Project 1999 - Quest Issue: Ring of the Dead

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Ring of the Dead

The Ring of the Dead is susposed to be tradeable according to the comments posted in the lin kfrom the previous bug report of the ring. Also this should be made multiquestable eventually by doing the recharge quest please as multiquesting is classic but I know that this is done manually here.

If you expect me to change something, you'll need to post links of what you're talking about. Thanks.

Ring of the Dead

Live reward :
http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/187/rotdead.png
Dates this version of the reward is linked on the Wayback Machine :
2000 : May 11, June 15, Oct 2, Nov 9, Dec 17
2001 : Mar 2, April 29, June 28

Original version did not have Slot : FINGERS
Original version was not NO TRADE
Original version does not specify instant cast

Xantis Ixtax doesn't seem to be working correctly as well in regard to recharging the ring. SK has amiable faction with and when asked "What ring of the dead" she responds like it is not high enough. Wondering if this just has not been put in yet.

Here is the correct text from a post on EvilGamer.net where someone went through the quest text and posted a log:

[Fri Feb 25 03:36:54 2011] You say, 'Hail, Xantis Ixtax'
[Fri Feb 25 03:36:55 2011] Xantis Ixtax says 'Greetings, disciple Chania. Feel free to inspect my wares. I am here to serve all necromancers of the Dead. I can also enchant a [ring of the Dead] if you have one.'
[Fri Feb 25 03:37:01 2011] You say, 'ring of the dead'
[Fri Feb 25 03:37:07 2011] You say, 'ring of the Dead'

He won't respond to either spelling. No, I wasn't invis.
I hand in the ring.

[Fri Feb 25 03:37:21 2011] Xantis Ixtax says 'Come now.. I said I require the ring of the Dead and 10 gold pieces.'

This is where I started to get worried.. I forgot about the gold, and only had 5 gold on me. I gave him 1pp instead and it worked ~

[Fri Feb 25 03:37:37 2011] Xantis Ixtax says 'Here you are, disciple. I have enchanted your ring once more.'

[Fri Feb 25 03:38:17 2011] You say, 'what ring of the Dead'

Old school, add the word "What" and now we're golden.

[Fri Feb 25 03:38:17 2011] Xantis Ixtax says 'The ring of the Dead is the mark of loyal members of this house. One can use it to bind his soul to any point, but only once and then the enchantment is gone. It is my duty to enchant the ring of the Dead once it is drained of all power, but only for a loyal member. I believe you to be loyal. I require the drained ring and ten gold coins.'

http://www.evilgamer.net/forums/showthread.php?t=7285

I am finding the same info that ElanoraBryght did. It appears the ring was tradeable while it was a quest reward. The no trade tag was added to existing rings once it was no longer a reward around the time of the Kunark release (not sure if its before or after).

I can't find anything with a specific date to show when the quest was removed, but I think as long as the ring is given as a reward on this server it should have the attributes that ElanoraBryght linked above (i.e. tradable), and then change to notrade once it is no longer questable.

Last, I haven't found any evidence that this was usable by the races/classes not listed...however I also haven't found anything stating that it was ONLY usable by them.

Overall it's really hard to find useful info on this item :P

I found some more info on the item. It would appear to confirm that the nodrop tag was added when the ring was removed from the quest reward list for the Thex Mallet.

alt.games.everquest - Dec 07, 1999

Quote:

The ring is no longer being given out. The reaper is the only reward;
additionally, the rings that were already in the game have been made nodrop.
Sorry...
Brudo (E'ci)
Loredaeron (E'ci)
Sabbat <Sab...@spamblows.beer.com> wrote in message

It looks like it could have disappeared as early as September 1999...but at that point it may have still been tradable - this person seems to have a pretty good handle on the quest and reward and I would think he would have mentioned it being changed to no drop.

alt.games.everquest Sept 4, 1999

Quote:

It has been confirmed by GMs that the quest which gives the ring is broken.
Apparently the thex mallet quest is supposed to yield the ring if your
faction is high enough, but it isn't working. Also, if you do manage to get
the ring (it has been randomly dropped in the past), the NPC that is
supposed to re-charge it will just take it from you and not give it back
this could be due to faction though).
It has also been said by one GM that the ring was in fact taken out of the
game. So, there is no telling whether the quest will ever be fixed or if
there will ever be any way for Sks to get the ring.
As to what it does, it is Dark Elf Shadowknight and Necro only, and it casts
bind affinity one time. It must be re-charged after each use.

So at this point it looks like the ring should have been on the server and non-nerfed (tradable) since day 1, and removed some 6 months before Kunark. However since it was just now added I guess you'll have some design decisions to make. Personally I think it should be tradeable for as long as you choose to keep it as a reward for the mallet turn-in, however long that is.

Still no conclusive evidence about whether it was usable by anyone from inventory or just DE SK's/Necros...

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.g...dd31b3b283829f
May 4 2000

Quote:

there is at least one other bind items in the
game...and it is acquired through a low level quest...albeit a somewhat long
one. Turn in the Thex Mallet and you get a Ring of the Dead, which while it
can only be worn by Shadowknights or Necros, has a single charge of bind
which can be used by anybody with the ring in their possession.

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.g...72d19a54?hl=en
Date: 1999/10/14

Quote:

Try and get one now. I hear they havent been given once in like a month
since some patch. They were replaced by the Reaper of the Dead as far
as I know. Oh and by the way, with the ring of the dead, they work like
the guise of deciever. Only one class may wear, but ANYONE can activate
from inventory. So in fact, no one has that problem if the ring of dead
in fact is still given as quest item.
Irbanoz
22 Ogre SK
Cazic Thule

Quote:

Still no conclusive evidence about whether it was usable by anyone from inventory or just DE SK's/Necros...

The only conclusive evidence I can give you on this is the fact that I MQ'd it to a non DE SK/nec on live (a DE wizard who worked faction up just to test) - and he couldn't use. The fact that it was not equippable at first also backs me up on this, that it was indeed restricted by the classes listed. This test was done after it was made no drop though, which was before kunark.

The item on Live is clickable by all classes according to Lucy, and has been that way as long as Lucy has existed. Doesn't prove anything, but does jive with all the accounts I've heard from people other than Zeelot...

<3 you Zeelot.