Halloween Event

[Twin]

Is there gonna be one?

[kenzar]

That is the question. I for one would LOVE an event.

[quido]

Confirmed free lustrous russet for all.

[skorge]

the one from 2010 they turned some normal mobs, like priest of discord, into mobs like mini CT's and stuff, was pretty cool...it got kinda funny when they left them like that for weeks after Halloween.

[kastan]

Fingers crossed for an eq zombie apocalypse!

[Kraftwerk]

About 25 people just got Punk'd by someone making a lowbie char named Bertoxxoulus and shouting in EC...

Travesties like these wouldn't happen if there was a real GM Event =P

[bizzum]

If there was a Halloween event I knew it would be at a time where all PSTers get screwed because we are still at work.

[Ephirith]

Innoruuk on the loose

[Akinero]

snowing in EC and inny taunting norrath

[bizzum]

Have fun :(

[Ele]

Grats Dstorm on title "Disciple of Hate" and a new Guise! In the first hide and seek event for Innoruuk.

[Swish]

If there was a Halloween event I knew it would be at a time where all PSTers get screwed because we are still at work.

Can't please everyone - us Euro players got equally screwed, technically it started on 1st November here :D

[Ele]

Can't please everyone - us Euro players got equally screwed, technically it started on 1st November here :D

Redo on November 5 for those in New Jersey.

[bizzum]

Can't please everyone - us Euro players got equally screwed, technically it started on 1st November here :D

Haha yea, a 3AM start time is rough!

[Ele]

Innoruuk appeared in the Plane of Hate to be slain at the zone in; he left behind several skins of his children.

[Enroth]

Sorry to all that couldn't make it, as was said in this thread, we're always going to be missing some segments of the population out with time zone issues.

[lolondar]

why not do something that everyone can participate in like a werewolf invasion in WC or a zombie army marching on qeynos from somewhere in the karanas?

[Brutal_X]

Cazic-Thule just did a little rant and had somthing to do with FoB, idk, was just leveling my Ikky SK and a ton of people poured into the zone and CT started yelling stuff O.o

[Ele]

CT was in Field of Bone and Adjudicator found him first being awarded a Manastone, supposedly.

[kastan]

Thanks guides/Devs/gms for the awesome event! I got turned into a zombie in the ec tunnel; It was everything I dreamed it would be! Thanks again, happy halloween!

[Jenithia]

I got a Guise, as well as Chest and Apeople. Happy Halloween everyone :)

[Visual]

why not do something that everyone can participate in like a werewolf invasion in WC or a zombie army marching on qeynos from somewhere in the karanas?

This would be ideal but every time they do that it goes terribly wrong. Namely, every newb in zone getting fully geared out in LR.

The whole wasting hundreds of people's time like tonight ordeal is the worst possible scenario.

2 clever people got items (kudos) and a high end guild got a couple after poopsocking hate. I speak objectively when I say that is just poor form.

[arsenalpow]

This would be ideal but every time they do that it goes terribly wrong. Namely, every newb in zone getting fully geared out in LR.

The whole wasting hundreds of people's time like tonight ordeal is the worst possible scenario.

2 clever people got items (kudos) and a high end guild got a couple after poopsocking hate. I speak objectively when I say that is just poor form.

Socking? How do you figure? Our guy found Inny in Blackburrow (props to Cephalic's baby Druid) and when he said he was going back to Hate we ported up. He wasn't there so our raid force went down to Kith and finished a General run we were on. Right as the general died the next broadcast went out of him being up in Hate and we were first on the scene after Full Circle got eaten by the millions of drakes.

[Swish]

at least you guys get events, other then kunark launch there has never been a single event held on red and we have 0 guides on our server.

:(

You guys make your own fun in global OOC chat though, that's part and parcel of being an isolated minority...perhaps if red had a healthy population they'd get an event.

I'm sure I could write a nice storyline if someone wants to make me a guest GM :D

[Lanuven]

CT was in Field of Bone and Adjudicator found him first being awarded a Manastone, supposedly.

Yes, he was hiding on the island with Tangrin. Received the title "Soldier of Cazic Thule" and a manastone (which was later traded back in for a guise.)

