Great Gnome Race to Sandy Claws

[naexus]

The P99 Green Event Committee is organizing a Great Gnome Race to Sandy Claws!

Please join us for this festive race to bring on the spirit of the holidays to this Everquest server that we all cherish. The event will also be streamed by our famous commentator Level Up Larry! https://www.twitch.tv/leveluplarry

Event : On Sunday, December 18th at 3 PM EST, the Great Race will start in front of Ak'Anon in Steamfont and end at Sandy Claws, by the Permafrost zone in Everfrost. The first 3 gnomes to hail Sandy Claws will get first, second and third prize.

Rules: Gnomes will be level 1, pvp tagged and will not have any items on them (worn or carried). A /who log will be taken in each zone crossed for posterity - do not be anonymous. No sow or buffs or clickies of any kind are permitted. No ports either - boat ride is permitted of course as it is the only means to get across continents.

Prizes

1st Place: 50,000 pp
2nd Place: 25,000 pp
3rd place: 5,000 pp

Spectators

Spectators shall not interfere with this event. Event Staff and CSR are restricted from being attacked. Anyone found attacking a GM or Guide may be banished from the zone without warning. Severe penalties are used only when directly attacking a racer, an event staff or CSR during the race.

[Tunabros]

time to cast sow on every third gnome

[goblinmob]

can gnomes run trains each other n'shit for and event like this?

[naexus]

Spectators shall not interfere with this event.

[D13]

New to the server, so clarification on these types of events:
1) Is the gnome allowed to have coin on him at level 1 and buy from vendors? Seems pretty exploitable to me.
2) Is the gnome allowed to buy and learn level 1 spells before the event?
3) Is the gnome allowed to collect XP before the event so long as he doesn't hit level 2?
4) Is the gnome allowed to collect XP along the way?

I guess it really just boils down to how "fresh" does the level 1 gnome need to be.

[naexus]

/who gnome 1 will be the log command I'll take in every zone. Firepots are off limits. There will be a ton of eyes on the event, including CSR & GMs, and any cheating will be caught and punished harshly. This includes spectator interruptions.

[eqravenprince]

I'm going to try this solo. Not sure if possible with fully spawned zones. I'm not sure I'd make it through HighPass, Runnyeye, Lake Rathe, or Blackburrow.

[Reiwa]

Shouldn't Sandy Claws be in Kerra?

[Chortles Snortles]

can't wait to get suspended for pretending to PK Level Up Larry again
(lol)

[eqravenprince]

The pvp taking place at the docks in butcherblock should be entertaining.

[Encroaching Death]

Firepots are off limits.

https://i.imgflip.com/3l3zrd.jpg

[Steven01]

Prize should be gnome illusion mask LETS GO!! .. watch this competitiveness

[cd288]

Love the races but seems like a bit of a bad ending area. As it stands, a level one gnome will have to run through blackburrow as well as the entrance to it on either side guarded by gnolls that can easily kill him/her.

As a result, the gnome in first place technically cannot win as they will just serve the purpose of being the bait for the gnolls. Technically, the gnomes in the first few spots (assuming all entering BB around the same time) will all basically be cannon fodder to distract gnolls.

At least with the past races you could run around strategically and avoid wanderers and get to where you needed to go. Requiring a run through a dungeon basically means if you’re in first place you can’t win lol.

[naexus]

I'll quote Truz here: "that's part of the strategy, do you go out front and know you are the first to avoid death, or hang back"

Choices will need to be made. Team ups might have more success, which strategy will prevail? Which classes have more survivability? Level Up Larry will be streaming! Only a few days left to prepare for The Great Gnome Race!

[cd288]

I guess. That's assuming enough gnomes even make it there to be able to make the run through BB and team up. I'd think you need a team up of like 7 or 8 to make it through both tunnel entrances and the first level of BB itself. There's a ton of Gnolls to get through if you're only level 1.

But overall point being, there's not really a choice to be made. If you don't team up you won't make it through at all. And plenty of people will just refuse to team up.

I do think that given the ending location you risk a bunch of Gnomes just milling about the ZL in BB with no one willing to move forward.

[Barik]

The pvp taking place at the docks in butcherblock should be entertaining.

That convergence point will be epic.

[Castle2.0]

EZ W and 99% don't see how.

/emote pats self on back for being top 1%er

[naexus]

For those interested, we are mirroring the rules from previous Gnome races.

You can view the Brave Gnome Race of 2021 here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1d1vL4SFPE

The Great Gnome Race of 2020 here:
https://youtu.be/QuAXudgqwpQ

[magnetaress]

*creates level 1 gnome logged out in permafrost*

[Castle2.0]

Can't we create cleric or wizard?

