February 2008 News
February 20, 2008,
It's Patch Day! As usual, I've updated the Quest Section in anticipation of this month's new quests, which hopefully I will be able to write up sooner rather than later. Check out the Patch Thread for all the news!
The dev notes for this month include a particularly interesting section on a new overhaul to the loot system that will be showing up in the coming months. Highlights include level VIII spells (which will be crafted!), Epic Cantrips on loot-generated armor, higher damage weapons, new styles of armor, and loot-generated set pieces. It's been a long time since the last retooling of the loot system, so this should be an exciting time! Check out all the specifics HERE.
On a totally unrelated note, tonight is a total lunar eclipse! It should start at about 9 PM ET and end by about midnight, with totality starting around 10:30 and lasting an hour. It's the last one we'll see until 2010, so pop your head outside and look up!
February 17, 2008,
Thanks to Ely and Wulf, we now have the rares to do a Triple Armor and Double Weapon Overtink! All that remains to do is schedule a date. I'm thinking that two weeks should be enough time for everyone to get their gear together, but if you think you need more time (or you could be ready in less time), please leave a post on the boards. As a rule of thumb, Kickem will be able to get 10 tinks into armor w9 or less with at least a 99% chance of success (with w10 salvage).
Next weekend will be our monthly Hard Harbinger trip. That should give you plenty of time to track down your item. Expect the trip Sunday afternoon in all likelihood.
Patch Day is coming this Wednesday (2/20). It looks like Aerbax will have an enormous complex in the Obsidian Crater! Check out the thread on the boards for all the teasers!
February 6, 2008 -
As expected, I've fallen behind with site updates, but not actually as far as I'd feared. My goal is to get two done a month and so far, I'm on track! Some patch day info from January's patch is up and I have been working on the Quiddity Seeds quest writeups. Hopefully I will have completed them in my limited free time today.
By popular request, I'm going to run another Harbinger quest this month for Ci and Wulf, who somehow got off of my regular timer. The quest will be this Saturday (2/9) at 8 PM ET. That time is subject to change, but it'll definitely be in the evening. If you have an alternate who is tough enough to fight the Harbinger, please bring him along!