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Seccia_Ravenloft

02-12-2010, 06:51 PM

<img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2010/02/keysoffateheader.jpg" width="580" height="291" /><a href="http://www.massively.com/2010/02/15/win-a-copy-of-everquest-ii-sentinels-fate-tonight-in-massively/" target="_blank">Click here for the full information on the event!</a>Thank you to everyone who participated. The event is now closed. <a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=469900" target="_blank">Check out the winners page and the full walkthrough to all of the puzzles</a>! Tonight, starting at 8:30 PM ET (5:30 PM PT) NOW, boot up your <a href="http://www.massively.com/category/everquest-ii">EverQuest II</a> to the Lucan d'Lere server and get your browsers pointed to Massively.com. We're hosting an across-the-internet scavenger hunt, finishing out with a race across Norrath to find our roving Dark Elven reporter, Seccia Ravenloft.Seccia has been equipped with not one, but two key codes that will unlock the <a href="http://www.everquest2.com/gameinfo/titles/sf">Sentinel's Fate</a> collector's edition in addition to 10 key codes that will unlock the standard retail version. All of these keys will let you access the Sentinel's Fate headstart, which begins tomorrow!What you need:<div></div><div><ul><li style="list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; background-image: url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/framework.weblogsinc.com/media/bullet-square.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 15px; background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">An active EverQuest II subscription (Editor's Note: Trial Accounts DO WORK. They may be gimped, but they can find Seccia, even at level 1! S<a href="http://everquest2.com/freeTrial.vm" target="_blank">ign up for a trial account here</a>!)</li><li style="list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; background-image: url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/framework.weblogsinc.com/media/bullet-square.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 15px; background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">A character on the Lucan d'Lere server that's not in the island tutorial zone (any level/alliance character will be able to find Seccia.)</li></ul>What to expect:Starting at 8:30 PM ET (5:30 PM PT) this post and the thread over at the <a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=469900">EverQuest II community news forum</a> will be updated with a puzzle. Solve the puzzle to find the location of the next one. Each puzzle solved will bring you one step closer to learning Seccia's location in Norrath.It is possible to find Seccia without solving the puzzles. However, the final puzzle will contain instructions on how to properly hail Seccia. If you don't hail her appropriately, be prepared for a wave of Dark Elven insults and not the promised expansion key. In short, the puzzles must be solved in order to win.Some of the puzzles may not be easy for a single person to solve, so you might need a friend or two to help you out.Keys may not be claimed "in absentia." Basically, you can't "get a key for a friend who helped you." Your friend must be present to win a key from Seccia. One key will be given per-person untl all keys are given out.Once all keys are given away, this post and the EverQuest II forum thread will be updated to notify all participants that the event is over. The winners will then be announced as well.What you can win:The first two players to find Seccia and hail her appropriately (solve all of the puzzles) will win a key code that will unlock the Sentinel's Fate collector's edition on their accounts. The collector's edition awards the following bonuses:<ul><li style="list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; background-image: url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/framework.weblogsinc.com/media/bullet-square.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 15px; background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Guarding of the Reasoned armor piece</li><li style="list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; background-image: url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/framework.weblogsinc.com/media/bullet-square.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 15px; background-position: <mce:script type=">0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Seven day head start access</li><li style="list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; background-image: url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/framework.weblogsinc.com/media/bullet-square.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 15px; background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Exclusive in-game Highland Stalker mount</li><li style="list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; background-image: url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/framework.weblogsinc.com/media/bullet-square.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 15px; background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">500 station cash to spend on virtual items in the EQII marketplace</li><li style="list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; background-image: url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/framework.weblogsinc.com/media/bullet-square.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 15px; background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Legends of Norrath Fall of Erudin scenario</li></ul>The next 10 players after the first two to find Seccia will win a key code that will unlock the Sentinel's Fate retail edition on their accounts. The retail edition awards the following bonuses:<ul><li style="list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; background-image: url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/framework.weblogsinc.com/media/bullet-square.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 15px; background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Guarding of the Reasoned armor piece</li><li style="list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; background-image: url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/framework.weblogsinc.com/media/bullet-square.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 15px; background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Seven day head start access</li><li style="list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; background-image: url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/framework.weblogsinc.com/media/bullet-square.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 15px; background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">500 Station cash to spend on virtual items in the EQII marketplace</li><li style="list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; background-image: url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/framework.weblogsinc.com/media/bullet-square.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 15px; background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Legends of Norrath Fall of Erudin scenario</li></ul>All of the key codes can be redeemed through the Station.com account management screen.Anything else?Have fun! We hope you all have a good time with this event, and we'll see you back here tonight at 8:30 PM ET for the unveiling of the first puzzle!Also, a big thank you to our friends at <a href="http://www.massively.com/tag/soe">Sony Online Entertainment</a>, who were gracious enough to provide us with the prizes for this event! Thank you!</div>