[cd288]

Warrior only

[naexus]

For the Holiday Gnome Race, the rules are:

Gnomes will be level 1 (any class), pvp tagged and will not have any items on them (worn or carried). A /who log will be taken in each zone crossed for posterity - do not be anonymous.
No sow or buffs or clickies of any kind are permitted.
No ports either - boat ride is permitted of course as it is the only means to get across continents.
No fire pots.

[cd288]

Oh wow any class then yeah makes it easier

[Levon]

No buffs - does that mean a lvl 1 gnome cleric cannot use Divine Aura on one's self?

[Swish]

You know some nerds are going to level up their defense skill to 5 lmao

[Jibartik]

level up larry is a dead gnome walking

[Visha]

What if somebody drive by buffs you and you didn't ask for it? Seems a way underhanded folks could knock off competitors. Time to turn on logs?

[naexus]

'tis the Season to be Jolly! Our sponsors were extra generous this Holiday and ALL the prizes have been DOUBLED!!!
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Event: On Sunday, December 18th at 3 PM EST, the Great Race will start in front of Ak'Anon in Steamfont and end at Sandy Claws, by the Permafrost zone in Everfrost. The first 3 gnomes to hail Sandy Claws will get first, second and third place prizes.

Rules: Gnomes will be level 1, pvp tagged and will not have any items on them (worn or carried) other than what they started with. A /who log will be taken in each zone crossed for posterity - do not be anonymous. No sow or buffs or clickies of any kind are permitted. No ports nor fire pots either - boat ride is permitted of course as it is the only means to get across continents.

Prizes:

1st Place: 100,000 pp
2nd Place: 50,000 pp
3rd place: 10,000 pp

[cd288]

What if somebody drive by buffs you and you didn't ask for it? Seems a way underhanded folks could knock off competitors. Time to turn on logs?

I thought pvp tag keeps you from being buffed by non pvp but maybe I’m wrong.

At any rate, I wouldn’t be surprised if for any winner the GMs check logs and make sure that at no point they had a buff, used a clickie, etc

[cdfurry]

In the BotB enchanter stream, Larry said it starts 1pm central, but this says 3pm eastern. what is going to be the start time?

thanks
jaladian/jaladun/vekter

[naexus]

3 pm EST and abilities like sneak are allowed.

[LevelUpLarry]

In the BotB enchanter stream, Larry said it starts 1pm central, but this says 3pm eastern. what is going to be the start time?

thanks
jaladian/jaladun/vekter

Sorry for the confusion on that one. I've been struggling with this weekend's event start times apparently. :(

[naexus]

Get your Gnome face on!!! Event starts at Ak'Anon in Steamfont at 3 pm EST.

RULES: No PvP, no buffs, no clickies, only wear and use what you started with. May use abilities such as Sneak, May use the light heal spell you started with if you are a cleric, but may not use buffs such as Armor or Divine Aura. A /who gnome 1 log will be taken in each zone. Porting or using firepots is forbidden.

Which route will YOU take? What strategy will YOU use? Will you team up? Will you sacrifice your buddies? So many possibilities! May the best gnome win!

[Chortles Snortles]

C U iN dA SwAMp~!~!!

[naexus]

Congratulations to the Holiday Gnome Race winners! 1st place Booyachich (Fembot <Good Guys>), 2nd place Spritelyfellow (Gaerulg <Safe Space>) and 3rd place Villlll (Vill <Good Guys>) - we had a blast!! Many gnomes were sacrificed!

[Jibartik]

Congratulations to the Holiday Gnome Race winners! 1st place Booyachich (Fembot <Good Guys>), 2nd place Spritelyfellow (Gaerulg <Safe Space>) and 3rd place Villlll (Vill <Good Guys>) - we had a blast!! Many gnomes were sacrificed!

Zah9p16Ax2U

[Goldknyght]

this was a BS event. high level people ruined it to help the people who did end up winning. RIGGED!!!

[tadkins]

this was a BS event. high level people ruined it to help the people who did end up winning. RIGGED!!!

Agreed. Honestly it felt needlessly cruel as well. Like with the person who was about to win getting sniped by that ice giant toward the very end. Like, seriously, people struggled and spent a lot of time to get that far, with that crowd of 60s waiting at the finish line...you all couldn't have just killed the damn giant?

This race honestly left me feeling really depressed, and the more I think about it the more I would have been better off if I had just died early in butcherblock or something. Make things quick, painless, and free of expectations. Wouldn't be surprised if there were also some backdoor dealings behind the scenes in favor of select people too. Probably the last one of these I will ever take part in.

[Jibartik]

haha that part was hilarious. God bless that hero gnome, he took his shot and he failed, but his sacrafice made another of his clan a hero.

[cd288]

Agreed. Honestly it felt needlessly cruel as well. Like with the person who was about to win getting sniped by that ice giant toward the very end. Like, seriously, people struggled and spent a lot of time to get that far, with that crowd of 60s waiting at the finish line...you all couldn't have just killed the damn giant?

