Oktoberfest Party - September 29, 2011

[Isulith]

<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.station.sony.com/images/en/Oktoberfest_banner/oktoberfest_400.jpg" /></p> <p align="center"><strong>Oktoberfest In-game Parties!</strong></p> <p>In celebration of Oktoberfest, the EverQuest II Community Team will be hosting in-game parties in the Community Lounge. Come socialize, dance, have pillow fights, drink, and dress in Oktoberfest style. You'll also be able to tip the barkeeps for some special trinkets!</p> <p>The scheduled party slots are listed below (all are on September 29, 2011):</p><ul><li>Sebilis - 7:59 am to 8:59 am PDT (September 30, 2011)</li><li>Storms - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm PDT</li><li>Valor - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm PDT</li><li>Test Copy - 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm PDT</li><li>Freeport - 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm PDT</li></ul> <p>When it's time for the party to start, we'll drop a portal near the carpet at the docks in Sinking Sands. Just look for the glowing spot, click, and you'll be ported right to the Community Lounge.</p> <p>Can't make the party time slots? Or do you want some of the party goodies on your own server? Don't fret! We'll also be opening up portals for the Community Lounge on all servers. On Storms, Valor and Sebilis, you'll find a portal on the day of your party. For the US, UK and Extended servers, we'll open portals shortly after 10:00 am PDT, but it could take up to two hours for us to open up all of the portals. You'll be able to have your own parties or just pick up the party favors from the vendors! Keep in mind that the portals will only remain open for eight hours.</p> <p>For those of you joining us on the Test Copy server be sure to give yourself enough time to get the <a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=441186" target="_blank">test updates</a>.</p> <p>See you at the parties!</p><p>**<a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html" target="_blank">Click here for a Time Zone Calculator</a></p>

[Cloudrat]

<p>Whee was a lot of fun last year and I have lots of rats with cute hats  from last yearP</p><p><img src="http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii240/Aeryal/Festclothes.jpg" width="303" height="479" /></p>

[Memlan]

<p><cite>Isulith wrote:</cite></p><blockquote>The scheduled party slots are listed below (all are on September 29, 2011):<ul><li>Sebilis - 7:59 am to 8:59 am PDT</li><li>Storms - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm PDT</li><li>Valor - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm PDT</li><li>Test Copy - 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm PDT</li><li>Freeport - 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm PDT</li></ul>Can't make the party time slots? Or do you want some of the party goodies on your own server? Don't fret! We'll also be opening up portals for the Community Lounge on all servers. On Storms, Valor and Sebilis, you'll find a portal on the day of your party. For the US, UK and Extended servers, we'll open portals shortly after 10:00 am PDT, but it could take up to two hours for us to open up all of the portals. <p>**<a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html" target="_blank">Click here for a Time Zone Calculator</a></p></blockquote><p>huh? what time should i convert from? 10:00 am PDT September 29, 2011? sorry understanding text is messy for my i'm unsure if i understand it?</p><p>loved the service when you converted it to 4 timezones, if you won't do that can you instead write in bold font what time i should put in to time converter? i have tried to use timeconverters before but i given up using them as i don't understand the text very well and get it wrong. or can the link you paste fill in the correct time to convert in first row so the only think i have to do is chose my timezone? if this website wouldn't be able to do that can you build your own whit that ability. I'm tired and infirm after trying to understand that converter tool so sorry i had to partially use Google translator cause i lost so my energy i can translate myself. =(</p><p>it may seams trivial for you but this is <span><span>obstacle my disability have problem to manage.</span></span></p><p><cite>Isulith wrote:</cite></p><blockquote>Come socialize, dance, have pillow fights, drink, and dress in Oktoberfest style. You'll also be able to tip the barkeeps for some special trinkets!</blockquote><blockquote>You'll be able to have your own parties or just pick up the party favors from the vendors! Keep in mind that the portals will only remain open for eight hours.</blockquote><p>will all goodies be able at splitpaw (trinkets, dresses etc)?</p>

[tkia]

On Splitpaw the portal will be opened somewhere between 6 and 8pm London time, 7-9 central european time.

