Question About Neriak Factions / Status / Etc.

[MaelieJade]

<p>I assume there will be, but I will ask anyway: Will there be status merchants for each faction? I only ask because at this time, I have only found one writ giver (Indigo Brotherhood), and I have yet to see a status merchant in any of the factions. And I was under the impression that this content will be released at the end of the month. Two weeks seems like a short period of time to create writs and five whole lines of unique status/faction items. (I'm also assuming that there <i>will</i> be five lines of unique status/faction items.)</p>

[Kamimura]

Kelethin still has no interesting status items from the factions, they only have their titles (which are pretty repetitive).

[Cocytus]

I doubt it - and IMO that's the way it should be (in Kelethin's regard at least). Kelethin gives a lot more status per writ (as I assume Neriak does/will), so there needs to still be some inscentive to do other city writs than just Kelethin.

[Draknishar]

if they neglect creating writ givers and atleast some form of faction rewards ( titles I take for granted but maybe ceremonial armor too? ) I atleast will not move there, even if I never do a single writ I think every town should atleast be done before they release it and not have like on test freeport nobility from the city merchant, wich honestly cant be alot of work to fix. I would almost take for granted that the indigo botherhood, the dead and the ebon mask have their own writ givers and status merchants, the spurned might be the forth but their status didnt count for much in old neriak so Im not sure about that, maybe dread guard as they have a recruiter in the palace. even this close to release they should have considered these basic things that atleast I take for granted a long time ago and not think "OH [Removed for Content] WE FORGOT WRITS!" at this point and I sure hope its just a matter of not having put them in yet rather than just not caring to do so.

[Kaitheel]

<p>Heyya all!</p><p>I can understand your concerns and confusion on the subject, but writs were not forgotten.  In fact, the 5 main subfactions of Neriak (Indigo Brotherhood, The Spurned, The Disciples of Innoruuk, The Ebon Mask, The Dead) each have their own writs to give.  But I admit that they do not give them out the way that you have become accustomed.  Prior, you have found that each subfaction house would give quests 1-70.  But that is not the case in Neriak.  As you continue to work through the writs, you learn more of each house, earn faction for Neriak and gain status.  This brings you closer to Cristanos in all her grotesque glory!</p><p>Additionally, a guild status merchant has since been added in the Dockside Markets to reward you for turning in status items.</p><p>I hope that this helps to dispel some of your concerns.</p><p>~Kaitheel</p><p>EQ2 Associate Designer</p>

[Ama]

<cite>Kaitheel wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Heyya all!</p><p>I can understand your concerns and confusion on the subject, but writs were not forgotten.  In fact, the 5 main subfactions of Neriak (Indigo Brotherhood, The Spurned, The Disciples of Innoruuk, The Ebon Mask, The Dead) each have their own writs to give.  But I admit that they do not give them out the way that you have become accustomed.  Prior, you have found that each subfaction house would give quests 1-70.  But that is not the case in Neriak.  As you continue to work through the writs, you learn more of each house, earn faction for Neriak and gain status.  This brings you closer to Cristanos in all her grotesque glory!</p><p>Additionally, a guild status merchant has since been added in the Dockside Markets to reward you for turning in status items.</p><p>I hope that this helps to dispel some of your concerns.</p><p>~Kaitheel</p><p>EQ2 Associate Designer</p></blockquote><p><img src="/smilies/0a4d7238daa496a758252d0a2b1a1384.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>So each house is inter linked to each other giving status to Neriak itself instead of 5 seperate halls? Can only seem to get quests on Sscath from the Indigo brotherhood so this may support that idea.  If this is the case i'll amend my writ sections for Neriak on my site.  </p>

[Kaitheel]

Correct! <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Draknishar]

well thats good news cause Im looking forward to working on writs once I move to neriak ( assuming that will be possible at launch ) <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Alycs]

<cite>Kaitheel wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Heyya all!</p><p>I can understand your concerns and confusion on the subject, but writs were not forgotten.  In fact, the 5 main subfactions of Neriak (Indigo Brotherhood, The Spurned, The Disciples of Innoruuk, The Ebon Mask, The Dead) each have their own writs to give.  But I admit that they do not give them out the way that you have become accustomed.  Prior, you have found that each subfaction house would give quests 1-70.  But that is not the case in Neriak.  As you continue to work through the writs, you learn more of each house, earn faction for Neriak and gain status.  This brings you closer to Cristanos in all her grotesque glory!</p><p>Additionally, a guild status merchant has since been added in the Dockside Markets to reward you for turning in status items.</p><p>I hope that this helps to dispel some of your concerns.</p><p>~Kaitheel</p><p>EQ2 Associate Designer</p></blockquote> Okay...I guess I'm lost here.  Are the writs now based off of your character class?  My necro can get writs from The Spurned(mages?), whereas my defiler gets them from The Disciples of Innoruuk.  I THINK my bruiser got one from Indigo Brotherhood. So, this is how it's supposed to work?

