So, Beastlord Prelude?

[Cratoh]

<p>Is it just not in yet or do we need to do something to trigger the quest givers in the appropriate places? </p>

[Maroger]

<p>I am waiting to. But no reply. I know it is supposed to be in this GU.  As far as I know it is not even on test.</p>

[Miapa]

<p>I haven't checked yet but the test patch notes on the 15th said the Beastlord event is there.</p>

[Xalmat]

<p>The guards are unable to locate <span >Caalina or </span><span >Elmin, which leads me to believe the event isn't active on Test.</span></p>

[Ragefighter]

<p>as of 10ish this morning I didn't find them.  that leads me to think the patch didn't go to test(testcopy) yet.</p><p>Did anyone notice if the other changes were working maybe they are patching late.  as a priest I don't really have enough haste on my current spec to test out the newer flurry cap changes but maybe a monk or something can chime in. =]</p><p>anyway I am logging back in, in a few minutes to check on it again...</p>

[Cronyn]

<p>How dare they be late to their first day of work!!  HOW RUDE.</p><p>So, I just checked to make sure, and yeah, the data for the prelude isn't there.  They're going to bring down the server and reapply the data, and they should be there when the server comes back up.</p><p>Sorry folks!  Hopefully you'll be able to run through it soon.  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Cyliena]

<p>Thanks for the update. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> The server came down so hopefully it'll be there soon.</p><p>Next time lay off the ale some when explaining to the NPCs where to show up for work, mmkay?</p>

[Cronyn]

<p>But I like ale.  <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[LygerT]

<p>don't worry, i'm sure they will come with a pair of laser goggles.</p>

[Xalmat]

<p>Awesome, thanks Cronyn.</p>

[Buzzing]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>But I like ale.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>so maybe the NPC's need less ale?</p>

[Cronyn]

<p><cite>Buzzing@Butcherblock wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>But I like ale.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>so maybe the NPC's need less ale?</p></blockquote><p>Yes, I like this suggestion because it leaves more for ME.</p><p>Good show, Buzzing!</p>

[Buzzing]

<p>Glad I could help <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/97ada74b88049a6d50a6ed40898a03d7.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Cyliena]

<p><cite>Buzzing@Butcherblock wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Glad I could help <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/97ada74b88049a6d50a6ed40898a03d7.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>Great, now our next lore story is going to have lots of slurs and hiccups in it. <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Cloudrat]

<p>Great lol testcopy is up and test is locked booo</p>

[Xalmat]

<p>OK, the Prelude event is now on Test_Copy.</p>

[ShadowMunkie]

<p>This is a really cool story so far, everything throughout the first quest worked perfectly. A few suggestions though, I'll /feedback as well.</p><p>Increase the locations of the objects that you must collect throughout the quest or possible add single points on the map instead of giving the rough area.</p>

[Cronyn]

<p><cite>Senkai@Everfrost wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>This is a really cool story so far, everything throughout the first quest worked perfectly. A few suggestions though, I'll /feedback as well.</p><p>Increase the locations of the objects that you must collect throughout the quest or possible add single points on the map instead of giving the rough area.</p></blockquote><p>Wewt, thanks.  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />  I'm looking forward to hearing what you all have to say.  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Xalmat]

<p>Found this on the Nektulos Forest beach, I'm assuming it's the Sellok Hideout for "Protector of the Protectors." However I can't seem to enter the hideout.</p><p><img src="http://www.mattcrews.com/images/eq2/gu61/sellok-hideout.jpg" width="771" height="492" /></p>

[Cronyn]

<p>The door isn't appearing for you.  Are you on good or evil quest?</p><p>NVM, saw the edit.  Okay, I'll look at it right now.  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Xalmat]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>The door isn't appearing for you.  Are you on good or evil quest?</p></blockquote><p>The good version. I'm gonna run it on my evil character and see what happens.</p>

[Cronyn]

<p><cite>Xalmat wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>The door isn't appearing for you.  Are you on good or evil quest?</p></blockquote><p>The good version. I'm gonna run it on my evil character and see what happens.</p></blockquote><p>Found it.  Thanks for the heads up.  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[shadowscale]

<p><cite>Senkai@Everfrost wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>This is a really cool story so far, everything throughout the first quest worked perfectly. A few suggestions though, I'll /feedback as well.</p><p>Increase the locations of the objects that you must collect throughout the quest or possible add single points on the map instead of giving the rough area.</p></blockquote><p>antonica or commonlands? becaus searched all over commonlands and couldent find anything that updated the quest.</p>

[Xalmat]

<p><cite>shadowscale wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Senkai@Everfrost wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>This is a really cool story so far, everything throughout the first quest worked perfectly. A few suggestions though, I'll /feedback as well.</p><p>Increase the locations of the objects that you must collect throughout the quest or possible add single points on the map instead of giving the rough area.</p></blockquote><p>antonica or commonlands? becaus searched all over commonlands and couldent find anything that updated the quest.</p></blockquote><p>Likewise, on the evil version I'm finding all sorts of Spiritual Fragments in Commonlands, but nothing that would seem to update the quest.</p>

[Cronyn]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Xalmat wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>The door isn't appearing for you.  Are you on good or evil quest?</p></blockquote><p>The good version. I'm gonna run it on my evil character and see what happens.</p></blockquote><p>Found it.  Thanks for the heads up.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>On that note, Goods will be busted here, Evils should be able to continue.  I must have incremented the wrong thing when I was doing some polish, so sorry about that.</p><p>Fix is going in now, should be up with the next update.</p>

[shadowscale]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Xalmat wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>The door isn't appearing for you.  Are you on good or evil quest?</p></blockquote><p>The good version. I'm gonna run it on my evil character and see what happens.</p></blockquote><p>Found it.  Thanks for the heads up.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>On that note, Goods will be busted here, Evils should be able to continue.  I must have incremented the wrong thing when I was doing some polish, so sorry about that.</p><p>Fix is going in now, should be up with the next update.</p></blockquote><p>evils cant even find the updates in commonlands to get that far.</p>

[Cronyn]

<p><cite>Xalmat wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>shadowscale wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Senkai@Everfrost wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>This is a really cool story so far, everything throughout the first quest worked perfectly. A few suggestions though, I'll /feedback as well.</p><p>Increase the locations of the objects that you must collect throughout the quest or possible add single points on the map instead of giving the rough area.</p></blockquote><p>antonica or commonlands? becaus searched all over commonlands and couldent find anything that updated the quest.</p></blockquote><p>Likewise, on the evil version I'm finding all sorts of Spiritual Fragments in Commonlands, but nothing that would seem to update the quest.</p></blockquote><p>They should be there within a minute or two - they destroy themselves when interacted with, but pop up soon afterward.</p><p>OH NO... unless... please hold while I check something.</p>

[Xalmat]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Xalmat wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Likewise, on the evil version I'm finding all sorts of Spiritual Fragments in Commonlands, but nothing that would seem to update the quest.</p></blockquote><p>They should be there within a minute or two - they destroy themselves when interacted with, but pop up soon afterward.</p></blockquote><p>I get no interaction options with the Spiritual Fragments when I right click them, nor can they be attacked. Hailing them does nothing. I followed one around for several minutes, and nothing.</p>

