July 2008 News
July 28, 2008 -
Aerbax put up more of a struggle than usual this weekend. We had him down to about 50,000 health when he decided to bug back to 200,000! We valiantly struggled on, taking him down to 25,000 before time expired. Although Kharasan couldn't continue on, Himura took his place and we gave the quest a second try. In spite of his frequent magic shielding, our team took care of business, dispatching Aerbax with 10 minutes to spare. Congrats to everyone who came and especially to Ali for completing her Perfect Light armor!
I've finished writing up the only quest this month that the server's actually managed to solve so far - the update to Moarsmen Resurgent. The other major quest (?), defeating the Blight Infestation, looks like it's going to be a long item collection event. If you're looking to help out, the server is working on the Obsidian Plains pyramid. Look for Blighted Mana Crystals on Blighted Bane Grievvers and when you find one, take it to the pyramid, which is located near 66S, 60W, south of the Obsidian Crater. This is a major undertaking - there are 6 pyramids and so far, the server hasn't even finished half of the first one yet. If you can't hack the Obsidian Plains, there are 5 other locations too, ranging from the desert near of Xarabydun to the Halaetan Islands.
July 23, 2008 -
It's Patch Day yet again - the 99th in AC history! Check out the Patch Day thread on the forums for links to all of the teaser articles and images. The biggest change this month is a pretty major overhaul to indoor spell range. It's a bit of a nerf, but I really don't expect it to affect things for us that much. As always, the quest section is prepped for whatever new quests show up this month.
This weekend's quests will be Aerbax and Harbinger. Times are TBA, but I'm leaning toward doing both on Sunday - Harby in the afternoon and Aerbax in the evening. Now would be a good time to track down your Harby items!
July 7, 2008 -
After a busy holiday weekend, I'm back and ready to quest. This weekend's quests are still TBD, but I'm leaning toward visiting my old friend Lord Mhoire a couple times. In all likelihood, quest times will be Saturday and Sunday at 8 PM, but since Lord Mhoire takes place in the Graveyard, we may need to refine that start time so we go during the day. Lord Mhoire is limited to one fellowship, so like Aerbax, this one will be invite-only.
Congrats to everyone who participated in the Overtink! I blew up one item - sorry Wulf! I believe everything has been returned to its proper owner except for a pair of Himura's leggings, which I mistakenly gave back to Wulf. Hopefully that can be resolved quickly. I did finish posting Kickem and Sarah's finalized success rates for the OT, but I haven't posted their normal, non-rare success rates yet. Check out the Monarchy Resources page for those rates.
Since pretty much everyone has used the apology vendors in Samsur, I've relocated our hometown back to Al Jalima. Here's hoping for an early Halloween undead invasion!