Halloween Quest 2014

Taryth

Taryth

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As promised last year, the annual Halloween quest will be different this year. While folks very much enjoyed the previous one, it was time for a change. So we've created something new, hopefully you will enjoy it as well!

We plan to release the FIRST PHASE of it this weekend while we finish up the tail end of the quest, so that folks have a chance to start working on it. This means you may reach a point where you can't go any further. Give us a little bit and that will be remedied. Nothing you do, however, will be "undone" or become useless later on; you don't have to worry about re-doing any part of it.

Because this is a new quest, with new items, NPCs, etc., consider this first release a BETA RELEASE. If you get frustrated by bugs and having to petition for reimbursements or checking on a problem, we advise you wait a few days so we can find and fix bugs. We expect to have it solidified on or about 10/1.

If, however, you want to get a jump on things, keep an eye out this weekend at some point for something new. No, I don't have an exact day or time. Just make sure you're looking around. :)

-t
 
So far I've gotten one new norent item and seen two more linked- Lonesome, Tragic, and Eerie Rune Shells. They're magic and norent, haven't figured out where to bring them though. There isn't an NPC in Newport where the previous Halloween guy was, haven't seen anyone new in Athica either.

Edit- Taryth confirmed the starting mob isn't ingame yet.

Edit Edit- It's in as of Sunday, Sept. 28
 
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So is the whole thing with the rune shells all of phase one, or is the next step already active as well?
 
The next step is not yet active. You will get a set of quest journal updates , when that happens, you're as far as you can go for now. I'm hoping to release the next phase later this week, then the final phase shortly thereafter.

Just as a quick reminder, please don't share quest details in public channels so that people who want to figure it out on their own have that opportunity. So far, folks have been really good about this - thanks!

It's been great watching folks go after things - a number of staff had hands in making the quest happen, and it is by far the most complex quest I've had to build from the ground up. Overall, it seems like it's going smoothly, but feel free to PM me any feedback or questions.
 
I think you have PMs disabled Taryth. I tried sending you one last night and again just now and get an error message stating "You cannot start a conversation with that person." PMs with other people are working fine.
 
Strange - it seems I should be able to get PMs from registered members. I have no idea what's up with this fakakta thing.

I am like always on IRC, that's likely the easiest way to find me. You can always email me too - [email protected].
 
Good, heard nice feedback from folks, and people have pointed out minor typos and a few inconsistencies. I have those tightened up, they should go in for next patch. I'm a bit of a perfectionist. :)

FYI, looks like we will be patching tonight, that will install a few more things I need to do final testing of phase 2. I expect phase 2 to be released late on Thursday, Friday absolute worst case. I will announce it here and on the front page, as I know some people are racing to finish. :) The final phase will be behind it a little bit (maybe a week to 10 days), just a few funky logistics to work out there.
 
Part 2 is now live! I will be around much of the night (Thursday) if people are having problems. There are a lot of moving parts, so I would not be surprised.

FYI, make sure you run the patcher.
 
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Keep'em coming. These are a blast!
 
Any reward for phase two completion?

I'm pretty excited to see the end reward. Hopefully it's something worthwhile considering the effort of this quest. Permanently tainting my fomelo with a tradeskill tab is tough to stomach.
 
Really can't complain with the quest so far, still a bit bummed you can't bind in dark elf city. The only issue I really have is people are taking the no hint rule way too seriously. I asked for help in locating the first two npcs, not even clue related. I recieved 10 tells giving me general areas, and vaguely secondary clues, followed by a discussion about the motd. I'm not mad, but I've been averaging about 4 hours per gem ( got 3 so far) time is not on my side and I will be lucky to get the first part done by Halloween. Done venting...really do like the clues and the mystery of it.
 
It took a solid 4 hours of me killing to get the three different orbs. Seems a bit much. I kill quite quickly not sure they should be that rare.
 
Admittedly I don't kill quite that fast, but really not talking about the shell , I managedto get one shell I needed. The nightmare gems are what I'm after. Really don't have any guild to guide me. I actually did enjoy finding the ones I did get. The others will probably require help.
 
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