This race honestly left me feeling really depressed, and the more I think about it the more I would have been better off if I had just died early in butcherblock or something. Make things quick, painless, and free of expectations. Wouldn't be surprised if there were also some backdoor dealings behind the scenes in favor of select people too. Probably the last one of these I will ever take part in.

Can you provide further context and detail here?

[Jibartik]

Can you provide further context and detail here?

I kept a birds eye view on everything, the race went pretty well, the gnomes flooded out of steamfont at night and it was almost pitch black, even for a gnome!

eventaully they all made it to the dock in BB and there they sat for a good 5 minuets.

The TD boat went off, and one gnome whos name I forget went on them.

Soon the freeport boat arrived and off the gnomes went.

On the other side some handsome players waited including a wizard in all golden efreeti gear with a dragon helm.

and there they waited until BOOM GNOMES AT THE DOCK! and off they go!!!!!!

they split into 2 major groups, half turned left and went out through EFP and the otherhalf kept going straight, onto rivervale.

I went down to the montains of raith and waited to see whod be the first t ocome that way.

it was silent for quite a while then suddenly ONE gnome shows up in the feerrot, its the guy who went through TD!

he was a good 3 or 4 minuets ahead of pretty much everyone behind him, and off through the mountains he went.

From there I went to Qhills and by then it was apparent the path trhough rivervale was the way to go, ahead was a few gnomes i forget the names, but they started to trickle in.

Through the tunnel they wiggled their way, through the gnolls and the skeletons

at the perma ent a few gnomes started trickling into the tunnel, they made it past the first two giants no problem, but there a few all got to the corner about 4 or 5 all piled into one THEN ONE MADE A BREAK! but the giant was fast, and struck him to the ground, but while that happened another ran through! BOOTYLIsomthingor other was the name! AND on to fame as he became the gnome who ran from home to the throne.

[Squankle]

That gnome on the TD boat was I, Furditik, and to clarify I was joined by Pinebottom who sadly fell to Cazel in Oasis. To be fair the southern route through Rathe mountains--> Lake Rathe--> South Karana proved to be so much slower than through Gorge or Highpass. I did however lead the pack that chose the southern route by almost a full zone and did end up at Permafrost, but probably closer to 7th to 8th place. Oh well - nothing beats being the lucky gnome through Runnyeye and Gorge. All in all it was a great race and Larry should get some big kudos for streaming it and helping bring this content to a wider audience.

[reznor_]

The race was sooooo fun!!

[Chortles Snortles]

Agreed. Honestly it felt needlessly cruel as well. Like with the person who was about to win getting sniped by that ice giant toward the very end. Like, seriously, people struggled and spent a lot of time to get that far, with that crowd of 60s waiting at the finish line...you all couldn't have just killed the damn giant?

This race honestly left me feeling really depressed, and the more I think about it the more I would have been better off if I had just died early in butcherblock or something. Make things quick, painless, and free of expectations. Wouldn't be surprised if there were also some backdoor dealings behind the scenes in favor of select people too. Probably the last one of these I will ever take part in.

nooOoOoOooooOooooo i feel heckin baderino because i lost even though knowing the risks
(lol)

[Jibartik]

As we turned left in Freeport I wondered: Are the majority of us turning left to go to EC because: we know where we're going? Or are we just moving as a flock of birds?

I knew I had know Idea where i was going I was just trying to follow the group, but I wondered as we turned left, wtf are we going?

[Chortles Snortles]

guess they all read loramin's wiki instead of thinking for themselves
(lol)

[Jibartik]

To the desert!

https://i.imgur.com/Pqcwem0.png

[Chortles Snortles]

>imagine reading the wiki
https://i.imgur.com/H5T63Sf.gif

[Castle2.0]

this was a BS event. high level people ruined it to help the people who did end up winning. RIGGED!!!

Buffing? Training?

Details?

[Castle2.0]

I am just surprised no one parked a level 1 PvP flagged gnome at BB docks with an Oil of Fennin Ro in inventory....

[Chortles Snortles]

dude i am LE surprised that someone didn't LE cheat like i would LE have
(lol)

[Castle2.0]

Cheat? It's not cheating if you're not even racing. C'mon pal, sober up.

[cd288]

I am just surprised no one parked a level 1 PvP flagged gnome at BB docks with an Oil of Fennin Ro in inventory....

No clickies are allowed

[Jibartik]

merry christmas.

yainGTXUNC0

[naexus]

Thanks for sharing that! Were you on Fanypak?

[Jibartik]

I was!

https://i.imgur.com/mmSioR1.png

[Castle2.0]

No clickies are allowed

Neither is parking a gnome at the BB docks.

[Chortles Snortles]

>imagine parking hundreds of level 1 gnomes all along the entire route path to quick swap and eat deaths for your main racer before he arrives via 2nd ISP dedicated box in your home office

(lol)