It's time for another Double XP/SP weekend, with extra bonuses! For one week, players can enjoy a variation of server setting changes that will enhance gameplay such as double XP/SP for a weekend, no XP loss on death for a few days, free teleports for a full week, and more! Read more on the Player Appreciation Week event page (http://www.lineage2.com/archive/2011/01/player_apprecia.html). :D
And, surprise, the News Informer and Event Gatekeepers are back for this week as well!
and we will hold a NC Staff Appreciation Week for these days! where nobody will post useless non-constructive posts, make new threads where there are already lots of threads on a topic, troll posts, insults, threads asking stuff that has been asked and answered a thousand times and no QQing for one week! :p
Well nice! At least there's double drop-rates this time also.
However I predict 2 weeks after the event someone will post crying about how low-level they are still and how hard it is to get over 80 QQ etc. Seriously no one can complain anymore. Lvl 85 is basically being handed to you on a fluffy stick with so much x2 xp. Have fun. :)
The raid boss respawn timer reduction does not apply to instanced zones, as those rely on a separate timer system. However, all bosses and monsters, instanced or not, will be affected by the Double Drop/Spoil rate setting. Drop rates in general are very random, as you know, and so it will seem that this double drop rate setting applies differently to different types of items. Some items, like Adena, will be doubled. Other items are simply more likely to drop than they were before. Also, the rate of how many items that drop from a monster is greater, but this rate randomly changes regardless of the double setting.
EDIT: To clarify the highlighted section; instance zone timers will not be affected, but the raid bosses themselves will have a reduced respawn time.
Some items, like Adena, will be doubled. Other items are simply more likely to drop than they were before. Also, the rate of how many items that drop from a monster is greater, but this rate randomly changes regardless of the double setting.
Ok, thank you very much for claryfing. This basically means drop chance and drop rate will be affected by the double settings.
The raid boss respawn timer reduction does not apply to instanced zones, as those rely on a separate timer system. However, all bosses and monsters, instanced or not, will be affected by the Double Drop/Spoil rate setting. Drop rates in general are very random, as you know, and so it will seem that this double drop rate setting applies differently to different types of items. Some items, like Adena, will be doubled. Other items are simply more likely to drop than they were before. Also, the rate of how many items that drop from a monster is greater, but this rate randomly changes regardless of the double setting.
EDIT: To clarify the highlighted section; instance zone timers will not be affected, but the raid bosses themselves will have a reduced respawn time.
Well nice! At least there's double drop-rates this time also.
However I predict 2 weeks after the event someone will post crying about how low-level they are still and how hard it is to get over 80 QQ etc. Seriously no one can complain anymore. Lvl 85 is basically being handed to you on a fluffy stick with so much x2 xp. Have fun. :)
The raid boss respawn timer reduction does not apply to instanced zones, as those rely on a separate timer system. However, all bosses and monsters, instanced or not, will be affected by the Double Drop/Spoil rate setting. Drop rates in general are very random, as you know, and so it will seem that this double drop rate setting applies differently to different types of items. Some items, like Adena, will be doubled. Other items are simply more likely to drop than they were before. Also, the rate of how many items that drop from a monster is greater, but this rate randomly changes regardless of the double setting.
EDIT: To clarify the highlighted section; instance zone timers will not be affected, but the raid bosses themselves will have a reduced respawn time.What about seal Stones? Are they going to be double the ammount too? Theres no point to have double drop chance on them cause they already replace adena on the drop tables. It makes sense.
and we will hold a NC Staff Appreciation Week for these days! where nobody will post useless non-constructive posts, make new threads where there are already lots of threads on a topic, troll posts, insults, threads asking stuff that has been asked and answered a thousand times and no QQing for one week! :p
I personally wont be holding this suggested week.. read my other whining and moaning threads for details.
Man I was really excited until I actually looked at what it said. This looks like any other double xp/sp weekend. They added a few things but to me this is not a Player Appreciation Week (You guys put it on a TW/Seige weekend again) and well I know I don't care if I lose alittle xp. Double xp/sp should of ran through the entire week. That would be Player Appreciation Week. Hopefully I just misunderstand what was put out and that the double xp/sp is through the week. I love this game but what I read was right, I really feel this isn't any different the any other double weekend.
