What are the highlights for GU41...

[Dragowulf]

and when should it be on test? (f anyones knows)thanksdrago.

[Anordil]

<p>Arrgh. I know. I've been anxiously awaiting info on Frostfell related things... and then Domino has me keyed to fever pitch and wriggling about after dropping some really tantalizing hints. When will we know? Eeeee!</p>

[Jesdyr]

<cite>Anordil@Lucan DLere wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>... and then Domino </p></blockquote>I love Domino ... but she is a total tease <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Anordil]

<cite>Jesdyr@Unrest wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Anordil@Lucan DLere wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>... and then Domino </p></blockquote>I love Domino ... but she is a total tease <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />" width="15" height="15" /></blockquote>QFT! hehe

[Kaycerzan]

Highlights for GU41...  Treasured items are being nerfed ~ they were never intended to be useful.  Anaphylaxis items are being nerfed ~ because the quest is <i>so easy </i>we just can't have good 2h items making it into the game.Other notes:  Repeatedly nerfing any item or AA used by more than 3% of the community, because if that's the case it MUST be overpowered.  Nerfing xp of all kinds further, now that the race to 80 has been met by what we feel is enough people.  Further de-itemizing of crusader / brawler / plate + chain healer equipment.  Turns out they found some T8 stuff to be wearable.  <strike>Frostfell has been canceled this year so we could make up for time lost to the fires.</strike>  Just joking, we'd never threaten to make good use of our time.

[Barbai]

<cite>Estovia@Permafrost wrote:</cite><blockquote>Highlights for GU41...  Treasured items are being nerfed ~ they were never intended to be useful.  Anaphylaxis items are being nerfed ~ because the quest is <i>so easy </i>we just can't have good 2h items making it into the game.Other notes:  Repeatedly nerfing any item or AA used by more than 3% of the community, because if that's the case it MUST be overpowered.  Nerfing xp of all kinds further, now that the race to 80 has been met by what we feel is enough people.  Further de-itemizing of crusader / brawler / plate + chain healer equipment.  Turns out they found some T8 stuff to be wearable.  <strike>Frostfell has been canceled this year so we could make up for time lost to the fires.</strike>  Just joking, we'd never threaten to make good use of our time.</blockquote>wow a troll rat is that a new breed?In all seriousness 41 should be interesting but between upcoming holidays and expansion problems coming up I am guessing that it won't be in till later end of the month.

[Vonotar]

<cite>Estovia@Permafrost wrote:</cite><blockquote>Highlights for GU41...  Treasured items are being nerfed ~ they were never intended to be useful.  Anaphylaxis items are being nerfed ~ because the quest is <i>so easy </i>we just can't have good 2h items making it into the game.Other notes:  Repeatedly nerfing any item or AA used by more than 3% of the community, because if that's the case it MUST be overpowered.  Nerfing xp of all kinds further, now that the race to 80 has been met by what we feel is enough people.  Further de-itemizing of crusader / brawler / plate + chain healer equipment.  Turns out they found some T8 stuff to be wearable.  <strike>Frostfell has been canceled this year so we could make up for time lost to the fires.</strike>  Just joking, we'd never threaten to make good use of our time.</blockquote>You forgot to add...Fixing the zoning lag by merging all old world overland zones into 1 mega zone

[Supp]

<cite>Estovia@Permafrost wrote:</cite><blockquote>  Further de-itemizing of crusader / brawler / plate + chain healer equipment.  Turns out they found some T8 stuff to be wearable.</blockquote><p>HAHAHAHA!!!</p><p>I love it!</p>

[ShinGoku]

GU41 presents... The long awaited Monk and Bruiser Brawler AA revamp!Yeah well, I can dream can't I?