Thanks to the staff for the fun ! Im sure there would have been more if not for the silly shenanigans that went on in Hate.

[Ephi]

Thanks all who participated in last nights event. It was definitely fun for the staff, and hopefully fun for you as well.

To those who feel unfairly treated, robbed of loot, or betrayed by staff or other guilds: Please remember, it was a GM event. Things were different.

We hope you take it as a fun experience, and not something that sets a precedent for future raid rulings. The normal rules didn't apply because the normal scenario was not in play in Hate.

The event was fair to all involved, and staff would like to continue doing these in the future.

Thanks again to all involved. Hope you had fun.

[Tecmos Deception]

It's cool that the staff put some effort into an event at all, but that aside... the event depressed me, for sure.

It was just a Halloween-themed extra loot/fun night for the hardcore raiding guilds, who had a ton of people on to even know the event was starting, who could quickly notify more guildies to get on to join in the event, who are most accustomed to mobilizing and raiding, who know how to cockblock second-tier guilds pre-planned planar raids by training all of fear around during the event, etc.

Casual players? They got to try to wtb their banded and wts their hq bear skins while scarecrows.


Fair's dictionary definition is "free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice."

Injustice's dictionary defintion is "inequity."

You're saying that this event treated all parties involved equally?

That's like saying that "the system" treats inner-city black kids and white suburban kids equally.

[Kraftwerk]

Yes, he was hiding on the island with Tangrin. Received the title "Soldier of Cazic Thule" and a manastone (which was later traded back in for a guise.)

Thanks to the staff for the fun ! Im sure there would have been more if not for the silly shenanigans that went on in Hate.

Ugh I ran by that island en route to Kurns because I thought he'd be there, then few minutes later saw you got the title haha. So close! Congrats =)

[Ephi]

It's cool that the staff put some effort into an event at all, but that aside... the event depressed me, for sure.

It was just a Halloween-themed extra loot/fun night for the hardcore raiding guilds, who had a ton of people on to even know the event was starting, who could quickly notify more guildies to get on to join in the event, who are most accustomed to mobilizing and raiding, who know how to cockblock second-tier guilds pre-planned planar raids by training all of fear around during the event, etc.

Casual players? They got to try to wtb their banded and wts their hq bear skins while scarecrows.


Fair's dictionary definition is "free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice."

Injustice's dictionary defintion is "inequity."

You're saying that this event treated all parties involved equally?

That's like saying that "the system" treats inner-city black kids and white suburban kids equally.

There were also 2 hide-and-seek style events in zones accessible to all players.

[Vandy]

There were also 2 hide-and-seek style events in zones accessible to all players.

Doesn't matter what you do, someone is going to cry about it. You could have made it rain plat and guises and still someone would cry.

Good job for doing something, that's all I wanted to see was an event no matter the size or scope.

Thank You

[Tecmos Deception]

I'm just being the devil's advocate now, because I'm over it really.

But pointing out that part of the event was accessible to everyone while part of the event was effectively only accessible to one (or maybe two) guilds? That perfectly demonstrates that not everyone was treated equally.

I guess this is classic? Lord knows I played on live for dozens of days /played back in the pre-luclin/pop eras, never in a raiding guild, and I never once experienced a GM event.

[Lanuven]

I'm just being the devil's advocate now, because I'm over it really.

But pointing out that part of the event was accessible to everyone while part of the event was effectively only accessible to one (or maybe two) guilds? That perfectly demonstrates that not everyone was treated equally.

I guess this is classic? Lord knows I played on live for dozens of days /played back in the pre-luclin/pop eras, never in a raiding guild, and I never once experienced a GM event.

As far as I know, Blackburrow and Field of Bone are not locked down by any guilds on this server. Both of those zones had people in them when the event began and it was a matter of finding the God not standing there and doing nothing, then complaining about it on the forums.

In Hate yes, people mobilized quickly and 3 of the top tier raiding guilds competed for the kill, and were rewarded. This did not keep people from trying to find the Hide and seek style events and no 1 guild received all the items given away.

