Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Spy Revamp
Chapter update 7 brought up the Spy profession Revamp. A lot has been said about it on the various threads relating to the profession or the update. It seems that the new abilities will give the spy profession a welcome DPS boost (coming out of shadows and in regular combat) and a greater useful when grouped (savagery expertise). All in all, a better spy in PvE and instances. As far as PvP is concerned, I can't really give an evaluation, I don't PvP enough. Looks promising so far.
Ewok Love Festival
As far as zany festivals can go, the Ewok Love Festival is probably the winner.For the second edition of the Festival, celebrations are taking place in Tyrena, Kadaara and the southern Ewok Lake Village. Silliness was expected - after all the Galactic Moon Festival was quite silly too - but this one is beyond silly, it's downright absurd.
Chocolate fountains, flowers, flying hearts and winged Ewoks make it all quite syrupy. Yes, love in the modern depictions is quite syrupy, but the stories associated with the Festival are plain cheesy. So much so, that being used to a more vibrant storytelling the obvious answer to all quests is hard to find (I confess to using the guide). The obvious answer ? Love, of course, as a cure to all issues.
When, on the hour, Kyoopid (sic!) appears at random and asks for a commitment to Love (/cry), the pain is almost unsufferable. SWG writers are usually much better than that; introducing Cupid into the SW lore portrayed as a flying Ewok is really hurting (hopefully, it will not reach cannon level) especially since the Cupid mythos is not as cute as contemporary descriptions show. Cupid a.k.a. Amor, born of Venus and Mars (or Jupiter, depending on the author) is the Roman myth of the Greek myth of Eros and the Indian myth of Kama...So far so good. Kama, however, is extremely well known in the Western world because of the book with which it is associated, the Kama Sutra. I don't know about anyone else's feelings, but I really can't bear the image of Ewoks practicing the Kama Sutra. At least, it explains one oddity in the flying Ewok costume, the heart-shaped tattoo on the right buttock. Naughty Ewoks...
This posts looks a bit like a rant, in a way, it is. I will however grant the Festival, three redeeming features : there are three badges to get (and I'm a badge-whore), and four items that will go into my personal collection, the two flower bouquets, the heart shaped chak from the Great Tree and the camby berries (see the Museum of Natural History post). Finally, when the winged Ewok familiar is summoned, the chocolate-dipped camby berries eaten and the costume donned, it is possible to have a pinkish buff line. It's silly, but it made me laugh.
Account issues
January has been quite unnerving as far as logging into the game was concerned - hence the little amount of posts. Since January 5th, I've been repeatedly barred from accessing the game, because I couldn't renew my subscription. Several tickets and phone support later, I found out that my account was locked, because I attempted to pay with my credit card and SOE's secure payment flagged the transaction each time...
So, a first set of tickets and chats granted me a Three Days Pass (Jan. 20th - Jan. 23rd) during which I was able to renew my subscription...only to see it gone after the three days. A new set of tickets, chats and phone support, granted me a 10 Days Pass (which is currently in effect).
In theory, I should now wait for the 10th day to elapse, wait one day to make sure that my account is closed and I shall be able to renew my subscription. I'll wait to see that...
In the meantime, I have discovered that the 10 Days Pass is a Trial Account, meaning, I have no access to VoiceChat (there's no one in Scylla, atm so that's not really an issue) and limited Spatial Chat, with the odd consequence that I had to finish a conversation using /tell and /reply.
The real unfortunate consequence of all this, is with the Demolition Day Sarlaac Trash Can Deluxe version of the reward, which is likely to be downgraded to the regular version since my account has not been active during the identified windows of time. Obviously, I've prepared for a new set of tickets, to petition the issue. More soon...
So, a first set of tickets and chats granted me a Three Days Pass (Jan. 20th - Jan. 23rd) during which I was able to renew my subscription...only to see it gone after the three days. A new set of tickets, chats and phone support, granted me a 10 Days Pass (which is currently in effect).
