Fan Faire 2009 In-Game Items

[Kiara]

<p align="center"><a href="http://events.station.sony.com/fanfaire/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.station.sony.com/images/community/fanfaire09/ff2009_600.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="212" /></a></p> <p>There's still time to register for <a href="http://events.station.sony.com/fanfaire/" target="_blank">Fan Faire 2009</a>!</p> <p>We'll be giving folks in-game items this year, like we have in the past. What's new, though? Attendees will get in-game items for every game they have an account for! So no more having to choose between your EQ and EQII character getting the goods. Have a SWG account and a Vanguard account? They can both claim the Fan Faire item!</p> <p><a href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/news_archive_content.vm?id=3110&section=News&locale=en_US"><strong>Read more!</strong></a></p>

[Spyderbite]

<p>I'm rather jealous of the SWG peeps.. they get a useful house item. <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>On the other hand.. I do toy around in SWG frequently.. so I guess its Win-Win after all. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[KerowynnKaotic]

<p><cite>Spyderbite@Venekor wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I'm rather jealous of the SWG peeps.. they get a useful house item. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" /></p><p>On the other hand.. I do toy around in SWG frequently.. so I guess its Win-Win after all. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>We already have that item, anyway.  Ours is called the Burynai.  We got it with RoK.</p><p>---</p><p>Love the Statue we are getting, though! And, special props on the dwarf tossing.  *G*</p><p>Kinda bummed on the T-shirt for FR, since it'll probably be the 'sexless' version they used for the 1M promo, which tends to flatten "my" [Removed for Content].   <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/2786c5c8e1a8be796fb2f726cca5a0fe.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Wytie]

<p><cite>Kaisha@Permafrost wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p> "my" [Removed for Content].</p></blockquote><p>QFE  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/385970365b8ed7503b4294502a458efa.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Foolsfolly]

<p>Awww, fan-faire attendees get all the best stuff!</p><p>I'm totally jealous of those amazing statues =[</p>

[Kaliper5]

<p>Vanguard gets a pink flying mount? How cool is that! *jealous*</p>

[Xalmat]

<p>Ooh, a Firiona Vie statue! Good thing I'm going <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Sphiriah]

<p>FV statue!?</p><p>Aw, I want one. <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Obann]

<p>/sigh.  Yet again reminded that my 5 bedroom house has gotten to small. </p>

[Redsun86]

<p>If i can only attend on Sat. do you still get the in-game items? or do I need to have the all access pass?</p><p>thanks</p><p>Lillybeth</p>

[irish]

<p>A one day pass will get you the items too. Only thing a one day pass cant do is go to the evening events.</p>

[Loredena]

<p>Since an 'active account' is required for the in-game items, is it safe to assume that station access will make you active for this purpose?</p>

[Reiella]

<p>Although personally, I really question the point of a MXO item given ... well.</p>

[Kiara]

<p><cite>Loredena wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Since an 'active account' is required for the in-game items, is it safe to assume that station access will make you active for this purpose?</p></blockquote><p>Yes.  You'll also be able to claim the in-game item in the other station access games.</p>

[ashen1973]

<p>I'd really love to attend a fan faire and would really love the statue, but living a little over 5000 miles away makes it a little out of reach for me <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>i know this comes up every year, but any chance of us in other parts of the world getting some sort of event (or at least a way of obtaining the items)?</p>

[Finagler]

<p>Yah, same here. I thought I read somewhere that if you register you can get the items even if you can't attend. Is that the case? Clarification would be appreciated. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Anestacia]

<p><cite>Finagler wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Yah, same here. I thought I read somewhere that if you register you can get the items even if you can't attend. Is that the case? Clarification would be appreciated. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>Kiara adressed that question <a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=451850" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><p>To quote her:</p><p>"You don't actually have to be on site to get the item.</p><p>If you really want it and are willing to register to have your account flagged for it, then you can do that."</p>

[Finagler]

<p><cite>Anestacia wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Finagler wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Yah, same here. I thought I read somewhere that if you register you can get the items even if you can't attend. Is that the case? Clarification would be appreciated. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>Kiara adressed that question <a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=451850" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><p>To quote her:</p><p>"You don't actually have to be on site to get the item.</p><p>If you really want it and are willing to register to have your account flagged for it, then you can do that."</p></blockquote><p>Excellent, thank you for pulling that out. I'm sure that's where I read it, but things tend to get lost on the forums.</p>