[Vellatri]

I experienced at least three different GM events way back in the day on Live. When I switched to Dark Age of Camelot, I lamented the fact that there weren't any random crazy things concocted by GMs. I missed that.

I never really had a chance at getting super rare rewards. However, on one Halloween, I remember killing some werewolves in West Commons with my 20-something ranger and receiving a Serpent Insignia Collar. I never had a shot at taking down the uber werewolf that dropped a Rubicite BP, but it was fun watching it get blasted to smithereens all the same.

At another live event, I simply died from a weird mob in EC. I actually thought it was funny, and I don't think I lost XP for it.

Please keep doing abnormal events, GMs. I don't really care if I never have a shot at amazing rewards. They help spice things up, regardless.

[Tecmos Deception]

As far as I know, Blackburrow and Field of Bone are not locked down by any guilds on this server. Both of those zones had people in them when the event began and it was a matter of finding the God not standing there and doing nothing, then complaining about it on the forums.

In Hate yes, people mobilized quickly and 3 of the top tier raiding guilds competed for the kill, and were rewarded. This did not keep people from trying to find the Hide and seek style events and no 1 guild received all the items given away.

1+1=2

You're not understanding that, apparently.

[Pringles]

You guys will bitch anytime someone does something nice for the server, won't you. No wonder the GMs hate doing these events, the vocal minority always bitch about it afterwards.

[Ephirith]

I enjoyed the event, thanks staff!

[dredge]

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[Lanuven]

What did you have to do to get rewards? Was it simply hide and seek? Like if a lv 11 ran into a god by mistake did he get a guise? I don't understand. I logged on right as the last announcement about CT choosing a soldier.

Yes, Inny was hiding in Blackburrow and then after he died CT broke free of Fear and was hiding in Field of Bone.

[Sirken]

I'm just being the devil's advocate now, because I'm over it really.

But pointing out that part of the event was accessible to everyone while part of the event was effectively only accessible to one (or maybe two) guilds? That perfectly demonstrates that not everyone was treated equally.

I guess this is classic? Lord knows I played on live for dozens of days /played back in the pre-luclin/pop eras, never in a raiding guild, and I never once experienced a GM event.

1 event was won by a level 31 elf, it was in Black Burrow.

1 event was won by a peck from Divinity in Field of Bone.

1 event was won by BDA in PoH.


2 of the 3 events were won by people either under level 40 or not in one of the top 2 raiding guilds.

ONE event was for 46+ and won by one of the top guilds on the server.

i think that's more than fair.

[dredge]

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[Nordenwatch]

well fuck, I should've stayed in and played EQ instead of going out drinking! ... wait...

[Autotune]

1 event was won by a level 31 elf, it was in Black Burrow.

1 event was won by a peck from Divinity in Field of Bone.

1 event was won by BDA in PoH.


2 of the 3 events were won by people either under level 40 or not in one of the top 2 raiding guilds.

ONE event was for 46+ and won by one of the top guilds on the server.

i think that's more than fair.

Not trying to come off as an A-hole, but considering how successful some of the other GM events in the past, that required raids, why did you guys for-go randoming to award loot with all participants. Especially with a raid mob that wasn't going with normal raiding rules and who apparently lottery FTE'd himself on anyone in the zone.

What's done is done, I'm not hung up on that, but curious if the "more events in the future" will be handled similarly or if the GMs see that some improvements can be made.

I've been to a few of Uthgaard's raid events and I don't think any of them ended with as much confusion as this last event.

[Otto]

More titles?

Damnit Rogean =P

[Tecmos Deception]

Ohh. Awards handed out amongst all participants. That would be nice.

Server vs. GM event rather than guild vs guild vs guild vs guild with GM event as the setting.

[Sirken]

I've been to a few of Uthgaard's raid events and I don't think any of them ended with as much confusion as this last event.

the PoH thing could have gone smoother. in hindsight i should have split everyone into 4 or 5 groups (by guild), and awarded 1 person from each group. in future, thats what we plan to do, as i told another player earlier.

the other two events went fine imo.


Thank you to all who attended, i hope everyone had fun!