Seccia_Ravenloft

02-15-2010, 04:20 PM

Updated with information on tonight's event requirements, rules, and what you can win. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

Crickett

02-15-2010, 04:29 PM

<cite>Seccia_Ravenloft wrote:</cite><blockquote> <div><ul><li style="list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; background-image: url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/framework.weblogsinc.com/media/bullet-square.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 15px; background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">A character on the Lucan d'Lere server that's not in the island tutorial zone (any level/alliance character will be able to find Seccia.)</li></ul>If you don't hail her appropriately, be prepared for a wave of Dark Elven insults and not the promised expansion key. In short, the puzzles must be solved in order to win.</div></blockquote>Are we related? I thought I was the only one with a sense of humor like that lol<sadface> i have no slots open and am very sorry I will miss it, sounds great though <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

Seccia_Ravenloft

02-15-2010, 04:54 PM

<cite>Crickett wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Seccia_Ravenloft wrote:</cite><blockquote> <div><ul><li style="list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; background-image: url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/framework.weblogsinc.com/media/bullet-square.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 15px; background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">A character on the Lucan d'Lere server that's not in the island tutorial zone (any level/alliance character will be able to find Seccia.)</li></ul>If you don't hail her appropriately, be prepared for a wave of Dark Elven insults and not the promised expansion key. In short, the puzzles must be solved in order to win.</div></blockquote>Are we related? I thought I was the only one with a sense of humor like that loli have no slots open and am very sorry I will miss it, sounds great though <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></blockquote>Lol. Perhaps we are related. :3 Who knows?Also: You can make a trial account and participate in the event that way, if your slots are full. I just made a trial account and used a level 1 character to get to where Seccia was in under 10 minutes. Most of the time was spent loading the game. ^_^So, don't feel you're stuck out in the cold!

Xdatinelia

02-15-2010, 04:57 PM

On the trial account thing, can you send /tells that way or not? Or does your contest maybe take that into consideration & have things done in /say?

Seccia_Ravenloft

02-15-2010, 05:00 PM

<cite>Xdatinelia wrote:</cite><blockquote>On the trial account thing, can you send /tells that way or not? Or does your contest maybe take that into consideration & have things done in /say?</blockquote>Everything for this event MUST be done in say. /tells will not work with Seccia. They anger her greatly. (Until you win, of course.)Keys must be picked up from Seccia in person. If you cannot use /tell, you can give your e-mail address to Seccia and she will be more than happy to make Seraphina use her computer to send the key. Seccia does not like computers -- they have odd magical properties and all too often lead to kittens.

Lystella

02-15-2010, 05:08 PM

*bounces excitedly* This sounds fun!

Crickett

02-15-2010, 06:59 PM

Very cool, I'll give it a go!

Arkenor

02-15-2010, 10:13 PM

Ooohs. If there one things Ratongas loves, its the groovy mysteries! I'lls be theres!

Primegecko

02-15-2010, 10:14 PM

i'm all over this

Seccia_Ravenloft

02-15-2010, 10:33 PM

The first puzzle is away! Go go go!

Arkenor

02-15-2010, 10:37 PM

Oh noes!!! A code!

Primegecko

02-15-2010, 10:41 PM

stumped already

Xdatinelia

02-15-2010, 10:41 PM

My Head hurts.