[ke'la]

<p><cite>Kaisha@Permafrost wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Spyderbite@Venekor wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I'm rather jealous of the SWG peeps.. they get a useful house item. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" /></p><p>On the other hand.. I do toy around in SWG frequently.. so I guess its Win-Win after all. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p><span style="color: #ffff00;">We already have that item, anyway.  Ours is called the Burynai.  We got it with RoK.</span></p><p>---</p><p><span style="color: #ff9900;">Love the Statue we are getting, though! And, special props on the dwarf tossing.  *G*</span></p><p><span style="color: #00ff00;">Kinda bummed on the T-shirt for FR, since it'll probably be the 'sexless' version they used for the 1M promo, which tends to flatten "my" [Removed for Content].</span>   <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/2786c5c8e1a8be796fb2f726cca5a0fe.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p><span style="color: #ffff00;">'cept ours does not require as much regular feeding, and there is a far smaller chance of us being on the menu.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff9900;">Would have been better if it was Gnome Tossing... though would prefure if it was Antonia... but that would upset the Freeps.</span></p><p><span style="color: #00ff00;">I am hoping there is a male and female version, with the female being the off the shoulder style.</span></p>

[ke'la]

<p><cite>Reiella wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Although personally, I really question the point of a MXO item given ... well.</p></blockquote><p>Well consitering it is the same item as the last 2 years... if I remember correctly... its not like they did any work to add it.</p>

[ke'la]

<p><cite>Kalyyn@Splitpaw wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I'd really love to attend a fan faire and would really love the statue, but living a little over 5000 miles away makes it a little out of reach for me <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" /></p><p>i know this comes up every year, but any chance of us in other parts of the world getting some sort of event (or at least a way of obtaining the items)?</p></blockquote><p>I have an Idea, why not ONLY DURRING FAN FAIRE, have these items available from the Station Store(atleast for the games with access to it) for like say 1500 station points or something like that.</p>

[Rijacki]

<p><cite>Finagler wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Anestacia wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Finagler wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Yah, same here. I thought I read somewhere that if you register you can get the items even if you can't attend. Is that the case? Clarification would be appreciated. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>Kiara adressed that question <a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=451850" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><p>To quote her:</p><p>"You don't actually have to be on site to get the item.</p><p>If you really want it and are willing to register to have your account flagged for it, then you can do that."</p></blockquote><p>Excellent, thank you for pulling that out. I'm sure that's where I read it, but things tend to get lost on the forums.</p></blockquote><p>You might only need to wait a month or two after Fan Faire is over for the item to be given out to anyone who is currently a player.. as it was last year. (Sadly and annoyingly)</p>

[ke'la]

<p><cite>Rijacki wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Finagler wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Anestacia wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Finagler wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Yah, same here. I thought I read somewhere that if you register you can get the items even if you can't attend. Is that the case? Clarification would be appreciated. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>Kiara adressed that question <a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=451850" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><p>To quote her:</p><p>"You don't actually have to be on site to get the item.</p><p>If you really want it and are willing to register to have your account flagged for it, then you can do that."</p></blockquote><p>Excellent, thank you for pulling that out. I'm sure that's where I read it, but things tend to get lost on the forums.</p></blockquote><p>You might only need to wait a month or two after Fan Faire is over for the item to be given out to anyone who is currently a player.. as it was last year. (Sadly and annoyingly)</p></blockquote><p>Yeah, cause they are supposed to come with Live updates, and with the longer update cycle who knows how long we will have to wait... then again... it looks like the current update on test will be going live with in a week or two of Fan Faire ending, so maybe we will get lucky?</p>

[Jethal]

<p>*seriously jealous of the vanguard players*</p>

[ke'la]

<p><cite>Jethal@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>*seriously jealous of the vanguard players*</p></blockquote><p>You want a Pink Dragon? <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/385970365b8ed7503b4294502a458efa.gif" border="0" /></p><p>I think you have been spending to much time with Winter. <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Obann]

<p>What's wrong with a pink dragon?</p>

[SilverMoth]

