Halloween Event 2016

[Braknar]

Originally Posted by Gumbo [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Braknar...

What was the word command for the 'fear caller' in Feerrott/Plane Of Fear?

As I posted earlier that I finished the first 12 names on the list and I went over to talk to this guy and he wouldn't answer me or the four other players trying to get him to talk? The most I could do is just hail him, with a answer of "Hmm, what do you want?"

I cut and pasted part of my log file to show you what I typed. I edited it and took out anything not related to the event.

[Tue Nov 01 00:41:31 2016] Targeted (NPC): a fear caller
[Tue Nov 01 00:41:31 2016] Right click on the NPC to consider him.
[Tue Nov 01 00:41:32 2016] You say, 'Hail, a fear caller'
[Tue Nov 01 00:41:32 2016] a fear caller says, 'Hmm... what do you want?'
[Tue Nov 01 00:44:51 2016] You say, 'ripped page'
[Tue Nov 01 00:44:55 2016] You say, 'page'
[Tue Nov 01 00:44:58 2016] You say, 'task'
[Tue Nov 01 00:45:32 2016] You say out of character, 'anyone know what to say to 'a fear caller' for the location of final 4?'
[Tue Nov 01 00:47:41 2016] You say, 'Hail, a fear caller'
[Tue Nov 01 00:47:41 2016] a fear caller says, 'Hmm... what do you want?'
[Tue Nov 01 00:47:44 2016] You say, 'Hail, a fear caller'
[Tue Nov 01 00:47:45 2016] a fear caller says, 'Hmm... what do you want?'
[Tue Nov 01 00:47:45 2016] You say, 'Hail, a fear caller'
[Tue Nov 01 00:47:45 2016] a fear caller says, 'Hmm... what do you want?'
[Tue Nov 01 00:47:46 2016] You say, 'Hail, a fear caller'
[Tue Nov 01 00:47:46 2016] a fear caller says, 'Hmm... what do you want?'
[Tue Nov 01 00:47:46 2016] You say, 'Hail, a fear caller'
[Tue Nov 01 00:47:46 2016] You say, 'Hail, a fear caller'
[Tue Nov 01 00:47:47 2016] You say, 'Hail, a fear caller'
[Tue Nov 01 00:47:47 2016] a fear caller says, 'Hmm... what do you want?'
[Tue Nov 01 00:48:18 2016] You say, 'I want the page'
[Tue Nov 01 00:48:26 2016] You say, 'I want the list'

I spent over an hour on this and talking to a lot of people and it appeared as the 'fear caller' would talk to some players but not others.

So. You get the book, at the end of it says the list is torn. If you'd said incomplete, list, missing, partial around the fear monger (not the caller) he gave you a hint as to where the fear caller was, and told you to ask him [about the four]. WHen you did, the caller would tell you the last 4 hints as well as the last trigger word.

[Braknar]

Oh also, there was a check on the caller. If you hadn't talked to the fear monger and said you were going to release the fear, then the caller would indeed not respond to you.

[Vigilance]

Is the werewolf bug issue fixed? I'm afraid to log on my druid lest I get stuck in another death loop. Already took like three-four deaths because of it and I'm bound in NFP so if I login I'm gonna die again unless it is fixed.

[Braknar]

The illusions should be removed now, yes.

I was ressing people last night that /petitioned with a death loop.

[Kodim]

Not sure if this has been answer: what was up with the faction?

Just a way to tell you got the trigger? Cause even that was difficult to see in the "boo" spam.

[Vigilance]

Originally Posted by Braknar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The illusions should be removed now, yes.

I was ressing people last night that /petitioned with a death loop.

Thanks Brak! I'll try to petition you next time I get a chance to play.

[Dollar]

Originally Posted by Baler [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I've never seen that many people on the boat to OOT.
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This was by far my favorite part of the event. I always enjoy taking the boats (maybe not the long wait) but the moment is always somewhat spoiled because the boat is usually empty, or maybe 1 other afk passenger.. The chatting during the boat ride just felt real and makes travelling feel pretty awesome.

[toastyoven]

Both bosses died, we're now going through the encounter logs and will do a stream or something where we show the raffling of the winners.

More details to come

I know a lot of people had some very serious dsync issues with the boss fight, nearly impossible to stay in game or even get a cast off.

[Mon Oct 31 21:33:17 2016] Rogean BROADCASTS, 'The event is going to continue for another couple hours or so. The boss mobs will remain up even after the event ends. It will require a bit of effort to take them down.'
[Mon Oct 31 21:33:19 2016] Rogean BROADCASTS, 'The staff may not be around when the mob dies, but the plan is to take the encounter list and select 5 random contributors (Read: actually helped) to receive legacy rewards. The list will be published and the draw will be livestreamed. Good luck!'

Based off the broadcast if you were having dsync issues are you basically out of luck, since you couldn't really contribute as much?

[Gumbo]

Originally Posted by Braknar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So. You get the book, at the end of it says the list is torn. If you'd said incomplete, list, missing, partial around the fear monger (not the caller) he gave you a hint as to where the fear caller was, and told you to ask him [about the four]. WHen you did, the caller would tell you the last 4 hints as well as the last trigger word.

I checked my log files again and I see where the fear monger mentions about the finding the fear caller about asking [about the four].

This was pretty easy to miss when you have over 200 people all trying to do the event at once.

[Segoris]

Originally Posted by Kaight [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

When there was an announcement ~11:30pm to say "complete the task" as opposed to "formally complete" due to an error in code, what did this mean? Was there a difference in rewards for saying one vs. the other when you had met all 16 NPCS?

I hit all 16, said "I formally complete the task," and got a Rubicite Breastplate but have friends who either got nothing (they petitioned) or got a "can of whoop ass" despite doing the whole thing together. Just wondering if the final phrase had anything to do with this.

I'm curious about this too as I'm one of those who received a can o' whoop ass after completing all 16 before the loot reduction. Especially after having the no-reward bug as well...and being an enchanter just acts as another reminder to not play a caster during events.

As for feedback, please switch to some sort of rewards based on archetype if they're going to be no-drop. I'm not against rewards being tradeable, and actually like it, but receiving a no-drop piece of loot that is incredibly situational on the rarest of cases is not my idea of a reward.

Besides my receiving what I consider really undesirable loot for me (especially compared to others who did all 16 and turned in before the loot was reduced), I have to say this was a good amount of fun up to the rewards point. Thank to the p99 staff for hosting it. I'll bitch a little, but this event is appreciated.