Upcoming Cultural Changes

[Gaell Stormracer]

Actually, can we also shoot whoever came up with the "Caesar salad" for EQ?

[KyrosKrane]

Can we compromise and call it a legend? =)

[Bara]

And I rather agree, mixing classical myth with Norrathian myth is probably far too confusing.

Nitpick alert...

Actualy the Gordian Knot was reputed to be real and Alexander the Great is supposed to have "untied" this knot by cutting it with his sword. It might have happened or it might be a myth about Alexander created by his followers who ruled in Egypt after his death and the fractioning of his empire among his generals. So it would either be a historical fact or a myth about a historical figure (like George Washington cutting down a cherry tree as a boy).

I warned ya it was a nitpick

[Gaell Stormracer]

And I rather agree, mixing classical myth with Norrathian myth is probably far too confusing.

[Ngreth Thergn]

If you mean Gordian and Daedel, I think they're actually references to the Gordian Knot and Daedelus -- Greek myth rather than real-life artists....

I was confused at Daedelus... was thinking Dadaism...

but even then... I will want to generally avoid that also

[Gaell Stormracer]

If you mean Gordian and Daedel, I think they're actually references to the Gordian Knot and Daedelus -- Greek myth rather than real-life artists....

[Ngreth Thergn]

As a last suggestion, make these names alternatives, rather than trying to hard code who gets the "Elaborate" or "Bizarre" prefixes, and who gets the "Sacred" or "Practical" prefixes. Make (or reuse) an exchange NPC who will take an "Elaborate" item and exchange it for a "Bizarre" item and vice versa. This will require double the database items, but offers a choice to the never-satisfied user community.

And, lastly, a hearty thank you to Ngreth, who continues to do his best to make things nice for the trade-skilling community. Not enough posters here (NOTE: in the SOE Forums) express that sentiment.

thanks

And at this time we are still trying to "save" item numbers... so I will not be tripling the amount of items made, by doing three name sets for the armor, it will just have to be race based, so yes... some evil humans will be stuck with "nice" sounding stuff.

also... I like many of your suggestions but want to avoid the ones named after RL artists

[Shadrok]

Changes not in yet

(A copy of my post to the related SOE Forum)

Well, as of today's (5/16/2007) patch message, the new system hasn't been implements. It looks like we have at least another week to turn raw materials into swatches and bars.

I suggest these evil-sounding armor prefixes, which are actually synonyms for some of the "Elaborate" prefixes.

Brutish
Grotesque
Bizarre
Tortuous (not "torturous")
Gordian
Daedal
Insane

I suggest the following non-religious prefixes to be used for Skeptic augments. These prefixes focus on the "practical" versus "religious" nature of things.

Sensible
Reasonable
Practical
Rational
Pragmatic
Logical
Empirical

As a last suggestion, make these names alternatives, rather than trying to hard code who gets the "Elaborate" or "Bizarre" prefixes, and who gets the "Sacred" or "Practical" prefixes. Make (or reuse) an exchange NPC who will take an "Elaborate" item and exchange it for a "Bizarre" item and vice versa. This will require double the database items, but offers a choice to the never-satisfied user community.

And, lastly, a hearty thank you to Ngreth, who continues to do his best to make things nice for the trade-skilling community. Not enough posters here (NOTE: in the SOE Forums) express that sentiment.

[Unapuma]

No more shawl type quest? One that doesn't involve a lot of factioning? Boooo.... If there were no long quest with horde of no drop items, then *Ever*quest wouldn't quite be Ever. :lol:

[olhoss]

I guess maybe they should stop making so many irritating quests with crappy no drop collections.

[Bara]

Currently it is not feasible. We have been talking about things we might be able to do, but for now we did not come up with a good solution, that would not punish players in ways OTHER than bank space, in ways we feel is worse then just bank space used.

Punish? We wrassle with the RNG... what could cause more pain?

[Ngreth Thergn]

I am sure I am not alone in having a bank full of no drop quest, keys and tradeskill items.

Having to store armour patterns and the different level charm patterns seems unnecessary to me, when you could you change the recipes so that the books are used in making the new designs, instead of the patterns.

I believe you can still include the chance for the books to be destroyed or destroyed after a number of uses and this would help a number of us tremendously.

Currently it is not feasible. We have been talking about things we might be able to do, but for now we did not come up with a good solution, that would not punish players in ways OTHER than bank space, in ways we feel is worse then just bank space used.

[utania]

The fourth change that we’ll be making is to change the cultural armor recipes to use the above-mentioned templates in the process of crafting the base cultural armor piece. The cultural armor will still require the quested books, as their patterns are what you will use to apply the culturally specific designs to the armor.

I am sure I am not alone in having a bank full of no drop quest, keys and tradeskill items.

Having to store armour patterns and the different level charm patterns seems unnecessary to me, when you could you change the recipes so that the books are used in making the new designs, instead of the patterns.

I believe you can still include the chance for the books to be destroyed or destroyed after a number of uses and this would help a number of us tremendously.

[JonzeGirl]

Heck - come to 7th, I only want/need two!!! Have a fully made Bazu Seal of Magic and no cultural to put it in /cry.

The way the prices on are 7th I would end up paying more for the silk (110,000pp for 1 swatch last night in baz) to make the cultural than I spent to make the AAAA.....

~Clio

[Maevenniia]

You think that's bad? I've been hoarding 18 Coarse Spider Silk, and I don't know what to do with them. =/

AUGH!

transfer to Quellious and give them to meeeeeee!