[Isulith]

<p><cite>Lime@Splitpaw wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Isulith wrote:</span></p><blockquote>Come socialize, dance, have pillow fights, drink, and dress in Oktoberfest style. You'll also be able to tip the barkeeps for some special trinkets!</blockquote><blockquote>You'll be able to have your own parties or just pick up the party favors from the vendors! Keep in mind that the portals will only remain open for eight hours.</blockquote><p>will all goodies be able at splitpaw (trinkets, dresses etc)?</p></blockquote><p>Yes, the goodies will be available on Splitpaw. There will be a portal to the Community Lounge placed on the docks in the Sinking Sands. Inside the Community Lounge you'll be able to purchase the trinkets, dresses, etc. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[GrunEQ]

<p>How about Test server?</p><p>I don't see any scheduled for some other live servers either.  Are some servers being excluded?</p>

[Isulith]

<p><cite>GrunEQ wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>How about Test server?</p><p>I don't see any scheduled for some other live servers either.  Are some servers being excluded?</p></blockquote><p>There won't be one on Test server for this particular event, but there will be one on Test Copy. Some servers are being excluded due to lack of man hours to be able to run all of those events. The good news is that the portals for the Community Lounge will be placed on ALL servers, so you can still get the Oktoberfest items and have a party on your own server. The only difference is, you won't necessarily have someone from the Community Team there to host it. </p>

[Isulith]

<p>Additionally, players can copy their play characters over to Test Copy so they can attend the event there.</p>

[GrunEQ]

<p><cite>Isulith wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>GrunEQ wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>How about Test server?</p><p>I don't see any scheduled for some other live servers either.  Are some servers being excluded?</p></blockquote><p>There won't be one on Test server for this particular event, but there will be one on Test Copy. Some servers are being excluded due to lack of man hours to be able to run all of those events. The good news is that the portals for the Community Lounge will be placed on ALL servers, so you can still get the Oktoberfest items and have a party on your own server. The only difference is, you won't necessarily have someone from the Community Team there to host it. </p></blockquote><p>Thanks.  It's nice to know that all servers except Test will have a party.  Poor Test is becoming the step-child.</p>

[Isulith]

<p><cite>GrunEQ wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Isulith wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>GrunEQ wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>How about Test server?</p><p>I don't see any scheduled for some other live servers either.  Are some servers being excluded?</p></blockquote><p>There won't be one on Test server for this particular event, but there will be one on Test Copy. Some servers are being excluded due to lack of man hours to be able to run all of those events. The good news is that the portals for the Community Lounge will be placed on ALL servers, so you can still get the Oktoberfest items and have a party on your own server. The only difference is, you won't necessarily have someone from the Community Team there to host it. </p></blockquote><p>Thanks.  It's nice to know that all servers except Test will have a party.  Poor Test is becoming the step-child.</p></blockquote><p>What I meant was that there won't be a HOSTED PARTY on Test. The Community Lounge will still be open. There will not be parties on many of the other servers as well. It is something we would love to be able to do, but we sadly, need more man hours.</p>

[Ragu]

<p>Yay! <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> Community Parties are quite fun and I very much enjoyed my first one a couple of weeks a go with the Thundering Steppes Aether Races on Freeport.</p><p>Hope to be there! <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>-Curel of Freeport (EQ2X)</p>

[ChrisMarchant]

<p>Second year on the trot that Splitpaw and Test don't get a party. OK test players can go to TestCopy, but we can't bring any goodies back to our original server, and it would be nice being able to put faces to the names on the forums.</p><p>So a party for Splitpaw please, we're feeling neglected as Storms and Valour get parties, but we don't.</p>

[Rijacki]

<p>I'm trying to figure out how I can manage to be home from work in time to attend the actual party... work from home or do I feel an illness coming on *cough cough*...</p>

[Eveningsong]

<p><cite>Rijacki wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I'm trying to figure out how I can manage to be home from work in time to attend the actual party... work from home or do I feel an illness coming on *cough cough*...</p></blockquote><p>Late afternoon doctor appointment? :p</p>

[Karrane1]

<p>I'm sorry but don't ppl read ???</p><p>She already said a few times that ALL servers, including Test, will have portals opened to access the Community Room.  You can go and buy all the things that will be available on servers that will have SOE staff hosting the parties.</p>

[Tallithia]

<p><cite>ChrisMarchant wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Second year on the trot that Splitpaw and Test don't get a party. OK test players can go to TestCopy, but we can't bring any goodies back to our original server, and it would be nice being able to put faces to the names on the forums.</p><p>So a party for Splitpaw please, we're feeling neglected as Storms and Valour get parties, but we don't.</p></blockquote><p><span style="color: #cae0e6; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #07161e;">Can't make the party time slots? Or do you want some of the party goodies on your own server? Don't fret! We'll also be opening up portals for the Community Lounge on all servers.</span></p>

[KniteShayd]