In theory, I should now wait for the 10th day to elapse, wait one day to make sure that my account is closed and I shall be able to renew my subscription. I'll wait to see that...
In the meantime, I have discovered that the 10 Days Pass is a Trial Account, meaning, I have no access to VoiceChat (there's no one in Scylla, atm so that's not really an issue) and limited Spatial Chat, with the odd consequence that I had to finish a conversation using /tell and /reply.
The real unfortunate consequence of all this, is with the Demolition Day Sarlaac Trash Can Deluxe version of the reward, which is likely to be downgraded to the regular version since my account has not been active during the identified windows of time. Obviously, I've prepared for a new set of tickets, to petition the issue. More soon...
Elections anyone ? (XIV)
FM: City Hall
Obj: Election won
Date: Sat. Jan. 31st
Congratulations, Mayor Tarn Pagott!
The populace of Twin Mountain Base has elected to retain you for another term. Your rights and privileges as Mayor have not changed. The next mayoral election has started and the results will be tabulated in three weeks' time.
The city thanks you for your continued service.
Obj: Election won
Date: Sat. Jan. 31st
Congratulations, Mayor Tarn Pagott!
The populace of Twin Mountain Base has elected to retain you for another term. Your rights and privileges as Mayor have not changed. The next mayoral election has started and the results will be tabulated in three weeks' time.
The city thanks you for your continued service.
City Maintenance XXXI
From: City Hall
Object: City Maintenance
Date: Sat. Feb. 07th
Mayor Tarn Pagott,
A total of 53350 credits has been paid from the city treasury for maintenance and upkeep of structure.
Object: City Maintenance
Date: Sat. Feb. 07th
Mayor Tarn Pagott,
A total of 53350 credits has been paid from the city treasury for maintenance and upkeep of structure.
City Maintenance XXX
From: City Hall
Object: City Maintenance
Date: Sat. Jan. 31st
Mayor Tarn Pagott,
A total of 53350 credits has been paid from the city treasury for maintenance and upkeep of structure.
Object: City Maintenance
Date: Sat. Jan. 31st
Mayor Tarn Pagott,
A total of 53350 credits has been paid from the city treasury for maintenance and upkeep of structure.
City Maintenance XXIX
From: City Hall
Object: City Maintenance
Date: Sat. Jan. 24th, 2009
Mayor Tarn Pagott,
A total of 53350 credits has been paid from the city treasury for maintenance and upkeep of structure.
Object: City Maintenance
Date: Sat. Jan. 24th, 2009
Mayor Tarn Pagott,
A total of 53350 credits has been paid from the city treasury for maintenance and upkeep of structure.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Elections anyone ? (XIII)
FM: City Hall
Obj: Election won
Date: Fri. Jan. 09th
Congratulations, Mayor Tarn Pagott!
The populace of Twin Mountain Base has elected to retain you for another term. Your rights and privileges as Mayor have not changed. The next mayoral election has started and the results will be tabulated in three weeks' time.
The city thanks you for your continued service.
Obj: Election won
Date: Fri. Jan. 09th
Congratulations, Mayor Tarn Pagott!
The populace of Twin Mountain Base has elected to retain you for another term. Your rights and privileges as Mayor have not changed. The next mayoral election has started and the results will be tabulated in three weeks' time.
The city thanks you for your continued service.
City Maintenance (XXVIII)
From: City Hall
Object: City Maintenance
Date: Fri. Jan 02nd / Fri. Jan. 09th / Fri Jan. 16th
Mayor Tarn Pagott,
A total of 53350 credits has been paid from the city treasury for maintenance and upkeep of structure.
Object: City Maintenance
Date: Fri. Jan 02nd / Fri. Jan. 09th / Fri Jan. 16th
Mayor Tarn Pagott,
A total of 53350 credits has been paid from the city treasury for maintenance and upkeep of structure.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Gearing up for transfer
January's been quite an important month as far as gaming decisions were concerned. The free CTS (/freects) started, and I am reminded of that at each log in (mind you, I could ask for a monthly reminder...).