Buffie

02-15-2010, 10:42 PM

aye am stumped<img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> /head hurt

Seccia_Ravenloft

02-15-2010, 10:57 PM

A clue will be going up in about 6 minutes. :3 Looks like everyone's stumped.

Caethre

02-15-2010, 10:58 PM

(( can't solve this either, ho hum ))

Arkenor

02-15-2010, 11:00 PM

Riddles I can do. Hardcore codebreaking, not so much. I expect the folks who decode the big lore releases might be able to manage it, but I'm fallen at the first hurdle, and I can't get up.

Seccia_Ravenloft

02-15-2010, 11:01 PM

Hint 1 released.

Caethre

02-15-2010, 11:08 PM

(( Hmm, not a simple cryptogram, i can tell that now, but remain stumped. well good luck those who are progressing <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> ))

Seccia_Ravenloft

02-15-2010, 11:18 PM

Clue 2 released. That was a big clue. ^_^

Seccia_Ravenloft

02-15-2010, 11:42 PM

Clue 3 was released... a while ago.

Seccia_Ravenloft

02-15-2010, 11:57 PM

We have our first winner! Congratulations to the character "Contestwinner!" She is, indeed, the winner of the first Collector's Edition!There's still another Collector's Edition and 10 more keys up for grabs!

Calthine

02-16-2010, 12:03 AM

<cite>Seccia_Ravenloft wrote:</cite><blockquote>We have our first winner! Congratulations to the character "Contestwinner!"</blockquote>Gotta love that <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

Arkenor

02-16-2010, 12:04 AM

Good grief. Someone finished already? Must have a brain the size of a house.

Kiara

02-16-2010, 12:16 AM

Congrats to the first two winners and good luck to the rest!

Buffie

02-16-2010, 12:19 AM

who won second?

Seccia_Ravenloft

02-16-2010, 12:24 AM

Congrats are in order to Lokosto, who has taken the 2nd Collector's Edition key!10 keys are remaining...

Xdatinelia

02-16-2010, 12:25 AM

is a dot a dash or a dash a dot? I am ever so confuzled, I need more sprockets I fear.

Seccia_Ravenloft

02-16-2010, 12:53 AM

Congratulations to Melodew, Uine, Ratilla, Rowrow. They have completed the puzzles and earned themselves keys!6 keys remain.

Quisical

02-16-2010, 01:15 AM

Well this was a terrible event. You had to almost give out the answers, and even then people couldn`t work it out.

Seccia_Ravenloft

02-16-2010, 01:20 AM

The event is over! The keys have been handed out! Congratulations to everyone who won and everyone who participated!The full walkthrough and winners will be coming along shortly. :3

Caethre

02-16-2010, 01:24 AM

(( No need for anyone to be disparaging, Seccia gave her time to this, and kept a lot of folks entertained - even if some of us were pretty clueless without the clues LOL.So thank you for your time and this event, Seccia./smiles ))

Crickett

02-16-2010, 01:30 AM

My wife and I enjoyed it, thank you.The "one site off", after i found it...I was lost, can't wait for the walkthrough!

Lystella

02-16-2010, 01:35 AM

Had lots of fun with this! The puzzles were creative, expecially the binary one. It's nice to see a contest that people can win with more than luck but not get the prize right away. Good job! (^_~)d

Moondancer

02-16-2010, 01:36 AM

Thank you for doing this, I had a lot of fun! <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />It was definitely difficult, but fittingly so.

Seccia_Ravenloft

02-16-2010, 02:04 AM

The winners page and walkthrough guide is now available!<a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=469900">http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/...topic_id=470212</a>

Clav

02-16-2010, 02:07 AM

She means <a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=470212" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/...topic_id=470212</a> Thanks for the event. <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

Seccia_Ravenloft

02-16-2010, 02:13 AM

<cite>Claviarm wrote:</cite><blockquote>She means <a rel="nofollow" href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=470212" target="_blank">http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/...topic_id=470212</a> Thanks for the event. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" /></blockquote>Erm... yes.... I'll go fix that.Whoops. XD It's been a long night of typing. XDThank you Claviarm! And I was happy to put it together. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" />