<p><cite>Obann@Permafrost wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>What's wrong with a pink dragon?</p></blockquote><p>mounts that appeal to girls are very appreciated. =) now one for Eq2!</p>

[ke'la]

<p><cite>SilverMoth wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Obann@Permafrost wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>What's wrong with a pink dragon?</p></blockquote><p>mounts that appeal to girls are very appreciated. =) now one for Eq2!</p></blockquote><p>Why would you want a dragon that can only hover ~2in off the ground, and is afraid of water? <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>As far as what is wrong with a pink dragon... nothing...'cept your only supposed to see them when drunk...or was that pink elephants? <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Thrads]

<p>How long will registration be open?  I'm trying to register the gf and I, but I keep getting an "Unexpected Error" message.  Could someone go start poking the registration servers with sticks, until they start working again?</p>

[Kiara]

<p><cite>Thrads wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>How long will registration be open?  I'm trying to register the gf and I, but I keep getting an "Unexpected Error" message.  Could someone go start poking the registration servers with sticks, until they start working again?</p></blockquote><p>I'll look into it <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>Registration should be open until the week before Fan Faire.</p>

[Rijacki]

<p><cite>kela wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><span ><p><cite>SilverMoth wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Obann@Permafrost wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>What's wrong with a pink dragon?</p></blockquote><p>mounts that appeal to girls are very appreciated. =) now one for Eq2!</p></blockquote><p>Why would you want a dragon that can only hover ~2in off the ground, and is afraid of water? <img src="../images/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" /></p><p>As far as what is wrong with a pink dragon... nothing...'cept your only supposed to see them when drunk...or was that pink elephants? <img src="../images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" /></p></span></blockquote><p>Pink elephants are for a normal bout of drunkss. Pink dragons are for a flaming bout of drunkness.</p>

[Sharakari]

<p>Wasn't there supposed to be a 10 year anniversary item that was supposed to go out with the cancelled Fighter Revamp GU????  I heard people on test talking about it but I never heard anymore about it.</p>

[Runelaron]

<p><cite>Sharakari@Unrest wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Wasn't there supposed to be a 10 year anniversary item that was supposed to go out with the cancelled Fighter Revamp GU????  I heard people on test talking about it but I never heard anymore about it.</p></blockquote><p>It was a painting, I forgot what it was of... but it was stated somewhere that it was just in test for a special update around the end of summer.</p><p>Not sure if they will activate it for fanfair or not. </p><p>It will be here though</p>

[ke'la]

<p><cite>Rijacki wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>kela wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><span><p><cite>SilverMoth wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Obann@Permafrost wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>What's wrong with a pink dragon?</p></blockquote><p>mounts that appeal to girls are very appreciated. =) now one for Eq2!</p></blockquote><p>Why would you want a dragon that can only hover ~2in off the ground, and is afraid of water? <img src="../images/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" /></p><p>As far as what is wrong with a pink dragon... nothing...'cept your only supposed to see them when drunk...or was that pink elephants? <img src="../images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" /></p></span></blockquote><p>Pink elephants are for a normal bout of drunkss. Pink dragons are for a flaming bout of drunkness.</p></blockquote><p>OIC, I don't drink so have never had the pleasure of meeting either. <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Sharakari]

<p>So Im just curious.... when will these items start showing up in-game?</p>

[Spyderbite]

<p><cite>Sharakari@Unrest wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>So Im just curious.... when will these items start showing up in-game?</p></blockquote><p>GF claimed hers last night on AB. I haven't tried yet on AB or on Venekor.</p>

[Sharakari]

<p>Thanks.  Mine showed up this afternoon.</p>

[Xalmat]

<p>Can only claim them once per account <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> Supposed to be unlimited claims.</p>

[Kirstie]

<p><cite>Xalmat wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Can only claim them once per account <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" /> Supposed to be unlimited claims.</p></blockquote><p>Found the problem on this and one of our AP's is trying to get it fixed up now.  It should be one per character.</p><p>- Kirstie</p>

[ke'la]

<p><cite>Kirstie wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Xalmat wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Can only claim them once per account <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" /> Supposed to be unlimited claims.</p></blockquote><p>Found the problem on this and one of our AP's is trying to get it fixed up now.  It should be one per character.</p><p>- Kirstie</p></blockquote><p>Hopefully the Fix doesn't cause was happened last year and give it to everyone.</p>

