Child’s Play Winter Charity Drive 2009/2010

[Kiara]

<p> <span> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="500" align="center"><tbody><tr><td width="600"><img src="http://www.station.sony.com/images/community/features/childs_play/feature/feature_top.gif" width="500" height="18" /></td></tr> <tr><td height="358" background="http://www.station.sony.com/images/community/features/childs_play/feature/bg600.jpg"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="500"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://www.childsplaycharity.org/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.station.sony.com/images/community/features/childs_play/feature/cp_square600.gif" border="0" width="500" height="500" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td height="126"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="471" align="center"><tbody><tr><td width="470" height="126"><p align="center">'Tis the season once again for Gamers to help kids and other Gamers! Since 2003, <a href="http://www.childsplaycharity.org/" target="_blank">Child's Play</a> has raised millions of dollars worth of toys, video games, game systems and cash for 40 children's hospitals around the US and the world. This year, SOE will be contributing to this effort by offering the Child's Play Anklebiter Doll in EverQuest and Child's Play Bouncing Baby Panda Cub in EverQuest II for sale for 500 Station Cash each, with a portion of the proceeds benefitting the charity.</p> <p align="center">As we did last year, SOE will donate $10 to the Child's Play charity for each Station Cash purchase of these items made between December 17th, 2009 and January 17th, 2010 (up to a maximum of $50,000). Log-in Thursday, December 17th, 2009 to participate!</p> <p align="center"><strong>Thanks from <a href="http://www.childsplaycharity.org/" target="_blank">Child's Play</a> and SOE!</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr> <tr><td height="480"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="500" align="center"><tbody><tr><td width="272"><div><a href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/images/en/features/articles/childsplay09/childsplay_EQII_panda_info.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/images/en/features/articles/childsplay09/childsplay_EQII_panda_info_th.jpg" border="0" width="250" height="372" /></a></div></td> <td width="228"><div><a href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/images/en/features/articles/childsplay09/childsplay_EQII_panda.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/images/en/features/articles/childsplay09/childsplay_EQII_panda_200.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="277" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="500" align="center"><tbody><tr><td height="338"><div><a href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/images/en/features/articles/childsplay09/childsplay_EQ_doll_info.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/images/en/features/articles/childsplay09/childsplay_EQ_doll_info_200.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="277" /></a></div></td> <td><div><a href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/images/en/features/articles/childsplay09/childsplay_EQ_doll.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/images/en/features/articles/childsplay09/childsplay_EQ_doll_200.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="277" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr> <tr><td><img src="http://www.station.sony.com/images/community/features/childs_play/feature/feature_btm.gif" width="500" height="18" /></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></p>

[Saihung23]

<p>Awesome.  I was wondering if SOE was still doing the Childs Play thing.</p><p>:)</p><p>Glad to see some things don't change.</p>

[CorpseGoddess]

<p>LOVE the doll!  I usually buy gifts for our local children's hospital, but I love the fact that SOE is doing this as well yet again.  Going in-game to get these right now.</p>

[Kiara]

<p><cite>Streppoch@Guk wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>LOVE the doll!  I usually buy gifts for our local children's hospital, but I love the fact that SOE is doing this as well yet again.  Going in-game to get these right now.</p></blockquote><p>You can't get them today <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />  December 17th!  I'm excited too!</p><p>The Free Realms item is also awesome, for any of you who play FR.  It's a cute little triceratops.  I heart it!</p>

[CorpseGoddess]

<p><cite>Kiara wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Streppoch@Guk wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>LOVE the doll!  I usually buy gifts for our local children's hospital, but I love the fact that SOE is doing this as well yet again.  Going in-game to get these right now.</p></blockquote><p>You can't get them today <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" />  December 17th!  I'm excited too!</p><p>The Free Realms item is also awesome, for any of you who play FR.  It's a cute little triceratops.  I heart it!</p></blockquote><p>Nurr.  I was so excited I missed the date.  Well, tomorrow then!  And I'll be logging onto FR to get the dino!</p>

[Kiara]

<p>I'm excited too <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />  Can't wait!!!</p>

[ajadams]

<p>these are absolutely adorable!</p>

[Rijacki]

<p>I'd love the dolly to be in EQ2. *sniffle*</p><p>But the bear is cute, too.</p><p>Great charity!</p>

[fireriv]

<p>Can we flip the switch for these ?</p>

[MoeSizlak]

