playing in it..=)

Anyways.. can't wait either way for sure. Great to see some new lands and goodies to fill my pack and trophy houses with. Thanks for all the hard work guys, can't say enough about this shard and your awesome events to others. Played some real doozie shards in the past. This ones definitely home for me.

Yup.. always two sides to every coin. It's just food for thought. New area doesn't HAVE to be tram rule set maybe just fix the criminal aspect of auto firing your bow back at someone attacking you would suffice, but SOME area of the game I truly do think that would be nice for many if it was retooled for tram rule set and still have decent loot.

And I'm not sure why they were so set against going to fel. Just didn't want to deal with possibly getting attacked I guess..idk. pvp  obviously doesn't hurt the server; plenty of room for it on any shard.

Definitely agree on the notifications with you, but mainly for another reason. As I've said before (and why other shards don't do pop-up windows for it).. obstructs gameplay constantly. Always getting in the way of running westerly, or grabbing stuff from bank or bags., or when crafting, or targeting mobs  or literally dozens of other things we do in the game. Pretty dang annoying for most. Probably the most constant complaint by new people I hear in global other than sea movement.

Though I wouldn't go as far as to say stuff would be easier to get with tram rule set and thus cheaper, drop rates just the same so wouldn't truly make one bit of difference in that aspect. Just means nobody would be looking over their shoulder is all.

Things could definitely change for the better I think on most all champ spawns in general. you are 100% correct there. I click one button while watching T.V. till boss is dead LITERALLY..., as once we are skilled up and imbued up we are so OP the champ spawns are a bit silly really. With drop rates being increased maybe it's just time to raise the mob damage or something as well. Something...

Yeah,  true and Ilsh map is huge and is tram rule set on OSI unlike here. And I Haven't been attacked much either, though that would surely change with finally some new lands and new decent drops though. As far as a strong economy largely coming from pvp I'd have to disagree completely, as an easy 60% of the maps we have here are fel as well as basically 100% of the doable champ spawns. Has it helped any? I'm not seeing it whatsoever...how about you?

The one and only thing this game IS actually 100% lacking is a decent loot tram spawn. Maybe try that for once and see if it helps, as obviously more pvp lands truly hasn't. Most people looking for quick pvp action go straight to shards that don't even HAVE a trammel facet.

I know someone that has recently stopped playing that didn't like fel and would just do Bedlam over and over and over and over as that is all that was out there for him(when not infested), even though yeah... no so great of loot.  Mayyyyybe...if there was one single solitary meezly azz decent loot tram spawn for him to do he would have stayed. Just a thought...

Couldn't hurt to try at the very least...

Yeah, you are pretty much reiterating what I was saying.. nothing really for trammies. most the Tram areas you mentioned aren't really champ spawns and the 2 that there are as you and I said ..crap loot and/or not worth doing unless you are just tiering items.

    And yeah, fel rule set in the new area would be fun for the first few deaths. 20k gold per death isn't much for some people, though it is for others. As long as people aren't sitting there farming people and controlling the new area and goodies as seems to always happen on every shard with new stuff.

   I mean yeah, it would be fun for YOU of course..you guys are great at pvp and like doing it. It's not like you will be the ones dying constantly. So.. not so much fun for the rest if we are just getting farmed.. 

   I can also see the risk versus reward part as well too as you said... though why does there truly need to be risk at least in one single spawn in the game. It's not like having 2/3's of the game being Fel rules isn't enough? Can't it just be fun to get goodies without being killed? Sounds like PK reasoning to me. In the end...not up to me. I'll go there either way here and there. Just wanted to state the obvious for this debate.

  And Just happy to have something new come a long. I know we've all been looking forward to this for a while now. Hopefully there can be some sort of happy medium for all. Like maybe make it Fel rule set and you can lose PS's, potions, insurance,  etc.  but major drops could be pre-insured or blessed (even if they kept you rez killed).. idk, just a thought. That way you guys could farm us at 20k gold a pop but the rest of us would still have a slim chance at a decent drop for our efforts and gold. That would seem best of both worlds scenario for all to me. You'd have your fun and well as everyone else.

    Also, not to mention; as most people use bows on this shard...when someone else attacks you, your bow auto fires back at them and then you cannot recall away as YOU are labeled a criminal. It's happened to me twice on Corgul Isle now. It isn't like that even on any straight up pvp shard out there that I've played. Even on ones with no Trammel. Which also makes this shard pretty messed up for pvp in this new area. It hasn't been much of an issue as I have only been attacked 6 times in 10 months but with a new pvp spawn that will surely change.