[Cronyn]

<p><cite>Xalmat wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><p>I get no interaction options with the Spiritual Fragments when I right click them, nor can they be attacked. Hailing them does nothing. I followed one around for several minutes, and nothing.</p></blockquote><p>Yeah, sec - I'm testing something.  <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Xalmat]

<p>And this is why we have a Test server <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/ed515dbff23a0ee3241dcc0a601c9ed6.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Cronyn]

<p>AARRGGHHH!  And now it works.</p><p>Okay, so, the original way these pockets were set up worked fantasically if you had three people running through the quest, and FAR LESS fantasically if you have a hundred people running through the quest.  I have to rebuild how these encounters are set up.  BLAH.</p><p>All right, Evils, thanks for taking a look at it, but you're borked until either A: they reboot the server, or B: tomorrow.  If it does get a reboot, EVERY EVIL FOR HIMSELF!!  GET THE POCKETS!</p>

[ShadowMunkie]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>AARRGGHHH!  And now it works.</p><p>Okay, so, the original way these pockets were set up worked fantasically if you had three people running through the quest, and FAR LESS fantasically if you have a hundred people running through the quest.  I have to rebuild how these encounters are set up.  BLAH.</p><p>All right, Evils, thanks for taking a look at it, but you're borked until either A: they reboot the server, or B: tomorrow.  If it does get a reboot, EVERY EVIL FOR HIMSELF!!  GET THE POCKETS!</p></blockquote><p>Well I've already completed the quest and the portals was an issue I was the first to do it on Test_Copy and it was hard for me to find the portals first and for most. They need to be easier to spot and/or in more locations. The second obstacle the bloodsand needs some type of targeting or name over it. Its really hard to tell what is truly bloodsand especially whenever the commonlands is 90% sand. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/908627bbe5e9f6a080977db8c365caff.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Soresha]

<p>Looking good, but I'm blocked and now I want the rest of the story! A few things from a goodie:</p> <p>1) There's some confusion over the NPC name, I suspect the typo is on the NPC itself. The NPC name ingame is Caalnia, but the patch notes say Caalina, and the dialogue on Yeomal says "Caalina" twice.</p><p>2) I like that you actually have to do a bit of searching for the totems (map RoI rather than being given PoIs), but they're easy to spot visually. Good balance there.</p><p>3) Taking the totems to Yeomal - the dialogue on Caalnia says to go to the Temple of Life. This is nice information, but it's not repeated in the quest step text, so if you missed it in the dialogue or forget, you can't get back this information. To be fair there's a map PoI for him, but might still be nice to have it in the quest step text as well.</p><p>4) Got as far as Nek beach. There's a square hatch on the sand with a sparkley in the middle, but I can't click it. This sounds like where you said it's broken for now then?</p>

[Necroponic]

<p>its amazing that this page got a response from a dev when there are so many other issues at hand. booooooooo</p>

[Ventisly]

<p><cite>Necroponic wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>its amazing that this page got a response from a dev when there are so many other issues at hand. booooooooo</p></blockquote><p>I see what you did there squeaky wheeler <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Lempo]

<p><cite>Necroponic wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>its amazing that this page got a response from a dev when there are so many other issues at hand. booooooooo</p></blockquote><p>Yes, it would be nice to get an answer on red slots and summoner issues but (just a SWAG) Cronyn has nothing to do with either and at least he is active in this thread.</p><p>That said the fact that so much time is being put into instituting a new class while at the same time another dev saying they would love to do so work on the troubador when they get time is a head scratcher for sure. Troubs will be taking a backseat for some time because of this class being added.</p>

[Necroponic]

<p><cite>Lempo@Everfrost wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Necroponic wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>its amazing that this page got a response from a dev when there are so many other issues at hand. booooooooo</p></blockquote><p>Yes, it would be nice to get an answer on red slots and summoner issues but (just a SWAG) Cronyn has nothing to do with either and at least he is active in this thread.</p><p>That said the fact that so much time is being put into instituting a new class while at the same time another dev saying they would love to do so work on the troubador when they get time is a head scratcher for sure. Troubs will be taking a backseat for some time because of this class being added.</p></blockquote><p>ok, my apologies to Cronyn then <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />  but as for the dev's in charge of other said issues boooooooo</p>

[Cronyn]

<p>Yeah, I just make NPC's say words.  Lots and lots of words.  <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>Okay so, here's what I did:</p><ul><li>First and foremost, I fixed the door to the Sellok Hideout, so that it should appear properly when you are meant to see it.  I found the bug there that was killing the view predicate.</li><li>Changed the encounter for all of the Spiritual Pockets in Commonlands.  The wisps are now independant of the pockets, so the latter should respawn properly.</li><li>Caalnia's name should be corrected in all pertinent places.  Also, I added the line, "Take the totems to Yeomal Fallenecho in the Temple of Life, found in North Qeynos.", to make that step more clear.</li><li>Made some other typo fixes I found.</li></ul><p>Hopefully I didn't miss anything.  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[ShadowMunkie]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Yeah, I just make NPC's say words.  Lots and lots of words.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" /></p><p>Okay so, here's what I did:</p><ul><li>First and foremost, I fixed the door to the Sellok Hideout, so that it should appear properly when you are meant to see it.  I found the bug there that was killing the view predicate.</li><li>Changed the encounter for all of the Spiritual Pockets in Commonlands.  The wisps are now independant of the pockets, so the latter should respawn properly.</li><li>Caalnia's name should be corrected in all pertinent places.  Also, I added the line, <strong>"Take the totems to Yeomal Fallenecho in the Temple of Life, found in North Qeynos.", to make that step more clear.</strong></li><li>Made some other typo fixes I found.</li></ul><p>Hopefully I didn't miss anything.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>This should be done for the evil quest as well, "Take blah to blah in the Temple of War, found in North Freeport." insert text and name where blah.</p>

[Cronyn]

<p><cite>Senkai@Everfrost wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>This should be done for the evil quest as well, "Take blah to blah in the Temple of War, found in North Freeport." insert text and name where blah.</p></blockquote><p>And, it is done.  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />  "Take Elmin's notes to Izius near the Temple of War, found in North Freeport."</p>

[Valentina]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Senkai@Everfrost wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>This should be done for the evil quest as well, "Take blah to blah in the Temple of War, found in North Freeport." insert text and name where blah.</p></blockquote><p>And, it is done.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" />  "Take Elmin's notes to Izius near the Temple of War, found in North Freeport."</p></blockquote><p>I preferred "blah to blah" but I guess the valid item and NPC names work too <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Cronyn]

<p>Okay sweet, I changed everything back.</p><p>"Take the blah to the blahbity blah blah McBlahberson in North Blahport."</p><p>"Adventurer!  I need blah from the blabberity blah halb!"</p><p>"Blah."</p><p>Man, this stuff is compelling.</p>

[Xalmat]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Okay sweet, I changed everything back.</p><p>"Take the blah to the blahbity blah blah McBlahberson in North Blahport."</p><p>"Adventurer!  I need blah from the blabberity blah halb!"</p><p>"Blah."</p><p>Man, this stuff is compelling.</p></blockquote><p>Actually that would make an interesting Bristlebane's Day quest.</p>

[Valentina]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Okay sweet, I changed everything back.</p><p>"Take the blah to the blahbity blah blah McBlahberson in North Blahport."</p><p>"Adventurer!  I need blah from the blabberity blah halb!"</p><p>"Blah."</p><p>Man, this stuff is compelling.</p></blockquote><p>Nice!</p>

[Sasquatch]

Just read this forum, but i still cant get into the hideout, is it actually fixed now and its just me or???