<p>Any chance we can get one of these as a pet for us Freeporters for this?  That'd be terrific...</p><p><a href="http://www.spawn.com/toys/movies/mm2/chucky/images/mm2_chucky_photo_02_dp.jpg"><img src="http://www.spawn.com/toys/movies/mm2/chucky/images/mm2_chucky_photo_02_dp.jpg" width="600" height="900" /></a></p>

[fireriv]

<p>Ok I must be missing something it's the 17th and the panda isn't in station cash.</p>

[Kiara]

<p>It doesn't go automagically at 12:01 am.  It has to be flipped on.  I'll check and see what the exact time is and let you guys know!</p><p>I can't wait to get mine!</p>

[fireriv]

<p><cite>Kiara wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>It doesn't go automagically at 12:01 am.  It has to be flipped on.  I'll check and see what the exact time is and let you guys know!</p><p>I can't wait to get mine!</p></blockquote><p>My wife keeps askign me where her panda is OMG flip da switch. OMG</p>

[ajadams]

<p>make the doll for eq2 too =( its so cute and emo and i love it. i want an emo princess eq2 doll</p>

[Kiara]

<p>The item is being triggered shortly.  I'll post as soon as it's live <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>I like the little emo EQ doll as well... I am clearly going to have to hop into EQ, EQII, and FR to get items this year!</p>

[Kiara]

<p>YAY!  The panda cub is live!</p>

[Kiara]

<p>Btw... For anyone interested in the uber cute triceratops pet in FR...</p><p><a href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/images/en/features/articles/childsplay09/childsplay_freerealms_dino.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/images/en/features/articles/childsplay09/childsplay_freerealms_dino_200.jpg" width="200" height="277" /></a></p>

[Rijacki]

<p><cite>Kiara wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Btw... For anyone interested in the uber cute triceratops pet in FR...</p><p><a href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/images/en/features/articles/childsplay09/childsplay_freerealms_dino.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/images/en/features/articles/childsplay09/childsplay_freerealms_dino_200.jpg" width="200" height="277" /></a></p></blockquote><p>Definately need that in EQ2 *nod*</p>

[Tuppen]

<p>I hope this doesn't sound stupid...but I decided to buy one of these pandas because it is for charity and because the description says that it is one per character.</p><p>I purchased one and scribed it with my main character.  How do I get the scroll to scribe it on my other characters?  Am I missing something?</p>

[Wullail]

<p>TBH , I'd rather donate directly as I see there is a $50,000 donation limit , thats 5000 bears/dolls and then , what happens to the rest of the money ?</p>

[Aurel]

<p>My little Mulan is soooo cute.  Grrarrr!!</p>

[Kiara]

<p><cite>Ethin@Lucan DLere wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I hope this doesn't sound stupid...but I decided to buy one of these pandas because it is for charity and because the description says that it is one per character.</p><p>I purchased one and scribed it with my main character.  How do I get the scroll to scribe it on my other characters?  Am I missing something?</p></blockquote><p>It says that it may be scribed only once per character.  Not that you can scribe it once on each character.</p>

[Akaran2]

<p>Any chance at all we could get the vamp pet in EQ2 somehow for this?</p><p>I mean, a panda is cute and all. But I roll a guardian that wields two black axes with an evil red glow and a necromancer that uses a Drachnid illusion half the time. Not really "panda" material. <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Aurel]

<p>Hey!  Being a necromancer and having a panda are not mutually exclusive states of beings!  As a necro, I proudly cuddle my panda cub in public.  d:</p>

[Tuppen]

<p><span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffff00;">It says that it may be scribed only once per character.  Not that you can scribe it once on each character</span></span></p><p>Kiara, even your wording is confusing.  Why would a character need to scribe something more than once?  We all know that once a fluff pet/spell/combat art, etc. is scribed, it is scribed.  Why even say that?  I don't think anyone was trying to be deliberately misleading, but I do think it was a poor choice of words.  </p><p>To me, the wording used is confusing, unnecessary and easily interpreted in the way in which I interpreted it. Maybe the promo for the item should read that it <strong>can only be scribed once per account</strong> rather than only once per character.  This would be MUCH clearer and consistent with the wording used when claiming items through the /claim command.  When using /claim, if you can claim an item on more than one character, it tells you that you can only claim in once per character but you can still claim it multiple times on the same account.</p><p>Surely you can see where the confusion arises for someone who is a veteran of the game and knows how mechanics work in game, how the /claim window works in game, but who doesn't understand how Station Cash works .  </p><p>Frankly, if it wasn't for the fact that the purchase was made for charitable purposes, I would want my money back. I feel like I have been burned.  There is one thing of which you can be certain, I will be more cautious about purchasing more promotional items through Station Cash.  </p>