[Autotune]

Ohh. Awards handed out amongst all participants. That would be nice.

Server vs. GM event rather than guild vs guild vs guild vs guild with GM event as the setting.

Not all, I believe it was normally 3 or 5 total. There would be a /random and the top rollers or lowest rollers or the ones that were closest to a number picked by another GM (like Rogean) where the winners.

Everyone participates and everyone has a chance, regardless of FTE, Kill xp, or guild affiliation.

[Autotune]

the PoH thing could have gone smoother. in hindsight i should have split everyone into 4 or 5 groups (by guild), and awarded 1 person from each group. in future, thats what we plan to do, as i told another player earlier.

the other two events went fine imo.


Thank you to all who attended, i hope everyone had fun!

That's good to hear!

[Bigcountry23]

the PoH thing could have gone smoother. in hindsight i should have split everyone into 4 or 5 groups (by guild), and awarded 1 person from each group. in future, thats what we plan to do, as i told another player earlier.

the other two events went fine imo.


Thank you to all who attended, i hope everyone had fun!

The only suggestion for the H&S would be make the gods untrackable (not sure if you can do that, but it's a suggestion).

[Versus]

The only suggestion for the H&S would be make the gods untrackable (not sure if you can do that, but it's a suggestion).

I believe they were untrackable.

[Kope]

I believe they were untrackable.

Incorrect :(

[Writ3r]

1 event was won by a level 31 elf, it was in Black Burrow.

1 event was won by a peck from Divinity in Field of Bone.

1 event was won by BDA in PoH.


2 of the 3 events were won by people either under level 40 or not in one of the top 2 raiding guilds.

ONE event was for 46+ and won by one of the top guilds on the server.

i think that's more than fair.

Confused as to if the bolded word is showing a personal negative bias towards the individual, guild as a whole, or possibly a description of a halfling i am just not accustomed to seeing here since every other explanation was in a normal standard aside from this one.

Also, the mobs were trackable as it was 2 druids who found them and Adjudicator said that he found CT on track.

Good to see events happening again and glad to hear that in the future the rewards will go back to the style of old GM events where everyone has a chance at rewards rather than the two extremes of NOBODY getting anything or a particular raid guild winning. (Final tally on this one though for those interested BDA 4 guises and Divinity 1)

[Ephi]

Confused as to if the bolded word is showing a personal negative bias towards the individual, guild as a whole, or possibly a description of a halfling i am just not accustomed to seeing here since every other explanation was in a normal standard aside from this one.

Also, the mobs were trackable as it was 2 druids who found them and Adjudicator said that he found CT on track.

Good to see events happening again and glad to hear that in the future the rewards will go back to the style of old GM events where everyone has a chance at rewards rather than the two extremes of NOBODY getting anything or a particular raid guild winning. (Final tally on this one though for those interested BDA 4 guises and Divinity 1)

It was a cheap shot at shorter members of the server staff ;) Sirken suffers from massive Hobbit jealousy. We're getting him help though, don't worry.

Also, by my count it was 3 for BDA (from Inny), 1 for Divinity, and 1 for a guildless player (perhaps that player is guilded now, haven't checked).

[Kraftwerk]

It was a cheap shot at shorter members of the server staff ;) Sirken suffers from massive Hobbit jealousy. We're getting him help though, don't worry.

Also, by my count it was 3 for BDA (from Inny), 1 for Divinity, and 1 for a guildless player (perhaps that player is guilded now, haven't checked).

He is a BDA alt I believe, Dstorm that is.

[Lanuven]

1 event was won by a peck from Divinity in Field of Bone.

Namecalling ?
What the heck is a peck ? It was my druid Adjudicator lol

[Lazortag]

Namecalling ?
What the heck is a peck ? It was my druid Adjudicator lol

This is a peck:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e19/theoldlaughinglady/039_65956Gregory-Peck1.jpg

[Lanuven]

Giegue with another unwitty, useless, and otherwise smart ass comment !

[kastan]

No, THIS is a peck
http://ra-academy.info/images/apeck.jpg

[arsenalpow]

Final tally was 4 Druids and 1 monk.

