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17APR11 - Quest Content Release

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Topic: 17APR11 - Quest Content Release
Posted By: GM Stormcrow
Subject: 17APR11 - Quest Content Release
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2011 at 22:04
QUEST CONTENT RELEASE

We were always a bit annoyed by the fact that our trade quests were almost entirely generic to every race whereas quests should really have variants depending on each player's race.

For example a quest such as "Find the Librarian's Child", should be in 4 flavours:
  • Human version: "Find the Librarian's Child"
  • Elf version: "Find the Librarian's Child and Castigate her for not looking after the sacred books"
  • Dwarf version: "Find the Librarian's Child and send her down the mines, where little dwarves should really be"
  • Orc version: "Find the Librarian's Child. And eat her."
Whilst we haven't done these racial variants for the Diplomatic Quests (but we will!), we have done it for the Trade Quests.

We've expanded the number of Trade Quests currently available from 33 total quests to 121 quests.  These 121 quests are split by race, giving roughly the same number for each race.

These quests are now all race-specific, and - once you have completed your existing quest assignments, you should start receiving the new content.  We've also changed the rewards for each quest, and some quests have different requirements and rewards when they're run - so with these quests you're not guaranteed the reward you got last time (from the same quest).

The content team are full steam ahead on new quest types, from Military quests to Faction quests - and we think this semi-neglected content area is entering a true renaissance.

We hope you all agree!

Regards,

SC






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Posted By: The_Dude
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2011 at 22:09
Sounds interesting.  I might run a few quests over the next several days just to taste the new treats.
 
Thanks,
 
TD


Posted By: Gwen
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2011 at 22:13
Very nice, thanks 


Posted By: Kurfist
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2011 at 22:32
Originally posted by GM Stormcrow GM Stormcrow wrote:

QUEST CONTENT RELEASE

  • Orc version: "Find the Librarian's Child. And eat her."


Yay


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Posted By: Manannan
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2011 at 22:34
WOOHOO! Thumbs Up

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Posted By: kicking5251
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2011 at 22:44
you gotta love orcsWink


Posted By: Manannan
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2011 at 23:43
Originally posted by GM Stormcrow GM Stormcrow wrote:


  • Human version: "Find the Librarian's Child"

Shouldn't it be and send them to bed without supper in the human version? LOL


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Doesn't look good... doesn't look bad either!

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Posted By: Brids17
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2011 at 04:15
Originally posted by GM Stormcrow GM Stormcrow wrote:

For example a quest such as "Find the Librarian's Child", should be in 4 flavours:

Originally posted by GM Stormcrow GM Stormcrow wrote:

Orc version: "Find the Librarian's Child. And eat her."


Lol XD


Posted By: G0DsDestroyer
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2011 at 04:43
Does this mean new discoveries as well?Approve

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Posted By: Raritor
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2011 at 09:20
Seems to be really interesting Clap


Posted By: Createure
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2011 at 11:49
edit: attempt at humour totally missed the mark, apologies.


Posted By: HonoredMule
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2011 at 11:52
That's one wordy word.


Posted By: Createure
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2011 at 20:11
It seems the Elves have updated level 2 diplomatic quests now, the Orcs don't though, from what I can see.

I thought this update was only for level 1 quests? Or are the level 2 ones following through with an immediate rewrite aswell?


Posted By: kicking5251
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2011 at 22:21
no orcs havnt been updated  yet Ouch


Posted By: GM Stormcrow
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2011 at 23:30
Originally posted by Createure Createure wrote:

It seems the Elves have updated level 2 diplomatic quests now, the Orcs don't though, from what I can see.


Hi createure,

No diplo quest updates released yet as far as I know / can see in my Quest database!

Regards,

SC


Posted By: Createure
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2011 at 01:04
Yeh I just got appointed sitter on an elf account for the first time today, got all confused when I saw diplo quests I didn't recognise. Doh!


Posted By: G0DsDestroyer
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2011 at 04:38
That's because currently there are race specific diplomatic quests! As i have been trying to tell some people....

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Posted By: Llyorn Of Jaensch
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2011 at 05:27
Originally posted by G0DsDestroyer G0DsDestroyer wrote:

That's because currently there are race specific diplomatic quests! As i have been trying to tell some people....


That's racist. 

Pigeon.....


Posted By: Lord Jon Flamont
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2011 at 05:58
I'll bet that all the dwarven quests are exceedingly short...

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Posted By: Kurfist
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2011 at 16:02
Just a heads up to any orc's

Duty to the Gods Completed at Riachj!

Sent By:System
Received By:You
Date:4/20/2011 3:59:03 PM
Morkar sends no word in response to your generosity, but you are sure that you have won favour in the eyes of the Always-Chiefs.



You send out food, and get NOTHING in return.
Don't do that quest.




I did it again, must have been my eight time doing that quest when i get this message





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Patience is a virtue, resource giving is a sin


Posted By: Kurfist
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2011 at 16:12
Morkar says nothing of the gift of food you send, but he arrives in town saying that the Always-Chiefs have shown him visions, which he would share with your scholars.