[Winter]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Okay sweet, I changed everything back.</p><p>"Take the blah to the blahbity blah blah McBlahberson in North Blahport."</p><p>"Adventurer!  I need blah from the blabberity blah halb!"</p><p>"Blah."</p><p>Man, this stuff is compelling.</p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #cc99ff; font-size: medium;">I think I read a story like that once. Wasn't it called Twilight? No, that one was all crying. Hmmm.</span></p>

[Elomort]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Okay sweet, I changed everything back.</p><p>"Take the blah to the blahbity blah blah McBlahberson in North Blahport."</p><p>"Adventurer!  I need blah from the blabberity blah halb!"</p><p>"Blah."</p><p>Man, this stuff is compelling.</p></blockquote><p><img src="/eq2/images/smilies/49869fe8223507d7223db3451e5321aa.gif" border="0" /> OMG I wish I could come join you guys on the test/testcopy server! This thread is making me smile.</p>

[Necroponic]

<p><cite>Elomort wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Okay sweet, I changed everything back.</p><p>"Take the blah to the blahbity blah blah McBlahberson in North Blahport."</p><p>"Adventurer!  I need blah from the blabberity blah halb!"</p><p>"Blah."</p><p>Man, this stuff is compelling.</p></blockquote><p><img src="/eq2/images/smilies/49869fe8223507d7223db3451e5321aa.gif" border="0" /> OMG I wish I could come join you guys on the test/testcopy server! This thread is making me smile.</p></blockquote><p>at least you can smile. so far I have nothing to smile about from the looks of it as there has been zero feed back about the missing red adorns. Oh and thanks fore the pre patch nerf to our pets sma SOE thanks a bunch. I wish I could called the BBB on you.</p>

[ShadowMunkie]

<p><cite>Xalmat wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Okay sweet, I changed everything back.</p><p>"Take the blah to the blahbity blah blah McBlahberson in North Blahport."</p><p>"Adventurer!  I need blah from the blabberity blah halb!"</p><p>"Blah."</p><p>Man, this stuff is compelling.</p></blockquote><p>Actually that would make an interesting Bristlebane's Day quest.</p></blockquote><p>Cronyn I vote +1 for this, make it happen my good man/woman. This would be like the funniest bristlebane joke ever.</p>

[Duhikae]

<p><cite>Senkai@Everfrost wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Xalmat wrote:</cite></p><blockquote>Cronyn I vote +1 for this, make it happen my good man/woman. This would be like the funniest bristlebane joke ever.</blockquote></blockquote><p>Oh yeah, that would be good.</p><p>Me, I always half expect to see a new quest pop up with the NPC saying (three or so lines in), "I think you should just give me all of your money! And armor! Don't you agree?"</p><p>Followed, of course, by "You aren't even listening to me, are you? You are just clicking on the top response, hoping to move the quest along..."</p>

[Maroger]

<p>How do you investigate the spiritual pockets in the Commonland? You can't kill them, they don't talk and clicking on them does NOT update the quest.  Found Spiritual Fragments but can't update the quest in any way -</p><p>Had a character in Qeynos and did the quest there - got the 6 totems took them to the temple of life and when I got to Nektulos Beach I got the same door frame with sparkles in the middle that you can't interact with.</p><p>Quest seems to be borked for both evil and good.</p>

[Oceku]

<p>Yup, I got the same thing in Nek Forest too. No clicky or anything.</p>

[Cronyn]

<p>K, just got in.  I will be all of the checking.  It might be that the new data didn't get pushed.  Back in a few.  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Cronyn]

<p>All right, you guys haven't been updated with the new data.  That's probably the main issue, although the secondary issue is that I'm also the dork who broke this stuff in the first place.</p><p>The new build should be up soon(<span style="font-size: xx-small;">tm</span>).  I'll run a few of my own tests to try to let you know if there's a problem ahead of time.</p><p>Thanks, guys!</p>

[Cyliena]

<p>Thanks for the update, looking forward to being able to run this. Only got to talk to the Commonlands starter npc so far, silly portals. <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Cronyn]

<p><cite>Cyliena wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Thanks for the update, looking forward to being able to run this. Only got to talk to the Commonlands starter npc so far, silly portals. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>Yeah, cool.  You'll like the quest because all of the responses are, "And who are you, again??"</p>

[Cyliena]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Cyliena wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Thanks for the update, looking forward to being able to run this. Only got to talk to the Commonlands starter npc so far, silly portals. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>Yeah, cool.  You'll like the quest because all of the responses are, "And who are you, again??"</p></blockquote><p>HAHAHAHA.</p><p>No seriously, who are you again? <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Vinyard]

<p>Cronyn, can those of us who don't want to go through the whole quest, get one of your legendary MS paint summaries of it?</p>

[Aglorious]

<p>Ok i got the quest now and i need to enter Selloks Hideout ..i found a door in Nek forrest but i cant click the door or enter looks like buggy.</p>

[Cronyn]

<p><cite>Vinyard@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Cronyn, can those of us who don't want to go through the whole quest, get one of your legendary MS paint summaries of it?</p></blockquote><p>Sure!  Who needs quest text anyway?</p><p><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j442/cronyn2/radbeastlords.jpg" /></p>

[Soresha]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Vinyard@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Cronyn, can those of us who don't want to go through the whole quest, get one of your legendary MS paint summaries of it?</p></blockquote><p>Sure!  Who needs quest text anyway?</p><p><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j442/cronyn2/radbeastlords.jpg" /></p></blockquote><p>Love it. <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Necroponic]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Vinyard@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Cronyn, can those of us who don't want to go through the whole quest, get one of your legendary MS paint summaries of it?</p></blockquote><p>Sure!  Who needs quest text anyway?</p><p><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j442/cronyn2/radbeastlords.jpg" /></p></blockquote><p>nice!  I think SOE needs to clone you......you are very responsive, get stuff done, and you have creativity <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" />. they should even give you a promotion!</p>

[Vinyard]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Vinyard@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Cronyn, can those of us who don't want to go through the whole quest, get one of your legendary MS paint summaries of it?</p></blockquote><p>Sure!  Who needs quest text anyway?</p><p><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j442/cronyn2/radbeastlords.jpg" /></p></blockquote><p>I am seriously in love with you</p>

[Cyliena]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Sure!  Who needs quest text anyway?</p><p><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j442/cronyn2/radbeastlords.jpg" /></p></blockquote><p>Awesome, he must've picked dialogue choice #3! <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Finora]

<p>LOL Cronyn you are awesome. =)</p>

[Aglorious]

<p>Ok i have done the quest ..was nice quest but no real reward ..i have wish a nice house item or title or pet ore somethink..but nothing is lame..</p>

[Soresha]