[IceStormx]

<p>why is the panda smaller then my hampster can u guys like fix size or give us away to with a spell or something i dident bring my hampster ball with me</p>

[Aurel]

<p>As with almost every fluff pet, they're only for one character.  In /claim terminology, "1 Remaining."</p>

[Albertine842]

<p>That's cool, man.</p><p><img src="http://blogs.curtin.edu.au/cv/files/2009/03/save-the-children-picture.jpg" width="436" height="308" /></p>

[Brook]

<p>The Panda is a bit small dont ya think?</p><p>Would have gladly paid twice as much for the doll in EQ2 had it been available..please look into it for next year.</p>

[Tuppen]

<p><cite>Aurelis wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>As with almost every fluff pet, they're only for one character.  In /claim terminology, "1 Remaining."</p></blockquote><p>Or if you look at non fluff items where they use the terminology 1 per character, you can understand the confusion?</p>

[Aurel]

<p>Well, it also says that they continue to contribute for each "additional purchase made."  If they intended for 1 purchase to cover all of your characters, then there would be no need to make additional purchases.  *nodnod*  But I suppose if that is all that you looked at (the latter part of the statement), and you didn't want to assume that they didn't do this item how they do anything that you scribe, pet or spell or otherwise, then I can see room for confusion, yah.  d:</p>

[Tuppen]

<p><cite>Aurelis wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Well, it also says that they continue to contribute for each "additional purchase made."  If they intended for 1 purchase to cover all of your characters, then there would be no need to make additional purchases.  *nodnod*  But I suppose if that is all that you looked at (the latter part of the statement), and you didn't want to assume that they didn't do this item how they do anything that you scribe, pet or spell or otherwise, then I can see room for confusion, yah.  d:</p></blockquote><p>Part of my point is that I am a noob to Station Cash fluff items.  I have bought some of the services, but not items.  How would I know that they meant one per ACCOUNT when it clearly says per CHARACTER?</p><p>Again, not saying that they were intentionally misleading, but it could be made clearer.</p><p>And I have a right to feel burned by this situation.  My feelings are my feelings, aren't they?  Not saying you have to be upset about it, but as a long term customer who is familiar with the game (I have had this account since the game launched) I am used to "per Character" meaning "per character".  When they say "per account"  then I expect that I can only get the item once per account.</p><p>As for multiple purchases, they also talk about the fact that it can be gifted.  I thought that's what they meant by multiple purchases.  </p><p>You know what? I think I will call CS and just ask for a refund.  I will find another nice thing to do for disadvantaged kids this Christmas.</p>

[Mystfit]

<p>Problem with the wording one per account is that may make people think they can only get one period. Where they can buy more then one, they can only jsut scribe one per toon. ( I assume so no one thinks they can have a herd!)</p>

[Aurel]

<p>"This item can be scribed once per purchase, provided that the character making the purchase has not already scribed it."</p><p>d:</p>

[SisterTheresa]

<p>Can anyone find the anklebiter doll?</p><p>I'm looking in the Cosmetic pets section as we speak and I see the Panda but not the doll.</p><p>??</p>

[Kiara]

<p>The doll is the EQ item.  Unfortunately it isn't available in EQII.</p><p>Just a small update, we've had an amazing turnout across all three games.  We haven't reached our goal of a 50k$ donation yet, but we're well on the way. </p><p>Thank you, so very much, to everyone who has generously contributed thus far.  I look forward to announcing the total donation that our awesome gamers made to Child's Play at the end of the month <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[SisterTheresa]

<p><cite>Kiara wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>The doll is the EQ item.  Unfortunately it isn't available in EQII.</p><p>Just a small update, we've had an amazing turnout across all three games.  We haven't reached our goal of a 50k$ donation yet, but we're well on the way. </p><p>Thank you, so very much, to everyone who has generously contributed thus far.  I look forward to announcing the total donation that our awesome gamers made to Child's Play at the end of the month <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>Gagh ... not used to posting EQ and EQ2 info together</p><p>Bah well no panda for me</p>

[Kiara]

<p>Hello all!</p><p>Just a reminder that the Child's Play charity drive concludes on January 17th.  There's still time to show your support by purchasing a panda <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>Donations thus far have been very generous and we thank everyone who has participated.</p>