[Kamimura]

Alycs wrote: <blockquote>Okay...I guess I'm lost here.  Are the writs now based off of your character class?  My necro can get writs from The Spurned(mages?), whereas my defiler gets them from The Disciples of Innoruuk.  I THINK my bruiser got one from Indigo Brotherhood. So, this is how it's supposed to work? </blockquote>My coercer has only been offered wirts by the indigo brotherhood so far. Also, I would think Necro would get them from The Dead if it were going by class..

[Draknishar]

the spurned atleast used to be the mages that didnt practice the only socialy accepted art of magic wich was necromancy <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[DrkVsr]

<p><span style="font-size: small"><span style="color: #993300">So you are going back to effectively how it was originally: pretty much had to pick one 'house' to gain faction for because you gained a negative with every other 'house'</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small"><span style="color: #993300">Which one is the trade-skill 'house'? The Indigo Brotherhood used to be the fighters, The Spurned were the 'good'/'clean' mages, The Disciples of Innoruuk are obviously the priests, The Ebon Mask were the rogues/scouts and The Dead were the necros/DESKs</span></span></p>

[MaelieJade]

So... no status items like we have in Qeynos? The fancy special house-items and stuff?

[-Arctura-]

(( what kind of Titles can one get from Status in the Neriak guilds?? Any cool titles from aligning yourself with 'The Dead"? Maybe,.. Necromonger? lol   Deathless?  'of the Dead' ...   Cryptomancer? (or something like that?...   Shade-Lord.. Spectre? ... cant think of anything good here, anyone else have ideas? lol <img src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g69/Arctura000/DarkShadow2ONEXX.gif" border="0">

[DonalDubh]

<cite>DrkVsr wrote:</cite><blockquote><p><span style="font-size: small"><span style="color: #993300">So you are going back to effectively how it was originally: pretty much had to pick one 'house' to gain faction for because you gained a negative with every other 'house'</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small"><span style="color: #993300">Which one is the trade-skill 'house'? The Indigo Brotherhood used to be the fighters, The Spurned were the 'good'/'clean' mages, The Disciples of Innoruuk are obviously the priests, The Ebon Mask were the rogues/scouts and The Dead were the necros/DESKs</span></span></p></blockquote> No. Neriak has only one faction, The City of Neriak. Which guild you get your quests from is level-dependent, not class-dependent. If you are level 10-20, you get them from The Indigo Brotherhood. 20-30 is from The Spurned. See <a href="http://eq2i.com/articles/Neriak_City_Tasks_Timeline" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">this page at EQ2i.com</a> for the complete line (as we get them!)

[wiire]

<p>Does anyone know what the titles are currently? Thanks.</p>

[Bladewind]

I have yet to see a place where I can buy city/faction-related titles.  I'd love ot be able to get "Agent of the Ebon Mask" or something like that.

[Wandering_Free]

As a level 70 Shadow Knight i should be able to get writs from Darlight Palace.  No joy. all i get is insults and death threats.

[Bladewind]

<cite>Wandering_Free wrote:</cite><blockquote>As a level 70 Shadow Knight i should be able to get writs from Darlight Palace.  No joy. all i get is insults and death threats. </blockquote><p> You have ot be a citizen.  While I was still a Freeport citizen, I received the same treatment.  Once I switched to Neriak citizenship, the writs at the palace opened up.</p><p>I really hope the powers that be revise this abbreviated approach to the city factions.  I really enjoyed the competing factions and unique titles in the other cities.</p>

[Wandering_Free]

Thanks for that, was thinking about smacking a few of them around the ear to see if that helped.

[Nelyia]

As a 70 Assassin (Neriak citizen), I am currently being offered Level 40 quests by the Disciples of Innoruuk... I guess I have yet to grasp the new system <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> (Edited out a mistake)

[Segel]

The eq2i link on the other page goes nowhere... hoping someone can answer this:Can you get more than one city task at a time in Neriak?  it seems i'm only able to do one at a time, whereas with FP and Q i can pick up 4 at a time, one for each house.  Needless to say it's tedious and inefficient to keep going back to Neriak for each writ...  why such a penalty, or am I not understanding something - can I pick up 4 from the same house, since it goes house-by-house on a level basis?What a weird and un-intuitive faction system...

[Kiara]

I have always found that you get one at a time.  Neriak's faction quests are linear.  You progress through each archetype because there is only one faction in Neriak as opposed to four in other cities.And this thread is well more than a year old.* re-buries the dead *