<p>Finished the goodie version tonight. Here's some more feedback and a few buglets I found.</p><p>1) The hideout is cool. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> The mobs including the named one are all one-shottable at 90 on my fury, but I guess it's not supposed to be hard.</p> <p>2) After the hideout, the quest step just says "Return the book to Yeomal". There's nothing in the text for the quest step to remind forgetful people (or anyone breaking off from the quest and continuing the next day) where he was. Ok I can remember it's Qeynos, but I'm searching the map to find the PoI, to find out it's North Qeynos I need to go to.</p><p>3) The emotes on Yeomal, when taking the book back. The 2nd dialogue step where he says "ah yes excellent!" he's doing the... eh whatever you call that celebratory emote, pulling a closed fist down through the air. But then the 3rd dialogue step he does the same emote again, and it doesn't fit the thoughtful dialogue of "Hmm...  yes...  this is useful". Just really stood out as clashing imo.</p><p>4) Sorry if I'm being dense, but after reading the dialogue on Yeomal about the cult corrupting the Truespirit, I have no understanding of what the Truespirit actually is. And I didn't play EverQuest so I don't have any prior knowledge of beastlords at all (and nor should that be a requirement for being able to understand the lore in this game!). It's just a name that keeps getting used, only sometimes it's singular "the Truespirit returns" and other times it's like a group of people "one of the Truespirit". Did I miss the explanation on his dialogue yesterday? Going back to the quest journal text doesn't help, it doesn't give anything about the story so far or the background, only your actions performed. <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>5) Collecting sundust in Antonica, the RoI looks identical to the one for the totems previously. However on the north of the plain there is sundust which is outside the RoI on the map, e.g. at:-520, -12, 100-500, -12, 33-437, -10, 11-355, -10, 14</p><p>6) The red book and feather icons on Ilfanul are way too high above the NPC. Looks very odd.</p><p>7) Ok so I'm told to go to a glade, there's no map PoI though. So I'm a bit confused and re-hail Ilfanul. He then repeats the whole dialogue as if he's not already spoken to you, starting from "Hello again. I have been anticipating your return" rather than giving you a recap one-liner just telling you where the glade is.</p><p>8.) He says the glade is behind him, but there's an impassable mountain behind him. Plus NPCs turn on the spot when you hail them, so "behind" is somewhat relative to where you're standing when you hail him. So I was totally confused. I was looking for a glade area in Thundering Steppes, but when I asked in test channel someone said to click on a rock. There's no mention of anything rock-related in the dialogue for good characters. It's in the quest step text, but I hadn't looked at that.</p><p>9) Ilfanul's Ritual - I had some trouble starting this, clicking to hail him didn't seem to work at first. Then I got some dialogue come up twice (from repeat hailing), and although I didn't click on the dialogue option offered it started anyway.</p><p>10) The wait between waves of corrupted mobs was very long, possibly because I'm level 90 and 1 AE kills the three mobs in a second. I know you have to tailor it to lower level characters as well, but could it be stepped up a bit? This wasn't exactly engaging for me.</p><p>11) For possible rewards, a ghost-deer house plushie would be nice. He is very pretty. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>Ok and now I'm at the end, and the quest summary still doesn't tell me what Truespirit is/are. It's a fun quest and I enjoyed it, I just wish it explained the basic background lore as well as the current situation. Unless I did totally miss that yesterday, I can't remember. After a little googling it seems there's something in the Mystic epic questline, but I still don't really know what they are.</p>

[Soresha]

<p>Here's the quest icons on Ilfanul:</p><p><img src="http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/8388/ilfanulicons.jpg" /></p>

[Cronyn]

<p>This is fantastic feedback, thanks so much!</p><p>I'll try to explain the Truespirit a little better.  I think you're right, I'm suffering from Designer's Insight on this, where *I* know what the Truespirit are, but a player might not.  Excellent point.</p><p>And I was thinking about a Ilfanul plushie myself, so that suggestion is perfect.</p><p>The book thing is on code.  I'll see if there's anything I can do about it, but I fear there's just going the be a book 50 kazillion miles in the air.</p><p>Awesome.  Thanks so much for running through it.  I'll work on it tonight or tomorrow and send a list of fixes.  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Buzzing]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Vinyard@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Cronyn, can those of us who don't want to go through the whole quest, get one of your legendary MS paint summaries of it?</p></blockquote><p>Sure!  Who needs quest text anyway?</p><p><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j442/cronyn2/radbeastlords.jpg" /></p></blockquote><p>Just bad A... seriously</p>

[Soresha]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>This is fantastic feedback, thanks so much!</p><p>I'll try to explain the Truespirit a little better.  I think you're right, I'm suffering from Designer's Insight on this, where *I* know what the Truespirit are, but a player might not.  Excellent point.</p><p>And I was thinking about a Ilfanul plushie myself, so that suggestion is perfect.</p><p>The book thing is on code.  I'll see if there's anything I can do about it, but I fear there's just going the be a book 50 kazillion miles in the air.</p><p>Awesome.  Thanks so much for running through it.  I'll work on it tonight or tomorrow and send a list of fixes.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>Cool, let us know when it's on Test? Or I can watch the patch notes. Assuming you're updating the text in both versions, then I can run it on my little evil toon as well.</p><p>And then I'll have to petition for a ghost-deer on my main. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Maroger]

<p>In the Commonlands I found that the pockets, while easy to see are few and far bewteen -- it will be pandemonium when it goes live. People will do what I did just camp a spot and wait for the pocket to respawn. No one wants to ride all over the commonlands. You need more pockets and faster spawns. The pockets are a lot more rare than the totems in Antonica.</p>

[Senya]

<p>I finished the quest just a few minutes ago on my level 42 wizard.  I actually had a bit of a problem keeping up with the waves and had more than one wave at the end.  That could have just been me, though because I never adventure with that character.  She's my decorator/primary crafter so what gear and aa's she has is not exactly optimal.  She's made it to 42 on holiday quests.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/499fd50bc713bfcdf2ab5a23c00c2d62.gif" border="0" />  I'll try it again with another non-90 character when I can and see if I have trouble keeping up. </p>

[Maroger]

<p>I was unable to complete the good side with a level 15 conjuror who exists only on test. Her spells are very primitive - not even expert and she died constantly and ran out of mana.</p><p>Now maybe on live where I have high level alts to pump her up I could do it, but there were too many mobs attacking at once to kill them all. It was simply too difficult for a very low level character.</p><p>Now on the evil side I did it with my level 90 coercer, fully mastered and he blew everything away with one spell. ALso I think the quest is easier. Instead of having all the mobs attack at once, on the evil side you go to each stellae and kill the the 3 mobs surrounding it. That is much easier to do than defend Ilfanul who is being attacked. I could just go around to each stellae and wipe out the 3 mobs guarding it and destroy the stellae. All in all much easier to do.</p><p>EDIT: Lore question, what about the Vah Shir and Luclin? Will they get mentioned.? Is there a prelude event #2 - When will it come out.?</p>

