While it may not be widely known yet, it’s only a matter of time. Anyone who messes with Tipa and becomes her arch nemesis, even in the blogging world, must incur the wrath of her entire guild.
Syp, consider this your first and last warning!
Those of us at Torrent Knights don’t take kindly to one of our own being picked on. Unlike you, Tipa comes with an arsenal of friends that she doesn’t have to pay for an evening of company.
Bring it on.
I’ve been working on my Norrathian Museum for a few years now, and one of my favorite features (which is also relatively new) is my library of player-written books. Lots of players collect the lore books that are scattered throughout Norrath, but I really do pride myself on being able to collect books written by other players. It’s just one of those ‘things’ I do in game that makes the game more ‘me’ – does that make sense?
The collection as of today consists of 249 books, written by various authors from all over Norrath. I try to post a random story once a week to this site so I can share some of the pieces of work I’ve collected, and eventually I have high hopes of even posting every single one of them. We’ll see how that goes. Perhaps I’ll start a second smaller site where I can post them all.
The point is – every game needs something that pulls a player in, and some times playing with your friends really isn’t enough to keep you there. It’s with these little tiny unique customization options that developers add to their game that make a game feel like home, and EQ2 has that in spades. Being able to decorate your home to a ‘theme’ of your choosing, whether you’re a druid worshiping nature, or an ancient warlord who thrives on blood, or a necromancer who studies death in all its forms – that is an example of what makes a game a home.
What are some other examples of how games make players feel ‘at home’ within them?
Another mysterious parcel dropped off by a dark elf (I assume it was a dark elf, her eyes were shrouded but I’ve had experiences with this before!) I don’t have the slighest idea what any of this means – so uh, have fun with it!
I’m running a contest! That’s right. You can win yourself a key to access Sentinel’s Fate when it goes live on February 16th – it’s easy to enter and not only that but I have 1 Collector’s Edition key to give away as well as 8 regular retail keys. The keys will become active on the 16th when the retail version of the game goes live.
To Enter:
Email me: stargrace@mmoquests.com with a description of your favorite EQ2 memory. This can be as long or as short as you want, in any format that you want (ie: a story, a poem, just a little paragraph. Whatever you feel inspired to write). With it, attach at least ONE screen shot. This can be a screen shot of the memory that you’re talking about, just a character shot, your favorite image that’s been burned into your brain, whatever goes along with your story.
That’s it, that’s all there is to it! It’s so simple even my cat Princess could enter if she wanted. Trust me, when she’s not busy getting into my video recordings, she’s busy pounding away on the print screen key.
Please keep in mind that this contest is ONE ENTRY PER PERSON – so make sure it’s your most precious EQ2 memory! I’ll be taking submissions from now (February 8th) until the 14th – and I’ll announce the winners and email the Sentinel’s Fate keys on the 15th – just in time for the release on the 16th. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ENTER FROM A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS as that is the address I will use to contact you about your prize! I’ll also be announcing them here on MmoQuests.
Questions? Comments? Please feel free to leave them below, or you can email me at the address mentioned above.
Good luck, I’ll see you in Norrath!
P.S. Just because you may not have ever played EQ2 before does NOT mean you can’t still enter! You can! Be creative, perhaps your favorite memory of EQ2 isn’t of you PLAYING it at all. I’m open to creative ideas, so don’t let that stop you from trying to win yourself a copy if you want to start playing!
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner – or if you’re in EverQuest II, Erollisi Day. There are temporary quests in game that you’ll want to make sure you take a peek at for rewards like nifty house items, dance moves, and even pets that will trail around after you. My first stop was North Qeynos, where there is an npc by the claymore (I won’t give everything away) with a new quest for me. Then I headed to Antonica, where a Priestess of Love directed me on where to go next. One of my favorite quests is back in Antonica as well. It’s a racing game, where you’re set against other players (you need at least three to sign up) and have to race around Antonica in search of hearts to harvest. The player who gathers the most hearts in the time frame allotted wins some awesome house item prizes like glass vases of flowers that have long been a favorite. The problem is when there are no any other players around. It means you can’t sign up for the quests. Be sure to try to get some guild mates and friends to join you so that you all have a chance at the rewards!
Afterward I was sent to the Coastal Grove, for yet more quests. The rewards are different this year but also have a choice of rewards from previous years. The quests also give players Erollisi Tokens, which can be spent at vendors in home cities (mine are in Qeynos Harbor, and exceptionally hard to miss). These vendors also have three crafting books (a new one for this year and two older ones) that allow players to craft festive items, you can find a full list of them on EQ2 Traders Corner.
My inventory is quickly filling up with house items and goodies, not only has Frostfell ended recently, but Gorowyn also had a city festival, Kelethin had a city festival, and the Moonlight Enchantments were not that long ago. Oh, and isn’t there that expansion or something that’s on the way that’s sure to involve a lot more crafted house items as well as quest rewards? Where am I going to store all of this?!
I’m coming to the conclusion that my characters need to be able to own more then one home. Perhaps opening up some ‘cottage’ type areas where players can’t sell from but can still decorate and host parties or allow us to ‘flag’ houses for different uses. One could be the ‘market’ type home, another simply for visiting, another for a player run business, crafting, etc. Then again I know I’m just dreaming about things and I am looking for a solution to my item issue that doesn’t involve getting rid of any of the awesome housing bits I’ve gathered over five years.
Make sure you check out the events before they poof, get those craft books, and get the achievement for participating in the festival! I’m trying to earn that bauble that I saw in my achievement list, but there are still a good number of festivals that haven’t happened yet before I can get that.
Happy gaming, and I’ll see you in Norrath!
stargrace