So there's much reading going on. The SWG page, the step-by-step guide to transferring, the Frequently Asked Questions or the Notes on the Free CTS from the GM Team. Personally, transfer issues revolved around whether it was necessary to remove crates of extra storage in houses, Aurillian resources and regular resources transfer. It seems that everything is working well, so my concerns are alleviated. Apparently, third character slot isn't a problem either. So now comes the decision over timing.
Being the city mayor, I have several choices: pull the plug on the city, sell the city hall, or keep the city within traditional TMB citizens (a dedicated alt or a friend's alt). Soon, Tarn will step down in favor of Ibaoki, so that I can prepare Tarn's transfer with no hassle (he's the beneficiary of the free transfer). Until I decide of what to do with TMB, I'll create an alt on the server, let's call him U-lan Qirs, who'll take over the city from Ibaoki, so she too can transfer. By then, March 3rd and its accompanying pack up house event will have taken place, with surprisingly little effects on TMB. We'll see if sometimes before that or a little after, announcements are made regarding city caps.
At any rate, from Tarn's point of view, the January - March trimester perks should be aplenty. On January 17th, he received his 5 Years of Experience title and with the Free CTS, the "born on Scylla" title. The Free CTS will grant the named painting as well as the gift box for a friend, the house pack up structure event may grant the Sarlaac Trash Can (or the Deluxe version) and, hopefully, many of the in game rewards during the event, the 63 month veteran reward on March 17th (either the Yoda fountain or the statue of the Emperor, hard to say...), whatever comes out from the Trading Card Game's Squadron over Corellia's loot or Champion of the Force's loot (got the organizational datapad last time, thanks:) and finally, collection rewards. Badge-collecting wise, I confess quite a desire to add the Demolition badges to the collection : junior wrecking crew worker, Wrecking crew manager extraordinaire, or even Wrecking crew mogul, collection badges would also be nice.
So there's much reading going on. The SWG page, the step-by-step guide to transferring, the Frequently Asked Questions or the Notes on the Free CTS from the GM Team. Personally, transfer issues revolved around whether it was necessary to remove crates of extra storage in houses, Aurillian resources and regular resources transfer. It seems that everything is working well, so my concerns are alleviated. Apparently, third character slot isn't a problem either. So now comes the decision over timing.
Being the city mayor, I have several choices: pull the plug on the city, sell the city hall, or keep the city within traditional TMB citizens (a dedicated alt or a friend's alt). Soon, Tarn will step down in favor of Ibaoki, so that I can prepare Tarn's transfer with no hassle (he's the beneficiary of the free transfer). Until I decide of what to do with TMB, I'll create an alt on the server, let's call him U-lan Qirs, who'll take over the city from Ibaoki, so she too can transfer. By then, March 3rd and its accompanying pack up house event will have taken place, with surprisingly little effects on TMB. We'll see if sometimes before that or a little after, announcements are made regarding city caps.
At any rate, from Tarn's point of view, the January - March trimester perks should be aplenty. On January 17th, he received his 5 Years of Experience title and with the Free CTS, the "born on Scylla" title. The Free CTS will grant the named painting as well as the gift box for a friend, the house pack up structure event may grant the Sarlaac Trash Can (or the Deluxe version) and, hopefully, many of the in game rewards during the event, the 63 month veteran reward on March 17th (either the Yoda fountain or the statue of the Emperor, hard to say...), whatever comes out from the Trading Card Game's Squadron over Corellia's loot or Champion of the Force's loot (got the organizational datapad last time, thanks:) and finally, collection rewards. Badge-collecting wise, I confess quite a desire to add the Demolition badges to the collection : junior wrecking crew worker, Wrecking crew manager extraordinaire, or even Wrecking crew mogul, collection badges would also be nice.
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