[Cyliena]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I'll try to explain the Truespirit a little better.  I think you're right, I'm suffering from Designer's Insight on this, where *I* know what the Truespirit are, but a player might not.  Excellent point.</p></blockquote><p>I just went through the hideout and was disappointed that I couldn't pick up any of the books there. However, that got me thinking, maybe make one of those an actual clickie that gives you a book that explains what the Truespirit is? I have no idea what it is either and only remember bits of Beastlord history from EQ1, so it'd be a nice way to introduce the Truespirit lore without bogging down the quest dialogue.</p>

[Cronyn]

<p><cite>Cyliena wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I'll try to explain the Truespirit a little better.  I think you're right, I'm suffering from Designer's Insight on this, where *I* know what the Truespirit are, but a player might not.  Excellent point.</p></blockquote><p>I just went through the hideout and was disappointed that I couldn't pick up any of the books there. However, that got me thinking, maybe make one of those an actual clickie that gives you a book that explains what the Truespirit is? I have no idea what it is either and only remember bits of Beastlord history from EQ1, so it'd be a nice way to introduce the Truespirit lore without bogging down the quest dialogue.</p></blockquote><p>While this is a fantastic idea and I would love to do it, I think the localization department would murder me in the face if I did another mass text dump on them right now.  They already want to murder me, but I don't think it's "in the face" yet (which is clearly worse).</p><p>I'll see if I can incorperate that idea into the next phase of the prelude.  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />  That might get me less murdered.</p><p>So, I'm working on another issue at the moment, but I'll update you guys in a bit with the fixes/changes to this pretty soon.  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[d1anaw]

<p>I probably won't finish this quest. I had no problem up to the point of finding Ilfanul. I've spent the past hour running around TS looking for him with no luck. I asked on the channel and got told he is in the "rocky glade", which I have no clue where that is. None of it shows up on the map. I don't enjoy spending hours looking for one thing. It just doesn't interest me, so I'm done.</p>

[Maroger]

<p><cite>d1anaw wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I probably won't finish this quest. I had no problem up to the point of finding Ilfanul. I've spent the past hour running around TS looking for him with no luck. I asked on the channel and got told he is in the "rocky glade", which I have no clue where that is. None of it shows up on the map. I don't enjoy spending hours looking for one thing. It just doesn't interest me, so I'm done.</p></blockquote><p>Go to the Antonican griffon stations and he he straight west from there. Not very far - it is a little area made like a semi circle on your map.</p><p>I periodically copy my maps from live to test and he shows up as a blue dot.</p>

[Amanathia]

<p><cite>Buzzing@Butcherblock wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Vinyard@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Cronyn, can those of us who don't want to go through the whole quest, get one of your legendary MS paint summaries of it?</p></blockquote><p>Sure!  Who needs quest text anyway?</p><p><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j442/cronyn2/radbeastlords.jpg" /></p></blockquote><p>Just bad A... seriously</p></blockquote><p>Totally awesome.  lol.  More devs like this guy ftw! <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />  And the velious lore is quite cool, looking forward to more of it.</p>

[jaguarjp]

<p>Cronyn seems really great to me. This leads me to believe Cronyn is either new, or for whatever reason, isn't totally bogged down with the work of three people.</p><p>I read this thread, and my prevailing thought is, "THIS is the type of interaction I want with the people working on the game I play. THIS is the type of person I want working on the game I play".</p>

[Flamewi]

<p>Wait... So there's actually people out there that READ the quest text and don't just spamclick through the garbage to get to the end?</p><p>Wierd...</p><p>Most of the lore in this game is so dumb it'd be easier if every npc you clicked on had dialogue more like this.</p><p>Quest NPC: Hi. I'm the quest starter for "Insert quest name here". You want my quest or not?</p><p>Player: (clicks yes)</p><p>Quest NPC: Awesome. Click the following ingame url to go to eq2.wikia.com and follow the steps for this quest. Come back to me when done.</p><p>Player: Sweet. (goes off to do quest)</p>

[Cyliena]

<p><cite>Flamewing@Butcherblock wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Wait... So there's actually people out there that READ the quest text and don't just spamclick through the garbage to get to the end?</p></blockquote><p><img src="/eq2/images/smilies/2786c5c8e1a8be796fb2f726cca5a0fe.gif" border="0" /> Yes, some of us actually enjoy the dialogue. And guess what? A lot of it is really good, sometimes hilarious, and makes you feel more connected to the world that we play in. After I've done a quest a couple of times I don't bother reading it unless it's been quite a while since the last time I've done it, but I always read it at least once.</p><p>Sure, that's not everyone's cup of tea, so enjoy the game however you'd like.</p><p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>(Oh geez, did I just feed a troll? My apologies. =)</em></span></p>

[Maroger]

<p><cite>Cyliena wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Flamewing@Butcherblock wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Wait... So there's actually people out there that READ the quest text and don't just spamclick through the garbage to get to the end?</p></blockquote><p><img src="/eq2/images/smilies/2786c5c8e1a8be796fb2f726cca5a0fe.gif" border="0" /> Yes, some of us actually enjoy the dialogue. And guess what? A lot of it is really good, sometimes hilarious, and makes you feel more connected to the world that we play in. After I've done a quest a couple of times I don't bother reading it unless it's been quite a while since the last time I've done it, but I always read it at least once.</p><p>Sure, that's not everyone's cup of tea, so enjoy the game however you'd like.</p><p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>(Oh geez, did I just feed a troll? My apologies. =)</em></span></p></blockquote><p>I like you enjoy the quest texts and I always read them the first time through. But in a world event if you are running through 9 alts - you don't read the text for every alt. But I do enjoy them -- and you did feed a troll <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Maroger]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Cyliena wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I'll try to explain the Truespirit a little better.  I think you're right, I'm suffering from Designer's Insight on this, where *I* know what the Truespirit are, but a player might not.  Excellent point.</p></blockquote><p>I just went through the hideout and was disappointed that I couldn't pick up any of the books there. However, that got me thinking, maybe make one of those an actual clickie that gives you a book that explains what the Truespirit is? I have no idea what it is either and only remember bits of Beastlord history from EQ1, so it'd be a nice way to introduce the Truespirit lore without bogging down the quest dialogue.</p></blockquote><p>While this is a fantastic idea and I would love to do it, I think the localization department would murder me in the face if I did another mass text dump on them right now.  They already want to murder me, but I don't think it's "in the face" yet (which is clearly worse).</p><p>I'll see if I can incorperate that idea into the next phase of the prelude.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" />  That might get me less murdered.</p><p>So, I'm working on another issue at the moment, but I'll update you guys in a bit with the fixes/changes to this pretty soon.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>On the evil side there were about 3 scrolls with sparklies that you could pick up. I noticed that on the good side there was only a book which you could click on after you killed the Main NPC - it was not highlighted with sparkles you just had to mouse around until somethin lit up you could click on.</p>

[Cronyn]

<p><cite>d1anaw wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I probably won't finish this quest. I had no problem up to the point of finding Ilfanul. I've spent the past hour running around TS looking for him with no luck. I asked on the channel and got told he is in the "rocky glade", which I have no clue where that is. None of it shows up on the map. I don't enjoy spending hours looking for one thing. It just doesn't interest me, so I'm done.</p></blockquote><p>Umm... but there's a map ROI and everything.  <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j442/cronyn2/maploc.png" /></p><p>And he looks like this (rough approximation):</p><p><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j442/cronyn2/ilfanulpic.png" /></p><p>I hope that helps.  <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>I'm working on the fixes guys, so I'll post them soon(ish).</p>

