Upcoming Cultural Changes ETA

[Nienna]

So if I understand this right..

The cultural changes will be showing up on test sometime early August, and then not long after that it will be pushed to all servers. Is this accurate?

Ngreth, have you any updates about the topic, such as exact dates?

[Zendaken]

He's already said he didn't have dates for test, and would like not have them as that is more the providence of coders than designers.

And for the push to live - it will go with a patch, and it is probably the August patch. I would guess that again, the designers don't have too much say for that, being more the area for QA (and of course management whenever they stick their noses in ). Ngreth may be able to provide that date but (regular) patch dates are typically known in advance anyway. (*shrug*)

[Maevenniia]

exact dates are not available, closing thread since people can't seem to help themselves and keep asking the same question

[Ngreth Thergn]

And Unfortunately my date is at risk.

I Promise to give as much warning as I can when it will be patched, but things keep happening to delay things that are *NOT* in my control.

There is defentley no need to ask me every patch if it is going to happen. I **WILL** be announcing it and and not doing it as a surprise. I will *NOT* be answering "Is it coming this patch" questions.

[Wymp]

And unfortunately that won't stop people from starting them, lol.

My only fear is that when I log on after said tradeskill patch (whenever it comes), I'll find that I gotta do another quest for a AAAA+ recipe that requires 15 clockwork gnome bolts to make the new Type12 augs.



Keep up the good work, ograh buddy.

[Ngreth Thergn]

Heh. I a more looking for a price change than a difficulty change I am not likely to increase any OLD drops in the recipes. Possibly add some new drops... maybe. Frankly I have not decided. I am looking at taking some of the drops away from chronal/discordant version though as part of making it "cheaper"

[Laniele]

Thanks for keeping us updated Ngreth. It is appreciated.

[Ngreth Thergn]

Ok I am NOT making this ETA and I do not have a new one yet.

I **Will** give warning.

There just is not enough time for QA to test stuff before the next patch, and the code change I needed JUST went in yesterday, with a bug, so it will not even be ready until today. And I am not sure there is going to be a patch before expansion at this point.

Even if it goes with the expansion, it will not be "attached" to it, and will NOT require that you have the expansion.

[Tesann]

Ok I am NOT making this ETA and I do not have a new one yet.

I **Will** give warning.

There just is not enough time for QA to test stuff before the next patch, and the code change I needed JUST went in yesterday, with a bug, so it will not even be ready until today. And I am not sure there is going to be a patch before expansion at this point.

Even if it goes with the expansion, it will not be "attached" to it, and will NOT require that you have the expansion.

I have followed the the changes are coming posts both here and EqPlayers. The new quests are in place. I'm not quite sure, how the quests works and i have read thru the posts so please no flames lol.... trying to find the answer hehe.. Im human and almost full artisan... so he gave me all the quests and the augs in qeynos, currently im killing the adult elephants for the blessed, but not getting drops of the Rings of the tusks.... is this a drop, or is it dropping yet, or is it something that just happens randomly and suddenly appears.... i confooseled.. help??

[hiyawathadan]

Any chance since you are tweaking the chronals and discordant seals to make them "cheaper" maybe knock the required level down to 60 for either or both? Even making them cheaper, the required 65 seems a little high for the chronal especially. Maybe a recommended 65 required 58 or 60? That may give a little more incentive for people to kill those mobs that drop them if they can be equiped by a lvl 58/60, otherwise may as well wait till you are 70 to get Bazu or Last Blood.

[mewkus]

Ok I am NOT making this ETA and I do not have a new one yet.

I **Will** give warning.

There just is not enough time for QA to test stuff before the next patch, and the code change I needed JUST went in yesterday, with a bug, so it will not even be ready until today. And I am not sure there is going to be a patch before expansion at this point.

Even if it goes with the expansion, it will not be "attached" to it, and will NOT require that you have the expansion.

Am I reading this correctly? Are current DoN components good until expansion time (november)? Expectation is for 2.5 months without a patch?

[Ngreth Thergn]

You are reading that "I am not sure" and "at the latest" it will be with SoF.

I cannot be any clearer than that, because "I am not sure"

[Laeaddor]

Thanks for the updates, Ngreth. I guess that frenzied aug session I did last night could have waited if I'd checked here first. Oh well, sold a couple already anyways.

One question I have that I haven't seen answered either here or on EQPlayers, do you know how the new recipes will be revealed yet? I'm guessing a new book to purchase with the recipes, eh?

[Ngreth Thergn]

One question I have that I haven't seen answered either here or on EQPlayers, do you know how the new recipes will be revealed yet? I'm guessing a new book to purchase with the recipes, eh?

yup

[bigtooth]

Geez, if we can't get the new recipes for cultural, can we at least get the tribute values put in for cultural armor and symbols?