<p><cite>Isulith wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.station.sony.com/images/en/Oktoberfest_banner/oktoberfest_400.jpg" /></p> <p align="center"><strong>Oktoberfest In-game Parties!</strong></p> <p>In celebration of Oktoberfest, the EverQuest II Community Team will be hosting in-game parties in the Community Lounge. Come socialize, dance, have pillow fights, drink, and dress in Oktoberfest style. You'll also be able to tip the barkeeps for some special trinkets!</p><span style="color: #ff00ff;">Keep in mind that the portals will only remain open for eight hours. </span><img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" /></blockquote><p>/cryI'll be working...</p>

[Alenna]

<p>all toons ready on servers for oepningo  lounges</p>

[mikbove]

<p>I'm sat on the docks of Sinking SAnds, on Splitpaw server and I'm a bit confused.  AS I understand between 6pm and 8pm a portal will open to allow us to join the Oktoberfest thing (can't wait, never been there bfore).  But I'm a bit baffled where exactly is the portal and what will it look like, as I cannot see anything that takes me to a community lounge.</p>

[Alenna]

<p>They opened it on Antonia Bayle just now.</p>

[Juull]

<p>So umm .. could you please push the button?  It's awfully fun to stand on the docks with the 30+ people we have waiting on AB, but I'm ready for some new scenery ...  I know yall said it could take up to 2 hours, but I wasn't figuring you'd take every minute of that disclaimer.</p><p>Yeah I know, after 10+ years, I should know better.</p>

[Shaolin Sam]

<p>Are you guys going to do anything that's actually fun with the Oktoberfest thing or is it just going to be a zone where you go in, buy some hats, fish up a firework then leave?</p><p>Very boring as it stands atm <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" /></p><p>Oh... yeah... forgot. You can buy "temporary" dressup items also. Yay. Seriously, though. Is there a point to the zone other than the hats and fireworks? No insult intended or anything. It's just a very very VERY boring instance.</p>

[Raienya]

<p>Ok....no-zone food and beer, temporary costume rentals, no-zone books you throw at people, no-zone fireworks. A house item. A fishing pool that only allows ONE person to fish from it at a time....nice.</p>

[Shaolin Sam]

<p><cite>Raienya wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Ok....no-zone food and beer, temporary costume rentals, no-zone books you throw at people, no-zone fireworks. A house item. A fishing pool that only allows ONE person to fish from it at a time....nice.</p></blockquote><p>My point exactly.</p><p>Super boring <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[mikbove]

<p>Have you forgotten to turn splitpaw on?</p>

[Alenna]

<p><cite>Raienya wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Ok....no-zone food and beer, temporary costume rentals, no-zone books you throw at people, no-zone fireworks. A house item. A fishing pool that only allows ONE person to fish from it at a time....nice.</p></blockquote><p>look for the wandering anceing coldain merchant he has hats and a cloak that are permenent</p>

[Alenna]

<p><cite>mikbove wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Have you forgotten to turn splitpaw on?</p></blockquote><p>was thinking the same about Test unless it despawned while I was going to the lounge with my toons on AB and Guk.</p>

[Memlan]

<p><cite>Isulith wrote:</cite></p><blockquote>You'll also be able to tip the barkeeps for some special trinkets!</blockquote><p>where i'm looking and looking, can find how to tip and currius of what the trinket is, do anyone know?</p>

[acctlc]

Whats the purpose of the Kerra pickles, Arasai pickles..etc. Thought maybe they granted a 30 minute race illusion which would be neat...but I equip one and try and consume it...can't do it. A whole merchant full of pickles that can't be consumed. Gotta love the quality control with this game!

[Shaolin Sam]

<p><cite>Alenna@Guk wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Raienya wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Ok....no-zone food and beer, temporary costume rentals, no-zone books you throw at people, no-zone fireworks. A house item. A fishing pool that only allows ONE person to fish from it at a time....nice.</p></blockquote><p>look for the wandering anceing coldain merchant he has hats and a cloak that are permenent</p></blockquote><p>Yeah but the cloak is stupidlooking.</p><p>Hats aren't terrible though (mentioned this already though).</p>

[Memlan]

<p>noone pls?</p>

[snarlycarly]

<p><cite>Lime@Splitpaw wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>noone pls?</p></blockquote><p>I can't figure it out either and even asked someone but no reply.  There's also a keeper of secrets vendor in the bedroom that doesn't seem to sell anything.</p>

[Katz]

<p>The only thing I can think of is that you buy the items.  Perhaps that's what they mean by tips for trinkets?</p>

[snarlycarly]

<p><cite>Katz wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>The only thing I can think of is that you buy the items.  Perhaps that's what they mean by tips for trinkets?</p></blockquote><p>Tried that too.</p>

