Unsolved quests: a can of worms, but maybe not?

[frefaln]

Hmm, that's interesting mmiles8. Do you happen to know why the creation of items was such a big concern on their end? I can understand that concern if custom items were far and away better than any weapon/armor piece/whatever currently on the server, but if it were comparable to gear already available and even just had a custom name, I'd still think most of the "hey, look at the cool kid with the unique item!" factor would still apply.

[Humwawa]

The Aegis of Hatred doesn't exist on this server!

(yes, I have a huge Innoruuk fetish)

Edit: http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=1132

That one!

[frefaln]

@Hum: dude, that story is awful and almost pisses me off for you. All that time invested for what? A dev playing the big 'ole "sad trombone" sound for you. If it's any consolation, you could've faced Inny in the EC tunnel the other night when GM Cyrius was shapeshifting people :-/

[mmiles8]

Because they didn't want to have to deal with the issues of balance, entitlement, and fairness. That was the main thing. SoE was all about their bottom line, Guides were a leftover program from Verant, and SoE turned them from members of the support staff into stage-hand extras not long after they got control. That was when I stepped down.

I didn't like being forbidden to help people. It got to where I could do more to help folks on my play character than I could on my Guide. So I deleted my guide character when I left the program and recreated the character as a regular play character on my play account, as a little "fuck you" to SoE.

^ The shapeshifting. I actually got reprimanded for using /become and helping folks have fun to neutralize a camp dispute at the fabled-whoever-it-was that dropped the Jboots. But I digress...

[Reiker]

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

The Aegis of Hatred doesn't exist on this server!

(yes, I have a huge Innoruuk fetish)

Edit: http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=1132

That one!

Probably for the best that we don't have any necros running around with a 25 ac, 10 int, 10 sta, 575 hp shield.

Edit: Quoted before your edit, I thought I remembered an Aegis of Hatred with those stats. I was always skeptical of its existence, but there's been more overpowered artifacts introduced into the game.

[Humwawa]

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

I can understand that concern if custom items were far and away better than any weapon/armor piece/whatever currently on the server, but if it were comparable to gear already available and even just had a custom name, I'd still think most of the "hey, look at the cool kid with the unique item!" factor would still apply.

This is truth. An item doesn't need to be extremely powerful to carry a kind of almost mythic weight.

Remember the Crystal Claw? http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=335

It was rumored that the warrior who received it had her religion changed to Mayong Mistmoore by a GM. I still don't know if it was true, and I never asked, but the entire idea fascinated me.

[Humwawa]

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

Probably for the best that we don't have any necros running around with a 25 ac, 10 int, 10 sta, 575 hp shield.

That'd be over 1/3rd of my health! Yes yes yes!

(edited out my confusion)

[Reiker]

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

That'd be over 1/3rd of my health! Yes yes yes!

(edited out my confusion)

I'm not crazy, thx Google: http://kratosguild.org/KratosRLP/plu...ot.php?i=10886

[Humwawa]

HAHAHA, I remember that thing!

There was an entire set, and I had it on my necro on Live (minus the shield) - Lanys T'Vyl for the Rogue 1.5 dropped the set for a while before it was patched out.

Abhorrent Armor of Darkness. The stats were terrible, but it looked like plate.

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/search.html?q=Abhorrent

[Lowlife]

i just want an illusion troll mask for my rogue, even if it means a GM glory hole event. i'm down.