Man I was really excited until I actually looked at what it said. This looks like any other double xp/sp weekend. They added a few things but to me this is not a Player Appreciation Week (You guys put it on a TW/Seige weekend again) and well I know I don't care if I lose alittle xp. Double xp/sp should of ran through the entire week. That would be Player Appreciation Week. Hopefully I just misunderstand what was put out and that the double xp/sp is through the week. I love this game but what I read was right, I really feel this isn't any different the any other double weekend.
if you haven't noticed they are rotating which server gets these events on TW/Siege weekends. Or should Naia be left out completely and have these events always on our TW/Siege weekends?
Yes, that is the link I looked at. What I see is that from the 25th to the 27th there will be no xp lose. Then the 28th to the 1st that is when the double will start. Am I wrong? I guess I just need to start doing raid bosses with my clannies =p. Oh and for the Euro server don't mind me. I totally forgot about you guys, SORRY. The system they use on rotating double weekends make sense.
the ones that have reseted the quest before they cannot do it again
This basically means, you are only allowed to have it reset once per character. This just gives the opportunity to the people that have not been lvl 79 last time.
omg r u serious?
so if i got 79 lets say 2 weeks ago did an epic quest i can repeat it?
what if i hit 79 didnt do quest yet, can i do 2 times till Tuesdays maintanence?
please please please answer me....
if yes to both quuestions i aint sleeping at all!
What I didnt understand even tho I did epic twice in the majority of chars and subs over 79, is how the quest is reset ?
I simply received the Croop pop-up first time and went to do the quest and it worked. I dont even recall talking to the informer guy, is it done automatically when it appears or you have to talk to him ? AFAIK quest reset automatically on my chars.
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Not flaming but what the use if raidbosses respawn and u cant do them because you are still under a time limit. Or am i misinterpeting the meaning ?
raidbosses inside an instance spawn when u enter that instance; if u still have penalty for an instance u can't enter it and raidboss doesn't spawn .... :rolleyes:
What I didnt understand even tho I did epic twice in the majority of chars and subs over 79, is how the quest is reset ?
I simply received the Croop pop-up first time and went to do the quest and it worked. I dont even recall talking to the informer guy, is it done automatically when it appears or you have to talk to him ? AFAIK quest reset automatically on my chars.
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It didn't reset automatically on your toons. At some point you had to have talked to the news informer and picked the option to reset it.
Sace, since the News Informer will probably be around when H5 goes live aswell I was wondering if it will have the Seven Signs Quest reset option available aswell.
I just went to port and its not free! Event page says ports are free till end of event! Way to go nc soft, I knew something had to be messed up...:eek:
woot.. welcome to 'old news'... forum search is your friend...
What is the point of free teleports and no death penalty during weekdays, where ppl can't play and restore to normal paying and penalty in double xp weekend?
In addition you should make an official announcement when GM gives buffs, as you did in the past events. Something like: "In 5 minutes go near gatekeeper. GM will give buffs for 20 minutes".
We don't know when you give buffs, unless a hero or another guy is kind enough to shout it. In addintion you give buffs only in Aden. And we pay for teleports!!!
We don't know when you give buffs, unless a hero or another guy is kind enough to shout it. In addintion you give buffs only in Aden. And we pay for teleports!!!
Keep a spy at aden. I think the restoration of vita is worth the few tausend of Adena you pay the GK, not mentioning the buffs which last for 1h (except counter crtitical). And with 2x Adena drop you can make that money back in what - 5 minutes?
I dont want to put a downer on things but the Gatekeepers from Goddard and Shutgart are charging me for teleports today (18.16 gmt Saturday 29th Jan). The event page says free teleports will last until the event ends.
Is this bugged because of the "Evening reduced port fee's" are overriding other settings?
The News Informer option to reset a character's completed-status of the Seven Signs epic quest series will not be available when the High Five update goes to live servers.
The News Informer NPC that is currently in-game for the event can reset this quest. Therefore, if you are eligible to reset your quest status right now, do so before he leaves tomorrow. It stands that a character can reset only once and complete this quest series a total of two times (it cannot be reset a second time and completed a third time).
The News Informer option to reset a character's completed-status of the Seven Signs epic quest series will not be available when the High Five update goes to live servers.
The News Informer NPC that is currently in-game for the event can reset this quest. Therefore, if you are eligible to reset your quest status right now, do so before he leaves tomorrow. It stands that a character can reset only once and complete this quest series a total of two times (it cannot be reset a second time and completed a third time).
Would you guys consider leaving the news informer up again for another week? If the option won't be available next update then it would be helpful to ppl that recently returned (an additional 30% at 79 is pretty huge). A one day prior announcement about it is kinda rough.