[Draigo]

<div align="center"><span style="font-size: x-large;font-family: verdana,geneva;color: #ff0000;">MULTI</span><span style="font-size: x-large;font-family: verdana,geneva;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;font-family: verdana,geneva;color: #ffffff;">QUEST</span><span style="font-size: x-large;font-family: verdana,geneva;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;font-family: verdana,geneva;color: #0000ff;">TRACKING !</span></div>

[Devilsbane]

<cite>Draigo wrote:</cite><blockquote><div align="center"><span style="font-size: x-large;color: #ff0000;font-family: verdana,geneva;">MULTI</span><span style="font-size: x-large;font-family: verdana,geneva;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;color: #ffffff;font-family: verdana,geneva;">QUEST</span><span style="font-size: x-large;font-family: verdana,geneva;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;color: #0000ff;font-family: verdana,geneva;">TRACKING !</span></div></blockquote>Would be nice, although they would then have to fix the current quest tracking bugs. <img src="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/images/smilies/136dd33cba83140c7ce38db096d05aed.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" />

[DMIstar]

Seriously They have a lot to work on at this point... Epic weapons one of them, Alot of people are 80, VP has been entered.. So pretty much theres a good portion of the player base now ready for them already. I dont know how long They wanted to post pone them.AA respec box has been postponed and no clue whats going on with that.Plane of hate has been mentioned, but is it on hold ? Frost fell is around the corner, and I think at a very bad time for it come. but nothing can be done on that....as well as background projects going on such as the Spell Consolidation thats being worked on.. Guild Halls, and stuff like kurns tower. But yet so far only thing ive heard is treasured and Quest nerfs... Im just hopeing the nerf project is not postponeing the above stuff.

[Dragowulf]

<cite>Istar@Mistmoore wrote:</cite><blockquote>Seriously They have a lot to work on at this point... Epic weapons one of them, Alot of people are 80, VP has been entered.. So pretty much theres a good portion of the player base now ready for them already. I dont know how long They wanted to post pone them.AA respec box has been postponed and no clue whats going on with that.Plane of hate has been mentioned, but is it on hold ? Frost fell is around the corner, and I think at a very bad time for it come. but nothing can be done on that....as well as background projects going on such as the Spell Consolidation thats being worked on.. Guild Halls, and stuff like kurns tower. But yet so far only thing ive heard is treasured and Quest nerfs... Im just hopeing the nerf project is not postponeing the above stuff.<span style="color: #ff0000;"><b>and skeletal structure revamp for characters</b></span></blockquote>

[Giral]

<p>Im wondering if the skeleton revamp has been thrown out as a bad idea, it seemed Vanguard was coming out and the Skeleton model with shrinking armor was a good idea , BUT was it realy ? </p><p>i know they said that the skeletal revamp would be a Huge undertaking, and then they release the Sarnaks ,,,, Sarnaks are gangley and severly hunched over,  the only thing i could compare them skeletaly to would be a Troll that is stuck on a 45 degree angle,  it seems counter productive for them to have created a race like the sarnaks IF they wanted to go with 4 Basic skeletons for all the Races. </p><p>Maybe they are doing the skeletal models in  small , meduim, large , and Gangly <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />" width="15" height="15" /> </p><p>seems all but Trolls Sarnaks and froglocks could fit into a standerd skeleton </p><p>and then looking at the Iksar skeletons they introduced in rok, why go thru the trouble of creating Mobs like iksar skeletons in the game if they are giong to have to revamp them to fit into a new model in a few months ? </p><p>anyway just wondering, i do hope they introduce the 4 new skeleton models so it free's up Dev time to work on better Itemization for ALL Armor Types : P , instead of the LAZY approuch of " well All classes can wear This gear so it was EASIER for me to just make that Junk gear , then actualy Make Gear designed for YOUR class that YOU chose to play "  ( yeah i have a Plate healer and i am [Removed for Content] at 1/4 the amount of gear for my class in ROK) </p>

[Themaginator]

well this seems to be a very boring updatenothing big nothing really new except the AA storage thing Lame

[Themaginator]

<cite>Giralus wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Im wondering if the skeleton revamp has been thrown out as a bad idea, it seemed Vanguard was coming out and the Skeleton model with shrinking armor was a good idea , BUT was it realy ? </p><p>i know they said that the skeletal revamp would be a Huge undertaking, and then they release the Sarnaks ,,,, Sarnaks are gangley and severly hunched over,  the only thing i could compare them skeletaly to would be a Troll that is stuck on a 45 degree angle,  it seems counter productive for them to have created a race like the sarnaks IF they wanted to go with 4 Basic skeletons for all the Races. </p><p>Maybe they are doing the skeletal models in  small , meduim, large , and Gangly <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img mce_tsrc=" />" width="15" height="15" /> </p><p>seems all but Trolls Sarnaks and froglocks could fit into a standerd skeleton </p><p>and then looking at the Iksar skeletons they introduced in rok, why go thru the trouble of creating Mobs like iksar skeletons in the game if they are giong to have to revamp them to fit into a new model in a few months ? </p><p>anyway just wondering, i do hope they introduce the 4 new skeleton models so it free's up Dev time to work on better Itemization for ALL Armor Types : P , instead of the LAZY approuch of " well All classes can wear This gear so it was EASIER for me to just make that Junk gear , then actualy Make Gear designed for YOUR class that YOU chose to play "  ( yeah i have a Plate healer and i am [Removed for Content] at 1/4 the amount of gear for my class in ROK) </p></blockquote>nah it wasnt thrown out heck they were talking about it on the Beta forums for RoK up until the forums closed (Devs were there to i mpromise =) )

