Is it supposed to? I know that's the whole point of tracking, but it seems a bit unfair.

I gotta present, yay for Absynthe!

I was on for a long time today and never got a single gnome...

I'm still running like mad to get presents. Use a Zmud map, color trigger the name, and run fast, that works wonders.

I'm all in favor of having a gnome round for people under say, level 30, you know...just out of newton but not really aquainted with the world enough to beat out all these people with zmud maps (luckies!) and who knows the world really well.

Unfortunately I don't know how to set up maps or triggers with Zmud, so I'm running around manually.

Pity it's a year old, I bought it from someone ages ago.

Now that I have a sytem, I need some maps. I should do that next.

Could gnomes please become laidback faster? I've been following this one gnome for close to two hours, and Tael had to wait about that long too for a smug one.

Oh, and good job on evening the playing field against trackers.

I was following that one, but I got kicked out of Serenwilde.

A chubby gnome in a red suit comes falling down from above to land with a 'THUMP.'

See? Like I said, Zmud map, color triggers, run real fast, macro'e number pad... oh, wait. New strategy. Sit at your nexus and wait for them to show up.

Now it's just depressing that I haven't found one

People were being really nice and sharing their presents. I had a bunch of tints and poisons and potions donated to me, because they didn't need them, so I'm happy. Thanks to Tael, Narses and Elken for that!

I think I'm going to do my own present hunt in Deepnight later. I managed to get about 50 empty boxes.

How many more days of gnome-droppings are there going to be? I haven't seen any gnomes yet :/

According to the website, it's just the 24th and 25th - but I don't know which time zone's midnight they'll end at.

Yes, that worked out quite well! A gnome finally visited, and now I am content.

I screwed up earlier and complimented one instead of begging, which made me very sad, but someone sweet just gave me hers. I'll just hope this one doesn't vanish after a few days like last year's despite being made resetting...

You thrust your hand out to a chubby gnome in a red suit and beg shamelessly.
A chubby gnome in a red suit sighs dramatically and searches his pockets, looking for
something to give you.
He gives a divinely wrapped present to you.
A chubby gnome in a red suit waves goodbye and vanishes in a puff of smoke.
2594h, 3710m, 3114e, 10p xk-
You aren't wielding anything in either hand.
You are holding:
"present14523" a divinely wrapped present
"present130538" a divinely wrapped present
"present131503" a divinely wrapped present
You are wearing:
2594h, 3710m, 3114e, 10p exk-
You open a divinely wrapped present.
2594h, 3710m, 3114e, 10p exk-
This box is wrapped in bright gold and silver leaf paper with a bright red ribbon upon it.
Attached to the ribbon is a small tag that says, 'If there be an artifact inside, be sure
to message Estarra with the item #, so that She can make sure they reset to you.'
It has 5 months of usefulness left.
It weighs 1 ounce(s).
A divinely wrapped present is holding:
"circlet131504" A Circlet of Lucidity

Huzzah, it may not be a particularly pricey or rare artifact but I did manage to find a dagger of reincarnation!

Sparkling motes of bright light surround the Master Ravenwood Tree.
3020h, 4220m, 4460e, 10p ex -Vote-
Master Chief Daganev, the Merciless says, "My sense tell me someone just got a
circlet of lucidity."
3020h, 4220m, 4460e, 10p ex -Vote-

So that's what he meant. Tsk.