Obviously a Druid bias.

[arsenalpow]

He is a BDA alt I believe, Dstorm that is.

Dstorm was Cephalic's little Druid.

[Sirken]

No, THIS is a peck
http://ra-academy.info/images/apeck.jpg

thank god for you

i was starting to feel old

[Anderdale]

so people got guises? i am sad and jealous

[bizzum]

Anything thing to help some pecks become real men. Too bad no fatties got helped with their weight problems!

[Raavak]

Thanks to the staff for putting this on. Thanks for consciously trying to cater to both the regular guy and the raid guilds (something that's damned near impossible). Yeah, PoHate was way chaotic, but live and learn. No one was permanantly hurt anyway. It beats what most of us would have been doing if the event hadn't have happened.

[Ilakje]

Thanks to the staff for putting this on. Thanks for consciously trying to cater to both the regular guy and the raid guilds (something that's damned near impossible). Yeah, PoHate was way chaotic, but live and learn. No one was permanantly hurt anyway. It beats what most of us would have been doing if the event hadn't have happened.

Getting drunk and scoring with a fat chick in a slutty Halloween costume?

[Enroth]

Looking forward to more events in future, and hoping we can have everyone feel a good level of engagement with things.

[Purdee]

glad to hear there was events yesterday, sorry I missed them but I hope for more in the future!

[pharmakos]

I'm just being the devil's advocate now, because I'm over it really.

But pointing out that part of the event was accessible to everyone while part of the event was effectively only accessible to one (or maybe two) guilds? That perfectly demonstrates that not everyone was treated equally.

I guess this is classic? Lord knows I played on live for dozens of days /played back in the pre-luclin/pop eras, never in a raiding guild, and I never once experienced a GM event.

what do you expect them to do? give everyone on the server a free fungi tunic just because it's halloween? stfu its complaining like this that makes the staff not want to do events

i didn't get to see any of these events on halloween. still thankful to the staff though. <3 hopefully i'll see Sandy Claws around Christmas. :)

[dragonfists]

I vote for spawn AoW in EC next time and let the entire server come together to zerg and kill him.. something too big for one guild alone atm, need everyone :P

At any rate putting on the event was great, you gotta understand some who maybe wanted to go to hate but couldnt would feel left out but there was plenty to do still.

[Vandy]

I was hoping when the God's chose their champion that they would get super sized and buffed up and we would have to kill them like a raid boss. Would have been interesting to see a player control raid mob.

[Silo69]

im a little "mad" that every time the server staff rewards people its with a guise

its a real kick in the balls to those of us that were here at the start and got our pre nerf guise

handing out guise to iksar's and player accounts that were not from the original time frame of this server is just siick

cant come up with a better item loot that something held of such great value and significance as the pre nerf guise

i dont wanna live on this planet anymore

[Kevynne]

gotta get dat gm event exclusive items! not ones that stopped dropping imo.

[HeallunRumblebelly]

More titles?

Damnit Rogean =P

We just gotta have someone seduce rogean again and get the titles removed is all...

Volunteers?

[HeallunRumblebelly]

gotta get dat gm event exclusive items! not ones that stopped dropping imo.

Internode is still missing his Oakwynd. JUSTIIICE!~

[Spitty]

im a little "mad" that every time the server staff rewards people its with a guise

its a real kick in the balls to those of us that were here at the start and got our pre nerf guise

handing out guise to iksar's and player accounts that were not from the original time frame of this server is just siick

cant come up with a better item loot that something held of such great value and significance as the pre nerf guise

i dont wanna live on this planet anymore

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/feministing/trolls.jpg

You're the one with purple hair.

[Aicha]

Bah, it was fun, even though it was chaotic. The fustercluck in Fear at the end with everyone thinking CT would head there was priceless. :p

[Pan]

For every one person bitching about the event, there are many, many more who enjoyed it.

Show some gratitude for the time that the devs and GMs put in.

Finally, I guarantee that if the GMs had implemented any of the suggestions in this thread, a handful of people would bitch about those events, too. That's just how it works.

tl;dr? get over it and be grateful