[Vinyard]

<p>Cronyn for God of Norrath 2012!</p>

[Cyliena]

<p>So we go talk to the happy face and feed it books, amiright?</p><p>*whistles innocently*</p><p>BTW I wish that stupid deer hadn't been invulnerable. It stared as I got slaughtered by corrupted spirits and didn't lift a paw to help. I would love to go back and punk it and show it what followers of Queen Cristanos think of ghost deer!</p><p><em>In hindsight, I should've copied a more recent version of my Inquisitor, but I finally had a reason to use my "oh poo!" heals.</em> <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Cronyn]

<p><cite>jaguarjp wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Cronyn seems really great to me. This leads me to believe Cronyn is either new, or for whatever reason, isn't totally bogged down with the work of three people.</p></blockquote><p>Oh god... I wish either of these things were true.  Heh!</p><p>Okay, here's your list of fixes:</p><ul><li>Ilfanul should now say some more appropriate dialog when you are on the step to begin the ritual.</li><li>Made some dialog adjustments to reference the boulders as the entrance to the glade.</li><li>Added quest sparklies to the book in the Hideout.</li><li>PLUSHIES!  Made Ravinus and Ilfanul plushies as a material reward for finishing the quest.</li><li>Added more spawns for the spiritual pockets in Commonlands.</li></ul><p>A couple of notes on other feedback:</p><ul><li>It's okay for a couple of the clickie objects to be outside the ROI's - that's just a basic area where you WILL find some.</li><li>Hopefully the issue with the quest book is solved, and should appear properly on Ilfanul.</li><li>Ilfanul's ritual starts in an unusual way, and this is necessary for the event to work.  I took a look at it, but it isn't something I can fix.  I might have another pair of eyes take a peek.</li><li>The mob waves will probably stay as they are, since I'm hearing that it is both too hard and too easy.  I think it depends on class and level, and given how the event works, it will be easy for some and tough for others.</li></ul><p>Anyway, in theory these will be up tomorrow.  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Buzzing]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>jaguarjp wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Cronyn seems really great to me. This leads me to believe Cronyn is either new, or for whatever reason, isn't totally bogged down with the work of three people.</p></blockquote><p>Oh god... I wish either of these things were true.  Heh!</p><p>Okay, here's your list of fixes:</p><ul><li>Ilfanul should now say some more appropriate dialog when you are on the step to begin the ritual.</li><li>Made some dialog adjustments to reference the boulders as the entrance to the glade.</li><li>Added quest sparklies to the book in the Hideout.</li><li>PLUSHIES!  Made Ravinus and Ilfanul plushies as a material reward for finishing the quest.</li><li>Added more spawns for the spiritual pockets in Commonlands.</li></ul><p>A couple of notes on other feedback:</p><ul><li>It's okay for a couple of the clickie objects to be outside the ROI's - that's just a basic area where you WILL find some.</li><li>Hopefully the issue with the quest book is solved, and should appear properly on Ilfanul.</li><li>Ilfanul's ritual starts in an unusual way, and this is necessary for the event to work.  I took a look at it, but it isn't something I can fix.  I might have another pair of eyes take a peek.</li><li>The mob waves will probably stay as they are, since I'm hearing that it is both too hard and too easy.  I think it depends on class and level, and given how the event works, it will be easy for some and tough for others.</li></ul><p>Anyway, in theory these will be up tomorrow.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>You are a man of your word, I appreciate that more then you could possibly know.</p><p>Thank you</p>

[Calthine]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Umm... but there's a map ROI and everything.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>There is.  If *I* can find him, anyone can.  I can't navigate my way to the bathroom without pre-scouting my route <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[darwich]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>jaguarjp wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Cronyn seems really great to me. This leads me to believe Cronyn is either new, or for whatever reason, isn't totally bogged down with the work of three people.</p></blockquote><p>Oh god... I wish either of these things were true.  Heh!</p><p>Okay, here's your list of fixes:</p><ul><li>Ilfanul should now say some more appropriate dialog when you are on the step to begin the ritual.</li><li>Made some dialog adjustments to reference the boulders as the entrance to the glade.</li><li>Added quest sparklies to the book in the Hideout.</li><li>PLUSHIES!  Made Ravinus and Ilfanul plushies as a material reward for finishing the quest.</li><li>Added more spawns for the spiritual pockets in Commonlands.</li></ul><p>A couple of notes on other feedback:</p><ul><li>It's okay for a couple of the clickie objects to be outside the ROI's - that's just a basic area where you WILL find some.</li><li>Hopefully the issue with the quest book is solved, and should appear properly on Ilfanul.</li><li>Ilfanul's ritual starts in an unusual way, and this is necessary for the event to work.  I took a look at it, but it isn't something I can fix.  I might have another pair of eyes take a peek.</li><li>The mob waves will probably stay as they are, since I'm hearing that it is both too hard and too easy.  I think it depends on class and level, and given how the event works, it will be easy for some and tough for others.</li></ul><p>Anyway, in theory these will be up tomorrow.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>Can we get a Cronyn plushie for the loot reward? lol</p>

[Cloudrat]

<p>I found my way in with my conjurer and died a few times.  That was semi fun, but I think I am done with her. lol</p>

[Tempesste]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>jaguarjp wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Cronyn seems really great to me. This leads me to believe Cronyn is either new, or for whatever reason, isn't totally bogged down with the work of three people.</p></blockquote><p>Oh god... I wish either of these things were true.  Heh!</p><p>Okay, here's your list of fixes:</p><ul><li>Ilfanul should now say some more appropriate dialog when you are on the step to begin the ritual.</li><li>Made some dialog adjustments to reference the boulders as the entrance to the glade.</li><li>Added quest sparklies to the book in the Hideout.</li><li>PLUSHIES!  Made Ravinus and Ilfanul plushies as a material reward for finishing the quest.</li><li>Added more spawns for the spiritual pockets in Commonlands.</li></ul><p>A couple of notes on other feedback:</p><ul><li>It's okay for a couple of the clickie objects to be outside the ROI's - that's just a basic area where you WILL find some.</li><li>Hopefully the issue with the quest book is solved, and should appear properly on Ilfanul.</li><li>Ilfanul's ritual starts in an unusual way, and this is necessary for the event to work.  I took a look at it, but it isn't something I can fix.  I might have another pair of eyes take a peek.</li><li>The mob waves will probably stay as they are, since I'm hearing that it is both too hard and too easy.  I think it depends on class and level, and given how the event works, it will be easy for some and tough for others.</li></ul><p>Anyway, in theory these will be up tomorrow.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>Did the quest, the ravinus plushie is available. Saw no quest book over Ilfanul, but talked with him anyway. Gave me no quest, he started the ritual I died, and Ilfanul was gone when I revived. So no Ilfnul plushie quest that I could see. Did get the Ravinus one tho. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p><p>Would be nice to be able to place the plushie in the guildhall and to be able to resize it.</p>

[Cyliena]

