QUOTE (Phoebus @ Jul 12 2010, 09:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Lousy stupid bandit didn't drop anything. 
I demand treasures!
EDIT: That's twice. Boooo. Oh well.
I demand treasures!EDIT: That's twice. Boooo. Oh well.
I'm at 12 with two drops. Turnus is at 12 with nothing. The drop rate has definitely been lowered.
QUOTE (Sylphas @ Jul 12 2010, 09:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm at 12 with two drops. Turnus is at 12 with nothing. The drop rate has definitely been lowered.
What? Why?
Last week was awesome with all the temporary artifacts.
Who complained and made them nerf it?
QUOTE (Noola @ Jul 12 2010, 10:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What? Why?
Last week was awesome with all the temporary artifacts.
Who complained and made them nerf it?
Last week was awesome with all the temporary artifacts.
Who complained and made them nerf it?
All I can imagine is that they don't want one guy to farm 50 of them like last time. Except, this only hurts the people who do it casually, since it forces you to hunt like a madman to get any.
QUOTE (Denust @ Jul 13 2010, 11:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It's from some obscure in-citizening ritual called the Gauntlet of Angels. If you so happened to lie about being unenemied to any of the Celestian guilds before seeking admission (like it's really that hard for the Ambassador or one of his aides anyone to ask someone in the guild, "Hey is so-and-so an enemy of your guild?"). Basically, you run past all the statues and if any of them fire, you're lying. If I'm remembering all of this correctly, at any rate. I don't citizen people, so I've never had much reason to check. 
I think there are also a few statues tuned against members of Fain and Morgfyre's Orders for the same reason. Because of their positioning, I know with certainty that those keep out sneaky Mags trying to join Celest (not that we've had many of those lately).
I think there are also a few statues tuned against members of Fain and Morgfyre's Orders for the same reason. Because of their positioning, I know with certainty that those keep out sneaky Mags trying to join Celest (not that we've had many of those lately).
That is seriously awesome.
QUOTE (Denust @ Jul 12 2010, 10:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I've yet to find any bandits. I just get to use some people's cubixes/prisms when they get frustrated over being jumped in Limbo.
I want a cubix/prism to play with.
I did a full circuit of most of prime and only found a dozen, right at weave change. I only really missed the seas, and I've found any in water anyway.
QUOTE (Noola @ Jul 12 2010, 09:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Who complained and made them nerf it?
I seriously doubt anyone complained. If you look at how the bandit stuff is supposed to work, it was originally described as a "chance" to drop. When we made a whole thread dedicated to flaunting how much stuff we were getting, that probably made the admin raise an eyebrow or two and adjust things to their intended levels.
QUOTE (Vendetta Morendo @ Jul 12 2010, 09:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I seriously doubt anyone complained. If you look at how the bandit stuff is supposed to work, it was originally described as a "chance" to drop. When we made a whole thread dedicated to flaunting how much stuff we were getting, that probably made the admin raise an eyebrow or two and adjust things to their intended levels.
Yeah, but you'd think they'd have noticed how incredibly happy it was making us and just let it go.
And now I've finally found a stupid bandit, and it's in peaced room.
QUOTE (Noola @ Jul 12 2010, 09:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yeah, but you'd think they'd have noticed how incredibly happy it was making us and just let it go.
And now I've finally found a stupid bandit, and it's in peaced room.
And now I've finally found a stupid bandit, and it's in peaced room.
It's not like we get to keep the arties either, like with gnomes.
QUOTE (Vendetta Morendo @ Jul 12 2010, 09:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It's not like we get to keep the arties either, like with gnomes.
That's not the point! The fun is in the getting to play with them for a couple of days.
Now I've killed some bandits and nothing too. This is the opposite of fun. It's an exercise in disappointment.QUOTE (Noola @ Jul 12 2010, 07:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
That's not the point! The fun is in the getting to play with them for a couple of days. Now I've killed some bandits and nothing too. This is the opposite of fun. It's an exercise in disappointment.
Now I've killed some bandits and nothing too. This is the opposite of fun. It's an exercise in disappointment.You could be positive about it, and get very excited when you get something?
QUOTE (Chalcedony @ Jul 12 2010, 10:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You could be positive about it, and get very excited when you get something?
I'm sure I will, I was just kinda looking forward to this all week.
Been wondering which artifact I'll get to play with this week! Maybe I'll get another Maurader's Mask! Maybe I'll get something different! So far though, seems I'm not getting anything at all. I can't play much more than the 2 hours I've been playing tonight and I prolly won't get to play tomorrow at all until after the weave that ends the event.So, if any of the Admin are reading this, maybe let some folks gather a great hoard of temporary artifacts so that other folks who can't play the whole day might get one or two.
Thanks!
I didn't get anything after a few tries over the course of an hour or so, so I just gave up. I don't find searching nonstop for disappointment to be very fun.
I had a rush of inspired productivity an reviewing the Institute's current advancement system and writing up the last two segments of the system to get to GR5. I hope they get favourable reviews and get implemented 
Also, I came up with a cool idea for a simple project that the guild can work on together and that will fit into the requirements to get to GR5
Also came up with some inspiration for a research project design, since I've been telling Elo that I've been "working on it" pretty much since I joined the Order.
Also, I came up with a cool idea for a simple project that the guild can work on together and that will fit into the requirements to get to GR5
Also came up with some inspiration for a research project design, since I've been telling Elo that I've been "working on it" pretty much since I joined the Order.
QUOTE (Felicia @ Jul 12 2010, 11:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It's an interesting idea for an event, but if the spawns are rare, the drop rate is rare, and you might get something you already have/can't use... well yeah, not worth the effort.
I suspect one motivation for this event was to let people play with a few artifacts, thereby encouraging them to buy the real version. I'm all for that, but if it's discouraging then it won't be very effective.
I suspect one motivation for this event was to let people play with a few artifacts, thereby encouraging them to buy the real version. I'm all for that, but if it's discouraging then it won't be very effective.
Last week was fun! Bandits dropped things each time and it was great. I think that going to this after how it was last week is sort of magnifying how disappointing it is when no artifact drops. At least last week when you got something you couldn't use or didn't have a use for, you could just hand it off to someone else without a second thought and go out to look for more shiny things! This time I don't really have a motivation to do that, which makes me a little sad, because I've been looking forward to playing with more toys since my stuff from the last one decayed.
Oh well.Somewhat related tweet: Nothing is going on in Phoebus' life right now...how incredibly boring. I'll have to think of some scheme for her to work on...
QUOTE (Phoebus @ Jul 12 2010, 11:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Somewhat related tweet: Nothing is going on in Phoebus' life right now...how incredibly boring. I'll have to think of some scheme for her to work on...
This is like begging me to dirigible you another baby just to amuse myself.
