Seidhkona
07-29-2012, 08:51 PM
<p>Like all of the many holidays of Norrath, Tinkerfest is meant to be a fun celebration. i.e., NOT an occasion of cutthroat meanness while trying to grab Shiny Tinkerfest Cogs away from the next person.</p><p>I have some suggestions to help everyone enjoy Tinkerfest a little more, and make harvesting all those Shiny Tinkerfest Cogs more congenial.</p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>How to Harvest Shiny Tinkerfest Cogs</strong></span></p><p>First, make a macro:</p><p><img src="http://images.yuku.com/image/jpeg/6aa268c4af0d5880556200fd3e7dc2b22d97599e.jpg" width="399" height="378" /></p><p>You will find the "Gathering" ability in your Knowledge Book. I know that /target_next_npc looks strange, but trust me, that's how you target cogs.</p><p>Put this macro on a hotbar, then run up to a cog. Click the macro, and Hey! Presto!, it targets the shiny and harvests the cog! Your incipient carpal tunnel will thank me for this tip!</p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Improving Your Harvesting Even More</strong></span></p><p>There are <a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?start=0&topic_id=520035#5773182" target="_blank">a LOT of pieces of gear that can improve your gathering ability</a>, the speed at which you gather, and even give you a chance at a double harvest. Take a look at the linked list, because these items can speed up your cog-harvesting!</p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Gnomes Are Everywhere</strong></span></p><p>If there are a lot of people shiny-hunting where you are, try a different location. GNOMES ARE EVERYWHERE! Some places to hunt cogs:</p> <ul><li>Inventor's Threshold in North Qeynos (266, -16, 67)</li><li>East Freeport at Inventor's Outlook(-107, -24, 107)</li><li>Near the Kelethin First Regional Bank in Greater Faydark (298, 106, 153)</li><li>Indigo Hollow in Neriak (42, 18, -33)</li><li>Timorous Deep in Gorowyn, on the platform by the city lake (2578, 8, 1230)</li><li>On the boardwalk landings between the Erollis Dock on the Frostfang Sea and the city of New Halas (425, 53, 31)</li><li>The Solusek Mining Company in Solusek's Eye, Lavastorm (33, 14, -41)</li><li>Drednever Crash Site in The Bonemire</li><li>Dropship Landing Zone, Moors of Ykesha, around the crafting area and bank (1780, 453, 837)</li><li>Thurgadin Harbor, Great Divide </li></ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Play Nice</strong></span></p><p>One would think I shouldn't need to mention this, since the <a href="http://soe-ing.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/16213/" target="_blank">Play Nice Policy</a> is a part of the standard <a href="http://soe-ing.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/16213/" target="_blank">EQ2 Rules of Conduct</a>, but it bears some repeating.</p><p>If you see someone obviously headed to harvest a shiny or a collectible, <em><strong>let them have it</strong></em>, run by and get the next. Tinkerfest cogs respawn REALLY fast, they are not a limited resource.</p><p>There's no need to make another player mad or unhappy because you are being a node shark.</p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Bonus Tinkerfest Fun</strong></span></p><p>If you see a youngster frantically gathering, give them 50 or 100 cogs and watch them be happy and amazed and thankful. It can make your day as well as theirs.</p><p><a href="http://roseknights.yuku.com/topic/23" target="_blank"><img src="http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/008/c/7/gullveig_signature_by_sigrdrifa1-d36p6cf.jpg" width="500" height="150" /></a></p>