[Excalibre33]

<cite>Sashtan@Mistmoore wrote:</cite><blockquote>well this seems to be a very boring updatenothing big nothing really new except the AA storage thing Lame</blockquote>It's not too bad, in all reality, and almost entirely good news actually. Crafters have a bunch of presents this Frostfell, not the least of which being the return of harvesting while under attack.

[Xehl]

<cite>Giralus wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Im wondering if the skeleton revamp has been thrown out as a bad idea, it seemed Vanguard was coming out and the Skeleton model with shrinking armor was a good idea , BUT was it realy ? </p><p>i know they said that the skeletal revamp would be a Huge undertaking, and then they release the Sarnaks ,,,, Sarnaks are gangley and severly hunched over,  the only thing i could compare them skeletaly to would be a Troll that is stuck on a 45 degree angle,  it seems counter productive for them to have created a race like the sarnaks IF they wanted to go with 4 Basic skeletons for all the Races. </p><p>Maybe they are doing the skeletal models in  small , meduim, large , and Gangly <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img mce_tsrc=" />" width="15" height="15" /> </p><p>seems all but Trolls Sarnaks and froglocks could fit into a standerd skeleton </p><p>and then looking at the Iksar skeletons they introduced in rok, why go thru the trouble of creating Mobs like iksar skeletons in the game if they are giong to have to revamp them to fit into a new model in a few months ?  </p></blockquote>It hasn't been thrown out, the system is actually in place. All that's left is to convert the models of the old races to the new system. The Sarnaks are the first race to use this system, made with the human skeleton. What you are thinking of is the shape of the model, which is not the same thing as a skeleton.

[Snowdonia]

You want a highlight? THIS is a highlight!!!<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sand;"><span class="postbody"><span style="font-size: xx-large;color: #99ffff;">You can harvest once again while under attack from an NPC</span></span></span></b></span>

[sliderhouserules]

<cite>Snowdonia@Runnyeye wrote:</cite><blockquote>You want a highlight? THIS is a highlight!!!<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sand;"><span class="postbody"><span style="font-size: xx-large;color: #99ffff;">You can harvest once again while under attack from an NPC</span></span></span></b></span></blockquote>HUZZAH!!!

[TheSpin]

<cite>Giralus wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Im wondering if the skeleton revamp has been thrown out as a bad idea, it seemed Vanguard was coming out and the Skeleton model with shrinking armor was a good idea , BUT was it realy ? </p><p>i know they said that the skeletal revamp would be a Huge undertaking, and then they release the Sarnaks ,,,, Sarnaks are gangley and severly hunched over,  the only thing i could compare them skeletaly to would be a Troll that is stuck on a 45 degree angle,  it seems counter productive for them to have created a race like the sarnaks IF they wanted to go with 4 Basic skeletons for all the Races. </p><p>Maybe they are doing the skeletal models in  small , meduim, large , and Gangly <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src=" width="15" height="15" />" width="15" height="15"> </p><p>seems all but Trolls Sarnaks and froglocks could fit into a standerd skeleton </p><p>and then looking at the Iksar skeletons they introduced in rok, why go thru the trouble of creating Mobs like iksar skeletons in the game if they are giong to have to revamp them to fit into a new model in a few months ? </p><p>anyway just wondering, i do hope they introduce the 4 new skeleton models so it free's up Dev time to work on better Itemization for ALL Armor Types : P , instead of the LAZY approuch of " well All classes can wear This gear so it was EASIER for me to just make that Junk gear , then actualy Make Gear designed for YOUR class that YOU chose to play "  ( yeah i have a Plate healer and i am [Removed for Content] at 1/4 the amount of gear for my class in ROK) </p></blockquote><p>The new models won't completely redesign the looks you are used to seeing in the game.  They are upgrading the technology so that they can do more with them with less resources, but it won't be like loggin into a completely new game.  Sarnaks are a pretty good example of this because they use the new skeleton.  I believe that the sarnak skeleton is what allows Gorowyn to be such a compact city because there are tons of npcs there but the lag isn't too bad.</p><p>If you take a close look at the sarnak, their torso and legs are actually pretty normal.  I think most male races have basically the same torso with the exception of dwarfs, halflings and ogres who are a little rounder in the middle.  The two main reasons for the new skeletons is to make armor easier to design and cut down on resources for drawing characters.  Any other reason you have been led to believe is a myth, or a perk, but not really the purpose.</p>