<p><cite>Moyrha@Butcherblock wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Did the quest, the ravinus plushie is available. Saw no quest book over Ilfanul, but talked with him anyway. Gave me no quest, he started the ritual I died, and Ilfanul was gone when I revived. So no Ilfnul plushie quest that I could see. Did get the Ravinus one tho. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p><p>Would be nice to be able to place the plushie in the guildhall and to be able to resize it.</p></blockquote><p>The good aligned version gets Ilfnul, the evil aligned version gets Ravinus.</p><p>Got my Ravinus one today on my normal Test char, noticed that it's house placeable only--intended? It's very nice though, thank you! <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Tempesste]

<p>Ah thankies, Cy for clarifying that.</p><p><img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Soresha]

<p>Ran the evil version on my little alt tonight. Nice how the story fits with the good version, for people doing both on alts. Found a few things, including a nasty gotcha in the instance!</p><p>1) Spiritual pocket at -676, -35, 160 is positioned on the terrain not above it, so it's half in the ground.</p><p>2) Dialogue on Ravinus the first time you visit him - you ask what to do (or something), then next he tells you about the bloodsands, and your response is "I will collect the items". The dwarven axe appears as another quest step, but I'm pretty sure there wasn't a dialogue step where he actually mentioned or explained the axe? I could be wrong and I just missed it, but I can't double check this as the quest step completed as I noticed it.</p><p>3) The axe is considerably beyond the map RoI on the beach, which is a bit confusing. Also it's in the middle of a load of aqua goblins, level 21 aggro mobs. I'm doing this on my level 19 necro and already died once reaching Ravinus earlier. Took two attempts at suicide runs to get the axe, and I only managed it because I'm a necro and pet could hold the mobs off for a few seconds whilst I clicked on it. Could you move the axe somewhere else please? There's a whole beach full of non-aggro mobs to choose from!</p><p>4) Returning to Ravinus, he says "by infusing these together" - this doesn't make sense. You'd infuse the axe with the bloodsand, or fuse the two together, but you can't infuse two things together! Your response to him says "fuse them together" so I'm guessing that's what his dialogue should say.</p><p>5) Ilfanul's Stand - I'm in there doing the evil aligned quest step. If I click on Ilfanual and hail him though, it starts off the good aligned encounter around him. Then you have extra mobs in the instance, and they're aggro. Once they've killed Ilfanul, you have about a dozen extra mobs in the zone, positioned around the druid ring. And they add onto you whilst fighting the mobs around the stelae.</p><p>6) Replica Ravinus is gorgeous - but not scalable. Can't make it bigger or smaller. Maybe worth someone checking the Replica Ilfanul for the same problem (I need to petition to get mine still).</p>

[Talathion]

<p><cite>Soresha wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Ran the evil version on my little alt tonight. Nice how the story fits with the good version, for people doing both on alts. Found a few things, including a nasty gotcha in the instance!</p><p>1) Spiritual pocket at -676, -35, 160 is positioned on the terrain not above it, so it's half in the ground.</p><p>2) Dialogue on Ravinus the first time you visit him - you ask what to do (or something), then next he tells you about the bloodsands, and your response is "I will collect the items". The dwarven axe appears as another quest step, but I'm pretty sure there wasn't a dialogue step where he actually mentioned or explained the axe? I could be wrong and I just missed it, but I can't double check this as the quest step completed as I noticed it.</p><p>3) The axe is considerably beyond the map RoI on the beach, which is a bit confusing. Also it's in the middle of a load of aqua goblins, level 21 aggro mobs. I'm doing this on my level 19 necro and already died once reaching Ravinus earlier. Took two attempts at suicide runs to get the axe, and I only managed it because I'm a necro and pet could hold the mobs off for a few seconds whilst I clicked on it. Could you move the axe somewhere else please? There's a whole beach full of non-aggro mobs to choose from!</p><p>4) Returning to Ravinus, he says "by infusing these together" - this doesn't make sense. You'd infuse the axe with the bloodsand, or fuse the two together, but you can't infuse two things together! Your response to him says "fuse them together" so I'm guessing that's what his dialogue should say.</p><p>5) Ilfanul's Stand - I'm in there doing the evil aligned quest step. If I click on Ilfanual and hail him though, it starts off the good aligned encounter around him. Then you have extra mobs in the instance, and they're aggro. Once they've killed Ilfanul, you have about a dozen extra mobs in the zone, positioned around the druid ring. And they add onto you whilst fighting the mobs around the stelae.</p><p>6) Replica Ravinus is gorgeous - but not scalable. Can't make it bigger or smaller. Maybe worth someone checking the Replica Ilfanul for the same problem (I need to petition to get mine still).</p></blockquote><p>wait you get an axe for this quest?</p><p>((I don't do quests less they'res a super reward or a cool looking appearance item!))</p><p>((I want to dualweild 2 awesome axes IMO))</p>

[Cyliena]

<p><cite>Soresha wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>2) Dialogue on Ravinus the first time you visit him - you ask what to do (or something), then next he tells you about the bloodsands, and your response is "I will collect the items". The dwarven axe appears as another quest step, but I'm pretty sure there wasn't a dialogue step where he actually mentioned or explained the axe? I could be wrong and I just missed it, but I can't double check this as the quest step completed as I noticed it.</p><p>3) The axe is considerably beyond the map RoI on the beach, which is a bit confusing. Also it's in the middle of a load of aqua goblins, level 21 aggro mobs. I'm doing this on my level 19 necro and already died once reaching Ravinus earlier. Took two attempts at suicide runs to get the axe, and I only managed it because I'm a necro and pet could hold the mobs off for a few seconds whilst I clicked on it. Could you move the axe somewhere else please? There's a whole beach full of non-aggro mobs to choose from!</p></blockquote><p><strong>Ravinus says to you</strong>, "We must make a weapon that can damage the weak magical barriers that surround them. There is a specific enchantment upon them, that you could probably find a way to overcome, but it might take more time than we have. There is, however, a way to break it for certain." <strong>You say to Ravinus</strong>, "How is that?" <strong>Ravinus says to you</strong>, "We must collect piles of bloodsand from Commonlands. The Commonlands has seen more than it's share of conflict, and much of the spiritual energy that is channeled in those conflicts is concentrated in the blood of the fallen. The sand collects this blood, which doesn't dry, and we can apply it to the weapon we need." <strong>You say to Ravinus</strong>, "Very well. I will collect the items and return them to you."</p><p>He does mention an axe, but his dialogue is a bit vague and I can understand the confusion. I was wondering at first too why I had to go find an axe until I scrolled back up and re-read it.</p><p>I ran the quest on two evil chars now and the axe seems to randomly appear around the beach. I think you may have just gotten shafted on where you found it, mine wasn't out that far. The first time I found it it was near the docks behind some rocks and the second time it was about halfway down the beach near the shore.</p>

[Talathion]

<p>Do you get a cool axe for doing this quest?</p>

[Cyliena]

<p><cite>Talathion@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Do you get a cool axe for doing this quest?</p></blockquote><p>No, the axe is a quest update.</p>

[Soresha]