    And I'm sure why YOU guys want it pvp. Obviously for some non-consentual killing action where people will come right to you to try for new items and check the new lands. No effort on your part there. I can understand that, as that is what is fun for some people. I pk'ed the 1st three years the game came out and it was fun... till 3rd party programs like we use to get connected with completely ruined pvp in this game in my opinion. Probably why I use no scripts to this day.

  But... it would just be nice if EVERYONE could enjoy the new lands and have the area and it's new items not controlled by player killers. I think what I have suggested is one viable option to remedy that for all. Even if it just slightly helps.

Right on Noll, It's up to you guys in the end, though I do know there are some that don't want Fel rule set and don't do Fel even though I've told them the chances of getting attacked here are real low on this shard. There really isn't any tram rule set spawns. There is Sleeping Dragon which is always infested and hard for newer people to do even if it wasn't infested. Then there is Bedlam, which really isn't tram rule set if a red shows up when it comes to AOE attacks. Bedlam gets infested as well by people not wanting to run 5 whole lonnnnng screen lengths to make injectors at Ilsh Valor. Besides, the loot at Bedlam is crap anyways as you will never get a PS above 110 there. So, I guess if I had a say in the matter I'd make the new spawn tram rule set just to try and even things out ever so slightly in this respect. There is probably 20 fel rule set spawns and basically no tram ones to do for newer people when it comes right down to it. I'll hit the new spawn reguardless of what rule set it is..just saying

And in other news.... Flint Fireforge has been spotted in a picture of Times Square in downtown New York City standing next to Waldo.

Any way we could get that pop-up box in upper left hand corner to stop popping up? It's not like I need it popping up every time I go to a town or dungeon, or a house, or every time I kill a mob, or when someone else kills a boss, or for a save even for that matter. Box is twice as big after patch; when it says it will save in a minute, the box doesn't go away for the whole minute now and it truly does get in the way constantly when running westerly, or targeting a mob, or covers your bag or bank box when trying to grab an item or craft stuff, or 50 other things we do in the game. pretty dang annoying I have to say and worse now. figure if you can make it worse you could just as easily make it better..=P...Be really nice to have an option to turn that off completely. or if there is a way to do this maybe someone could reply here with a fix. or if it can't be turned off maybe it could be written in the lower left hand corner like pvp events so it doesn't impede game play constantly with an annoying pop up box.

Most the items I found you could buy without using a checkbook with this new gold system, but yeah there are some I'm sure like recall runes at least. Why I kept my checkbook.

Ah I'm sure it's nothing against you Blackmyst..=) I've tested a couple things, but it's only because I logged in at the right exact times when he was ready to have something tested.

Like... I can tell you cloth exc. Lg's.. I haven't done enough to say for sure on the 10s as I kept getting +5 PS's with 10exc. 4pc LG's, but I heard you could get horned kits. The 15 Exc 4pc Lg's it says 40% +5 PS 30%/30% tapestry deeds, but I  have been getting horned kits every single time. The 20 exc 4pc lg's says 50%/50% bear rugs, but its 50% rug/50% PS and the 20 exc 5 piece LG gives a bless deed as wiki says. It got that one right actually. The spined rewards are all wrong as well. you don't get +15 PS with 15exc spined so the only way to actually get a +15 PS is from a champ spawn as I have never gotten a single barbed BOD of any kind in 9 whole months getting like 20 to 30 bods a day 7days a week, month in..month out.Which adds up to many 1000's of BoD's. the Spined studded exc. 5 pc says horned kit but it actually gives a barbed kit.. and so on and so on .near everything I turn in is wrong from wiki page. So like I said just turn some stuff in and see what you wish to save and fill out as the rewards page is totally messed up all over. I've actually gotten 2 non-stand alone agapite BoD's in 9 months,nothing higher. So the drop rate on the higher end BoD's is either 100 times lower than any shard I've played or basically nonexistent. Haven't actually seen a high end Bod in 9 months unless it is a Lg.BS one which is useless with no smalls or a stand alone small that goes to no Lg. and give +15 BS PS. so pretty much a waste of ingots. Oh, and though wiki says otherwise I heard you get barbed kits from 20 Plain leather lg's as well. though I haven't filled any plain leathers as yet.

Chances for the new rewards seems better with Lg. turn-ins, and who knows, maybe you can even get them with iron or dull copper small bods. I just don't do anything below shadow myself so I'm not sure. Regular rewards seem a little wonky as well from Wiki page at least, for tailoring for sure. Might want to just turn in everything to get a feel for it. I tossed a ton of bods thinking  the page was correct, and they  turned out to be much better than the ones I was keeping. =/.In fact you can pretty much just toss that wiki page out seems to me it's fuxxored.

At 100 it is every 60minutes, and 25 minutes at 120 .. the new rewards seem to just be random at turn-ins. I've gotten elemental damage deeds even from stand alone 15exc small shadow bods.