[Domino]

<cite>Anordil@Lucan DLere wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Arrgh. I know. I've been anxiously awaiting info on Frostfell related things... and then Domino has me keyed to fever pitch and wriggling about after dropping some really tantalizing hints. When will we know? Eeeee!</p></blockquote><img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /><img src="http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/8085/happyfrostfellew7.jpg" alt="" border="0" />

[Zeltaria]

<p>It has come to my attention that Tradeskillers have no diety of which to call their own..... But if I might be so bold, I think if there ever was one.... she should be called Domino.  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>/swoons at the table settings & candles</p>

[Junaru]

Haha nice screen shot Domino

[Krystara]

<p>oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh</p><p>Plate?  Cup?  Candle?</p><p> *faints from sheer excitement*</p>

[Snowdonia]

And tankards and is that a new XMas robe we might be able to craft?*drooool*

[Howlingmoon]

The tankards might just be the HQ mug.

[Domino]

The above screenshot is certified to be Heritage Quest Free<tm>.  Not to mention sodium free, low cholesterol, low calorie, and suitable for dairy-free diets.  <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />There will be some new robes craftable in the Frostfell instance this year, although the one shown above is not one of them.  Folks keeping their eyes open and their ears peeled to the newbie channels may however find that some of the volunteer Guides can be shaken down (gently please!) for a few extra Frostfell surprises also that aren't obtainable anywhere else.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/908627bbe5e9f6a080977db8c365caff.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" />

[Kayteekai]

When is Frostfell estimated to go live? I have my candy cane staff from last year ready for the guides <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> j/k

[Zabjade]

<span style="color: #00cc00;">I also see goblets and tankards, plates and cups....hmmmm. I also left some feedback about Saving Frostfell for lowbies (who get one-shoted in Steamfront) in game. as well as exiting the Wonderland.</span>

[Argul]

<cite>Zabjade wrote:</cite><blockquote><span style="color: #00cc00;">I also see goblets and tankards, plates and cups....hmmmm. I also left some feedback about Saving Frostfell for lowbies (who get one-shoted in Steamfront) in game. as well as exiting the Wonderland.</span></blockquote><p>My guess is the next GU.</p><p>And awesome screen shot Domino <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Barq Bandit]

<cite>DominoDev wrote:</cite><blockquote>The above screenshot is certified to be Heritage Quest Free<tm>.  Not to mention sodium free, low cholesterol, low calorie, and suitable for dairy-free diets.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />" width="15" height="15" />There will be some new robes craftable in the Frostfell instance this year, although the one shown above is not one of them.  Folks keeping their eyes open and their ears peeled to the newbie channels may however find that some of the volunteer Guides can be shaken down (gently please!) for a few extra Frostfell surprises also that aren't obtainable anywhere else.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/908627bbe5e9f6a080977db8c365caff.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" /> </blockquote><span style="font-size: x-small;font-family: comic sans ms,sand;">At this rate, Domi, Tock will have to have not one but two auxillary galleries!  Gah!  Between this and the special tradeskill writ item, I'm about ready to get down on one knee with a fire-emerald ring!  <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />  You are awesomesauce!</span>

[Rayche]

Special tradeskill writ item? Where's that?