[Kenban]

<p><cite>Kirstie wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Xalmat wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Can only claim them once per account <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" /> Supposed to be unlimited claims.</p></blockquote><p>Found the problem on this and one of our AP's is trying to get it fixed up now.  It should be one per character.</p><p>- Kirstie</p></blockquote><p>Slightly off topic any chance of getting the Nagafen at rest statue which was from a magazine changed to one per a character seems kinda silly for unique items like this to be one per an account.</p>

[Mellia]

<p><cite>Kiara wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p align="center"><a href="http://events.station.sony.com/fanfaire/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.station.sony.com/images/community/fanfaire09/ff2009_600.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="212" /></a></p><p>There's still time to register for <a href="http://events.station.sony.com/fanfaire/" target="_blank">Fan Faire 2009</a>!</p><p>We'll be giving folks in-game items this year, like we have in the past. <span style="color: #ff0000;">What's new, though? Attendees will get in-game items for every game they have an account for! So no more having to choose between your EQ and EQII character getting the goods. Have a SWG account and a Vanguard account? They can both claim the Fan Faire item!</span></p><p><a href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/news_archive_content.vm?id=3110&section=News&locale=en_US"><strong>Read more!</strong></a></p></blockquote><p>That's great and really what sold me on registering not one, but TWO accounts for Fan Faire, even though I knew there was a chance my friend and I could not go.  At least I get my in-game items in EQ2, EQ, SWG and Vanguard, right?  Right?  Ummm, right?</p><p>Not so much:</p><p><span style="color: #888888;">Subject: RE: Fan Faire in game itemsDate: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 09:42:45 -0700From: </span><a href="mailto:[email protected]"><span style="color: #888888;">[email protected]</span></a></p><div><p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #888888; font-family: Arial;">Hi there,</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #888888; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #888888; font-family: Arial;">You only get items for the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">single</span> primary game you registered with. Please refer to the reward sheet handed out during Fan Faire.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #888888; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #888888; font-family: Arial;">Thanks!</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #888888;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #888888; font-family: Arial;">/facepalm</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #888888; font-family: Arial;">I keep trying to give SOE the benefit of the doubt....</span></span></p></div>

[Kiara]

<p><cite>Kattya wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>That's great and really what sold me on registering not one, but TWO accounts for Fan Faire, even though I knew there was a chance my friend and I could not go.  At least I get my in-game items in EQ2, EQ, SWG and Vanguard, right?  Right?  Ummm, right?</p><p>Not so much:</p><p><span style="color: #888888;">Subject: RE: Fan Faire in game itemsDate: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 09:42:45 -0700From: </span><a href="mailto:[email protected]"><span style="color: #888888;">[email protected]</span></a></p><div><p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #888888;">Hi there,</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #888888;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #888888;">You only get items for the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">single</span> primary game you registered with. Please refer to the reward sheet handed out during Fan Faire.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #888888;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #888888;">Thanks!</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #888888;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #888888;">/facepalm</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #888888;">I keep trying to give SOE the benefit of the doubt....</span></span></p></div></blockquote><p>Thank you for posting this!  It let us know something was wrong and we looked into it.</p><p>Unfortunately the information you got wasn't entirely correct.  You are entitled to the in-game item for all active subs attached to the account with which you registered for Fan Faire.</p><p>The game under which you registered was entitled first on 7/2.  The rest of them are currently in the works and *should* be done today.  Accounts made in any games after about noon today, probably won't get tagged, though.</p><p>Sorry for the confusion and hope that clears things up!</p>

[Undorett]

<p><cite>Rijacki wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Pink elephants are for a normal bout of drunkss. Pink dragons are for a flaming bout of drunkness.</p></blockquote><p>Despair at Fan Faire...true story and you know it.</p>

[Mellia]

<p>Thanks, Kiara!  I did get a subsequent email from SOE-Fan Faire, explaining that they took another look at the in-game item allocation and would be awarding the items for all games played by registered Fan Faire attendees.  Sure enough, that afternoon both my accounts were flagged for all three items.</p><p>Quick response - yay!  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/e8a506dc4ad763aca51bec4ca7dc8560.gif" border="0" /></p>