[screenid]

<p><img src="/eq2/images/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" />  well we had fun ..again this year</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHf2J9NPOuA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHf2J9NPOuA</a></p>

[Isulith]

<p><cite>mikbove wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Have you forgotten to turn splitpaw on?</p></blockquote><p>Splitpaw was not forgotten, it just took a bit longer to set up due to a technical difficulty. The portals are a white, swirly circle on the ground. We set them up by the docks, close to the magic carpet in Sinking Sands if that helps.</p>

[Shaolin Sam]

<p><cite>screenid wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><img src="/eq2/images/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" />  well we had fun ..again this year</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHf2J9NPOuA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHf2J9NPOuA</a></p></blockquote><p>Which part was the fun, lol? The people sitting down doing nothing or the fireworks? Couldn't tell if you were kidding or not lol <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>Looked like one of those joking posts anyways.</p>

[Cloudrat]

<p><cite>screenid wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><img src="/eq2/images/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" />  well we had fun ..again this year</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHf2J9NPOuA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHf2J9NPOuA</a></p></blockquote><p>Great pictures and I had a blast too<img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />  Was nice to get a chance to meet the newest addition to the Community family even it if took a while to find her among the throng of people hehe.  Such a tiny little fae was buried in partiers and the pillows knocked her out once lol</p><p>She fielded questions like a pro and it was a real pleasure<img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />  I missed her welcome party, so I was happy to have been able to make it to this one<img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[wullailhuit]

<p><cite>Isulith wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>mikbove wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Have you forgotten to turn splitpaw on?</p></blockquote><p>Splitpaw was not forgotten, it just took a bit longer to set up due to a technical difficulty. The portals are a white, swirly circle on the ground. We set them up by the docks, close to the magic carpet in Sinking Sands if that helps.</p></blockquote><p>If they're only open for 8 hours....that was going to be 10pm-6am?......most of my guild couldn't make that time slot due to the lateness....is it going to be extended?.</p>

[Valena]

<p><cite>Wullailduo@Splitpaw wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Isulith wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>mikbove wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Have you forgotten to turn splitpaw on?</p></blockquote><p>Splitpaw was not forgotten, it just took a bit longer to set up due to a technical difficulty. The portals are a white, swirly circle on the ground. We set them up by the docks, close to the magic carpet in Sinking Sands if that helps.</p></blockquote><p>If they're only open for 8 hours....that was going to be 10pm-6am?......most of my guild couldn't make that time slot due to the lateness....is it going to be extended?.</p></blockquote><p>It's still up now at 7:40 am</p>

[Cloudrat]

<p><cite>Shaolin Sam wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Are you guys going to do anything that's actually fun with the Oktoberfest thing or is it just going to be a zone where you go in, buy some hats, fish up a firework then leave?</p><p>Very boring as it stands atm <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" /></p><p>Oh... yeah... forgot. You can buy "temporary" dressup items also. Yay. Seriously, though. Is there a point to the zone other than the hats and fireworks? No insult intended or anything. It's just a very very VERY boring instance.</p></blockquote><p>The thing that makes a party fun are the people that attend the party. Bring some friends have pillow fights, get drunk, meet new people, socialize  and dance.  That is what a party is<img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />   This one also included house items and apperaance items.  I can't understand how you could possibly be bored.</p>

[tfetterman]

<p>Really?  Everyone who had a great time actually found enough content in that zone to keep them entertained?  The time put into the marketing was greater than the effort put into the zone and the available items.  If we keep encouraging Sony when they make a huge deal over something and then fall flat on their face at the point of delivery, we will NEVER get any quality back in the game.</p><p>I'm not sure if anyone has noticed, but they keep promising all these wonderful things, but the delivered product is a disaster or not even worth the effort of being involved.</p><p>If you encourage mediocrity, that's all you will ever get!</p>

[Raienya]

<p>Nobody on my server managed to figure out how to "tip" the bartenders. And, with only one person being able to fish in the wishing pool at a time, guess where all the coffee cups are? Yep, on the broker, for upwards of 10p each, with the people selling them having a minimum of 10 cups each.</p><p>So everyone else who maybe wanted a nice set of cups for their houses are out of luck now.</p>

[screenid]