<p><cite>Cyliena wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Soresha wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>2) Dialogue on Ravinus the first time you visit him - you ask what to do (or something), then next he tells you about the bloodsands, and your response is "I will collect the items". The dwarven axe appears as another quest step, but I'm pretty sure there wasn't a dialogue step where he actually mentioned or explained the axe? I could be wrong and I just missed it, but I can't double check this as the quest step completed as I noticed it.</p><p>3) The axe is considerably beyond the map RoI on the beach, which is a bit confusing. Also it's in the middle of a load of aqua goblins, level 21 aggro mobs. I'm doing this on my level 19 necro and already died once reaching Ravinus earlier. Took two attempts at suicide runs to get the axe, and I only managed it because I'm a necro and pet could hold the mobs off for a few seconds whilst I clicked on it. Could you move the axe somewhere else please? There's a whole beach full of non-aggro mobs to choose from!</p></blockquote><p><strong>Ravinus says to you</strong>, "We must make a weapon that can damage the weak magical barriers that surround them. There is a specific enchantment upon them, that you could probably find a way to overcome, but it might take more time than we have. There is, however, a way to break it for certain." <strong>You say to Ravinus</strong>, "How is that?" <strong>Ravinus says to you</strong>, "We must collect piles of bloodsand from Commonlands. The Commonlands has seen more than it's share of conflict, and much of the spiritual energy that is channeled in those conflicts is concentrated in the blood of the fallen. The sand collects this blood, which doesn't dry, and we can apply it to the weapon we need." <strong>You say to Ravinus</strong>, "Very well. I will collect the items and return them to you."</p><p>He does mention an axe, but his dialogue is a bit vague and I can understand the confusion. I was wondering at first too why I had to go find an axe until I scrolled back up and re-read it.</p><p>I ran the quest on two evil chars now and the axe seems to randomly appear around the beach. I think you may have just gotten shafted on where you found it, mine wasn't out that far. The first time I found it it was near the docks behind some rocks and the second time it was about halfway down the beach near the shore.</p></blockquote><p>Thanks Cy, I wasn't getting NPC say in my chat window (prolly just wasn't ticked on the alt) so I couldn't get the text back.</p><p>But this is what I thought. There's general talk of making a weapon, but he never actually mentions an axe in that dialogue, nor does he actually tell you to go to Butcherblock beach. It just suddenly appears in the quest steps.</p>

[Aneova]

<p>Ran through the Prelude and when I was supposed to speak to Ilfanul I got stuck for a few minutes... there was no shiney magical ghost deer/elk. Did a /target Ilfanul and was able to get a target but saw no quest book just a target ring and quest dialog coming from the ground....</p><p><img src="http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee308/Aneova/EQ2_000002-1.png" /></p>

[Doried]

<p><cite>darwich wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>jaguarjp wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Cronyn seems really great to me. This leads me to believe Cronyn is either new, or for whatever reason, isn't totally bogged down with the work of three people.</p></blockquote><p>Oh god... I wish either of these things were true.  Heh!</p><p>Okay, here's your list of fixes:</p><ul><li>Ilfanul should now say some more appropriate dialog when you are on the step to begin the ritual.</li><li>Made some dialog adjustments to reference the boulders as the entrance to the glade.</li><li>Added quest sparklies to the book in the Hideout.</li><li>PLUSHIES!  Made Ravinus and Ilfanul plushies as a material reward for finishing the quest.</li><li>Added more spawns for the spiritual pockets in Commonlands.</li></ul><p>A couple of notes on other feedback:</p><ul><li>It's okay for a couple of the clickie objects to be outside the ROI's - that's just a basic area where you WILL find some.</li><li>Hopefully the issue with the quest book is solved, and should appear properly on Ilfanul.</li><li>Ilfanul's ritual starts in an unusual way, and this is necessary for the event to work.  I took a look at it, but it isn't something I can fix.  I might have another pair of eyes take a peek.</li><li>The mob waves will probably stay as they are, since I'm hearing that it is both too hard and too easy.  I think it depends on class and level, and given how the event works, it will be easy for some and tough for others.</li></ul><p>Anyway, in theory these will be up tomorrow.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>Can we get a Cronyn plushie for the loot reward? lol</p></blockquote><p>I vote we get an ingame painting of Cronyn's work <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Cronyn]

<p>Heya all, sorry about being quiet over the past few days.  I just wanted to let you know, though, that I've got more fixes coming in.</p><ul><li>The Ilfanul and Ravinus plushies can now be scaled, and can now be placed in guild halls.</li><li>Added some dialog to Ravinus to reference the axe you need for the quest (he was missing a dialog node!!).</li><li>Spiritual pockets and fragments in Commonlands should no longer be in the ground.</li><li>Ilfanul will now only speak to those on the proper step of the quest.  You won't be able to accidentally begin his ritual if you aren't prepared to do so.</li><li>The encounters in Ilfanul's Stand have had their difficulty lowered.  I'd rather ensure everyone can finish the quest, since this is a storyline-based event.  It's not meant to be overly challenging, and I don't want anyone to just get stuck here.</li></ul><p>A couple of other things:</p><ul><li>That missing Ilfanul appearance tells me that you might not have done a full file scan, and don't have the appearance.  It should be on Test now, so you shouldn't have an invisible ghost deer.</li><li>The axe for the evil version has a bunch of spawns up at once - there should be plenty of places to find it where there isn't something that wants to devour your face.</li></ul><p>Anyway, these should be up on the next update.  Thanks again everyone for running through it and giving feedback.  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[SisterTheresa]

<p><cite>Calthine wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Umm... but there's a map ROI and everything.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>There is.  If *I* can find him, anyone can.  I can't navigate my way to the bathroom without pre-scouting my route <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>Hehe but do doublecheck those RoI ... I found a few on live that were on the other side of the zone from where the NPC/item actually was /wink</p>

[Maroger]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Heya all, sorry about being quiet over the past few days.  I just wanted to let you know, though, that I've got more fixes coming in.</p><ul><li>The Ilfanul and Ravinus plushies can now be scaled, and can now be placed in guild halls.</li><li>Added some dialog to Ravinus to reference the axe you need for the quest (he was missing a dialog node!!).</li><li>Spiritual pockets and fragments in Commonlands should no longer be in the ground.</li><li>Ilfanul will now only speak to those on the proper step of the quest.  You won't be able to accidentally begin his ritual if you aren't prepared to do so.</li><li>The encounters in Ilfanul's Stand have had their difficulty lowered.  I'd rather ensure everyone can finish the quest, since this is a storyline-based event.  It's not meant to be overly challenging, and I don't want anyone to just get stuck here.</li></ul><p>A couple of other things:</p><ul><li>That missing Ilfanul appearance tells me that you might not have done a full file scan, and don't have the appearance.  It should be on Test now, so you shouldn't have an invisible ghost deer.</li><li>The axe for the evil version has a bunch of spawns up at once - there should be plenty of places to find it where there isn't something that wants to devour your face.</li></ul><p>Anyway, these should be up on the next update.  Thanks again everyone for running through it and giving feedback.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>Still couldn't finish it with my undergeared level 15 conjuror. I did notice that the mobs connned even and I wonder if they should be trpple VVV to make them easier esp. at lower levels. Granted my conjuror is undergeared and has only journeyman spells. But I still think if the mobs were VVV it would be easier for low levels who tend to be undergeared and not have high levels of their spells.</p>

[ChrisMarchant]

<p>any news about part 2?</p>