Birthday Buff - Retail Forum Archives

Renaissance_Man Jul 21, 2009, 3:55 PM #1

Hey guys, now I know this has been talked about already in the technical issues but I had a toon set to receive the buff and I kept criting out. So I sent in a support ticket and recieved a response that had info on how you can lose the buff including a way I didn't know of. So I thought Id share what was said and make sure the info on how the buff could be lost got out. Maybe it could be added in the text when you receive the buff the ways it can be removed to avoid accidents? Anyways here's the response I received:

Greetings,

I have placed the Birthday Hat in your inventory. In order to give you the Birthday Vitality Buff, we will have to meet you in game and cast it on your character. Please stay on the class that you want the buff to be on and let us know when you are logged into the game by replying to this incident. Please note, due to time zone differences, the senior support team will only be available between 8AM - 5PM CST from Monday through Friday.

If you are not able to stay at keyboard while your character is logged in, you may keep your character logged in. Once we find your character, we can cast the buff on you and remove them from the game to make sure you have the full amount of time to use the buff.

Note: The Birthday Vitality Buff will disappear if you switch between your Sub and Main class, get killed in PvE or PvP, or participate in an instance, the Grand Olympiad, or a clan hall battle/war where buffs are removed

Regards,
Gm Angel

FidgitTheClown Jul 21, 2009, 5:59 PM #2

i was aware of most of those buff removal types, but didn't know about the clan hall war thing... as for standard death, receiving a noble buff should help alleviate that problem, too bad the buff couldn't be added to a shadow item rather than being a straight up buff.

however, that would probably be more exploitable.

thankyou for the information.

SneezingTiger Jul 21, 2009, 7:28 PM #3

too bad the buff couldn't be added to a shadow item rather than being a straight up buff.
however, that would probably be more exploitable.
Because then 12h would last 18h + a random amount of time based on how lucky you are with vit pots

bel Jul 22, 2009, 12:22 AM #4

funny thing is, there were ppl with B-day buffs even during the times when you all say it was impossible :)))

I even know how they did it lol

olgen Jul 22, 2009, 2:38 AM #5

maybe these were herbs?

bel Jul 22, 2009, 3:42 AM #6

maybe these were herbs?

no. The answer is much easier than you think :)

Smittie Jul 22, 2009, 3:44 AM #7

So tell us...

bel Jul 22, 2009, 3:53 AM #8

So tell us...

of all the ppl you should've been the first to have a clue... Police officer ;)

SoulMagic Jul 22, 2009, 4:06 AM #9

Well my OL had the birthday buff during the week the Clown made people crit, because she got it just before the udate that started the crit problem :p

Smittie Jul 22, 2009, 8:47 AM #10

of all the ppl you should've been the first to have a clue... Police officer ;)

Why would I have a clue, your first post didnt even make sense. Instead of trying to be all mysterious and knowing, just tell us what the heck you mean...

bel Jul 22, 2009, 8:54 AM #11

Why would I have a clue, your first post didnt even make sense. Instead of trying to be all mysterious and knowing, just tell us what the heck you mean...

I won't! :)))

Smittie Jul 22, 2009, 3:58 PM #12

Ok, ignoring your attempt at further attention.

Flayer Jul 22, 2009, 9:25 PM #13

So can the people who missed out on the birthday buff the first days it was in game back in april get this buff since it was broke then?

bel Jul 23, 2009, 12:21 AM #14

Ok, ignoring your attempt at further attention.

Smittie, I hate you.. you are even worse than Tren!!!

Where's he btw? hmmmmmmm :cool:

:D

Cereth Jul 23, 2009, 12:41 AM #15

So can the people who missed out on the birthday buff the first days it was in game back in april get this buff since it was broke then?

yeah would be nice if the people in closed/open beta get there gifts.
I didn't get mine since my ingame birthday was the 6th of april :/

bel Jul 23, 2009, 12:48 AM #16

yeah would be nice if the people in closed/open beta get there gifts.
I didn't get mine since my ingame birthday was the 6th of april :/

how is this related to the thread?

pogman Jul 23, 2009, 5:15 AM #17

Hey guys,

If you pick up the birthday buff while on your sub, you can use it on that sub right? as i dont wish to level my main, thanks :)

Smittie Jul 23, 2009, 5:16 AM #18

Hey guys,

If you pick up the birthday buff while on your sub, you can use it on that sub right? as i dont wish to level my main, thanks :)

Yes, you can use it on your sub.

Just dont switch back to main after taking it, or you will lose it.

Smittie Jul 23, 2009, 5:17 AM #19

yeah would be nice if the people in closed/open beta get there gifts.
I didn't get mine since my ingame birthday was the 6th of april :/

It's a silly safari hat, you will get it next year.

shadowhell Jul 23, 2009, 12:46 PM #20

Yes there was one way to still get the birthday buff.
Not exactly the best way, but I know a couple people who did it.