[Anordil]

<cite>DominoDev wrote:</cite><blockquote>The above screenshot is certified to be Heritage Quest Free<tm>.  Not to mention sodium free, low cholesterol, low calorie, and suitable for dairy-free diets.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />" width="15" height="15" />There will be some new robes craftable in the Frostfell instance this year, although the one shown above is not one of them.  Folks keeping their eyes open and their ears peeled to the newbie channels may however find that some of the volunteer Guides can be shaken down (gently please!) for a few extra Frostfell surprises also that aren't obtainable anywhere else.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/908627bbe5e9f6a080977db8c365caff.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" /> </blockquote>Awww. <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> I love that robe, too. I was bouncing about like a kangaroo when I saw it and was anxiously awaiting the recipe to make it. <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> The part that makes me reallly sad is that I saw a guide a week ago or so here in LDL but I was busy pushing myself to level 60 and so a bit preoccupied. <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Catria]

<cite>DominoDev wrote:</cite><blockquote>The above screenshot is certified to be Heritage Quest Free<tm>.  Not to mention sodium free, low cholesterol, low calorie, and suitable for dairy-free diets.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />" width="15" height="15" />There will be some new robes craftable in the Frostfell instance this year, although the one shown above is not one of them.  Folks keeping their eyes open and their ears peeled to the newbie channels may however find that some of the volunteer Guides can be shaken down (gently please!) for a few extra Frostfell surprises also that aren't obtainable anywhere else.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/908627bbe5e9f6a080977db8c365caff.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" /> </blockquote>Wait.... you mean if I hang around the newbie channels I can grab (gently) a GM and get a new robe?  Will this be happening on ALL servers or just a few?

[NiamiDenMother]

<cite>Zabjade wrote:</cite><blockquote><span style="color: #00cc00;">I also see goblets and tankards, plates and cups....hmmmm. </span></blockquote>The "goblets" are the azurite chalice that carpenters can already make.  As for the tankard, and the plates and coffee cups, wellllll, that might have something to do with <a rel="nofollow" href="http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/article_page.php?article=q22" target="_blank">a hungry halfling</a>.  You'll have to wait until Monday for the rest of my preview, but I figured I'd throw up an extra tidbit here to tide folks over!(Images will improve once Kaisha gets a chance to get her hands on the items - my graphical skills are a bit, um, lacking.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />" />)

[ke'la]

<cite>Giralus wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Im wondering if the skeleton revamp has been thrown out as a bad idea, it seemed Vanguard was coming out and the Skeleton model with shrinking armor was a good idea , BUT was it realy ? </p><p>i know they said that the skeletal revamp would be a Huge undertaking, and then they release the Sarnaks ,,,, Sarnaks are gangley and severly hunched over,  the only thing i could compare them skeletaly to would be a Troll that is stuck on a 45 degree angle,  it seems counter productive for them to have created a race like the sarnaks IF they wanted to go with 4 Basic skeletons for all the Races. </p><p>Maybe they are doing the skeletal models in  small , meduim, large , and Gangly <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src=" width="15" height="15" />" width="15" height="15"> </p><p>seems all but Trolls Sarnaks and froglocks could fit into a standerd skeleton </p><p>and then looking at the Iksar skeletons they introduced in rok, why go thru the trouble of creating Mobs like iksar skeletons in the game if they are giong to have to revamp them to fit into a new model in a few months ? </p><p>anyway just wondering, i do hope they introduce the 4 new skeleton models so it free's up Dev time to work on better Itemization for ALL Armor Types : P , instead of the LAZY approuch of " well All classes can wear This gear so it was EASIER for me to just make that Junk gear , then actualy Make Gear designed for YOUR class that YOU chose to play "  ( yeah i have a Plate healer and i am [Removed for Content] at 1/4 the amount of gear for my class in ROK) </p></blockquote>Um the Sarnak are IN the new Model, infact the devs said that the Sarnak was based on Human Male. So the Skeiltal revamp is alive and well it just takes ALOT of time to revamp all those races.

[Valdaglerion]

<cite>DominoDev wrote:</cite><blockquote>The above screenshot is certified to be Heritage Quest Free<tm>.  Not to mention sodium free, low cholesterol, low calorie, and suitable for dairy-free diets.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />" />There will be some new robes craftable in the Frostfell instance this year, although the one shown above is not one of them.  Folks keeping their eyes open and their ears peeled to the newbie channels may however find that some of the volunteer Guides can be shaken down (gently please!) for a few extra Frostfell surprises also that aren't obtainable anywhere else.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/908627bbe5e9f6a080977db8c365caff.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" /> </blockquote>Will these be available in a different format on the exchange servers where guides are allowed?