<p><cite>Cloudrat wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Shaolin Sam wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Are you guys going to do anything that's actually fun with the Oktoberfest thing or is it just going to be a zone where you go in, buy some hats, fish up a firework then leave?</p><p>Very boring as it stands atm <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" /></p><p>Oh... yeah... forgot. You can buy "temporary" dressup items also. Yay. Seriously, though. Is there a point to the zone other than the hats and fireworks? No insult intended or anything. It's just a very very VERY boring instance.</p></blockquote><p>The thing that makes a party fun are the people that attend the party. Bring some friends have pillow fights, get drunk, meet new people, socialize  and dance.  That is what a party is<img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" />   This one also included house items and apperaance items.  I can't understand how you could possibly be bored.</p></blockquote><p>^^^ this ^^^</p>

[Katz]

<p><cite>Raienya wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Nobody on my server managed to figure out how to "tip" the bartenders. And, with only one person being able to fish in the wishing pool at a time, guess where all the coffee cups are? Yep, on the broker, for upwards of 10p each, with the people selling them having a minimum of 10 cups each.</p><p>So everyone else who maybe wanted a nice set of cups for their houses are out of luck now.</p></blockquote><p>What are the names of the coffee cups?   Do you have an image of them?</p><p>Edit: I did a search of old posts and it was reported that the coffee cup is the same as from the hungry halfling harvesting quest.  So just go do those quests to get the cup.</p>

[Faelynn]

<p>I believe these Community Parties should be handled kind of like holidays: some familiar stuff from the last time 'round, and something <strong>new</strong> that can be taken away from it.  During Frostfell, you have icy snowballs that you can't keep -- but there's outfits you can purchase (or in that case, craft) which aren't temporary and/or no-zone.  I don't care if they're heirloom -- the idea isn't to make silly amounts of plat from other players that couldn't make it.  But for crying out loud, how hard would it have been to add at least a couple new cloaks/hats/other accessories to the vendor? </p><p>And NO handout of any kind from the SOE host?  None?</p><p>Completely agree with the complaints about the ONE harvest node in the pool being exclusive-use.  Something needs to be done to fix that so we don't have 3 dozen folks vying for a turn -- that really makes for a frustrating party for some.  Add nodes, or make everyone able to harvest it at once -- or just remove it so everyone can enjoy the rest of the party.  (Edit: make those coffee cups HEIRLOOM and you'll reduce the incentive of one person to farm dozens of cups...)</p><p>Yes, we WERE able to take some coldain drinks with us (as many as we cared to grab at 1 drink per grab) - but at 5 minutes a charge, that just feels like an awful letdown for being the ONLY new thing we were able to take with us.</p><p>Don't get me wrong - the Community lounge with its fireworks & books/pillows you can throw around are great fun while you're there -- it's a fun setup!  Many of us though really like to have some new souvenir we can show off after the fact though.</p>

[Amitee]

<p>I enjoyed going to the Oktoberfest, thank you for the setting. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p><p>My only complaint was getting a cute little black outfit for my Freeblood, logging out to do something on another toon and logging back to the Freeblood and the outfit was gone!  I guess I thought the outfit would last a few days at least!  I got a big sad over that lol</p>

[Memlan]

<p><cite>Lime@Splitpaw wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Isulith wrote:</cite></p><blockquote>You'll also be able to tip the barkeeps for some special trinkets!</blockquote><p>where i'm looking and looking, can find how to tip and currius of what the trinket is, do anyone know?</p></blockquote><p><span style="font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;"><strong>Isulith</strong>, it seams like noone figured out, <strong>can you pls answer</strong> so i atleat know what to next time?</span></p>

[Nailoo]

<p>Did anyone on any server ever figure out the whole tip the bartender and get a trinket thing?  </p><p>It was just a bunch of buyable drinks and pickels that I'm assuming could be used in a recipe (since they had an asterick next to the name) but never saw any buyable recipes either.  There weren't any clickable items around the bartenders and they didn't say anything either.</p><p>Also, what was with the keeper of secrets guy?  He never said anything except for that he was the keeper of secrets.  </p><p>The bard / fashion adviser never said anything about fashion either, just told a story.</p><p>I agree with the others, if you're going to go out and advertise some special event at least make it special.  A hat, an ugly cloak and a generic coffee cup were the only things you could take with you?  Btw, what do those hats and the cloak have to do with Oktoberfest anyways?  The hats have a faether, sure, but they're not any different from a dozen other hats in the game and looked neither German or Oktoberfest-ish.  Same thing goes for the rental clothes.</p><p>There should've been leather-hosen, German looking dresses, things with steins on them and maybe even a hat that makes you look like you have braids or something.  </p><p>Some special house items or recipes for house items would've been cool as well.  A plate of sausages, big loaves of bread, plates of pretzels etc.</p>