Wtb birthday, only 3 months away :/.

Smittie Jul 23, 2009, 1:50 PM #21

it can probably be stolen by a kamael since its just like any other buff.

It actually isnt.

You cannot steal it (we tried >.<).
You cannot overbuff it.
You cannot click it off (I tried that myself).

Smittie Jul 23, 2009, 2:03 PM #22

Try it yourself next year (you are beta account right?).

Cylas Jul 23, 2009, 4:55 PM #23

Try it yourself next year (you are beta account right?).

People still think you have to have an old beta account for this? lol

BordrX Jul 23, 2009, 5:29 PM #24

People still think you have to have an old beta account for this? lol

No it's just that any chars created in OB won't get a birthday buff till next year ... cause OB run march through may if i recall correctly so all characters created then had their birthday before G Final launched

Smittie Jul 23, 2009, 5:45 PM #25

People still think you have to have an old beta account for this? lol

I know Warpednewt from before, I know he has been around longer than me, and I started in prelude. So far I've had about 6-8 birthdays :D

Cylas Jul 23, 2009, 6:39 PM #26

Ah ok I remeber that was quite a few people that thought that before was just curious :P

I've only had one and it was an alt I never play :(

Smittie Jul 23, 2009, 8:05 PM #27

Most of mine (if not all) were on alts (I have yet to decide a main lol).

I made sure to use a wolf on all of them, and now the wolf is 79 and tanks kariks for my lvl 6x chars.

<3 Grumpy

SneezingTiger Jul 24, 2009, 12:03 AM #28

It's true. you can't click it off. Tried on my alt dwarf crafter (no reason to level him, he's been at vit 4 for the last month anyway)

Lyzira Jul 24, 2009, 4:23 PM #29

i was aware of most of those buff removal types, but didn't know about the clan hall war thing... as for standard death, receiving a noble buff should help alleviate that problem, too bad the buff couldn't be added to a shadow item rather than being a straight up buff.

FYI - Noble buffs do not protect you from losing the birthday buff when you die.

Smittie Jul 24, 2009, 4:28 PM #30

FYI - Noble buffs do not protect you from losing the birthday buff when you die.

Is there a reason for that?

I mean noble buff only has one job, and thats to make you keep the buffs you had when you died...

Ghrunghar Jul 24, 2009, 4:39 PM #31

Is there a reason for that?

I mean noble buff only has one job, and thats to make you keep the buffs you had when you died...

Well if you've been around that long you must know by now that L2 likes to punish long and hard

If you lose your buff, you simply shouldn't have died....

SneezingTiger Jul 24, 2009, 9:05 PM #32

FYI - Noble buffs do not protect you from losing the birthday buff when you die.

so... Every single buff in the game (other than salvation which has the same effect)

Except for the one you probably want it to save the most..

WTF kind of game design is that?

I'm inclined to believe you're wrong. I have a birthday coming up tomorrow. definitely gonna test this.

Cereth Jul 25, 2009, 12:10 AM #33

FYI - Noble buffs do not protect you from losing the birthday buff when you die.

It does protect you from losing the buff

(Tested it out 15 mins ago with a friends prophet who died to mobs)

SneezingTiger Jul 25, 2009, 12:49 AM #34

Confirmed. With screen shots as proof

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/7245/shot00010icl.jpg

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/552/shot00012.jpg

sickhippy_007 Jul 25, 2009, 1:32 AM #35

FYI - Noble buffs do not protect you from losing the birthday buff when you die.

Dont make me failboat you.......its ugly enough so as it is.

Madison Jul 25, 2009, 5:35 AM #36

FYI - Noble buffs do not protect you from losing the birthday buff when you die.

Wrong. lol
They do.

Blauw Jul 25, 2009, 11:01 AM #37

@SneezingTiger
wow u werent a oneshot!

p.s.
new gms need to do their homework =)

bel Jul 26, 2009, 4:18 AM #38

@SneezingTiger
wow u werent a oneshot!

p.s.
new gms need to do their homework =)

hmmmmmm

SneezingTiger Jul 26, 2009, 4:28 AM #39

@SneezingTiger
wow u werent a oneshot!Wow, you're very observant...

Blauw Jul 26, 2009, 11:28 AM #40

ty i try

Flayer Jul 30, 2009, 4:01 PM #41

FYI - Noble buffs do not protect you from losing the birthday buff when you die.

Unless they changed it yes it does i had both salvation and noble before w/ the buff and died still had it after i rezed.

elvenaura Jul 30, 2009, 7:10 PM #42

Unless they changed it yes it does i had both salvation and noble before w/ the buff and died still had it after i rezed.

me too