He sits for a while with your wisest Orcs, and they are impressed by the wisdoms which the gods have shared with him.


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Patience is a virtue, resource giving is a sin


Posted By: Createure
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2011 at 16:14
I think that means you get a mana boost and a research boost as the rewards for those 2 quests respecitively. I can see the research boost being useful for a new player where lack of RPs can be a problem.


Posted By: Manannan
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2011 at 17:37
Originally posted by Kurfist Kurfist wrote:

Just a heads up to any orc's

Duty to the Gods Completed at Riachj!

Sent By:System
Received By:You
Date:4/20/2011 3:59:03 PM
Morkar sends no word in response to your generosity, but you are sure that you have won favour in the eyes of the Always-Chiefs.



You send out food, and get NOTHING in return.
Don't do that quest.




I did it again, must have been my eight time doing that quest when i get this message




My alt has done that quest a couple of times. As I stated in GC if it doesn't give the exact amount of reward in the complete message it seems to vary each time. It does give a reward but it varies. If you want to know what it gives note down your res values before it completes so you can see what you get.


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Doesn't look good... doesn't look bad either!

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Posted By: Kurfist
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2011 at 17:46
Does not know what he is saying, will just erase what he said and put something funny. Oh wait they can see what I have been typing.  Cry


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Posted By: Manannan
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2011 at 18:32
I just completed it a minute ago. I received 100 mana on completion.

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Doesn't look good... doesn't look bad either!

"Manananananananananan, so long Sir, and thanks for all the fish." ~ St.Jude


Posted By: Kurfist
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2011 at 00:50
My quests are now spaced part, the trade contacts quests, would have the two trade quests close together, but now they are slightly spaced apart, as are the diplomatic quests.

Does anyone else notice this?


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Patience is a virtue, resource giving is a sin


Posted By: Createure
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2011 at 00:50
I just completed it too.

Thank the Always-Chiefs (or SC) I got that extra 100 mana, I was almost at less than 10 million mana in my reserve there. Wink


Posted By: col0005
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2011 at 15:35
I have to say some of the quest rewards do seem woefully inadequate. 50 stone for 50 gold? the beer to accept the quest is worth far more than 50 gold.


Posted By: Manannan
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2011 at 15:51
Some are not great, some are. Its a case of learning which are worth while and which are not. 

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Doesn't look good... doesn't look bad either!

"Manananananananananan, so long Sir, and thanks for all the fish." ~ St.Jude


Posted By: Mr. Ubiquitous Feral
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2011 at 16:03
It's about the adventure.  Adventure.

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Posted By: Nokigon
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2011 at 16:15
I do it for the rankings :D


Posted By: Kurfist
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2011 at 16:28
Originally posted by Manannan Manannan wrote:

Some are not great, some are. Its a case of learning which are worth while and which are not. 


I have "find the librarians Child" and "Where did all the children go"

I'm hoping at the end of these two quest's I will find them in my stomach.


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Patience is a virtue, resource giving is a sin


Posted By: Nokigon
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2011 at 16:35
A worthy cause.


Posted By: Manannan
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2011 at 16:51
Originally posted by Kurfist Kurfist wrote:

 I have "find the librarians Child" and "Where did all the children go"

I'm hoping at the end of these two quest's I will find them in my stomach.

You're going to be disappointed. The Librarians Child quest gives you books, and the Who cares where all the children are quest gives you swords.

I wonder what popular childrens story the later was based on! LOL


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Doesn't look good... doesn't look bad either!

"Manananananananananan, so long Sir, and thanks for all the fish." ~ St.Jude


Posted By: Kurfist
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2011 at 17:24
It was based on the pied piper?


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Posted By: Manannan
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2011 at 17:33
Well I don't think it was based on Snow White and the 7 vertically challenged people!

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Doesn't look good... doesn't look bad either!

"Manananananananananan, so long Sir, and thanks for all the fish." ~ St.Jude


Posted By: Createure
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2011 at 19:36
It was based on "Day of the Triffids" by John Wyndham... duh!


Posted By: Kurfist
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2011 at 19:47
The main point here is that Stormcrow lied about being able to eat children on these quests,  my stomach is in a uproar!

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Patience is a virtue, resource giving is a sin


Posted By: Createure
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2011 at 19:53
Originally posted by GM Stormcrow GM Stormcrow wrote:

QUEST CONTENT RELEASE

a quest such as "Find the Librarian's Child", should be in 4 flavours:
  • Orc version: "Find the Librarian's Child. And eat her."
Whilst we haven't done these racial variants for the Diplomatic Quests (but we will!), we have done it for the Trade Quests.

"Find the Librarian's Child" is a level 2, diplomatic quest Kur... hope that answers your question. Be patient, there will be children to eat aplenty soon enough! ;)


Posted By: Kurfist
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2011 at 20:06
I hope my stomach can wait 

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