Jboots camp isn't classic

[aspomwell]

Originally Posted by Puluin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

From my vague memory I do not recall manastone or j boots being a highly sought item until AFTER they removed the drops and changed j boots to quest.

These items dropped so frequently they were considered common items that took only a kill or two to see a drop from starting camp.

It wasn't until after they stopped dropping that people started coveting them.

In the beginning they were such common drops no one had the mind set of "oh, I HAVE to get that item NOW before it disappears."

I remember full 6 member groups getting jboots for everyone in one evening session.

Quite similar to how frequently dire wolf hide cloak drops off the guy in kael (coffee/memory fail).

Not my recollection. If you checked out any of the forums (and I assume you did back then, as you are here now) then it was widely known that Drelzna was dropping a note instead of the jboots on test and that things on test flowed through to live.

This caused a flood of people (me included) to head to Najena and camp them. I got mine about a week before they removed them in game. I was 6th in 'line' when I arrived and it took 13 hours for me to get mine. (edit: this was on Tunare)

I never cared for manastone (necro, so pretty good mana regen, could have used one I guess) or guise (already a dark elf) but the jboots and COS were my epic items. My family commitments keep me from spending more than 2 hours online now so even on green I'd never get them so I'm content dicking around on blue!